Blood And Chocolate

oh elvis what is this... this is terrible...

This is just really bad. Everything is just boring

never make me experience this hell again. costello's voice is so bad he was not meant to be a musician. no creativity or flow at all. ugh

The more Elivs Costello albums I gotten the more I hate the him. Before starting this list, I was indifferent to him.

His voice is HORRENDOUS 1 ⭐️

Why does his voice sound like that. DNF Best Song: I Want You Rating: 2/10 (Irritating) Stars: 1/5

After the 3000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000th album by this clown, I don't even have the energy to talk about how much i hate him anymore. Fuck this guy, fuck the guy that put all of his mediocre obnoxious albums on this list, and fuck you dear reader

This is the 5th album that this last has spit out to me from Elvis Costello, and all I can conclude is that "tastemakers" who made this list must really want it's readers to like Elvis Costello. This may be the worst album of the bunch. I just find this so boring and uninteresting.

this my second elvis costello album. it's okay so far but nothing really stands out

Fuck this loser and fuck this album

Can't believe there a 6 Elvis Costello albums on here!

I’m glad I listened to this. Now, I have an escape plan when guests overstay their welcome at my place. I’ll just put this on.

With all bad records on this list taken into consideration, I wonder if the most criminal thing about this list still is the amount of Elvis Costello records brought in. I think this is the third of the fourth, and I can't for the life of me see what he has done to deserve that. I can only pray that this is the last, but I am afraid that might not be the case. Maybe it's a thing you either love or hate, but I simply can't stand this mans voice anymore. His labored wheezing can sometimes be categorized as singing, but mostly not. I have a hard time putting a finger on what the issue is, but his singing just lacks depth somehow, and feels fake. Perhaps an unfair comparison, but with Bruce Springsteen you always feel that what comes out is deep, sincere, and there is emotion in it. With Costello it's just words that he's projecting, but there's nothing behind the curtain so to speak. A bit like a teenage who tries to sound cool singing, but fails to understand what cool is. Since his singing seems to be front and center on the album, devoid of any type of interesting riffs or melodies, the rest of the album also becomes extremely uninteresting. Really not my cup of tea. Guess it probably deserves a weak 2 or something, but I'm just so tired of him so I'm going to drop it to a 1.

How many Elvis Costello albums is on this list?!?! I was tired of him before, but this is a new low point. I struggled listening the whole way through, his vocals sounds like an angsty teen, with the breathy singing and whining. The mixing sounds like something coming from a demo. Lowest points I remembered was “Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head” which sounded like some kid recording a demo trying to sound like Bob Dylan. The next track I wondered if it was a Dylan Cover. If only it was. I found “I want you” incredibly cringe and downright bad. Edging close to spoken word, in the words of Elenor from The Good place: “Nobodys idea of heaven is a 3 hour spoke word poem”. I don’t want to here more Costello now. Please generator make it stop.

Wow!!!!!! This stunk

I hate you Elvis Costello

Not for me. 1/5

One of my least favorite vocalists

I knew from the first song that this was not going to be my thing...not a fan of this style of singing at all. Song 2...still struggling. Song 3...I give up.

More obnoxious and less interesting than the rest of his stuff, which never really wowed me either. It feels like it's simultaneously lazy but also way too tryhard.

His voice is so annoying I can’t make it past half of this

The more I listen to Elvis Costello the less I like him. Insufferable little twat with an annoying voice. Can’t relate to the lyrics and the way he arranges his “poetry” seems really forced. Musically the arrangements are very ordinary standard rock. Are you sure he’s not just someone the industry pushes people to like to see how much we follow the opinion makers? Is it part of a big experiment just so people who rate him a 5 can feel smug and superior in their culturedness?

It just kept getting worse as it went on.

Absolutely hated this album oml 😭

Reminiscent of Tom Petty, but worse. Somehow felt offbeat and boring at the same time.

I think the author genuinely mistook this guy for the other Elvis, because why are there three albums on here by this nasally fuck

The first time I heard Elvis Costello, I thought he sounded pretty good. But now, after I've gotten five of his albums, I've grown sick of him. There's nothing new, nothing innovative, nothing exciting about him. I don't understand why there's so many of his albums on this list.

Does he deserve to have 6 very bland and unmemorable albums on this list? how much did he pay the curator?? Everything sounds the same, nothing memorable, whiney and very static. Had this been my first album it would have gotten 2-3 but this list has given me a reason not to like Costello music at all so it will be a 1. I think he deserves maximum of one album because prior to this list i thought he was a one hit wonder and i still don't tolerate more than "watching the detectives"(and tolerate is even a stretch there) They reeeeeally need to update this list and make it less biased because Costello has not a huge cultural impact (most people will probably not know him), his music is far from interesting or unique and it's so similar and bland that i don't remember any tracks just his awful whiny voice

I hate this man

start of the album was shit, skipped a song, it was very boring and meh. i dont think this guy is my thing at all. i didnt love i want you, but it was more interesting than the other songs. are you straight or are you blind is a weird one - stranglers esc, not terrible. i dont think rock is my thing genuinely. or maybe this shit is basic as all hell and boring. blue chair is more fun, growing on me a bit. overall, very mid album, litterally almost nothing interesting.

