Men of Musical Genius Monday: Elvis Costello
so I'm back.
Chicago was good... i saw the Marina City towers made famous to indie dorks such as myself by the cover of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, plus was in the city for Casimir Pulaski Day, which Sufjan Stevens based an incredibly depressing yet beautiful song off of on Illinois. So all in all, a winner.
This week's featured man of musical genius probably needs no introduction, having been in the music biz for about three decades now. Over that time, Elvis Costello has gone from new wave and punk to flirtations with country, classical, jazz, soul and just about everything else, all while retaining a signature rich lyrical style and bittersweet outlook on life.
In the end, however, many would argue his earliest work is still his strongest. I would have to count myself among them, if for no other reason than "My Aim Is True" might be one of the best debut albums I've ever heard. Young Elvis Costello blazes through 13 tracks filled with raw energy and ridculously simple yet instantly catchy melodies. Far from lamenting his romantic failures in mopey self-loathing (emo kids, i'm looking your way), he artfully and elequently calls women out on their games with a lyrical cynicysm and wit far beyond his years.
In short, it's fast, fresh, bitter, and just about perfect.
Elvis Costello- (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Chicago was good... i saw the Marina City towers made famous to indie dorks such as myself by the cover of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, plus was in the city for Casimir Pulaski Day, which Sufjan Stevens based an incredibly depressing yet beautiful song off of on Illinois. So all in all, a winner.
This week's featured man of musical genius probably needs no introduction, having been in the music biz for about three decades now. Over that time, Elvis Costello has gone from new wave and punk to flirtations with country, classical, jazz, soul and just about everything else, all while retaining a signature rich lyrical style and bittersweet outlook on life.
In the end, however, many would argue his earliest work is still his strongest. I would have to count myself among them, if for no other reason than "My Aim Is True" might be one of the best debut albums I've ever heard. Young Elvis Costello blazes through 13 tracks filled with raw energy and ridculously simple yet instantly catchy melodies. Far from lamenting his romantic failures in mopey self-loathing (emo kids, i'm looking your way), he artfully and elequently calls women out on their games with a lyrical cynicysm and wit far beyond his years.
In short, it's fast, fresh, bitter, and just about perfect.
Elvis Costello- (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
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