Aberdeen Evening Express, March 23, 1978

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Aberdeen Evening Express

UK & Ireland newspapers

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Costello and Lowe hit the high spots


Evening Express

When Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe departed from Stiff Records they left to become the aces in Radar Records' pack.

Lowe has been the first to play his hand at Radar with his Jesus of Cool album, which has done well in the charts.

Lowe is a man of many talents and with the Jesus album he's turned in an irresistible record which embraces a multitude of pop styles from the Beach Boys to the Stranglers.

There are eleven tracks on the LP — five previously released — but there are no musician credits whatsoever.

Lowe's humour shines through in his bizarre lyrics, which mix with straight pop rhythms to produce a heady brew.

The outstanding track is "Nutted By Reality," which starts with a tale of Castro being castrated and ends up as bubbly a pop time you'll find. "Little Hitler" is a gem of a number which has Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys written all over it.

If this is the Jesus of Cool it's well worth the money to become a disciple.




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It was expected that Lowe would came up with come-thins useful fur his find polo effort

Costello. on the other head was under a good dee! more pressure since be had already treated us to a cloak debut album. The question was could he de-liver the goods a second time around

The answer is a resounding Yeah! Costello has fol-lowed My Aim Is True with another gem in "This Year's Model "

When Costello first appeared he was treated as mild antuisemeni My Aim Is True change all that and with this album he has confirmed that he lb NO about the best thing to cool e out of the New Wave.

Beth Costello and hi s band the Attractions. OUP Biondi& haw done a sta.:I-f:1 job in atllising the s and styles from the Sixties.

on "'This Years Moder the •ouod is at its very best and of coarse, Elvis is there delivering his amazing lyrics wttli sore Wt. than JAWS-

I found this album • Litt* less weesesibie than his Wu to with, but Ws Un-to take off the turntable and what t eventually bolls t3uw u to i that then is not a weak track Cl tt

Prom the °pager. "No Action" right through to the final cut. "Night Rallies.. Costello belts it out with the ferocity sad verve that pills him alongside Spnngstreri and Parker

You'll at least have heard the outstanding tingle i Don't Want To ti4► Ti. Chelsea' — well Met, are lot more oil the •: III which can equal t

Costello to bunt For farsr: again .4Thtf Veto • a winner and *ill caws. stand the wet of tune.


Tags: This Year's ModelNick LoweStiff RecordsJesus Of CoolThe Beach BoysMy Aim Is TrueNutted By RealityBrian Wilson

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The Evening Express, March 23, 1978


The Evening Express reviews This Year's Model and Nick Lowe's Jesus of Cool.

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