19-09-2012, 09:10
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ELVIS COSTELLO "spike,the beloved entertainer" cd,1989. #5 UK, #28 AU, #32 US
dear oh dear...an Elvis disaster(well, ok my most other artists standards,but not his!)...
best known track is the average 'veronica' co-written with Paul McCartney, one of the leftovers from Macca's 'flowers in the dirt' album from the same year.
this album is simply not coherent with any central theme like is the usual with Elvis' albums...just seems to be tracks of different styles all over the place in both music and lyrics, he must have had a bad time trying to get motivated for this one as it was almost three years since his brilliant 'king of america' album hit the charts.
'veronica' was not a real hit anywhere neither, just scraping into the US/AU top 20, and top 40 in the UK...dissapointing by his chart success,especially in the UK.
not a real good place to start looking at his career especially when there are four tracks on it which are attrocious(even for me,and i love the guy!), two classic Costello ones though which could have been put on any album at anytime...good job they were on this one or the rating would reflect 'do not like'!
and whats with that stupid 'chewing gum' song....terrible song,even worse title...it really lost its flavour on me,should have kept it stuck to the bedpost forever!, and dont get me started on that other stupid title 'pads,paws and claws'...what the heck was he thinking???
also includes(if my memory serves me correct...) the only instrumental Elvis has released on an album in 'miss macbeth'...a lovely piece of music featuring brass,percussion and double bass.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: chewing gum
best track: tramp the dirty town
tracks:
1. this town **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htxOlnBma8I video
2. let him dangle **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVpktlj1KA0 live
3. deep dark truthful mirror ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L09pekPPt0 live
4. veronica **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31WZO75xyj4 video
5. God's comic **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0N6TfU54o8 live
6. chewing gum *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p13kyzFIvPY audio
7. tramp the dirt town ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3XwyIgd7fE audio
8. stalin malone **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKszaRk-qac audio
9. satellite **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh6IW5dJLU4 audio
10.pads,paws and claws *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UbMhGO57uM live
11.baby plays around **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BBjpiSbyrM audio
12.miss macbeth **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5-RlYlc8Uo audio
13.any kings shilling **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um_flXjXuDI audio
14.coal-train robbers *
15.last boat leaving *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrRQAA67c_U audio
3s=2
2s=9
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.