Cross references to both his canon and his culture abound, jokes, quotes and dialogue with musical heavyweights chipping in and is this now Costello’s most complete work. Very, very possibly, but ironically its importance will be over-stated when viewed in the light of the competition: simply, there is none. Compulsive, compelling – the thoughts of an outraged observer almost journalistic on its distanced insight and a great LP to set the pace, but who’s going to keep up?
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