My Aim Is True

Off-brand Elton John?

Have always love Elvis Costello. Great album

Nerd

chato. é uma pena que esses 1001 álbuns sejam cheio de anglofluentes e pouca diversidade do mundo de outras culturas para além dos americanos e ingleses.

Sorry, I just don't see the attractions.

This was my fave Costello album so far, and I’ve had two others. It sounded different and i Really enjoyed it. I wish his other ones were more similar to these; there’s nothing wrong but they just aren’t as interesting as this one.

Number of albums reviewed thus far: 193 Number of those that are Elvis Costello: 4 We all bow to Elvis (no for real this doesn't seem right. Come on now.) Ok this isn't about me - and no offence to Elvis because I really like this album a lot - I love how the album starts with a catchy tune that's less than 90 seconds long - it plays as a great intro. There are a few radio classics that many people will know ("Alison" "Red Shoes" and "Watching the Detectives") but honestly most of the others are as good or better than the hits. Personal favourite: "I'm Not Angry." Overall it's a quick 36 minutes of great rock that's actually quite a bit more complex than one might think - it's the kind of album you can play in any setting, i.e. easily digested but also more than enough musical complexity and density beyond standard "rock music" to sustain repeat plays. Keeper. 8/10 4 stars

I just wish it wasn't Elvis Costello

Not for me.

b-side is really really solid

it was alright but again. just not my thing sigh

I don't really like his singing style. The songs are fine.

... maybe a little too rock and roll for my taste i just feel like this decade has too much potential for my dude elvis to be making 60's beatles style music. .......... no. not. a song. with a woman's. name. on. the title. I'M DONE. PLEASE GIVE ME A GOOD ALBUM SOON I REALLY NEED IT PLEASE. god why. why. end. now. end, album. please. AGAIN. NOT ONE MEMORABLE SONG. really angry that every song is the same. really angry.

4.5/5. Quite good, prob my fav Costello

Alright this settles it! I am not an Elvis Costello fan, give me the regular Elvis over this guy any day.

Our fourth from Costello, and it's more diminishing returns. He must be the favorite artist of some bloke responsible for this list because I really don't understand the need to include his entire discography. This one's a bit more punky, and apparently his debut, so credit for the guy just sounding like this on his first album I guess. I don't know, I was bored of his style after two albums, even if it's slightly different from project to project, so I'm not the guy to ask. It's not bad, just not very interesting. Favorite tracks: Less than Zero, Welcome to the Working Week. Album art: I like this one quite a bit, even if it's a genuine eyesore. The colors pop, it's hard to read but a nice retro design. 3/5

Incredible display of rock and roll.

Not bad, very Elvis Costello, by now we've all heard enough of his stuff to last us forever. But when it came out I can imagine it was a real breath of fresh air.

A quick, fun, pop, punky album. Liked "I'm Not Angry" and "Alison" the most. No song that I disliked either.

zabavnoooo, ovo je odlican album za voznju, 5

Never liked Elvis

Old school not bad

"My hopes were so high when I heard the first track. But honestly it went downhill after that. Alison is good and Welcome To The Working Week is the best."

Another perfectly palatable and easily forgotten Elvis Costello album. Perhaps the curator of this list knows something I don't?

Top 3 Tracks: Welcome to the Working Week (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes Less Than Zero

What an overrated, low-talent hack. Elvis Costello has hung his whole career on leveraging the misplaced, rose-tinted-glasses nostalgia of white middle class America. And they've eaten it up thinking that this plastic imitation is the real deal.

Helt OK, vill hellre lyssna på Bruce?

Good vibes only!! Tycker Elvis gör rätt mycket med enkla medel. Inte riktigt min stil, annars hade jag nog delat ut ett högre betyg.

inte så bra... väldigt rasistiskt. och lät som boobs in california??

Brilliant power pop. I loved it.

Dug the sound

1977. Alison, Waiting For The End Of The World

Cantautor con algún toque más rockabilly, con voz característica y canciones sin ser un gran alarde de composición y de ritmo. Escuchable, hasta ahí

I already owned this one. Love this era of Costello. His first 3 albums are true classics.

I love Elvis Costello and "My Aim is True" is one of my favorites. But most importantly, it got the thumbs up from my daughter when we were listening to it in the car. She said the songs were stuck in her head and she "kinda liked it"

I think the editor of 1001 Albums must have lost his first virginity to Elvis Costello or something. Every album is just incredibly okay. Not unpleasant, but pretty good. But he keeps popping up! I am learning that Elvis Costello has existed fairly consistently. But this is meant to be 1001 of the best albums to hear before you die. On my deathbed, of I even remember listening to this, I don't think I'm going to think "I wish I had listened to more of Costello's consistent but dull music.

