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1045 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."
meh
Overraskende
Always awake to feed at the source
I'm a moderate fan of Elvis Costello. This album had some nice moments also some very hard rocking moments. Not bad.
Not my thing
This fuck ass album. I thought all the reviews were over exaggerating about how bad this is but no. This is horrendous.
Still not sold! I just felt like I heard literally nothing on this album, even though it's nearly 50 minutes. I'm wondering most of the time what even is he singing about? He's talented at saying a bunch of stuff which has a meaning of either cryptic or nonsensical majority of the time. I think Elvis Costello's only 'passable' stuff to me is probably his first-wave punk stuff (This Year's Model and My Aim is True.) I'm not just not a fan of the album, it's not as bad as Brutal Youth but doesn't really have that early Elvis vibe that I like the most from him. So, probably the lowest 3 star rating-pushing-2-star will be what I give it. P.S. I love how he says the album name straight away in the first song (a non-title track song,) he just needed to get the album name off his chest right away. Highlight Song/s: "Tokyo Storm Warning and "Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind"
Min 2 of blue chair makes me think of Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush in a minor sense. Either way my favorite song from the album.
nothing outstandish to me, but good tunes Fav Song: Tokyo Storm Warning
Why are there so many Costello-records in this book? Did he sponsor it?
conclusão final: não gosto do elvis costello
seguinte: o my aim is true e o this year's model eu boto fé de estarem aqui. de resto, eh só pq o mano eh super fã do cara mesmo. enfim. não eh péssimo. mas eh bem xoxo e BEM parecido com os que citei acima. eh de se pensar se elvis costello eh essa coca cola toda (não é)
Costello again?! Not bad, but this many is not warranted. 2*
"Blood and Chocolate" by Elvis Costello & The Attractions is a rock and roll genre album. This album is one of the earliest garage sounding album. The albums production sounds raw which is great. The album lyrics deals with sarcastic covering themes like breakup. The vocal performance of Elvis Costello is fantastic on this album. The standout tracks are "I Want You", "Tokyo Storm Warning" and "Home is Anywhere You Hang Your Head". I like the instrumentation performance especially use of organ throughout the song. There are some tracks I don't like "Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?", "Battered Old Bird" and "Uncomplicated". But the problem from this album is after "I Want You" the album began to fell down. It feels boring after that. Overall decent album for me.
2.5 (boring)
Here comes Mr Misery…..! Still one of my favourite EC albums. Brutal, aggressive but also often poetic, melodic and uplifting. Great bass playing by Bruce Thomas and hints of Revolver. Love every song but I Want You still brings a shiver to the spine (although nothing will beat Fiona Apple’s live version!).
Elvis Costello, another name where I somehow didn't really get into the music. His voice really annoys me, the nasal style singing puts me off. After listening to this album my opinion has not changed, also the songs are not really special.
Terrible.
This went about as well as I expected. His voice makes me want to die and the Attractions back that up with the most boring, run-of-the-mill backing music possible. I hate hate hate this.
Pretty good, but I had to force myself to finish it. Costello can be great, but this album is mixed. I prefer some if his other albums
1 = Turn it off, 2 = Will listen to it but prefer something else, 3 = Fine with it being played 4 = Adding it to the rotation 5 = We're going deeper. Right on the border of a 3 and a 4. some good tracks and Elvis' voice grew on me. Ultimately though, I don't think I'd add it to my rotation. 3.5 stars
I would rate this 10. His best ever album. Every single song is incredible
Great power pop with bangers aplenty
Costello is not my nostalgia. If I'd been born five or ten years earlier I'd probably like his sound more today.
This is one of his best, so why is it not mentioned more often? ‘I want you’ is special.
Voice sounds like angry Tom Petty. Id rather listen to Tom Petty. 1 star. 5 more albums of this guy I have to suffer through.And this panel of idiots omitted so many stellar artists and bands, f*uck that panel, boo!
Six. This is my SIXTH Costello album. As uninspired as the rest but I'm just fed up. 1/5
There are a handful of Elvis Costello songs I like, but it is a small pool and none of them are on this album. The delivery just rips any sense of joy out of any of these songs.
I liked a lot of Elvis Costello's early stuff. This one, not so much. It feels like Dylan with the pretentious, cryptic lyrics. Musically, it reminds me a bit of some of Tom Waits' later experimental stuff, in that someone who clearly knows how to write melodies and harmonies is deliberately making stuff that is periodically dissonant and atonal to prove that he's serious. Or something. The band is still tight, but they're not playing anything I especially want to listen to again.
Not listening in protest FUCK ELVIS COSTELLO
WHY IS HE FAMOUS!!!!! ITS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!
Definitely has better records than this one, but even still, this was a solid mid-80s singer-songwriter record, with a couple of nice tracks (see "Blue Chair").
This was probably the worst Elvis Costello album I have listened to so far. A couple of ok tracks but nothing that blew me away. Crimes of Paris or Next Time Round were my standout track. 3 stars
Nice energy. No-frills rock sound with a voice that grew on me as the album went on.
This album doesn't start off strong. "Uncomplicated" shows Costello at his most nasally and doesn't ease the listener in. Once you are climatised to Costello's jagged vocal stylings, there is a great powerpop record here. "I Hope You're Happy Now" is the second track and is a straightforward powerpop gem to wash away the bad taste the first track left in my mouth. Going back to the Beatles worshipping sound that you can hear on the first record that Costello done with the Attractions, these are poppy songs that have a lot of snark floating underneath their catchy hooks. They aren't as strong as the song on that record, but this was still an enjoyable time.
I've dipped the odd toe into Costello's oeuvre but hadn't heard this album before. It's consistently good, sometimes great, with no particular weak tracks for me. For 1986 I think it's aged really well – I really like the rough-edged liveness of it. No reinventing the wheel, just good, catchy, witty rock songs. I love music! 🕊️
None of the tracks were as instant as some of his earlier or even later releases. Not sure why this was picked at all really. It was OK but no "wow" factor from any song. I quite liked 'I Want You' as the only track that stood out a little. It reminded me of the Beatles but not necessarily "I Want You (she's so heavy)" as suggested on Wikipedia which I only read after listening to the album. I have enjoyed a lot of Elvis Costello's output but if this had been my introduction to him I'd probably not have bothered listening to any more. I have a feeling he wasn't in a very good place when he wrote this lot.
I am too depressed to write a long review but in summary... as is typical of me ... I used to hate Elvis Costello ... I am now absolutely in love with him. Still find his voice a little annoying but I am really enjoying discovering all his records and music. This album was fanstastic, imo started off stonger than it ended but hey still great.
