Libération, October 8, 2004

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters


Nick Kent

CRITIQUE Les fans de Costello qui se sont lassés de ses changements incessants de direction musicale seront ravis d'apprendre que l'Irlandais embrasse à nouveau le mode «très colère» qui fit sa gloire, hurlant sur des rythmes abrasifs tout au long du premier titre de ce CD, Button My Lip, un retour féroce à la rage qui ne l'habitait plus vraiment depuis Blood & Chocolate, dix-huit ans plus tôt. Et, lorsque Costello enchaîne par la touchante ballade Country Darkness, suivie d'un duo sexy et éméché avec Lucinda Williams (There's A Story In Your Voice), l'auditeur est en droit de penser que ce nouvel album côtoie sans peine ses plus belles réussites. Toutefois, quand Costello et ses Attractions (à présent appelés The Imposters) poursuivent avec leurs versions perso des idiomes country, gospel, soul et swamp rock, ils perdent un peu la main, en dépit des superbes performances du groupe et de la puissance vocale de son chanteur, qui masquent la faiblesse de plusieurs chansons. Sans atteindre le niveau d'un classique d'antan comme Get Happy, ce disque s'affirme néanmoins comme l'un des plus satisfaisants de la rentrée.


KENT Nick


Elvis Costello & The Imposters The Delivery Man (Lost Highway/Universal).

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Libération, October 8, 2004


Nick Kent reviews The Delivery Man


Elvis Costello & The Imposters


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CRITICAL Costello fans who grew tired of his constant changes of musical direction will be delighted to learn that the Irishman kisses again the "very angry" mode which made his fame, screaming against abrasive rhythms throughout the first title of this CD, Button My Lip, a fierce return to the rage that really lived since Blood & Chocolate, eighteen years earlier. And when Costello connects the touching ballad Country Darkness, followed by a sexy duo and drunk with Lucinda Williams (There's A Story In Your Voice), the listener is entitled to think that this new album sits easily alongside his finest achievements. However, when Costello and Attractions (now called The Imposters) continue with their personal versions of country, gospel, soul and swamp rock idioms, they lose a little hand, despite the superb performance of the group and the power of the singer's voice, that mask the weakness of several songs. Without reaching the level of an old classic like Get Happy, this disc nevertheless emerged as one of the most satisfying of the season.


KENT Nick


Elvis Costello & The Imposters The Delivery Man
(Lost Highway/Universal).

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