Pretty excellent, I'd go with a 4

Alter Elvis ähnlicher Rock. Ganz nette Lieder dabei, aber würde ich mir so wohl nicht anhören.

The degree of my positive reaction surprises me. Elvis's debut lacks some of the shine of later albums, but it's a nicely-sequenced and diverse piece of work. Simply rock-solid, and not a dull moment. The balance of factors could be changed, I suppose, but some of the appeal is in the corners.

Un des meilleurs album de costellp que j’ai entendu. Ca secoute super bien 4.20

Classic proto-New Wave rock is classic. This is what I expected to see of Elvis Costello on this list, not the 85 other albums that I’ve seen.

I like it... kind of repetitive but I like the vibe. 3.5 I guess.

Enjoyed it a fair amount. Nothing crazy but good tunes overall

Magnificent

I guess I'm realizing through this process that a good vocalist is important to me. Songs/melody is fine. Vocals are just terrible in some cases. Three stars for composition reasons, not vocal efforts.

Kinda repetative...

This was pretty fun! Previously my only exposure to Elvis Costello was the episode(s?) of 30 Rock he guest starred in but I enjoyed this album. Solid throughout, Mystery Dance onwards had even more of a rock 'n' roll feel which I very much am here for.

Honestly, just supremely good! Really enjoyed this one, I'd listen to the whole album again happily. A 5/5 though? Not sure on that one.

This album was very inoffensive but also uneventful. We were listening to this while doing other things and kind of forgot it was on. He's got a good voice, and the songs are good, but I'm just left with a feeling of 'meh'.

Would listen to again

First Listen. Three of the songs are very familiar, the rest, I definitely enjoyed. Standouts: Alison, Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes, Watching the Detectives. 3/5

Decent. Some of the songs are great, some are middle-of-the-road.

Great live. Great to live. Elvis!

I'm not gonna to get too sentimental Like those other sticky valentines This is a great little album And Declan McManus is close to genius

Very pub music indeed. Sort of like it.

Very distinctive voice, but this means a lot of the songs sound pretty similar. Really good songs though, lyrically and musically, with production that lets them shine. Enjoyed it more than I expected, even though I knew enough of the songs to be confident it would be good.

Its nice revisiting this, i appreciate it much more now.

Loved it! Great album.

Elvis Costello crosses so many genres here you’d think it wouldn’t work. Not only does it work, it works in such a way that creates a sound that is unique to Elvis Costello. I can hear a strong Beatles influence as well as elements of reggae, punk, laurel canyon folk, and new wave. Elvis Costello’s vocal delivery is energetic and unique as well

Allison was the only song I think I knew beforehand. Pretty smooth album but not that memorable.

Fairly timeless

Recognized two great songs...fun album!

Sounds to me like early rock and roll mixed with elements of very early punk music and I dug it. 4/5

Nice, beatsy album though I'm not quite sure how memorable it will be for me in the long run

This one's pretty fun. I like it and may actually look into his music more.

A Billy Joel / Bob Dylan vibe. It was pretty good

Bom som

Great stuff, never listened before and thought it was excellent, Alison a stand out track but would listen again without hesitation

Rock setentero. Está bastante bien.

Bien, pero un poco pesado.

Not bad at all. Never listened to EC before, he sings kinda like me, mixed with Gordon Gano and Buddy Holly. The last song “Watching the Detectives” and first song “Welcome to the Working Week” were my favorites

Obviously a familiar name but realized I had never really listened to him. Only really recognized Allison, but regardless he has a pretty cool style. Like Billy Joel but with more Guitar and rock pizazz

Not my bag

Meh

Costello can be better.

One of the great debuts of all time and a long time favorite of mine. Not a dud song on the album. 5 stars 🌟

Sounds like it's from a different time, and it is (44 years old this year). Had a few toe-tapping moments but I'm not a fan

Some great power pop here! A bit more upbeat than some of the other Costello we’ve heard so far, although ironically Allison is my favourite song on the album - and has been a staple on my playlist for over a decade. This album kicks off with great energy and “Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes” will put a smile on your face. Hard not to tap your feet to several of the tracks here. LOVE the reggae closer Fave songs : “Allison” “Watching The Detectives” “(The Angels wanna wear my) Red Shoes”

Fun

A killer first line ushers in an enjoyably upbeat downbeat LP that hinges on the incomparable classic "Alison". Where post-punk and new wave intersects with the 50s.

