Author: Elvis Costello

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• Brand Name: UMGD Mfg#: 731453800229
• Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs
• Manufacturer: POLYGRAM
• Genre: Popular Music
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PartNumber: 731453800229

Release Date: 29-09-1998

Details: Review None of this is anywhere near as hokey as it could have been, just as Costello is nowhere near as caustic as he has been. He's dumped the tangled, often snide metaphors for the most straightforward set of romantic-heartbreak sentiments he's ever penned. -- Entertainment Weekly Amazon.ca As promised, this long-awaited full-length collaboration bears the hallmarks of Bacharach's classic 1960s work with the likes of Dionne Warwick--full-force melodies, traditional pop instrumentation, clever and occasionally pained lyrics. Painted from Memory finds Costello and Bacharach revelling in their gifts on a dozen tracks that range from concise under-three-minute gems ("I Still Have That Other Girl", which sounds like the great lost Chuck Jackson single) to sprawling art songs ("Toledo", the pair's Grace of My Heart contribution "God Give Me Strength"). On the latter Costello meets his match in a co-writer who knows when to let the excesses flow and when to stem the tide; his occasionally straining vocals only add to the album's heightened effect. The result is some instant classics that stand head and shoulders above much of Costello's 1990s work. --Rickey Wright

UPC: 731453800229

EAN: 0731453800229

Model: 731453800229

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood