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The remainder of the first side is dominated by two extended tracks. The seven-minute opus "Tokyo Storm Warning" (co-written with Costello fiance Cait O'Riordan of the Pogues) sounds like a reworked Stones "19th Nervous Breakdown" with a convoluted jumble of lyrics that leave no lasting impression. | The remainder of the first side is dominated by two extended tracks. The seven-minute opus "Tokyo Storm Warning" (co-written with Costello fiance Cait O'Riordan of the Pogues) sounds like a reworked Stones "19th Nervous Breakdown" with a convoluted jumble of lyrics that leave no lasting impression. | ||
"I Want You," on the other hand, is painfully direct. Over an arrangement that sounds like vintage Neil Young (the Costello-Lowe team always seems to enjoy a spot of good-natured plunder), Costello cries out "I want you" some 30 times between curt verses that make it clear the "you" doesn't want him. It's a naked, obsessive song. | "I Want You," on the other hand, is painfully direct. Over an arrangement that sounds like vintage Neil Young (the Costello-Lowe team always seems to enjoy a spot of good-natured plunder), Costello cries out ''"I want you"'' some 30 times between curt verses that make it clear the "you" doesn't want him. It's a naked, obsessive song. | ||
"Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?" is pretty much your standard great Costello rocker, and "Blue Chair" is a superior pop/R&B hybrid along the lines of "Everyday I Write the Book." "Poor Napoleon" sounds like a twisted Phil Spector production but telling a tale of infidelity and psychosis. The standout is "Battered Old Bird, | "Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?" is pretty much your standard great Costello rocker, and "Blue Chair" is a superior pop/R&B hybrid along the lines of "Everyday I Write the Book." "Poor Napoleon" sounds like a twisted Phil Spector production but telling a tale of infidelity and psychosis. The standout is "Battered Old Bird," a disarmingly hummable piece of domestic rage. | ||
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