Elvis Costello - Momofuku
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Free Music Review: A Fine return to form! Excellent!
Hit: 4 Stars
I've rated this so high because I miss this kind of Cd from Elvis. I wasn't a fan of the Burt Bacharach CD or the River in Reverse. However, I loved the one with the Metropol Orkestra. I'm not a country fan so I'd prefer he stay away from that sort of thing but when he does Jazz (North) or his signature Rock stylings he's nothing short of brilliant!
Momofuku finds Elvis in great form with song writing to musical construction. My one major drawback to the CD is the Tune "My three sons". For some reason I found it sappy and not very interesting. Favorites include "No hiding place", "American Gangster Time" which are the strongest on the release and features in the chorus my favorite line of the CD -
"..It's a drag
Saluting that starry rag
I'd rather go blind
For speaking my mind
Than use it just like a gag
So wave it in anger
Just let it hang..."
I totally love that lyric!!! Turpentine is terrific. I'm not crazy about "Flutter and Wow" though. Then there is the wonderful "Mr. Feathers". All in all a terrific recording from a great talent with only two filler songs. That's way better than most these days. Keep putting out the great songs MR. Costello!
Free Music Review: A fun listen from Elvis
Hit: 4 Stars
I've spent about a week with the new Elvis CD and have gone from the initial thought that I wasted my money to really liking it.
The negatives: The CD was written and recorded very quickly and is fairly unpolished. It sounds a little like Elvis B-sides or demo recordings. The CD also doesn't have that song or two that sound like obvious singles and make you want to play them on repeat.
The positives: The set has a kind of loose and fun feel to it. As good as some of Elvis' recent rock CDs have been (The Delivery Man, When I was Cruel), they seem self-consciously arty compared to this new release. He jumps all over the map stylistically on this new release and at times recalls songs from Blood and Chocolate, Imperial Bedroom, Brutal Youth.
I find this is a great CD for the car because of its ever-changing nature. It's tough to get bored with this one.
Free Music Review: Best Elvis Album since...
Hit: 4 Stars
I love this record. For my entertainment dollar (as Letterman might say),I think it's the best rockin' Elvis album since the '80s (trust, taking liberties, and imperial bedroom come to mind).
Granted we love the softer side of Elvis at my house, too, be it Kodak, work with Burt B., or North -- this album brings Elvis back to his punk/new wave roots. More recent rocking efforts have been interesting -- say, Delivery Man, All This Useless Beauty, and so on, but MOMOFUKU was a delightful suprising return to brighter days.
Thank you, Mr. MacManus, for continually reinventing yourself but also for celebrating a particular gift you have, too.
Free Music Review: A Very Good Album
Hit: 4 Stars
Momofuku is a very good album. A little bit of everything. Its hard for Elvis to match some of his early stuff, but this one comes pretty close. Any EC fan will like this one, but I think it will appeal to more than just the hardcore fans... 'Why don't you come back baby, why don't you go away'Free Music Review: elvis rocks
Hit: 4 Stars
always a treat when elvis gets the rock quartet thing going again...not the best...and i miss the attractions (bruce thomas) but it's better than 90% of the rock music out there.