07-10-2015, 07:47
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS "all this useless beauty" cd, 1996
career stats:
studio albums.........30
singles...................62
this album...................#28 UK...#53 US
singles:
"its time".....................................#58 UK
"the other side of the telescope".....no charted action
"little atoms"...............................no charted action
"all this useless beauty"................no charted action
"distorted angel"..........................no charted action
"you bowed down"........................no charted action
album #19 for Mr.Costello....
one of the worst charting of his career to date...
six singles released and only one charted in the UK at a paltry #58, the rest failed to chart....
I guess he loved this one and really wanted it to sell....
a lot of slow ballady type material on this one with a couple of alt rockers thrown in the mix...
it makes the passing grade for me and im a fan, but by his standards it is very average...
but as usual theres a couple of great songs on it, but unusually, theres a few dud tracks also...
not a good place to start your collection of his music, one for the fans only.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
best track: the other side of the telescope
worst track: poor fractured atlas
[video=youtube;W2k-FbGV5PY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2k-FbGV5PY[/video]
tracks:
1...the other side of the telescope ***
2...little atoms ***
3...all this useless beauty **
4...complicated shadows **
5...why cant a man stand alone? ***
6...distorted angel **
7...shallow grave **
8...poor fractured atlas *
9...starting to come to me *
10.you bowed down *
11.its time **
12.i want to vanish *
3s=3
2s=5
1s=4
rating: 1.8
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.