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After a short absence from the music scene, Elvis Costello is back with ''King of America'', a musically appealing and lyrically fascinating album that should cause fans to say "knew it all the time" and new listeners to say "hey, this guy's good." | |||
Coming after his last hit "I Write the Book" and some work as a producer, Costello, sporting a new look of full beard and mustache gives ''King'' many sounds from Americana and is appealing, but the music is seconded by the lyrics. | |||
These lyrics tell the story of an Englishman looking at slices of American life through honest eyes. They range from biting and satiric to melancholic and haunting. I asked recently where all the songwriters went. Well, I have found at least one. | |||
From "Brilliant Mistake" (''"She said that she was working for the ABC news / It was all of the alphabet she knew how to use"''), to "Indoor Fireworks" (''"I'll build a bonfire of my dreams / And burn a broken effigy of me and you"'') to "Little Palaces" (''"So you knock the kids around a bit / Because they have your name"'') to his cover of Eric Burdon and the Animals' classic "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," this is the Costello album everyone should take a listen to. | |||
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