Cornell Daily Sun, February 19, 1981: Difference between revisions
(+text) |
(formatting) |
||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
Throughout ''Trust,'' nobody comes to our hero's, or for that matter, anyone else's, emotional or philosophic rescue. Romantic entanglements inevitably cause more pain than pleasure. Costello cautions us to stay clear of the always hazardous "Lovers Walk" where we might be hit by one of the "emotional ricochets" which are a common appearance in Elvis' world. Love is constantly being faked simply because, as he sings in "Big Sisters Clothes," ''"It's easier to say 'I Love You' than 'Yours Sincerely.' I suppose."'' To Elvis, love is not the final answer because there are no final answers to be found. | Throughout ''Trust,'' nobody comes to our hero's, or for that matter, anyone else's, emotional or philosophic rescue. Romantic entanglements inevitably cause more pain than pleasure. Costello cautions us to stay clear of the always hazardous "Lovers Walk" where we might be hit by one of the "emotional ricochets" which are a common appearance in Elvis' world. Love is constantly being faked simply because, as he sings in "Big Sisters Clothes," ''"It's easier to say 'I Love You' than 'Yours Sincerely.' I suppose."'' To Elvis, love is not the final answer because there are no final answers to be found. | ||
Elsewhere on ''Trust'', Costello deals with some themes not commonly associated with the pop song format. On "White Knuckles," Elvis expresses both his confusion and anger over the predicament of wife-beaters. He wonders whether, ''"Maybe they weren't loved when they were young, maybe they should be hung by their tongues."'' "Fish 'N' Chip Paper," a tune with rinky-dink instrumentation which reminds one of the | Elsewhere on ''Trust'', Costello deals with some themes not commonly associated with the pop song format. On "White Knuckles," Elvis expresses both his confusion and anger over the predicament of wife-beaters. He wonders whether, ''"Maybe they weren't loved when they were young, maybe they should be hung by their tongues."'' "Fish 'N' Chip Paper," a tune with rinky-dink instrumentation which reminds one of the ''Get Happy!!'' album, attacks the press by reminding the listener that yesterday's news is tomorrow's fish 'n' chip paper." | ||
Musically, ''Trust'' reminds me more of Costello's ''Armed Forces'' disc, complete with Nick Lowe's lusty, pure pop production, than any of Elvis' more recent work. One interesting change is the newfound dominance of Steve Nieve's delicate acoustic keyboard work (and as a result, a definite reduction on the old Farfisa organ sound). Pete Thomas' drumming shows him to be a far more versatile musician than his earlier work suggested. | Musically, ''Trust'' reminds me more of Costello's ''Armed Forces'' disc, complete with Nick Lowe's lusty, pure pop production, than any of Elvis' more recent work. One interesting change is the newfound dominance of Steve Nieve's delicate acoustic keyboard work (and as a result, a definite reduction on the old Farfisa organ sound). Pete Thomas' drumming shows him to be a far more versatile musician than his earlier work suggested. |
Revision as of 02:32, 28 January 2014
|