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It's hard not to let expectations get out of hand. ''Brutal Youth'' is Elvis Costello's first reunion with his band the Attractions since 1987's ''Blood | It's hard not to let expectations get out of hand. ''Brutal Youth'' is Elvis Costello's first reunion with his band the Attractions since 1987's ''Blood & Chocolate'' — his last consistently brilliant album. Old pal Nick Lowe also plays bass on about a third of the cuts. | ||
''Brutal Youth'' does, indeed, represent a return to form, especially after ''The Juliet Letters'', last year's unsatisfying collaboration with the Brodsky Quartet. However, sometimes the new album represents a little too much retrenchment — Costello almost sounds like an Elvis impersonator on tracks such as "Pony St.," "Still Too Soon to Know," "London's Brilliant Parade" and "Just About Glad." After four or five listens, I started to succumb to Costello's familiar, acerbic charm, but it's naggingly obvious he can write songs like these in his sleep. | ''Brutal Youth'' does, indeed, represent a return to form, especially after ''The Juliet Letters'', last year's unsatisfying collaboration with the Brodsky Quartet. However, sometimes the new album represents a little too much retrenchment — Costello almost sounds like an Elvis impersonator on tracks such as "Pony St.," "Still Too Soon to Know," "London's Brilliant Parade" and "Just About Glad." After four or five listens, I started to succumb to Costello's familiar, acerbic charm, but it's naggingly obvious he can write songs like these in his sleep. | ||
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