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ELVIS COSTELLO "king of america" cd,1986. #71 UK.

this, in my opinion, is Elvis' materpiece....so if anyone wants to get a foothold into the world of Elvis Costello then this is a must IMO!!!, if you already have a foot in his door and havent got this one, then shame on you!
although he has made some mighty fine albums in his career, this one is "genius" from go to woe....his vocals,music and lyrics were never bettered on any album he has made before or since.
even the "**'s" here would almost certainly get "***'s" on a lot of his other albums, even the Animals "dont let me be missunderstood" which he covers here is almost brilliant.
i have tried and tried to pick a favourite off this one over the years and i still cannot do it so i suggest you listen to them from track #1 and work your way right through it to the final track.
IMO "glitter gulch" is probably the worst track here, but again would still score a "***" on some of his other albums...such is the overall strength of this rock classic!
sorry about the lack of links guys as i really expected to be able to get them all for this album without difficulty!!!!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. brilliant mistake ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pdxvxnJ8p4 live (not the full version but the best one i could find on youtube)
2. lovable ***
3. our little angel ***
4. dont let me be missunderstood **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m2XWa2ACGM live
5. glitter gulch **
6. indoor fireworks ***
7. little palaces ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihoYSmmBkG8 live
8. i'll wear it proudly ***
9. american without tears ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olFmIHMoYHk audio
10.eisenhower blues **
11.poisoned rose ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csjuEC3baGM audio
12.the big light ***
13.jack of all spades ***
14.suit of lights **
15.sleep of the just ***

3s=11
2s=4
1s=0

rating: 2.8