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Late in 1992, almost two decades after his gloriously pissed-off debut, Elvis returned to Pathway, a broom closet of a recording space tucked in an alleyway in a working class suburb of London. Pete Thomas, drummer for Elvis' long-disbanded Attractions group, joined him on the demo sessions, which resulted in the uproariously rocking "Kinder Murder" and "20% Amnesia," both found on ''Brutal Youth.'' And there are dim bulbs and culprits galore in each of Costello's other gumshoe narratives of treachery, each paced by a snare drum that prods and pummels like a prosecuting attorney. | Late in 1992, almost two decades after his gloriously pissed-off debut, Elvis returned to Pathway, a broom closet of a recording space tucked in an alleyway in a working class suburb of London. Pete Thomas, drummer for Elvis' long-disbanded Attractions group, joined him on the demo sessions, which resulted in the uproariously rocking "Kinder Murder" and "20% Amnesia," both found on ''Brutal Youth.'' And there are dim bulbs and culprits galore in each of Costello's other gumshoe narratives of treachery, each paced by a snare drum that prods and pummels like a prosecuting attorney. | ||
"To be honest," says Costello, "what sparked my going back to Pathway was just the desire to take a weekend off from my ongoing work with the Brodsky Quartet on ''The Juliet Letters'' record [1993]. I'd periodically pop back into Pathway to do experimental things, and in this case Wendy James [formerly of the pop band Transvision Vamp], who I'd never met, had run into Pete and said she would love me to write a song for her. I couldn't imagine writing ''one'' song, and thought I'd write a whole story based around a fictional character." That effort became James' 93 solo album. | "To be honest," says Costello, "what sparked my going back to Pathway was just the desire to take a weekend off from my ongoing work with the Brodsky Quartet on ''The Juliet Letters'' record [1993]. I'd periodically pop back into Pathway to do experimental things, and in this case Wendy James [formerly of the pop band Transvision Vamp], who I'd never met, had run into Pete and said she would love me to write a song for her. I couldn't imagine writing ''one'' song, and thought I'd write a whole story based around a fictional character." That effort became James' 93 [[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|solo album]]. | ||
"Pete and I done all these songs from the Friday to the Sunday, and we decided we wanted to keep going. Because I found I actually liked recording there again, with the tiny room, the eight-track machine, the old perforated acoustic panels on the walls, the special drum sound..." | "Pete and I done all these songs from the Friday to the Sunday, and we decided we wanted to keep going. Because I found I actually liked recording there again, with the tiny room, the eight-track machine, the old perforated acoustic panels on the walls, the special drum sound..." | ||
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"And I find it amazing that I've managed to be making records for 17 years!" says Costello. "But I have no desire to be 17 again — I didn't particularly like it the first time. On the other hand, I think it's good to reflect upon the journey you might have taken from the time you were that age. My wife Cait knows that I've tried all these years to write one completely uplifting record about the positive side of life, but" — he bursts into laughter — "it seems it just doesn't exist! I also considered calling this record 'Crank,' but you don't want to leave people without any hope for me. Let's say I'm suspicious of artificial optimism, although I quite enjoy the real thing." | "And I find it amazing that I've managed to be making records for 17 years!" says Costello. "But I have no desire to be 17 again — I didn't particularly like it the first time. On the other hand, I think it's good to reflect upon the journey you might have taken from the time you were that age. My wife Cait knows that I've tried all these years to write one completely uplifting record about the positive side of life, but" — he bursts into laughter — "it seems it just doesn't exist! I also considered calling this record 'Crank,' but you don't want to leave people without any hope for me. Let's say I'm suspicious of artificial optimism, although I quite enjoy the real thing." | ||
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