My Elvis Costello phase is long enough ago now, and he has SO many records, that it all merges into one a bit - so listening to this and it coming back to me was a really pleasant experience! I bloody love the production on this record (except Crimes of Paris), the in-the-room energy is so infectious! 'Next Time Round' on good speakers legitimately feels like you're stood next to the bass amp at a concert. My favourite tracks - as always with Costello - are the ones where he kinda just bludgeons you over the head with a melody ('Tokyo Storm Warning' is my absolute fave on this album), or when the lyrics suggest dude is one drink away from killing someone. Whole thing is great, though.
It’s not rubbish, they’re all well crafted songs. He’s a bit of a sop really isn’t he. And feels maybe a bit generic? Or is this just what generic feels like now? Anyway I was bored. He’s got better songs. 2.5/5.0 Best Song: home is anywhere you hang your head
Really not good stuff
quite good on second listen. not an artist I'd ever really listened to and not really my thing but found it enjoyable! Incongruously made me want to listen to Invisible Touch and Exile in Guyville.
This isn’t any more than a 3-star album max… same with his other albums. What is the deal with this list and Elvis Costello? I feel like I’ve heard like five of his albums at this point
Tuskaa. Ihan puhdasta tuskaa. Mä en tiiä mitä tää tyyppi on maksanu siitä, että se on saanu levynsä tälle listalle, mut mikään summa maailmassa ei korvaa sitä, että mua sattuu nyt leukaperiin. Purin niin tiukasti hammasta tätä kuunnellessa, että korvissa tinnittää. Mulla oli ennakko-odotukset siitä, että tää on samanlailla tylsä kuin edellinen levy. Mutta tää olikin vaan ärsyttävä ja ikävä. Tylsä ois ollu parempi. Elvis Costello on niinko se känninen eno jonkun nuoren parin häissä, joka on saanu mikin vapaassa sanassa ja aina kun luulet et se lopettaa, niin se jatkaakin viel yhellä kiusallisella vitsillä. Ja jututkin kiertää kehää. Tää meinas olla aggressiivinen ykkönen, mut pidin Poor Napoleonista aidosti. Nousi aggressiiviseen kakkoseen, koska siitä pidin niin, että kuuntelen sen myöhemminkin. Kun viimesessä biisissä arvon Elvis laulo Next time round mietin että toivottavasti ei enää tän vuoden puolella. En kestä sitä.
renkutusta. ei. dängdändängdägndäng. jos olisi jemes olisi jees. ei ole. silti ei silleen fyysisesti kivuliasta.
Ei tääkään oikein lähteny. Tavallaan ihan hyvä meininki paikotellen, mut jotenkin vähän liian hölötysmusaa.
Ehhhh. Ei tää nyt vaan oikeen meinaa lähtee edelleenkään :/
Musta tää on kyl yliarvostettua et Elvis C.:n levyjä on tällä listalla kuus, mut kyllä tää on kuitenkin ihan solid rokkia. Parempi kuin aiempi levy, mikä kuunneltiin. Tarpeeksi kun hokee että ”he’s a battered old bird” niin kyllä sitä alkaa mukana tapailmemaan huomaamatta.
Did not like this album the first time. Well… it’s improving. But I still don’t have a natural affinity for Elvis Costello. But I will admit, his clever word play came through better this time. His delivery really puts me off, I believe, because some of the musical ideas are coming through as well. Still, can’t get higher than 3. Boolean: True, I think. But I still believe some of the 6 Elvis Costello albums need to be pruned. Just don’t know which, yet.
I once started and ended a date when she uttered the words, “Led Zeppelin sucks!” That was second in offense to listening to Elvis Castello start this album with his classic off-pitch blast “BLUUUDD&CHO-COLATE!!!” Normally I like the taste of both but here, I just want to go vegan. This album offered me nothing the previously Elvis Castillo albums didn’t already offer. At this point it’s like traveling around the country eating at McDonald’s: different city, same produce purchased on necessity and I know there is better stuff out there, I just have to get through today. Blue Chair was tolerable despite talking about furniture. I thought I was going to like Battered Old Bird between but then his vocals got weird and annoying. I love when people tell me they hate coffee and chocolate because it saves more for me. I am going to put this chocolate back on the shelf and save it for an Costello lover.
Random thoughts: * I listened to this on a night I was in a bad mood. Probably not the best listening state of mind. * Anyway, I won't come back to this album. * There is no way we need six Elvis Costello albums on 1001 * One of the songs totally ripped off the Rolling Stones melody on 19th Nervous Breakdown. * I can't remember much from listening to this album, it was vanilla rock and I won't be listening to it again.
Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❌️
Está bien...
I love some of these tracks but some of the others are nice but mainly only interesting from the perspective of understanding Elvis' development 3.4
I always dig Elvis Costello when I listen to his music bit I don't listen very often. Maybe I should.
2.5
*I like Elvis Costello but this didn't wow me too much. A lot of medium speed rock that sounded similar with each track.
It sounds so painfully 80s.
This album felt too mature for me when it came out, and now it's just boring. I Want You is a great song, but Fiona Apple's version is better, raw and incredible.
Better than the last Costello album that was given to me, but still not for me
I hadn't listened to this in years. Contains I Want You, which is my favourite Elvis C song
Second Elvis Costello album in a few weeks. Enjoyed this again - would revisit one or the other.
A beautiful LP, my favourite by EC - four of the loveliest stars!!!!!!!! time. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Tom.
Always good fun pop rock he got the formula to making enjoyable records always
VOTE FOR PEDRO
Just wasn't for me.
I see all these one star reviews about this album! Got my expectations to the floor. They were right. you get so tired of this dudes voice like after track 4, and his monotone melodies? Idk. just definitely not for me. see here is what I don't understand, how is it that motherfucking Elvis Costello gets what 5 albums on this website, yet Tyler The Creator has 1. I don't need to hear this before I die and I don't want to.
A little samey, but I didn't hate this one nearly as much as the masses indicated I should.
This album is the missing link between Dylan and REM - I enjoyed it more than either of them
This kind of punky, primitive, rock'n'roll songwriting needs to be lifted by a real urgent, raw, immediate energy in the attitude and the performances to really work. on this, it's sorely lacking.
Are we going to have to listen to every album that involves Elvis Costello? I've gone from listening to none of his albums to what feels like one every other week. None of them have convinced me I've missed anything yet. It's fine, but you don't need to listen to all of them.
3 Elvis Costello albums in 97 days. If my maths is correct that means we can expect 31 Elvis Costello albums on this list. I wouldn’t put it past Dimery. That crazy son of a bitch.
