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Other songs on the first album concern the drudgery of working: ''"Welcome to the working week. / Oh, I know it don't thrill you / I hope it don't kill you"'' and sexual frustration: ''"Don't you know that I've tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified. / I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied."'' The music encapsulating these lyrics is hard and basic rock 'n' roll reminiscent of the early Rolling Stones hit "Get Off of My Cloud." | Other songs on the first album concern the drudgery of working: ''"Welcome to the working week. / Oh, I know it don't thrill you / I hope it don't kill you"'' and sexual frustration: ''"Don't you know that I've tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified. / I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied."'' The music encapsulating these lyrics is hard and basic rock 'n' roll reminiscent of the early Rolling Stones hit "Get Off of My Cloud." | ||
On Costello's second album, his band added an organ which acts as a fog clouding and distorting the driving rock 'n' roll beat. As good as the first album is, the second album is better. The album, ''This Year's Model'', continues to include songs about sexual frustration and the social conditions of the world. | On Costello's second album, his band added an organ which acts as a fog clouding and distorting the driving rock 'n' roll beat. As good as the first album is, the second album is better. The album, ''This Year's Model'', continues to include songs about sexual frustration and the social conditions of the world. Lines such as ''"I{{nb}}don't want to be your lover{{nb}}/ I just want to be your victim."'' | ||
Stark sexual imagery, usually of masturbation as symbol of sexual frustration is also evident as in the song "Pump it Up" (''"Pump it up / until you can feel it, / Pump it up when you don't really need it"''), the song "The Beat" (''"Have you been a good boy / Never played with your toy / Such a pleasure to employ"'') and "Lip Service" (''"Lip service is all you ever get from me."'') | Stark sexual imagery, usually of masturbation as symbol of sexual frustration is also evident as in the song "Pump it Up" (''"Pump it up / until you can feel it, / Pump it up when you don't really need it"''), the song "The Beat" (''"Have you been a good boy / Never played with your toy / Such a pleasure to employ"'') and "Lip Service" (''"Lip service is all you ever get from me."'') | ||
Costello's third album was just released with the first 200,000 copies containing a bonus LP of Elvis live at Hollywood High. The album — originally entitled ''Emotion Fascism '' but changed due to record company pressure to ''Armed Forces'' — is much more complex than the first two. Costello's voice and lyrics carry the same punch as before but the music is arranged more abstractly. Elvis wrote all the songs on the album but one "What's so Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding" which was written by his friend and producer Nick Lowe. As in the previous records, none of the songs are longer than three minutes and the songs again are about the frustrations of being human, ''" | Costello's third album was just released with the first 200,000 copies containing a bonus LP of Elvis live at Hollywood High. The album — originally entitled ''Emotion Fascism '' but changed due to record company pressure to ''Armed Forces'' — is much more complex than the first two. Costello's voice and lyrics carry the same punch as before but the music is arranged more abstractly. Elvis wrote all the songs on the album but one, "What's so Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding," which was written by his friend and producer Nick Lowe. As in the previous records, none of the songs are longer than three minutes and the songs again are about the frustrations of being human, ''"Accidents will happen / we're all just hit and run." '' | ||
Though musically the album is different from the first two, the energy is still there. I'd advise anyone who is into rock 'n' roll to purchase all three and learn what rock's about. If one is into rock 'n' roll, it is a good sound investment | Though musically the album is different from the first two, the energy is still there. I'd advise anyone who is into rock 'n' roll to purchase all three and learn what rock's about. If one is into rock 'n' roll, it is a good sound investment. | ||
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