Other Mixes By Pop Kulcher
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All Grown Up: Elvis Costello 1983-2006 (2-CD Deluxe Edition)
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Everyday I Write The Book | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Let Them All Talk | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | The Greatest Thing | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | The Element Within Her | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Love Went Mad | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | The World And His Wife | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Walking On Thin Ice | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | The Only Flame In Town | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Room With No Number | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Sour Milk-Cow Blues | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | The Deportees Club | |
| Elvis Costello | Brilliant Mistake | |
| Elvis Costello | Lovable | |
| Elvis Costello | Glitter Gulch | |
| Elvis Costello | The Big Light | |
| The Coward Brothers | The People's Limousine | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | I Hope You're Happy Now | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Tokyo Storm Warning | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind? | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Next Time Round | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Blue Chair (single version) | |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo | |
| Elvis Costello | This Town... | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| Elvis Costello | Veronica | |
| Elvis Costello | Pads, Paws And Claws | |
| Elvis Costello | The Other Side Of Summer | |
| Elvis Costello | The Ugly Things | |
| Elvis Costello | Georgie And Her Rival | |
| Elvis Costello | Just Another Mystery | |
| Elvis Costello | Ship Of Fools [Grateful Dead] | |
| Elvis Costello | Pony St. | |
| Elvis Costello | Kinder Murder | |
| Elvis Costello | 13 Steps Lead Down | |
| Elvis Costello | Sulky Girl | |
| Elvis Costello | Just About Glad | |
| Elvis Costello | Days [Kinks] | |
| Elvis Costello | You Bowed Down | |
| Elvis Costello | Complicated Shadows | |
| Elvis Costello | Starting To Come To Me | |
| Elvis Costello | 45 | |
| Elvis Costello | Tear Off Your Own Head | |
| Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint | My Little Blue Window | |
| Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint | Tears, Tears And More Tears | |
Comment:
Hot on the heels of volume one (1977-1982), here's the follow-up package. It should be obvious where my loyalties lie, as I reserved the first 2 discs for a mere 6-year span while somehow squeezing 23 years (!) of music onto the second 2-cd mix.That said, things start out strong enough, with 1983's jazzed/funked-up Punch The Clock, IMHO the last truly great Elvis album (and, more fairly, one more appropriately lumped in with the first mix, though musically it's much more consistent with his latter period). After that, sad to say, the huge drop-off in consistency began. Not that any of his albums are truly terrible, and a few are pretty solid (particularly 1994's underrated Brutal Youth). And even the weaker albums have a few standout tracks each, ranging from the Americana of King of America (critically-acclaimed but never a personal favorite) to the harder-rocking Blood & Chocolate. Indeed, while this can't approach the quality of his early years, there's obviously a great deal more variety (as one would expect when covering over two decades of work); though, I have to admit, this mix definitely cherry-picks Elvis's rock & roll tunes, leaving his more torch-song-leaning balladry and jazz-tinged croonings (found on a number of side projects) for another day.
Feedback:
Punch the Clock the "last truly great Elvis album"?!? Are you kidding me? (You're clearly forgetting about King of America, Blood & Chocolate and--yes, I'm saying it!--Spike?) Let me recommend that you listen to KoA's (obviously IMHO) best moments (most of which, save for "The Big Light" and "Brilliant Mistake," you've skipped) again before dismissing it. Start with "Indoor Fireworks," then move to "Sleep of the Just," and then on to "I'll Wear It Proudly".... ;-) In the meantime, we are again diametrically opposed. That said, this is a lovely mix series, regardless. :-)
Ah, well, This Town... was always a personal favorite.
koa is all that i am truly familiar with in this era and it is top five for me with the other four all being in the early years.
rob snatched the words right out of my mouth - king of america is absolutely brilliant, & as i mentioned on the first disc, my second-favorite elvis album. "indoor fireworks," "sleep of the just," "the big light," "i'll wear it proudly," "glitter gulch," & "brilliant mistake" are among his crowning achievements. in fact, that's the album i'm listening to right now.
Punch The Clock was never a personal favourite. I don't know how you can dismiss All This Useless Beauty which nearly matches some of his best early Lps. Still loads on here to like though.
I've continued my love of EC through this period too and have to agree with Rob and anthony here. KoA is a great album. Some of his later albums have been a little spotty but that has more to do with his later facination with ballads. I really like The Delivery Man and that duet album with Allen Toussaint. I saw EC perform recently. A mostly acoustic set with just his keyboard player in tow. A litter different sound but still great. This collection is great too.