Please tell me why he sings like this. This is almost my last Elvis Costello album and every time I ask myself this. Much of the instrumentals are right up my alley, but then Mr. Costello starts singing and it just ruins everything for me. Once again, instrumentally I liked a lot of songs (I Hope You’re Happy Now, Tokyo Storm Warning, Battered Old Bird) but I really dislike his vocals. It doesn’t help the album that the opening track and the closing track are really bad.
When your name is Elvis, how can you go wrong?
Liked Happy Now and Tokyo the best, but just so-so overall.
I don't dislike this album, but I'm confused as to it's inclusion on this list.
Jezus tering, hoeveel Elvis Costello albums staan er op deze lijst? Ik heb me er soms echt prima mee vermaakt, kan best neutraal er tegen aan kijken, maar dit is volgens mij al zijn 6e album dat ik krijg? Zo goed is deze man echt niet... En dit album al HELEMAAL niet, nummer 9 in de lijst van beste albums van 1986, dat was nou ook weer niet zooooo'n ontzettend goed muziek jaar. De man heeft een ... interessante manier van zingen die opzich best lijkt te werken met wat meer uptempo muziek en een beetje de rockabilly stijl. Weet je waar het niet mee werkt? BALLADS! Weet je wat dit album meer heeft dan het zou moeten hebben?? BALLADS!!!! I Want You heeft de meeste plays op Spotify, maar daar begrijp ik he-le-maal niets van. Het is voor mij echt een dieptepunt op dit album. Een geile Elvis Costello, echt een van de allerlaatste dingen op deze aardkloot die ik had willen horen. Nee.. dit is echt mijn minste Elvis Costello album, muzikaal zit het ook zoveel minder in elkaar dan de andere albums die ik gehoord heb. This ain't it chief. FAVO:
I love coming back from the weekend to back to back dog shit albums, thanks.
There’s moments where Elvis Costello’s lyricism for once overrides his absolutely diabolical voice, like Tokyo Storm Warning and I Want You. On the other hand… whatever he’s doing on Battered Old Bird is particularly heinous.
Very catchy and enjoyable. Doesn't have a stand-out big hitter like some of his other albums, but the whole record is a good vibe.
'sok!
Enjoyable album, though not particularly memorable.
L'album varie entre le bon, le mauvais mais toujours avec une notion de fade qui ternit un peu tout, il est pas marquant dans ses hauts mais semble long dans ses bas Mais, ça s'écoute, je ne réécouterai pas cependant
They really should remove some Elvis Costello albums from this list to make room for other artists. It wasn't bad though. "It's the stupid details that my heart is breaking for"
Please, no more.
I find that most of his stuff all sounds the same...but this wasn't bad.
A lot better than I thought it would be, nice pub rock power pop album from Elvis. 3.5 rounded to 4 for surprising me.
Well written songs. Needs more sonic complexity or depth. 3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Blood & Chocolate (1986) On Day 196, I revisited Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and while this album didn't sound as good as the last project I reviewed, it surprisingly wasn’t a bad experience either. You can clearly hear the intense themes running through the tracklist, dealing heavily with heartbreak and unresolved conflicts. The biggest issue holding the record back is its overall inconsistency, especially on tracks like the single "I Want You," "Uncomplicated," and "Tokyo Storm Warning," which feature some rather unusual and cringy lyrics. Despite those flaws, the rest of the album was great. What stood out to me was how well the premium production complimented the songs, especially on the more laid-back tracks where the band really found a smooth groove. "I Hope You're Happy Now" was the absolute standout for me it serves as the prime example of how the production, lyrics, and overall vibes should come together in perfect unison. The second half of the record carries a highly enjoyable and consistent run of highlights, including "Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head," "Blue Chair," "Battered Old Bird," "Crimes Of Paris," and "Next Time Round." A solid and respectable listen.
Too much Elvis on this list
I have liked other Elvis Costello albums in the past. This one left me flat. I'm not sure what I was expecting but other than a couple of songs, this was just a meh album.
This album starts very jarringly. It does get better with time, but it never gets over that first impression. The album is okay. It's got some pretty alright songs. I'd give it 2.5.
Like the way a train crash can make you watch, the chaos is so intense and inviting.
He is an artist who heavily leans on his lyricism to drive his songs and, since I don’t tend to actively listen to the lyrics of songs, I feel I miss a large part of what might make this a great album. Musically it is okay but nothing really stood out melodically, rhythmically or in the production.
I’m sorry Elvis, you don’t completely suck but you aren’t for me and I don’t think you’re ever going to get more than a 3. Was this better than the last Elvis Costello album? I’ve no idea because I can’t bloody remember it. I’m sure there are more of them to come - I’ll probably just give it 3 stars and get on with my life next time.
++: Uncomplicated, Tokyo Storm Warning, Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?, Next Time Round +: Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head, Blue Chair, Battered Old Bird, Crimes of Paris, Poor Napoleon +-: I Want You -: I Hope You're Happy Now 6,4/10
Is every fart that ever came from Elvis Costello’s ass going to be on this list
5.5/10 There are far too many Costello albums in this list. This one is ok. Highlight: I Want You
I'm not a huge Elvis Costello fan. I don't know what it is -- a lot of his songs sound the same to me. I recognize that they have a good variety of harmonic complexity and they are musically very interesting to me, but when it comes to actually listening to them I just get kinda bored and annoyed. This album was no exception. Three stars.
Already the second Costello album on this list. Not as good as the other one, in fact: definitely not one of the 1000 greatest albums of all time.
Costello has a whopping six albums on this list. The fucking Beatles only have one more. I lost count, but I really hope this was number six for me. I absolutely loathe any of his stuff for the fact it'sjust so utterly mediocre, and yet some people seem to be absolutely besotted with him. Sod them.
sometimes i feel like a zombie slayer raising my blade and forcefully removing the brains of the hoards of elvis costello albums and please tell me this is the last one. wait a minute, what do you mean there's still one left? i mean nick cave didn't make me angry, so does david bowie and the beatles, but is this stupid dork (and neil young) actually somebody we need to admire?every single elvis costello songs sounds approximately the same and only this years model is what we need cause that’s a quite nice album with a unique sound but this is just uh-huh. 3/5
Not my fave record of his but it’s still good!
Pretty mid.
