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Costello calmly runs a gauntlet of emotions and musical styles, rocking back to the roots in "Sour Milk Cow Blues," doing rhythmic double-takes in the eerie reggae of "Room With No Number," spewing a calculated stutter in the barreling "Deportee's Club," and crooning with mournful sweetness through the droning "Love Field." | Costello calmly runs a gauntlet of emotions and musical styles, rocking back to the roots in "Sour Milk Cow Blues," doing rhythmic double-takes in the eerie reggae of "Room With No Number," spewing a calculated stutter in the barreling "Deportee's Club," and crooning with mournful sweetness through the droning "Love Field." | ||
Costello always seems concerned with making his view fit into neat packages; excessive breaks and drawn out endings are rare. The man wants to get onstage, shoot the laser tongue through the velvet lips and jump out of the spotlight unscathed by vagrant vamps. A curious (and sole) exception on the album is found on "Room With No | Costello always seems concerned with making his view fit into neat packages; excessive breaks and drawn out endings are rare. The man wants to get onstage, shoot the laser tongue through the velvet lips and jump out of the spotlight unscathed by vagrant vamps. A curious (and sole) exception on the album is found on "Room With No Number"'s bouncy extended ending. Snatches of frantic silent movie piano run through the chorus with no less than 30 bars. | ||
Taking aim at everything from the dirty politics of romance ("The Only Flame In Town," "Home Truth") to the dirty romance of politics ("Peace In Our Time"), this series of concise musical and moral statements is surely one of Costello's most appreciable efforts to date. | Taking aim at everything from the dirty politics of romance ("The Only Flame In Town," "Home Truth") to the dirty romance of politics ("Peace In Our Time"), this series of concise musical and moral statements is surely one of Costello's most appreciable efforts to date. |
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