The Delivery Man
Elvis Costello
our grade
A-
Artist / Band: Elvis Costello
Record Label: Lost Highway
Release Date: September 21, 2004
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Our Review:
Elvis Costello started out his latest release as a concept album in the
vein of Neil Young's Greendale, except his was about a delivery man who
seduced women. But midway through the recording sessions, the original concept
went out the window and he decided he wanted to write music for a balletic
version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, called Il Sogno (also
out today). Is your head spinning yet? The bottom line is that Man is Costello's
most exciting album in ages. Miles away from last year's mushy North, it's
filled with warm, infectious bursts of country-infused rock like "Monkey
to Man" and "There's a Story in Your Voice." Guest appearances
by women such as Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams add a thrilling presence.
What a concept!