Nope. Not this one for sure. No matter how hard the critics try to sell this album as Elvis’s return to form, it is simply not. This Years Model, Armed Forces, even Get Happy, are all way better than this boring lifeless turd if an album. The songs, if we can call them that, are too long, meandering, and just shitty. You know this because these songs rarely end up in any Costello live set list. They are not good. Sure, Nick Lowe and The Attractions did their best to spice up this affair but nothing, not even Cait O’Riordan, could save these. This record sucks and I’m still a fan. Must mean that I am capable of forgiving of an artist who releases several terrible records- most of them in a row. This record should not gave made the list. It is a limp noodle of a record which time gas not redeemed. 2/5
music is love
i think maybe i would like this more if the songs on here sounded more like i want you because wowwww that song is good
Cool Backgroundnoise
Elvis Costello and I aren’t going to be friends anymore. Having listened to "Blood And Chocolate", one of his earlier albums, I remember why: he basically plays simple 1960s rock ’n’ roll with a (post) punk attitude. There are simple guitar riffs, a croaky voice and an arrogant, rough-and-ready attitude. In other words, it's exactly the sort of rock music that's never interested me. However, anyone who likes early 1960s rock might find this to their liking. For me, it lacks sophistication and elegance, as well as surprising songwriting. Everything has this 'Oops, here I come' attitude typical of young Costello. Definitely not my cup of tea.
Not too bad musically, but I'm not exaggerating when I say that this album might house one of the most annoying vocal performances I've ever heard. Couldn't get through more than a couple of songs of his nasal whining. I've only got two more Costello albums left and I don't plan on wasting any of my time with either of them.
This is the first album I’ve listened to from here that I immediately relistened multiple times. Fantastic
It took me three attempts to get all of the way through this.
My first Costello album, finally. And I actually liked it!
Uncomplicated - 3 I hope you're happy now - 4 Tokyo storm warning - 4 Home is where you hang your head - 3 I want you - 4 Honey, are you straight or are you blind - 3 Blue chair - 4 Battered old bird - 3 Crimes of paris - 4 Poor napoleon - 3 Next time around - 3
It was ok, not a massive Elvis Costello fan, it was palatable but no real highlights.
Oh, another Elvis Costello album—and once again, it doesn't win me over. After “My Aim Is True” (immature) and “Brutal Youth” (I still don’t know if that was supposed to be a parody), I’d speculated that he might have been good in the meantime—and indeed, “Blood And Chocolate,” that weird adaptation of *Napoleon Dynamite*, is less bad than the early and late work of Declan Patrick MacManus. We’re not really talking about “good” here yet (or, now that I’ve explored Costello’s best works independently of this project: not anymore), but there are some good song ideas, and his voice is still fantastic. But as with “Brutal Youth,” more input from the producer could have improved things quite a bit—I won’t go into detail again. And once again, the question arises: why is every piece of trash from certain artists on the list, while true legends have been completely overlooked in some cases...
Tokyo Storm Warning is the best song on here, with interesting lyrics and imagery while the melody is more of a propeller for the stories told within.
Zzzzzzzzzzz
Elvis Costello always sounds like he thinks he’s the cleverest guy in the room, and at this point in the list I’m numb to the act. Blood and Chocolate is more of the same: dense, self‑satisfied, and convinced its wordplay is more profound than it is. The one exception is “I Want You,” where he finally drops the smirk and sounds genuinely raw for once. But then you get “Battered Old Bird,” which plays like he’s trying to do Springsteen without understanding why Springsteen works. Come on, man. You’re not that good. My Rating: 2/5
It's so sloppy and so much worse than his best material that it was a real slog to get through
Didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the last couple of his, but still good! "I Hope You're Happy Now" "Tokyo Storm Warning" "Crimes of Paris" and "Next Time Round were enjoyable
paar goeie songs, paar stinkers... da's een beetje de doorsnee afwisseling per plaat van deze Elvis
75 Elvis Costello albums in on this list, and I think I’m starting to like Elvis Costello. Hard to believe but this album was pretty good.
He has better
This was pretty good. To be fair, I wasnt really paying close attention, but nothing really grabbed like I hoped it would. Then this album ended without my knowing another EC song came on (Red Shoes) and I went "This is more like it" and it was from a different album.
He has a good ear for a hook and the bass lines arebfull of verve - but his voice, the hyperactive songs, and really percussive pounding approach get grating fast. 'I Want You' has some cool spindly guitars.
I don't enjoy his singing, but there is kind of a sweet, intimate vibe to this album, which I can indulge in. The better songs on the album are the upbeat ones.
Oh another Elvis Costello album. Seriously pick a few of his albums and go with those this is ridiculous. To me it sounds like every other Costello album. He uses all the words he can in lyrics and the music is there. It's nothing we haven't heard before, it's not exciting, it exists.
no band should have more than 2 albums on this list, especially Elvis Fucking Costello (spoiler alert there's 6 of them, 6!)
Not a bad album, but maybe not good enough to be included here.
Of all my early indie idols, no one has aged as poorly as EC. Still love him, but a lot of his stuff has not stayed. Still like this album, and some of the songs slap, but it just doesn't hold like it used to.
Its okay nothing special for me and his voice kinda annoyed me. Anyways I like tokyo storm warning
meh
DNF - ‘I Want You’ was the dealbreaker here. Mr Costello why do you sing like this?
Boring!
Fuck off Elvis Costello
I’m not sure I’m an Elvis Costello fan…. There are six (6) Elvis Costello albums on the list! This is just… I am speechless. His lyricism is destroyed by what I am realizing is the sheer irritation that is Declan Patrick MacManus, with or without his backing band. Every time I start to like something, I am reminded that not only do I have this album to finish, but five others waiting somewhere. 2 Boolean: False. No maybe one (1) album like other respectable artists for representation’s sake. This is just… verging on my own personal Guantanamo
Me gustó, muy simpático y lindo 😊 sobre todo las canciones Crimes of París y Next Time Round.
I've heard some Elvis Costello, but this was my first time hearing this one. It was enjoyable. A few songs stood out. Really enjoyed Tokyo Storm Warning.
The number of Costello albums on this list has turned around from being irritating to funny. And I’ve kind of warmed up on the guy, you know? While I respect the craft on display here, this didn’t really do anything with me. I didn’t love his vocal performances, which felt overwrought and wrung out to me. They’re not the most dynamic songs I’ve heard from him and as a whole this felt weirdly uniform. Not my least favorite Costello release, but certainly not my favorite either.
#161/1001 🇬🇧 Doing this project has changed my opinoin on Elvis Costello. I thought that i liked him but the last couple of albums that have cone up left me feeling a bit flat. Best Tracks: I Want You, I Hope You're Happy Now.
not my cup of tea
Not a big fan, but this wasn’t too bad, I didn’t find it offensive, I just enjoyed it whilst working. Would I play it again? Probably not
I'm sorry, Elvis, but I just can't take a whole album of your voice. The odd single track on the radio maybe. But not a whole 45 minutes. The songs have merit. Nobody can dispute your songwriting talent. Though you do like to drag some songs out waaaaaay too long.
Fender Jazzmaster.
