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ELVIS COSTELLO "extreme honey" cd, 1997

Elvis' second 'best of' set, this one takes in the years 1988-97 which is a good companion piece to the "the man" one that preceeds it...
the main problem i have with it is the fact that Costello's material from that period is album based, ie: his albums were loosely conceptual, therefore the tracks on studio albums flowed with a theme,
this one to me sounds like bits and pieces, much like a Pink Floyd compilation would sound...patchy and unconnected as a whole...
worst track for me is the one written with McCartney in "veronica", i think its more of a Macca track than a Costello one...would love to hear PM sing it, but not Elvis.
i guess, for the average listener it would sound okay but when oyure an Elvis-ophile like i am, it doesnt work as well as it should...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: veronica
best track: deep dark truthful mirror

tracks:

1. the bridge i burned **
2. veronica **
3. sulky girl **
4. so like candy **
5. 13 steps lead down ***
6. all this useless beauty **
7. my dark life **
8. the other side of summer ***
9. kinder murder ***
10.deep dark truthful mirror ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqJHh0IEhZg audio
11.hurry down doomsday **
12.poor fractured atlas ***
13.the birds will still be singing **
14.london's brilliant parade ***
15.tramp the dirt down **
16.couldnt call it unexpected #4 **
17.i want to vanish **
18.all the rage ***

3s=7
2s=11
1s=0

rating: 2.3