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Elvis Costello and the Attraction's Trust exhibits an appreciable uniqueness among pop contemporaries, Costello's music possesses the tasteful simplicity of rock and roll thirty years ago while somehow remaining fresh and appealing. Trust's fourteen song lineup invites quick comparison to the Armed Forces effort, containing several typical Costello rock ditties "Strict Time" and "Watch Your Step" appear the most well-written of these.
"White Knuckles" (On Black and Blue Skin), "From a Whisper to a Scream," and "Shot with His Own Gun" best exemplify the random violence that pervades Trust.
"Shot With His Own Gun," accompanied by lone piano, may be Costello's most creative stylistic work. Trust might even produce a crossover country hit with "Different Finger," which sounds strangely related to Hank Williams.
Trust listens well. Music so thematically American almost cannot fail. Had Elvis Costello and the Attractions come along a generation ago, they could have been hailed as innovative. Today they are simply good.
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