Elvis Costello and the Attractions Blood and Chocolate 2* Elvis Costello is one of those artists who never makes anything bad but his peak for an entire album isn't that high either. Add in that unless he pairs with another song writer his music really has little variation and this is just indistinguishable from anything else after his first couple albums
Album was... fine. Nothing stood out to me and didn't really enjoy it that much. Wasn't bad, but also pretty meh. 2.5?
Good narriative songwriting and talented accompaniment, but not really my vibe
It’s perfectly fine - I like his voice and the music is also good. But I struggle to find the thing that really hooks me. Maybe we could have skipped this one from Elvis Costello - there are already other Costello albums in the book.
Typical Elvis Costello, I didn't hear anything standout but it was a reasonable listen altogether
"Ik geef het gewoon weer een kans. Ik zet het gewoon weer aan. Na 10 seconden: Ohja, zo klinkt die lul altijd. Ik weet alweer genoeg." - Ik, bij het album Brutal Youth van Elvis Costello. Ik zit dit album weer netjes uit, omdat dat nu eenmaal m'n zelfopgelegde regels zijn als het om deze challenge gaat, maar verder hoef je niks van me te verwachten. 2 sterren.
Never listened to him before. I enjoyed it.
I appreciate this a lot. Costello’s crazed wails are honestly better than you’d expect for crazed wails, and the songs are well-written. I really love “Uncomplicated” as an opener, and I like “I Hope You’re Happy Now” even more. The general vibe of garagey dissonance combined with an innate poppiness is a really nice vibe. Sadly a lot of these songs don’t have enough bite, such as “The Blue Chair” or “Home is Anywhere…” or even “Battered Old Bird” at times. Thankfully there’s songs like “I Want You,” which is easily the peak of this album, to counteract this. Sadly it ends on a pretty low note, that being “Next Time Around.” Either way though it’s a pretty fun batch of tracks, albeit not one I’ll return to often. 7.5/10
Another one done!
Stop giving me Elvis Costello. Stop it.
I despise this man. His nasally voice, uninspired melodies, repetitive mundane lyrics. It truly is music for the most basic of humans. Elvis Costello didn’t even deserve a career in music much less than six fucking albums on this list.
Elvis Costello seems to be one of those artists that always produces material to a good standard and on occasions produces a masterpiece, perhaps it needs more than one listen but this isn’t one of them. Still a good solid album but this isn’t his best work
This was the first Elvis Costello album I have ever listened to. I had heard a couple of his songs on the radio, but I wasn't a fan of his voice. Once I got past that hurdle, the album was fine. Worst song, "Battered Old Bird" mostly because Elvis seemed to sing the song over the top with too much affectation.
its ok.. js not my taste..
Costello is a master at making pub-esque pop rock. But whilst most pub rock entertain the themes of the ruckus of the happy hour, Blood Chocolate examines the feeling of guilt and inner turmoil alcohol unearths in troubled individuals. It also saw a couple of reunions, which in my opinion shaped the sound of the album. The Attractions were back as a quartet after the unceremonious Goodbye Cruel World, and Nick Lowe was back on production duties for the first time since Trust from 1981. Both of those things made for a sound very reminisce of some of their best moments, but with a raw pep in its step, which amps the thematics to whole new level. Songs like Uncomplicated, I Want You, Home is Anywhere You Hang Your Head, and Blue Chair now have a darker, mournful undertone instead of the youthfully energetic delivery of yesteryear. Its sound is also fairly up-to-date. Noisy and grungy. I guess Costello could be added to the list of guys who contributed to the 90s noise boom, y'know.
friends soundtrack music Would I listen again: no. Deserves to be on this list: no 2.3
Home is anywhere is good. I want you is amazing.
Enjoyed, I Want You is an amazing song. 4/5.
This is rock music that appeals to you if you can't get a date to the dance.
How many albums were released since the 50s that might be eligible for this list? Millions? The presence of 6 Costello albums so blatantly destroys any credibility it might have. Having said that I liked this one
Love his voice. Songs are just kinda boring. Instrumentally lame minus a few interesting bits. It’s like bob Dylan meets tom petty but scored for a movie soundtrack? I can feel the 80s punk in-wave sometimes, but not enough. 3/5
Elvis Coshellno.
I gave Coldplay the same score, but if we’re talking rounding, Coldplay was a 1.75 and this was a 2.25.
The music was ok, but none of the tracks got my attention, so what I come away with are the negatives - the music was too busy and noisy at time, and I don't really like Elvis Costello's voice. Still, it wasn't bad background music.
You know what, Elvis Costello gets some hate on here, but this was a solid listen, maybe I'm in a generous mood, it gets a 4
I really don't understand. Mid music, mid singing voice, terrible singing style. No thanks.
Not even his top 5 albums
Not his most well known but Elvis is a great songwriter
I don't know how to feel about Elvis Costello because he's a wonderful songwriter and arranger but WHY DOES HE SING LIKE THAT
This feels like a bit like broadway show music. Tik Tik Boom Boom, Rent, something like that but more whiny and worse. The music behind the lyrics are alright. Every track feels like he's suffering into the mic.
it's cool how the band's style verges on noise and i like whatever the engineer (?) did with the drums on this but these songs are so meh or maybe not coz i can't get into the melody with costello's singing. 10+ albums into the 1000 feel there is way too much rock on this list
I think I like the more raucous/pop Costello His voice was not as grating on a couple of these tracks
Ok *this * is more along the lines of what I expected from this cat. The man’s brilliant, & he’s got a wide range. 3 & 1/2
this represents what i mostly don't like at music with vocals in general. due to his limited voice range, the instruments are also limited. I would compare him to AC/DC. Their songs sound also very similar to each other...
Well, what about Blood and Chocolate? I must admit I initially played the songs on random shuffle. I heard I want you first and I was interested in the rest. Was I ever disappointed. Solid 2/5, because it's not without merit, just not my jam.
Excellent album! The sound is back to the early garage days. Most of the songs are live one takes which is hard to believe these days. But I guess when you hate each other the way they did at the time I'm sure everybody wanted to get out of that studio as quickly as possible!
Really nothing special about this album. I like the first Elvis Costello album This year’s model better I didn’t see the justification for including two albums of this band
I can't stand his voice. The songs might be grand with a different singer. I can't believe this guy has a music career
Starting to think this list hates music. There’s no way multiple Elvis Costello albums can be justified. Gave this one a couple of tries, couldn’t get through it.
