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<center><h3> Armed Forces </h3></center> | <center><h3> Armed Forces </h3></center> | ||
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It is valid to apply that same comment to the new Elvis Costello album. | It is valid to apply that same comment to the new Elvis Costello album. | ||
Costello generated tremendous excitement with his first album, ''My Aim is True'', which, on its surface, sounded like an homage to mid ' | Costello generated tremendous excitement with his first album, ''My Aim is True'', which, on its surface, sounded like an homage to mid '60s rock. But a close listening to the lyrics revealed a smoldering nuerotic tension. | ||
''Armed Forces'', the new album, lacks the urgency of its predecessors. Perhaps some of the problems stem from production, like the last two. ''Forces'' was produced by Nick Lowe, who mixed Costello in as dynamic a fashion as has been heard recently. The new LP sounds compressed and muddled. | ''Armed Forces'', the new album, lacks the urgency of its predecessors. Perhaps some of the problems stem from production, like the last two. ''Forces'' was produced by Nick Lowe, who mixed Costello in as dynamic a fashion as has been heard recently. The new LP sounds compressed and muddled. | ||
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One, "Senior Service" is a classic power pop song with an irresistable Dave Clark keyboard sound. Another is "Party Girl," which is the only song on the album with good background vocals. But as distinct from new wave or power pop, "Girl" is unquestionably a rock song. "Goon Squad" has an eerie techno sound introduction, that is the only reference to the Berlin influence detectable on the album. | One, "Senior Service" is a classic power pop song with an irresistable Dave Clark keyboard sound. Another is "Party Girl," which is the only song on the album with good background vocals. But as distinct from new wave or power pop, "Girl" is unquestionably a rock song. "Goon Squad" has an eerie techno sound introduction, that is the only reference to the Berlin influence detectable on the album. | ||
''Armed Forces'' carried a working title of | ''Armed Forces'' carried a working title of ''Emotional Fascism'' that was changed during post production. The original title appears on the sleeve of the first 200,000 copies. These first pressings also contain a three-song EP (extended play) with "Alison," "Watching the Detectives" and "Accidents Will Happen." | ||
"Accidents" features Costello backed by acoustic piano and is probably his worst recorded moment, the applause following the song sounds dubbed. | "Accidents" features Costello backed by acoustic piano and is probably his worst recorded moment, the applause following the song sounds dubbed. | ||
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