I knew "Alison" and I guess I was expecting the rest of the album to be along those lines but I also knew that Elvis Costello is more punk/rock than the wistfulness of "Alison". So yeah, it was more punk/rock and that's ok. It doesn't sound like something from 1977 - I guess it's another of those influential albums that cast a very long shadow, well into the 80s, 90s and beyond. "Alison" is still my favourite track though.

Banger!!! Ja sku vinna honom i en skkjuttävling dock på gud!😤

Solid, spunky songs with a clear personality

Great time, need to listen again.

Not my favorite Elvis Costello album, but it is pretty damn good

love this album

Solid production and guitarwork. Alison is a fantastic song. Could use a bit more to help it stand out though.

When he was hungry, every track could have been a single

Early Elvis Costello is OK in my book. I think his voice became a parody of itself on later albums. May require more exploration. I enjoyed this quite a bit.

Outstanding

It's not my #1 Elvis Costello album, but it's definitely up there!

I only know a bit of EC's work. But what I do know I like. I guess this is as good as place as any to start. The whole DIY / punk feel to the songs really makes it POP. Really digging it.

Another artist that I know is well-respected but that I knew little about. What a great album. And the Elvis moniker is very befitting - he's got his own sense of rockabilly for the modern era. Very cool. Some perfect examples were Mystery Dance (sounds like Elvis Presley reimagined) and No Dancing (sounds like a modern cross between the King and the Beach Boys). Welcome to the Working Week might be the coolest 90 second song ever made; it doesn't feel that short with all he packs into it. I still don't love Alison, other than to jokingly sing the title like Costello does. Still, side one is brilliant. Great energy and great arrangements, with neat wordplay. Side two isn't far behind. The singles Red Shoes and Less than Zero are solid, but I really like the tempo and beats in Pay it Back.

This album didn't do that much for me. Elvis Costello is another one of those artist that I really respect but am just not that in to.

Wow, I really enjoyed this album. I've heard of Elvis Costello, but can't say I ever listened to his music (at least if I did, I didn't know about it). This was just a fun, high quality album. It's like a more modern version of classic rock 'n roll (and songs like No Dancing and Less than Zero sound like pure old fashioned Rock n' roll). Favorite tracks were Miracle Man, Waiting for the End of the World, and Pay It Back (which really got stuck in my head). Least favorite were Alison and I'm Not Angry. Both were just a little cheesy, but still enjoyable (and the guitar on I'm Not Angry was pretty good). Looking forward to listening to more of his stuff.

Never listened to an Elvis Costello album before but I really enjoyed this one, dancey, punchy guitars really fun. Much better than the other Elvis

Is this only because I haven't given a 4 star review in ages? Probably. But I'm sick of giving 3s and 3.5s. A solid collection of pop'n'rock'n'rollers with catchy melodies, enthusiastically sung. And some days that's enough, y'know? The generator spitting out 'Welcome To The Working Week' on a Monday morning was a lovely touch.

This one grew on me as I listened. I ended up going straight back to the beginning and got a lot more out of it the second go around. Also, the generator is up to some trickery again. Roots and Costello have done an entire album together! It's... Ok

I had only ever heard of Elvis Costello before this but I’m glad I finally listened to one of his albums. This was a fun and catchy album that was solid the whole way through. Makes you nostalgic for a time you’ve never lived in. Fav songs: welcome to the working week, mystery dance

Brilliant Costello.

This was good. Probably a 3.5. More catchy than I expected.

Did not like it

I don't get this guy

Love his songwriting.

2/5 - Not my bag

decent album but it doesnt feel outstanding to me

Honestly, I listened to this while doing other things, so I don’t even really remember it. I think I liked it alright, though it wasn’t stellar.

its pretty good start to finish. classic rock

Hmm, ziemlich mittelmäßig okaye Songs. Hätte für mich hier nicht wirklich einen Listenplatz verdient. Duh-hull 1.3

Krieg ich latente Jonathan Richman-Vibes von. Aber mit mehr Soul natürlich, dafür weniger Lustigkeit. Ist ganz ok, macht mich aber noch nicht zum Fan, diese hier. 2,8

Very pleasant. I’ve listened to Elvis Costello before, but not an entire album. Nice songwriting and solid melodies.

Oh, Elvis Costello! Don't know how many times I've listened to this album. Always a pleasure. Brilliant musicians, great singer!