Trouble getting into this one

This album sucks. So boring.

ok no fuck this I can't make it past the 4th song on this album. I'm sure there are some nice melodies later down or whatever but this is some of the most insufferable rock I've heard in a while, and I was forced to listen to pearl jam just few days ago.

Elvis Costello has been someone that I have really wanted to enjoy ever since I played 'Pump It Up' on Rock Band in high school. However... it's just not in the cards for me it seems. Tokyo Storm Warning and Home is Where You Hand Your Head were pretty good, but everything else was just on in the background. I also found I Want You to be... creepy. Sorry Elvis C, but I can't do it.

Of all the artists, why did we have to get two Elvis Costello albums? :(

Nope

awful lyrics, the most annoying singing voice you ever did hear, and every song goes on 1-2 minutes longer than it really should. a truly crap album.

I don't know if it was the EQ/mastering or what, but the sound of his voice felt very grating and felt like it didn't go with the music at all. I couldn't finish this one.

For some reason I had it in my head that I liked Elvis Costello. This album was a reality check. I did not like this album. You know how some people have a really punchable face? That's how I feel about his voice.

No idea why this particular elvis costello album is on this list. Plain and pedestrian. 1

Elvis Costello may be prolific but his talent does not warrant 6 albums on this list. I don't like his voice and I'm not warming up to it. I'll give him Pump It Up, I will, but he doesn't have any wins other than that in my books. This album specifically had no songs I liked and had many songs that were very repetitive and pretty long. Battered Old Bird, Home is Anywhere You Hang Your Head, I Want You for three examples. Boo.

This is reminiscent of listening to drunks singing karaoke in Korea town at 3am.

Ok

Very monotonous. Didn't like it.

30/100 I just can't get over Elvis Costello's voice on this. Maybe it's better on other albums but this ain't for me

I still don’t understand Elvis Costello, after years of trying

not a fan

1 please I can’t take any more of this man. The music is already bland and then he goes and sings in the most annoying way possible

first tracks were horrible, got slightly better after those

Eugh, go away Elvis Costello. I really can't stand him and this is our 5th album by him

. Awful garbage. A poor songwriter, now past his peak in the gently undulating foothills of his talent (I use the term loosely though I did think Oliver’s army a great song and I don’t want to go to Chelsea is also decent.) How could the producer let him get away with wasting a great band in this junk? Enough with the critical darlings. This list has shown most critics don’t understand ‘quality’ ’rock’, ‘roll’, ‘good’ or ‘music’ Let’s have more albums you must hear. 0 stars. Rounded up because it’s too mediocre for a negative score

got bored of this very quickly

Somebody stop this God music.

I got through this album by the skin of my teeth. I want to like Elvis but I just find this music so obnoxious.

Sometimes I have to just muscle through an album that really shouldn't be on here. Costello is crap. He sucks and his music lacks finesse or merit

boring and un-inspired. droning vocals nothing special in the songs at all. this straight up does not deserve to be on the list and was a complete waste of my time.

Not a fan of Costello

Depressing. Didn't like it at all.

1. uncomplicated - 0 2. i hope - 0 3. tokyo ztorm - 4. home iz anyuuhere - 1 5. i uuant you - 1.5 6. honey - 0 7. blue chair - 0 8. old bird - 1 9. crimez of pariz - 1.5 10. poor napoleon - 0 11. nezt time round - 0

I was looking forward to this one because I was digging the music initially, in the 1st track. But this guy's voice is just...grating. Couldn't make it through 2 complete songs before giving up.

Honestly I wasn't the biggest fan of this album or this band. I think my favorite song on this album was 'I Want You' but in ways I also didn't like it.. I think its the lead singers vocals that I'm just not a giant fan of. I kind of was annoyed listening to this album, even though I see the potential here I just think these vocals are not for me. Overall: 1.3/5

Ni lo pude terminar de la hueva.

Good god. His voice is grating. Especially on the first song.

Not a fan.

#20. This album isn't it. I don't know what it is, but it isn't it. There isn't one song that's even a little bit good. Tokyo Storm Warning is probably the most annoying song I've listened to so far on this list. I can't imagine anyone enjoying this. 1/5: terrible Song added to playlist: Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

can’t stand listening to this guy, not my Elvis

Ugh. Elvis Costello and the Attractions sounds like a middle school band, cant stand this album. 1/5

First album in roughly 200 I couldn't make it all the way through, utterly dismal. horrific music

Uncomplicated Was very uncomplicated as far as lyrics and chords go……..no other comments

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this is lame

boring as hell, every song sounds the same, and its not even a good sound. I want you is a nice song though

por que me hacen esto

Some of these lyrics are really out there. It's not endearing. I'm so glad this is my last album of his

I had two of his albums in a row, and I just really don't like it.

