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| From | DanAbnrml9@aol.com |
| Subject | Goodbye Cruel World |
| Date | Fri, 13 Aug 2004 07:56:01 EDT |
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In a message dated 8/13/2004 1:01:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
<<NP: GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD (bonus disc) -- Elvis Costello (Based on re-hearing
this album a couple of weeks ago and then buying the new Rhino double-disc
Tuesday, I have to say: this record is actually not nearly as bad as I
recalled it being at the time. Inappropriately produced, yes, and with
filler, but there are a handful of extremely strong songs here.) >>
I too have been buying these up as they come out and am sort of shocked that
this album isn't nearly as bad as I'd heard. In particular the very
'80s-sounding Daryl Hall collaboration "The Only Flame In Town"... it's dated, yes,
but I have an appreciation for art and architecture that can be pegged to
their exact moment of inception. I actually think "Goodbye Cruel World" is fairly
decent. People talk about this being the worst Costello album, but it's
heads above "Mighty Like A Rose" and miles ahead of the bland "North"
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