1001 Albums Summary

Solid, swingin’, great musicianship, a nice kind of aural wallpaper, but not OH MAN, WHAT IS HAPPENING

Heaven is Ten Zillion Light Years Away knocked me OUT. This right here is why I’m so glad I signed up. I would’ve never been turned onto the sweet ethereal rolling funkiness of that track. And the depth ache of They Won’t Go When I Go—I usually try to go around that kind of feeling in music but I feel well rewarded for going in with him. Bird of Beauty was a sweet lift-up afterwards.

Maybe my least favorite Elvis Costello. Like him best when he’s hitting more emotional notes. Too fast and jangly, no payoff melodically or lyrically for me.