1. I feel like Elvis Costello is cooler than me and I don’t know why. 2. Like a loudspeaker with a sharp tweeter, I get listening fatigue quickly with this album. Like 30 seconds and I’m out. 3. Why why why?

another bad 80's album

The grating and one-level voice had me longing for instrumental breaks. The stale and predictable instrumentals made me long for the vocals. It was like sitting through a family member’s political speech at the Thanksgiving dinner table when you don’t share the same views- I just couldn’t wait to get out of there.

no

A stream of words, have you heard one Costello album you have heard them all

Hrottalega leiðinlegt

The worst of Costello's aggravating voice

Elvis gives me the creeps.

Boring generic 80s garage rock

80s bullshit.

An der Grenze zur Nervigkeit, nicht ganz so schlimm wie die Imperial Bedroom (äh, doch. Das ist scheiße). Beide Alben haben in dieser Liste nichts verloren. Nach dem 5. Song wollte ich nur noch, dass es vorbei ist.

Before I started listening to these "1001 albums", I would have called myself an Elvis Costello fan. Thanks to the nonstop onslaught of Elvis albums on this list, I have gone from fan, to indifferent, to actively despising this man's terrible terrible music. It's like a parody of generic, shitty rock and roll. His voice is more goofy than Randy Newman. His smug self-satisfied lyrics are completely insufferable. This was the longest hour of my entire life. If more EC comes up on this list, I may just have to skip them.

I can’t even do it. His voice makes me want to gouge out my eardrums.

The opening tracks, Uncomplicated, left me wondering what, exactly, is in whose eyes, Mr. Costello? I’m guessing it was a strobe light in the audience’s eyes to distract from the dearth of enjoyable aspects of this album. Sorry, but that’s how I feel. The album isn’t offensive to my ears, but I literally can’t name one aspect I like. The music leaves a lot to be desired. It’s fairly bland and unremarkable. Elvis’s voice isn’t great and it sounds like he adds extra artificial effects that don’t feel genuine (like extra vibrato on I Hope You Are Happy Now for instance and breaking his voice in Battered Old Bird). There are too many occasions where the music is in the background (because it’s generic), featuring his voice…and it’s just not good enough. Prime examples are I Want You and Blue Chair. There are plenty of others. The most interesting part of this album is that Mr. Costello used an alter ego, Napoleon Dynamite, for some of the credits and somehow, it was not the inspiration for the 2000s cult classic movie. That’s the best I can do.

Not my bag

his voice is just too annoying for me, it's almost monotonous?? in some weird way.

The first song is the lyrical version of that guy who challenged Dr Seuss to make a book tht only used 50 words. This album feels.....easy. A money grab. Someone wanted to buy an expensive Rothko (because Rothkos are terrible) and needed to milk daddy Public for all his cashola. Its not bad I just can't get past the thought that it's the soundtrack of an Azerbaijianian Shrek parody. I had to stop listening as it was activating my fight or flight response and my therapist says thats counterproductive to my fatigue.

This is gonna be very hard for me to listen to, there's some weird audio mixing issues going on on the first song and the sound is biased towards my left headphone except an annoying guitar part just in the right. The songs drag on and on oh my god, his voice is just not good enough to carry how bland these songs are either. And it doesn't feel like it fits at all? Theres no variance at all, its the same bits repeated over and over. The lyrics are kinda creepy too? Idk why he'd just repeat I want you over and over. This album sounds like a worse version of father john misty. Look I know father john misty started making music a lot later on than elvy costello and may have been inspired by him but also its hard to enjoy something that sounds similar but is objectively much worse. Props to the attractions, theyve definitely got something going for them, but just ditch elvis next time okay hun?

He notado que esta lista tiene unas inclusiones que claramente sacaron del embrujo de señor moderno de la Rolling Stone gringa. Este disco es malo y no tiene redención a pesar de que tiene dos buenas canciones: Uncomplicated y I Want You. Dos canciones que serían formidables situadas en alguna serie, onda no sé, The Americans o Handmaid's Tale.

As I dragged myself through the album, I learned to ignore his voice and actually the music is alright. It sounds dated even taking into account the 1986 release date. Probably deserves a higher score than Lloyd Cole because at least I've heard of him, but it would be disrespectful to The Boss. 2/10

Survived. Probably not as bad as had been made out by others in the group, but still a major struggle to get through. Onwards and upwards!

Never again

This Elvis Costello album was slightly better than the last but nothing I'd write home about. I don't know why. I like his voice. I like his singing style. He has a Tom Petty vibe who I love but Elvis's songs are boring. Storytelling is great if your stories are good but I can't do anything with this album.

Maybe I was in a bad mood going into this album, but this is one of the few albums on this list that I actively disliked. Costello's voice is grating, the music is discordant, and the title of the song "Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?" in particular rubbed me the wrong way.

Disappointed

i quit