Elvis Costello: fantastic songwriter and musician who inspires unhinged hatred from mediocre people. Elvis Costello, the brilliant, witty, sardonic songwriter would no doubt be amused by the vitriol.
dit is echt vreselijk deze mensen kunnen niet zingen en ik heb maar 1,4 liedje half geluisterd
dit is elvis presley in een alternative universe... als je dit op een zacht volume luistert is het niet eens zo super slecht.. dan hoor je z'n stem minder goed🤓
The lightest of fours.
if i'm being honest this wore me out the slightest bit even while being quite fun and interesting sonically
All his albums had the same vibe, not mine
I didn't care for this that much. I like some of Costello's other songs and This Years Model (I think that's the name) but his crooning over cartoonish instrumentals was a bit too unappealing.
I like the Punch-the-Clock Elvis better than the Blood-and-Chocolate Elvis. But he sounds great, and these are smart songs. “Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind” is incredibly fun. 3.5?
The first few times I tried listening to this album, I got interrupted and cut off; I finally got through it all during a light morning at work. Coming into this album, I had the complete wrong impression of who Elvis Costello was as an artist. Maybe solely on account of the name, was expecting an Elvis Presley or Buddy Holly-type early pop rock album, in-line with other "Blank and the Blank" bands, but this album ended up being way out of left field from my expectations. Costello's vocal tone is harsher and more emotionally-driven than I was expecting, and the instrumentation feels like it takes up an entire room, pressing at the walls and threatening to break them down. The sheer scale of the instruemntation feels almost overwhelming in how many layers stack on top of one another, but comes just short of that line, though it still reverberates through my entire skull. Even the slower ballads are still carried with gravitas and weight due to Costello's voice. The lyrics are also incredibly confessional and intimate in a way I wasn't expecting, with the songwriting definitely feeling more at home when interpreted through a punk and new wave lens, bringing the sensibilities of those genres into more standard classic rock and roll sound. The songs feel very lovelorn and bitter, an emotional landscape also in-line with punk music. The first song set me up to be a little apprehensive about how the rest of the album would sound, but the rest of the project gave way to one of my favorite albums of the list so far (and the opening lines of Next Time Round have embedded themselves in my brain as a vocal stim that I can't help but utter to myself over and over). Highlights: I Hope You're Happy Now, Tokyo Storm Warning, Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head, I Want You, Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind, Blue Chair, Battered Old Bird, Crimes Of Paris, Poor Napoleon, Next Time Round
elvis' dead, baby
zero is sick. do not like sad pretty stuff
Not the best Costello album, but still enjoyable.
Really really really hate his voice. Totally ruined the album for me.
Idk, something about Elvis Costello's voice doesn't really lend itself to this slower style song. As opposed to the other album that had a pop feel to it, these longer songs with lower tempo and heavy vocals just don't work. It's not offensive or awful, it's just mediocre really. I'm getting the impression that I won't really love any of his albums
After hearing This Year's Model, I became convinced that Elvis Costello's music just wasn't for me. Pump It Up is a fun song, but nothing that I'd heard from Costello really impressed me, and that's okay because I could understand why other people would like his wacky brand of new wave Brit rock. However, after hearing this album, I've become more convinced that no one has any business enjoying Elvis Costello's music. His vocals are always over the top, the lyrics and songwriting are far from artful, and the arrangements played by the Attractions often sounds like it was spliced in from a totally different song and fail miserably to support the vocals. Or, maybe it's Costello who fails the band, something I might expect from an artist trying so hard to be part of the music scene that they changed their name from Declan MacManus to something more commercially palatable. It's a shame that Declan couldn't make a similar exchange for the quality of his music. From undulating and cracking singing, to embarrassingly cringeworthy guitar solos, this album is reprehensible and lacks accolades enough to be considered an essential listen before death.
Elvis has left the building
Best
Some of these songs would've been better if they were shorter
I can kind of see why people like this but there’s just something about his vocals I really don’t care for. It’s weird because there are times where I really enjoy them and times where I’m just reminded about how little I care for Dylan. For instance I think a cover of “I Want You” with a softer female vocalist would be an amazing song. Flip flopped between a 2 and a 3 for me.
I think this guy gets a bit too much hate Start to finish this is a very solid album, Battered Old Bird is probably my favorite but I don’t think there’s any songs I’d consider bad. I really like his voice and the energy it brings to songs, but I think it works well for slower emotional songs as well. Musical talent for the rest of the band is also clearly there, though I don’t think that’s really the focus of the group but more of the songwriting This definitely doesn’t reach This Years Model’s heights however; I don’t think the highs are really that high and there’s a couple songs that I feel nothing for. I concur with the sentiment that the 1001 panel were kinda just a group of Elvis Costello mega fans considering he has 6!! albums on the list, but I’d rather listen to this all day over some of the slop we get regularly. High 3, but I think another good song would bump it up to a 4
I've been on tenterhooks, ending in dirty looks Listening to the Muzak, thinking 'bout this 'n' that She said that's that, I don't wanna chitter-chat Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat Pump it up when you don't really need it Pump it up until you can feel it Down in the pleasure center, hell-bent or heaven sent Listen to the propaganda, listen to the latest slander There's nothing underhand that she wouldn't understand Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it Hey! She's been a bad girl, she's like a chemical Though you try to stop it, she's like a narcotic You wanna torture her, you wanna talk to her All the things you bought for her, could not get a temperature Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it Out in the fashion show, down in the bargain bin You put your passion out under the pressure pin Fall into submission, hit-and-run transmission No use wishing now for any other sin Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it Pump it up until you can feel it Pump it up when you don't really need it Don't really need it Don't really need it Don't really need it
Incredibly boring. The only reason I liked the previous Elvis Costello album was because it had Pump It Up, and this album had no recognizable songs and I didn’t really enjoy listening to it.
Considering the fact that Elvis Costello has released 300 albums (probably), it's impossible for me to know which are really his best. With that in mind, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that every song on this album was unfamiliar. I mean, I think I had heard one or two before, but I didn't know these songs. So I'm shocked, more than anything, that this album is a marvel. He's a great songwriter. His compositions are against convention, he's got a lyrical genius quirk where words mean multiple things at once, and he's rarely not excellent. However, none of these songs were ear catching, I'd need a few more listens to catch on, and while that might be a bad sign, I have to go with a blanket 4-star review because, unless it's actively a miss, Elvis Costello's work is still solid.
It's kinda interesting how he sings here, almost a little detached but with a lot of effort at the same time. Sort of becomes less cool as it goes on, though the heavily Dylan inspired Home is Anywhere You Hang Your Head and I Want You in the middle are highlights. I liked Battered Old Bird at first but he just goes a little too far with it and it gets a bit too unrestrained.
