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Surrounding the pop soul tunes are an impressive array of styles. "Motel Matches" is almost country, and I could almost see it being covered in the same way George Jones and Rachel Sweet covered "Stranger in the House." Elvis appears to be ready to absolve some of his image; the goofy shouting at the end of "Almost Beaten..." seems to be a stab at some good-natured humor. He truly seems to have "gotten happy." | Surrounding the pop soul tunes are an impressive array of styles. "Motel Matches" is almost country, and I could almost see it being covered in the same way George Jones and Rachel Sweet covered "Stranger in the House." Elvis appears to be ready to absolve some of his image; the goofy shouting at the end of "Almost Beaten..." seems to be a stab at some good-natured humor. He truly seems to have "gotten happy." | ||
Producer Nick Lowe has helped guide Costello (who is a searing but limited guitarist) and the Attractions through many new stylistic variations. The sound here is somewhat reminiscent of the first album with more keyboard emphasis. Just how much of this is Lowe's doing as opposed to Costello's is questionable. Costello recently produced the P Specials (an English ska band) and the ska influence is readily noticeable on "I Can't Stand Up" and "The Imposter." The musicianship of the Attractions reflects these moves; the sound is as stripped down as it is complicated by sometimes jazzy interludes ("Secondary Modern"). If all of this sounds like a confusing musical potpourri, it really isn't. What it is is a twenty song | Producer Nick Lowe has helped guide Costello (who is a searing but limited guitarist) and the Attractions through many new stylistic variations. The sound here is somewhat reminiscent of the first album with more keyboard emphasis. Just how much of this is Lowe's doing as opposed to Costello's is questionable. Costello recently produced the P Specials (an English ska band) and the ska influence is readily noticeable on "I Can't Stand Up" and "The Imposter." The musicianship of the Attractions reflects these moves; the sound is as stripped down as it is complicated by sometimes jazzy interludes ("Secondary Modern"). If all of this sounds like a confusing musical potpourri, it really isn't. What it is is a twenty song lp that should not be missed. (Just try to ignore the-as-usual-dreadful cover art.) Because if you can't find a song out of the twenty to suit your tastes, then maybe you need new tastes. Now get happy. | ||
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