Alison and Watching the Detectives stand out as absolutely classics, but there are some great lesser known tracks on here - Welcome to the Working Week for example.

Hot damn this is my first experience with Elvis Costello and I am blown away. This album is absolutely fantastic.

I must be missing something about Elvis Costello. It's *alright*, but I'm not hearing anything that screams "rock and roll hall of fame". Maybe its the influence he's had?

Inte min musik

Actually kinda liked this one

I used to think I liked Elvis Costello and that this was his best album, but after being literally ASSAULTED with Elvis Costello albums by this list (I swear like fully 2% of the 1001 albums are Elvis Costello), I've realized that I actually hate Elvis Costello and that this is his ONLY good album. But this album is real good.

Not really for me. A nice sound and a fairly happy album. If I heard singles on a compilation or the radio I wouldn’t switch over. But not enough interest for me to re-listen or save any to one of my playlists

I've heard this before, pretty decent. A great opening line

Feels way ahead of its time.

My Aim Is True radiates a raw energy, thanks to Elvis Costello's funny wordy and witty lyrics filled with innuendo's, catchy melodies, a sharp infectious edge, and unique style. However, I do think No Dancing is a bit of a dud due to its low tempo and buried vocals and Pay It Back is a boring listen. 4/5.

Good album. I like Elvis Costello. 3.8 = 4

Listened to it once but I was kinda busy and I'm not sure I fully processed it. Enjoyed some of the guitar work. Enjoyable but it didn't wow me - but maybe I didn't give it enough attention.

Comes across as a dork but the music is solid

Fantastic, I love Elvis & need to listen to him more. This has a lot of recognizable songs on it.

This is fun

First Elvis album, either Costello or Presley. If we're including "Watching The Detectives" on this album (and there's no reason not to, it was on every United States version of the LP), there's a chance this could be the best Elvis album (although not overall if we include Presley). What a debut album, from the moment the killer Track 1 kicks off through the end. Oh, and "Alison" is on this album. This is the power pop you're looking for. There's a ton of Elvis on this list, and if I could only have one (Costello) album, I'd be hard pressed choosing between this one and "This Year's Model".

Some really fun songs on this one, would listen to it again.

Some fun songs. I liked the energy. Good vibes

Less Than Zero Mystery Dance I'm Not Angry Waiting for the End of the World

6.5

excellence

he's just not for me

Catchy riffs, somewhat annoying vocals, conventional chords, some nice melodies, "I'm Not Angry" and "Watching the Detectives"

Smooth and easy to listen to. Listened to it 3-4 times back to back.

couple diamonds in the rough, for the most part didn't like a lot of the songs but they've got a few good uns, the good songs are 4's but the bad songs are 2's. Tough choice.

Dunno what exactly I expected, but this isn’t it. More plain old straight up rock and roll than I expected. Different vocal tone versus the plaintive, apprehensive timbre I associated with Elvis Costello previously. All of this is to say that I like it very much. I have a new appreciation for Costello. Also, I never before realized how much of an influence Costello is on John Flansberg of They Might Be Giants. I feel like an idiot.

I had high expectations on this one, but I kinda got bored after a while

Liked this Early Costello is cool

Fun oldie rock stuff He's a charismatic vocalist

Not an awful Elvis P impersonation but not so good I need to listen again.

Awesome, great songs, great singer

Maybe need another go at it, but I've never liked Costello

Spiky, aggressive, energetic. A great songwriter, brilliant sound. But there is such a dark edge to many of the lyrics - aggressive, voyeuristic, impotent rage at being rejected by women, sexual frustration - that at times it can be an uncomfortable listen. And I don’t know how much of that is Costello and how much is a character. Impressive and unsettling.

Overall a pretty strong album. Theres a couple of standouts- Watching the detectives, mystery dance, and blame it on cain mainly Welcome to the working week is fairly catchy and straight forward, also very short Some nice guitar on Miracle Man Blame it on Cain is very catchy and has cool guitar riffs. Mystery Dance makes you wanna dance. Watching The Detectives is reminiscent of Master Blaster, cool drum beat. Thematically its also very relevant to todays climate

Terrible recording, remasters make things even worse.

Enjoyed this. Not very familiar before

Catchy songs, and an overall great listen.

One of my favorites from high school. Every song is a hit.

I've never listened to an Elvis Costello song before. I'm not sure why...

pretty good debut album

Elvis Costello is overrated but there are a few good tracks here

Fun and replayable rock album, feels like the B side is overall stronger than the A side.

