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Trust
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Jeff Webb
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All of the best writers have one thing in common: they make you think. Elvis Costello is no exception; any one song has any number of sides or meanings. It takes me until his next album to decipher half of his previous one. What's really amazing is that he can keep the tunes coming, too!
Costello gives me the impression that he can write classic songs in his sleep. Trust starts off with another, "Clubland." Thirteen more follow, from the Motown arrangement to "Pretty Words"; to the next George Jones sound-alike of "Different Finger," and back to the roots — the incomprehensible rocker "Luxembourg." In between we find guest vocalist Glenn Tilbrook on the Squeezy "From A Whisper to A Scream" and the herky-jerky "musical valium" of "Strict Time."
One thing that I've noticed about Trust is that Elvis' singing is featured more so than ever in the past, especially on the haunting "Shot With His Own Gun" which just features piano and vocals.
Trust is not Elvis Costello's best album, but you can trust him to never make a bad one.
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