Always felt a bit weird about Elvis Costello. Thought he was almost a bit too artsy for his own good, all while not being as artsy as he needed to be to pull off his ambitiously verbose take on new-wave. His music seems melodic on the surface, sure, like a dense painting with more layers than you can even begin to process, but it also feels almost jagged and parodical to many of its contemporaries, with vocals that hit so many notes, constantly twisting and turning to seemingly no end. And he's not exactly the greatest singer, a man who's not afraid to go beyond his very obvious (and limited) vocal sweet-spot - it's an acquired taste that I haven't really acquired yet. So all that to say, I've always found this guy way too much for me, and this album unfortunately amplifies all the guy's worst qualities. I did enjoy a few songs here, as I generally do with Costello's music; there are always a few songs that I enjoy. In this case, 'I Hope You're Happy Now', and especially the more mellowed out 'Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head' show off Costello's talents well enough. On the second side, 'Battered Old Bird' showed more restraint than many other songs on the album, with it subtly building but never flying off the rails, and it features some of Costello's most impassioned and focused vocals and lyrics, period. A nice break from the slew of other melodramatic heartbreak songs that make up a good chunk of this album and his discography in general. I kind of sigh whenever I get one of this guy's albums, to be honest. His music is just so hit-or-miss for me - you might get a gorgeous, well-constructed song that can be a contender for greatest art-rock song of the '80s, but, more often than not, you get something that just sounds like a directionless mess and the definition of ideas being thrown at the wall, with very little of it sticking. I guess I can say that I admire the boldness, but as I said already, it could and needs to be a lot bolder. As it stands, 'Blood and Chocolate' is maybe my least favorite release from this guy yet.
Decent enough - no particular stand out tracks
Nope, did not like that one bit.
I have never gotten into Elvis Costello… I feel like I am supposed to. Pretty average 2.4
Enjoyed this. And remember none of it. I just remember going down the escalator thinking “damn, this kind of rocks.” 🤷♂️ 6/10 Pretty Good
Better than I remembered it being!
Felt like the ultimate Gen X album. Kind of repetitive, but catchy.
3/5
This is not what I want to be listening to right now.
нормальный, местами казалось что ща битлов запоют)
Only redeeming is “I want you”
my first skip in this challenge. I just can't do it. obviously enough people out there think E.C. is great and the tone of his voice slightly reminds me of tom petty who i love so i don't think the voice is the problem, but in combination with the instrumentals on this album everything sounds out of key and really hard on the ears. it doesn't help that i start out the morning with this challenge and this is not a morning album. i don't think this is a sober album either. honestly i'm not really sure when, who, or what this album is for. if you are an EC fan more power to you. you're stronger than me
Is Elvis Costello overrepresented on this list? probably? Is this a good album? definitely. Is it among his top 3? no. That said, I'm actually glad to have heard it, being familiar with at least three better Elvis C. albums already, because I know him better now. But don't think it'll send me to the record shop. 3.5/5
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No hits?
Two Elvis Costello albums in three days!? Jokes on you I'm into that shit. THe Attractions really add a bit of focus to his albums that his solo stuff usually lacks. 7/10
It's good! It's not This Year's Model. It's not Armed Forces. It's not My Aim is True. But it's good!
This one’s just alright for me. I love his early stuff. But this leans a lot on the off-key singing and loud backing track. It clearly influenced other artists, but it’s far from his best. Definitely did not need this on the list.
That's enough, Elvis Costello. Also, that's enough Elvis Costello!!!
Ok we get it Elvis - your dream girl is out there with someone else. I liked the first album some months ago. This one not so much. It’s all just so bland and meh. 2/5
Ei tämä Costello ole ollut koskaan se oikea Elvis minulle. Mutta tämä kuulosti tähän mennessä paremmalta levyltä mitä edelliset
If anything, this project has made me a bigger Elvis Costello fan. I'd consider that a success. I'm going 5 because I haven't given him a 5 yet ... and one of these albums has got to be a 5.
I made it to the 7th song before EC's voice made me long for the sweet silence of oblivion. So, I turned it off.
This was better than I expected and I might even revisit it sometime. I listened to it 3 or 4 times. Didn't have enough that I loved but it didn't have anything I hated. Home is Anywhere You Hang Your Head was my favorite.
This was a pleasant surprise. I'd never heard any of it before, but liked most of it quite a bit. My favorites were Uncomplicated, Crimes of Paris, and Next Time Round. There was a lull early on; I really only like uptempo Elvis, so the album's hit I Want You was the low point for me.
4/5 - I Want You is a fine, fine song. I'm never really up for a whole album of EC, but there's almost always at least a few gems.
FINALLY, I'M FREE (From Elvis Costello)
better than i expected, fairly catchy. some songs are really not great though, and i started out the album thinking wtf am i listening to
(68/100)
*1986. *Same as all the other Costello albums - I really like the music up until he starts singing, and then I just can't. RATING - 6.5/10
This is much better than I expected it to be from the description in Wikipedia. I expected a cacophony of an overdriven recording desk. Not so. Just great sounding rock. I don't like everything Costello has done, but this is quite nice.
This album is okay. I like Elvis Costello’s voice and his style. The songs are just there. Nothing outstanding in either direction, nice as a background album. Should not be on this list.
Meh. A bit confused why this is on here? I feel like I genuinely can understand why most albums make this list whether it’s historical value, innovation, or just damn good music but tbh I’m not sure I’m seeing my how this fits in. It’s not bad it’s just mid as it gets for me.
Sounds like a live album .
2.0. Didnt mind Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head. could leave pretty much everything else
Never listened to him. Thought he was someone else actually. Got a great voice. Feels like a lou reed/warren zevon type with a little Springsteen that precedes the true alternative wave of the later 80s/90s. Not bad.
Think this album would be suitable for putting animals to sleep
That guy that brings his guitar to the party made an album
I purchased both King of America (released earlier this same year) and Spike (the next studio album after this one) when they came out, but somehow missed this release entirely. To be fair, King of America was the first Elvis Costello album I ever bought, so I was not yet on the lookout. If I'd had to guess the order, I would have put this one before KoA, which is interesting. I did enjoy it, although I don't know if I would call it one of his most important releases.
More Elvis! This one’s pretty good to be fair, maybe because his voice is less annoying on this one!
4 First I've heard of Costello and tbh his voice is not what I was expecting from a man who kind of looks like woody Allen. Admittedly wasn't huge on the first track but it really got better after that
Raucus. I could hear CCR in it. But, blah -
just kind of an average rock album to me idk. doesn't inspire much emotion. kinda monotonous. didn't hate it but i'll forget about it as soon as the day is over y'all seem to really hate this elvis costello guy what's the lore there fave track: i want you
I couldn't listen all the way through. Nothing about the music. Just wasn't really feeling it today. I'll give it 3 stars. Not great not terrible. I did actually like I want you
I liked it
The voice was a little too grating at times.