Nice little starting song, very upbeat and full in a way. Cool little jingle. As the album progress songs get shorter and more straight to the point, catchy, punchy. Lyrics generally of daily life dealing with girls and friends and things of common talk

Nett, aber nichts Besonderes

Kann man so ganz gut im Hintergrund dudeln lassen aber das Cover geht gar nicht...

For some reason I find Elvis Costello's voice super obnoxious, so listening to this was... painful. It reminds me of a dad-rock cover band. The songs repeat the same vocal and musical phrases over and over. The reggae attempt at the end was the absolute worst of it. I think I understand the appeal, but he is not for me.

Really old-school, could see nostalgia making this a liked album.

A rather underwhelming debut I thought, shows very little sign of the great work to come....

-I'm not angry -Watching the detectives!!! (nice bass)

Já conhecia.

Very nice so far. Seems like a good album to play during breakfast. Some parts seem kind of older than 1977 with more of a 50s aesthetic (in a good way).

4/5

Costello is one of the artists my parents really dig and I just haven't been able to really get into. Truthfully, I just feel like a lot of his stuff sounds the same. Now listening to this full album challenged that some (we get a blues guitar, we get a reggae beat) but more or less my opinion stands. Listenable yes, but seems to be caught in its time. I did enjoy Alison and other tunes. Funny the album name is a lyric from Alison but not the name of the song.

I've played this a lot since first listening. Miracle Man and Alison are standout songs, but I enjoyed the whole album.

I have to say, I'm pretty disappointed by this one. I've considered Alison a masterpiece of a song for quite a while now and to a lesser extent also What's So Funny (About Peace, Love & Understanding). I didn't expect everything to be on the level of Alison, but the drop-off in quality between Costello's best songs and average songs is apparently humongous. My second-biggest issue is the very bad sound quality. I've heard few albums in more dire need of remastering than this one. Costello's songs definitely need a much fuller and vibrant sound. Somewhat less twangy guitars wouldn't hurt either. In addition, the album seems to start off with the worst songs of the album, which set the wrong mood. This is a 3.5 for me. It's lifted from a 3 by the brilliance of Alison, but still rounded down for the feeling of disappointment. With a good remaster it would easily be a 4.

I didn't dislike it, but it felt kinda generic honestly.

Lots of classics, really liked the first song on the album.

Is Elvis aim was to produce an album with 13 songs that are exactly the same, he has achieved this.

13/13

It’s old school pure rock n roll. It’s a mixed bag of honky tonk electric guitars and sizzling tube amps on the verge of breaking up...It’s vocals on the verge of doing the same. I can honestly say there are tracks here which make you instantly appreciate how they helped the record get the recognition it’s received. For me though...there just aren’t enough of them. 2 Stars!

Real good.

Meh, except for the last song. Also, what's with the awful sound?

Doesn't do much for me, but it's not bad, per se. Let's see how it plays out. It's okay.

Elvis Costello is a blind spot for me. I've never listened to anything. I don't dislike this, but most of the album just feels kinda samey to me. I did like hearing Alison, which I only know from New Girl 😂

What a debut! Costello came out of the gate running. Pure anger, spitting power pop. BT: Welcome To The Working Week, Alison, (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

Cool

Heard it. Brilliant.

It was alright

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Another Costello record, this time his debut. This one has so much more edge and snark, I can finally see what all the fuss is about. Taking old-school rock and roll songwriting and twisting it make for an exceptional sound, like if Buddy Holly got jaded and cool. It seems as though something got lost as he carried on, but this album does a good thing, I think.

I like Costello. Good album, particularly for a first album. Pop punk.

Few catchy numbers. Good energy. Annoying voice

Ik vind die andere Elvis toch de echte! Deze Elvis is goed, maar meer dan aardig vind ik 't niet.

Niet geluisterd

Fine

Elvis is cool 😎

Better than the other album but I still don't really get what is so important/significant/brilliant about Elvis Costello. 5/10

Better than the last Elvis Costello album. A couple of decent tracks, a few annoying songs, and at least one that reminded me of Randy Newman!

Heard worse Costello

I would say its at least twice as good Blood and Chocolate so that makes it a 6 on a 5 star scale? I feel like this album has a ton of personality and is fun to listen to. A variety of sounds that all still carry Elvis's style without being an album of songs that all sound the same

So much better than Blood and Chocolate! I really liked this album, it had good energy and pretty good riffs. I was also surprised by how many of the songs were familiar. “Miricle Man” sounded like Bruce Springsteen with a head cold and a hangover - still pretty good😀

rockerillos died so Miley Cyrus could run o algo así no recuerdo el meme pero not bad (tres canciones y lo quité)

Very cool album. I don’t like how many of the songs end in fade outs though. 9/10

My dad used to have this album on vinyl but I've never listened to it hah. The first two songs were so strong and then it fell off and the lyrics were a bit questionable. 6.

