What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS "imperial bedroom" cd,1982.

somewhere around album number eight or nine for 'the other' elvis....
following hot on the tails of his country album 'almost blue' is a solid return to his rock/new wave roots...
sure, there a several bluesy type jazzy ones and a psuedo-country track here, but it is a return to his original sound...
songs of love lost, unrequited love,domestic abuse are abound here(seems to be recurring themes over his career), this album was the first Costello album not to contain a UK top 40 hit, but the album still made it into the UK top10.
the great thing about elvis(like Dylan) is that even when a track sucks his lyrics still stand up well,often enough for him to get a pass mark from me.
even though the score is quite good here, it is still an average Costello album which shows the strength of this guy when he is totally 'on song'...
love The Man,the Music...everything about him!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: human hands
best track: man out of time

tracks:

1. beyond belief ***
2. tears before bedtime **
3. shabby doll ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQH5wIgPrsI live
4. the long honeymoon ***
5. man out of time ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu93raU9EUo audio(would have posted live version but quality not good)
6. almost blue **
7. ....and in every home **
8. the loved ones ***
9. human hands *
10.kid about it **
11.little savage **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNFA5UfsMM audio
12.boy with a problem **
13.pidgin english **
14.you little fool **
15.town cryer **

3s=5
2s=9
1s=1

rating: 2.3 or 7.6/10