Review of Less Than Zero
Sounds, 1977-03-26
- John Ingham
"Less Than Zero" review
by John Ingham
STIFF STIFFS
ELVIS COSTELLO: Less Than Zero (Stiff). Its spot the rip-off time, as a cross between Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz (the group), takes a wander through the pop history book in search of suitable riffs. The B-side is a little more palatable, but why bother when theres still albums that do it far better. With records like this Stiff isnt reversing into tomorrow so much as going forward into the past.