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This time round, New Orleans veteran [[Allen Toussaint]] is the sidekick for a soulful album of Toussaint numbers and new Costello compositions, songs held together to by images of flooding. | This time round, New Orleans veteran [[Allen Toussaint]] is the sidekick for a soulful album of Toussaint numbers and new Costello compositions, songs held together to by images of flooding. | ||
The results are occasionally magnificent, such as the exultant, biting Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further?, on which Toussaint's [[The Crescent City Horns|Crescent City Horns]] are really given a chance to blast, playing alongside Costello's usual band, [[The Imposters]]. | The results are occasionally magnificent, such as the exultant, biting [[Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further?]], on which Toussaint's [[The Crescent City Horns|Crescent City Horns]] are really given a chance to blast, playing alongside Costello's usual band, [[The Imposters]]. | ||
Tellingly, that is a rare example of the guest being allowed centre stage; elsewhere, Toussaint is kept in the background, playing the piano, which he does beautifully. [[Ascension Day]], with Costello singing and Toussaint tinkling, is another lovely outing, while the title track sees Costello writing a stirring post-deluge protest song in the Toussaint mould. | Tellingly, that is a rare example of the guest being allowed centre stage; elsewhere, Toussaint is kept in the background, playing the piano, which he does beautifully. [[Ascension Day]], with Costello singing and Toussaint tinkling, is another lovely outing, while the title track sees Costello writing a stirring post-deluge protest song in the Toussaint mould. |