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<center><h3> No joke: Costello, Bacharach jam </h3></center> | <center><h3> No joke: Costello, Bacharach jam </h3></center> | ||
<center> '''Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach ''' / Painted From Memory</center> | <center> '''Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach ''' / Painted From Memory </center> | ||
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'''It's a startling, sophisticated collaboration between two men who you don't expect to work together. | '''It's a startling, sophisticated collaboration between two men who you don't expect to work together. <br> | ||
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They're such unlikely collaborators. | They're such unlikely collaborators. | ||
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Such confusion evaporates within the album's first few minutes, however. No matter how unlikely a pair the two may appear, the music they make together is nothing short of astonishing. | Such confusion evaporates within the album's first few minutes, however. No matter how unlikely a pair the two may appear, the music they make together is nothing short of astonishing. | ||
It isn't just that | It isn't just that ''Painted from Memory'' is a stunning display of vocal strength and songwriting skill; what really makes this collaboration shine is that we get the full flavor of both Costello and Bacharach in these 12 tunes. | ||
Anyone familiar with the lush, jazzy chords Bacharach built into "Close to You" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" will have no trouble hearing his harmonic touch in "Toledo" or "Such Unlikely Lovers." Likewise, any listener who ever reveled in the acerbic wordplay of Costello classics like " | Anyone familiar with the lush, jazzy chords Bacharach built into "Close to You" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" will have no trouble hearing his harmonic touch in "Toledo" or "Such Unlikely Lovers." Likewise, any listener who ever reveled in the acerbic wordplay of Costello classics like "Everyday I Write the Book" and "Alison" will equally enjoy the lyrical grace given "The Long Division" and "Tears at the Birthday Party." | ||
That said, it should also be noted that ''Painted from Memory'' is very much an Elvis Costello album. Not only is it credited to "Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach," but the basic tracks were all recorded with Costello's regular band — keyboardist Steve Nieve, drummer Jim Keltner, bassist Greg Cohen and guitarist Dean Parks — augmented by Bacharach's piano and orchestrations. Naturally, the vocals are all Costello. | That said, it should also be noted that ''Painted from Memory'' is very much an Elvis Costello album. Not only is it credited to "Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach," but the basic tracks were all recorded with Costello's regular band — keyboardist Steve Nieve, drummer Jim Keltner, bassist Greg Cohen and guitarist Dean Parks — augmented by Bacharach's piano and orchestrations. Naturally, the vocals are all Costello. | ||
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[[J.D. Considine]] reviews ''[[Painted From Memory]]''. | [[J.D. Considine]] reviews ''[[Painted From Memory]]''. | ||
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