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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Woo Hoo I try and give time to everything this man releases, but I haven't repeat played any of his albums since All This Useless Beauty. That's not to say there aren't good moments on The Delivery Man, When I Was Cruel, Brutal Youth, River In Reverse etc but I found them a little difficult to get through. This is a looser album than any of those, with a wider variety (its almost like the days of Imperial Bedroom when you didn't know what style of song would be coming next). Sonically its reminiscent of Blood... more info
Costello at his best ! Wow!! Whether you like Costello fast, slow, thoughtful or pure punk there is something on here for everyone. No Hiding Place has a feel of Trust to it while Pardon Me, Madam, My name is Eve has echos of Useless Beauty. Drum and Bone is the favourite to turn up the volume and put the throttle down to. Flutter and Wow is one for the girlies, it is stunning. Listen and melt ! Stella Hurt comes with lots of distortion and demands the bass hyped up. And as ever there is a track for which we humbley thank you for... more info
No Hiding Place From This Superb Album Recorded in a week and originally released on vinyl only, 'Momofuku' (named after the inventor of instant cup noodles) is a very pleasant surprise from Costello who had recently, in interview, said that he had no plans to release any new material for a while. There is no cause to believe that Elvis was bluffing at the time because this whole album happened organically when he turned up to provide vocals for a Jenny Lewis album and, having the Imposters there (who were also working with Lewis) the personnel... more info
Good but not great Like so many others, I am a huge EC fan who has found it difficult to swallow some of his meanderings, but this new one again is good but not great. I disagree with the reviewer who says "My three sons" about his - ahem - three sons - is not cringy. I think it is. I bless the day you came into this world or words to that effect - corny yuk. And shouting "To the bridge" in the middle of the song is inexcusable. James Brown he is not.
Some of the lyrics sound contrived, as his lyrics often do. Sometimes... more info