Did Elvis Costello invent pop-punk?

3/5

Great album

Pretty fun. Like a 7 or an 8. I'll go with a 7 though

Ok ok, now I see why people like Elvis Costello. This was miles ahead of "Blood and Chocolate." I know he's known for changing his style a lot, but kind of wish he stuck with this one. Loved the guitar throughout this record and lyrically this was some really interesting songwriting. One thing I was wondering while listening to this was if I really liked this album or just enjoyed because I knew it was better than "Blood and Chocolate." Overall a pretty fun listen regardless.

Cruisin' music with an attitude

I think I always confused Elvis Costello with Buddy Holly. Anyways, I liked this a lot, the first track is hype and the album is short, energetic, and fun. 8

Its alright

medio sesentero para ser setentero

The natural progression of rockabilly, loved it

I love his voice and his authentic use of rock music’s best aspects!

Yasssssssss. Not sure anything more needs to be said, but this is in my top 20 ever albums based on the line "she's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake" alone, much less Alison, Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes and everything else on this goldmine.

Ok album. Not a huge fan.

SIGNIFICANTLY better than blood and chocolate. JESUS. Listening to this, I actually understand why people like Elvis Costello. Feels like classic summer cruising music for high school. Not something I want to listen to frequently, but could feel awesome in a summer barbecue playlist or similar. 3.5 for me, but I'm gonna round down.

a soft meh for me

Fine? Not my favorite

Great record. Throwback to 50s/60s rock and r&b but with 70s punk vibe/influences. Also somewhat of a landmark for alt/indie rock.

Me latió la ondita que trae

I don't really get Elvis Costello. Not for me.

Ah, it was alright.

Best Elvis Costello album (also the third EC album we've heard in the 1001 albums) - Watching the Detectives and Alison are top tier tracks. The rest are solid.

Always love the voice and style - and Alison is a solid gold classic. Nice.

Good new wave. Alison is a classic. 7/10

Pretty decent. Reminds me of like 50s rock with a decent amount of distortion in some songs.

this was a great album! I've only ever listened to a couple of his songs, but this album was amazingly done!

Excellent debut album. 4 stars.

This album felt like it came up in the middle of an evolution or something, like growing pains or the awkward phase in life, it stood out as different and that came with good and bad. I kept getting turned off for a song or two, that shocked when the next one wasn't as bad. Overall, a strange, but fun, album that won't stick with me despite liking some of the songs. Favorite songs: Welcome To The Working Week Miracle Man Alison

Really like the album, both songs I knew and loved, and others that I had never heard before. To this point, this is my highest rated album.

Dope

>Suave

Pasó muy desapercibido

Good group of EC songs; one thing I noticed was the excellent rhythm guitar work that I assume was done by Elvis himself. I liked the songs I hadn't heard before. Highlights: -Allison -Watching the Detectives

Verrassend goed rock / rock&roll album. Zeker van genoten

Although there are some standout songs I don't think this is the strongest of his albums - there's a lot of material in the middle that runs together for me. Still foreshadows a great talent.

Pretty sick. Feels super modern for 1977

Big Billy Joel styles. Really liked it - wasn't expecting to but not sure why.

7

Now this is some grade-A power pop.

fun sound, some songs couldn't really get into but definitely some very interesting bops

3.5

couldnt tell if it was cool or randy newman

Not bad. Not my thing so much.

Starts off with a sick backbeat, and the song "Allison" is great! Omg I didn't know "Watching the Detectives" was from this album! Nice quick listen with nice vibes.

Pretty dope album, had no expectations at all, apart from the album cover. Very pleasantly surprised.

Actually really enjoyed this. Some really good songs in here and found some getting stuck in my head.

Enjoyable, fast paced rock n roll album

I liked it

Great, of course

This guy is such an asshole. Best track: Alison

I really liked this album. Such a good debut record!!

interesting sounds, a little samey sounding. liked mystery dance and im not angry

Great new age album

Rock on, elvis

This Years Model is better, but this is a classic album with a lot of Costellos best songs (Red Shoes, Less Than Zero, Im not Angry, Allison, etc).

Always felt like I should like Costello more... maybe my pallet has matured enough. This is good!