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<center><h3> Trussed trust for tryst? </h3></center> | <center><h3> Trussed trust for tryst? </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Mike Gardner </center> | <center> Mike Gardner </center> | ||
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''' Elvis Costello ''' / Trust <br> | |||
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''Trust''? Or should that read trussed? | ''Trust''? Or should that read trussed? | ||
The law of averages states quite clearly that anybody who produces no less than six albums (including the ''Taking Liberties'' / '' | The law of averages states quite clearly that anybody who produces no less than six albums (including the ''Taking Liberties'' / ''Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers'' outtake collections) in four years must be due for the critical pillory and a good time will be had by all. But Costello has managed to produce albums that have each shown a marked improvement on the previous set while always delivering songs that are far more than reheated past offerings. | ||
As usual the first impression is of disappointment as he fails to capitalise on the areas he opened up on the last set and then you realise that he's taken another worthwhile tangent and you discover even more than you had previously hoped. | As usual the first impression is of disappointment as he fails to capitalise on the areas he opened up on the last set and then you realise that he's taken another worthwhile tangent and you discover even more than you had previously hoped. | ||
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The highlights on this 14 track set include the classic elegance of "Clubland," a single that should have been, if there ever was one. Then there's the big beat of "Lovers Walk" which has more than a tinge of Bo Diddley swagger. There's the effortlessness of the pretty melodies on "Never Be A Man," "New Lace Sleeves" and the ''This Year's Model'' styled "White Knuckles." | The highlights on this 14 track set include the classic elegance of "Clubland," a single that should have been, if there ever was one. Then there's the big beat of "Lovers Walk" which has more than a tinge of Bo Diddley swagger. There's the effortlessness of the pretty melodies on "Never Be A Man," "New Lace Sleeves" and the ''This Year's Model'' styled "White Knuckles." | ||
Then there's the tour de force of a Costello Motown bopper "From A Whisper To A Scream" that has | Then there's the tour de force of a Costello Motown bopper "From A Whisper To A Scream" that has Glenn Tilbrook swapping phrases with the bespectacled one like an Anglocised Sam & Dave and the melody even manages to have overtones of Squeeze. | ||
But the honours must be shared with the poignant "Shot With His Own Gun" that shows that the Costello cutting edge hasn't lost one gram of bite. | But the honours must be shared with the poignant "Shot With His Own Gun" that shows that the Costello cutting edge hasn't lost one gram of bite. | ||
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The Costello formula should be getting boring by now but while he still invests energy and care into his work and then sidesteps the pitfalls with agility and intelligence then he's going to put oft the execution a few times more. | The Costello formula should be getting boring by now but while he still invests energy and care into his work and then sidesteps the pitfalls with agility and intelligence then he's going to put oft the execution a few times more. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Trust]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[Bruce Thomas]] {{-}} [[Pete Thomas]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[Clubland]] {{-}} [[Lovers Walk]] {{-}} [[Bo Diddley]] {{-}} [[You'll Never Be A Man|Never Be A Man]] {{-}} [[New Lace Sleeves]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] {{-}} [[White Knuckles]] {{-}} [[Motown]] {{-}} [[From A Whisper To A Scream]] {{-}} [[Glenn Tilbrook]] {{-}} [[Sam & Dave]] {{-}} [[Squeeze]] {{-}} [[Shot With His Own Gun]] {{-}} [[Taking Liberties]] {{-}} [[Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers]] | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/albums/72157714038335801 Flickr] [[Michael Kane]] | |||
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