Every. Single. Damn. Time I get an Elvis Costello album I have the same freaking thoughts. The music is decent. The songwriting is smart and fun. The lyrics are interesting. Holy shit that's an annoying voice. I guess I'll give it a 3. But it's honestly somewhat arbitrary at this point. Fave tracks: - Tokyo Storm Warning - Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head - I Want You - Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind - Battered Old Bird
I really didn’t like this album. I generally thought I liked Elvis Costello but this was annoyingly bad, I have no idea why it’s on the list as E.C has done so much better stuff. All of the songs felt way too long, even the short ones and sonically it was repetitive and boring, there is literally not one hook on here, it’s like a different artist from My Aim Is True. 1.4
I like this. A solid album rock album with lots of hooks and a raw authentic feel to the vocals and production. Would skip a few songs but this is a really solid offering. I need to listen to more Elvis Costello.
At times it seems like they are trying to hard but other times the stories/melodies within the songs roll out beautifully and stick with you from track to track. Highlights include "tokyo storm warning" "blue chair"
Meh
Holy fucking over-enunciation Batman. I totally lost the plot when he sang 'water' into a five syllable word. Tokyo Storm Warning sounds like Memphis, Tennessee by Chuck Berry. I listened through twice and there's nothing on here that warrants inclusion in my opinion. So far this dude should have 3 albums tops. This could've been easily replaced with Starfish by The Church.
Yep. A good listen. Lyrically and musically.
Delete the vocals, and I'd rate this higher.
Yeah Bob, Elvis Costello's 11th album sure is essential listening. Print it.
Holy shit. His voice is goated. I want you ir surprisingly captivating. Am currently at a 3/5 rating, but I barely listened to it once. It could jump to a 4 easily.
One of the all time best music icons
I don’t know how I feel about Elvis Costello. The same goes for this album. Elements I liked, elements that didn’t land for me. A strange mix I’d say
I’ve heard better from Elvis
Definitely not my favorite Elvis Costello album
best I’ve heard from Elvis Costello — other ones were bad & probably more recent 2.5
Elvis Costello is one of the corniest dudes ever to make music. I truly don’t understand how he rose to such popularity.
Unique voice. Unique tracks. Very good.
Love Elvis. Love the Attractions. Love Nick Lowe as a producer. HATE this album.
Unmistakenly Elvis Costello. Has some of the bitterness, envy, and anger of the first two albums without all that pesky political nonsense (I miss the political Elvis). Some new and unique POV in these songs now, though - is the singer in "Poor Napolean" a woman? Nothing all that memorable except "I Want You" which is strikingly creepy, "Battered Old Bird" a surprisingly touching tune - "He'd better have a dream beyond these four walls" - and the three-chord verse/chorus banger "Next Time Round." Totally worth a listen, but one that the anti-Elvis crowd here will present as evidence of two much Elvis. Actually pretty great.
Bon, album long, trop long (alors qu’il fait que 48 min), quelques bon morceaux, mais y’a de la merdeeeee 2.5+/5
One of my faves of his. 9/10
All timer for me. Based on WXRT Chicago tradition, I still listen to Battered Old Bird every Thanksgiving.
Typical Elvis. I’m starting to think I’m bowing out of him.
middle of the road
As a huge fan of Elvis Costello this is a very odd choice. For me, five of the songs are essential, a few were fine and a couple were grating. This is a fans only album so I can see why others might find it lacking
pro: good elvis costello con: i don't like elvis costello
Very middle of the road for me!
Good vibes but all of the songs are so repetitive brooo
so so
It’s a bit of a backtrack for Elvis and the attractions sonically and arrangement wise. But it’s a treasure trove of great songs from a more mature POV.
8/10
Not my usual go to music. Didn't have any specific strong song. Below average listen.
que vocal horroroso? TODOS os álbuns dele estão aqui todos devem ser uma bosta 2/10 por tentar ser diferentão no vocal, o instrumental até se salva
Generic as can only a lot of stuff on this list be. Why does Elvis has 6 albums on here for fucks sake? Looking forward to skipping others.
Yawn
pretty good
This is good in the way Elvis Costello is usually pretty interesting but not exceptional
Yay, another Costello album... I Want You provided something a little different, but felt indifferent about the rest
Honestly pretty good but it gets a little repetitive and tiring, especially his voice.
Ok, this one was a little weird. I don't hate it, which is great because it's my second Costello album on this generator, and the album art here isn't quite as stunning as on some of his other projects. It feels like it's intentionally ramming into your eyes in the most sophisticated way possible. I feel that might be a better reference to the chemistry between the band and the way the album was recorded, and in that sense, historically, it's pretty cool artwork. The album itself starts off pretty catchy, I guess pop-rock without being too predictable. It's been two early morning listens, and I feel like my issue personally is that just about every track has some cheesy element to it. Maybe the lyrics, typically something in the composition. Even as these moments pass by, the overall sound of the record feels like a genuine band with decent sound equipment making a record in their garage. I could see myself enjoying this on a car ride, or leaving it on in the background during lunch on a Sunday. But like, if someone else had it on. 3.2/5
I lived decades thinking Elvis Costello was either overrated or I was missing something. I was missing something. Elvis Costello is one of those artists that started off with a punch but the depth of talent was yet to be seen. His first two albums (My Aim & This Year's Model) were energetic, fun, rocking new wave. By the time you get to this 1986 album, you get all that and more. There is the same energy but greater musical, emotional, and lyrical range. This reminds me of an album like Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, but more garage. Or a collection of great songs like you'd get from The White Stripes, but less blues. (By the way, he MUST have been an influence on Jack White. Hmm.) This is great stuff, and I’m glad I got to enjoy some of Elvis Costello’s classic albums before I died. (Cause of my death? As yet unknown.) Don’t miss out on Elvis Costello.
Elvis Costello and I have been at cross purposes. I have heard all the hype, but never at a time where access was easy. Encountering him on the 1001 list has been an absolute delight. This is my third or fourth album from him, and every time, I am pleasantly surprised. I love the energy of this album. It is like a sophisticated garage band that can rock out, or strum through tracks with sublimity. If you don't find him compelling, you're probably not listening. You may not like him (some reviews have been harsh), but I don't think you can deny his thoughtful, interesting, and sometimes evocative lyrics.
I was already familiar with Elvis Costello but none of the tracks from this album. This sounds very much like a typical Elvis Costello album. Nothing particularly stood out to me, and I'm really not sure why he has so much material amongst the 1001 albums list. I doubt I would come back to this one.
I want you saved this from a 2
Just an okay album. 3 stars or C.