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The music ranges from the Bo Diddley-chuggin' "Lover's Walk" to a Kurt Weillish and overgrandiose "Shot With His Own Gun." The ground between includes the pulsing piano chording "Strict Time" and a slow but punchy descending organ mood piece called "Watch Your Step," the album's stand-out. His themes, as always, focus on emotional fascism, the imperialism of the bedroom. Here, too, a less postured stance on Elvis' part brings the point home more truly. The scenario in "Pretty Words" of the geezer who reads the headline "Millions Murdered," tucks the paper under his arm, and trades pleasantries with his wife — says more about the banalities of human interactions than, say, the more stilted scene of "Two Little Hitlers" from ''Armed Forces''. | The music ranges from the Bo Diddley-chuggin' "Lover's Walk" to a Kurt Weillish and overgrandiose "Shot With His Own Gun." The ground between includes the pulsing piano chording "Strict Time" and a slow but punchy descending organ mood piece called "Watch Your Step," the album's stand-out. His themes, as always, focus on emotional fascism, the imperialism of the bedroom. Here, too, a less postured stance on Elvis' part brings the point home more truly. The scenario in "Pretty Words" of the geezer who reads the headline "Millions Murdered," tucks the paper under his arm, and trades pleasantries with his wife — says more about the banalities of human interactions than, say, the more stilted scene of "Two Little Hitlers" from ''Armed Forces''. | ||
Trust is the social compact — in the Costello mythology, the mode of dupe. But as the album's title, I think it indicates his increased trust in himself — and his audience — to play it straight, without the defensive snigger and obfuscating, nasty pose. | |||
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