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The theme of rejection is examined on the irresistible "[[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]]" (probably my favourite track on the album), but here the mood is more extrovert, with sparkling guitar chords crashing over vigorous piano, with Elvis providing one of the most exhilarating vocal performances on the entire record, with a vibrant back-up chorus supplying additional colour. This song's effervescence is challenged only by the magnificent "[[Mystery Dance]]," a perfectly realised homage to Fifties rock and roll with Elvis' vocal drenched in greasy echo, which presents a concise account of a guy's first sexual adventure and its disastrous development. | The theme of rejection is examined on the irresistible "[[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]]" (probably my favourite track on the album), but here the mood is more extrovert, with sparkling guitar chords crashing over vigorous piano, with Elvis providing one of the most exhilarating vocal performances on the entire record, with a vibrant back-up chorus supplying additional colour. This song's effervescence is challenged only by the magnificent "[[Mystery Dance]]," a perfectly realised homage to Fifties rock and roll with Elvis' vocal drenched in greasy echo, which presents a concise account of a guy's first sexual adventure and its disastrous development. | ||
'' | ''My Aim Is True'' is already a personal favourite - I can think of only a few albums released this year that rival its general excellence - and I can only hope its delights will be universally recognised. Hell, you can dance to it, swoon to it, sing along with it, laugh and cry with it, smooch and romance to it. And, to paraphrase Elvis Costello's "[[Welcome To The Working Week]]" I think it might thrill you, I know it won't kill you. Buy-buy. | ||
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