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Emotive (Clean Version) [Us Import]

Search: Love And Peace
by: A Perfect Circle

Release Date November 02, 2004
First up - as is probably obvious, this is a covers album. I understand why some bands may do an occasional cover but an entire album full can raise some eyebrows.

If it was any standard album then it'd be a fairly decent attempt at an alternative take on a fairly random assortment of tunes. The problem lies in the fact that A Perfect Circle's own material has a very distinctive atmosphere and style behind it and in trying to apply it to some of these other songs, it fails.

I would stress at this point that there are a number of very good renditions on here.

The good? The Annihilation - anathemic but nicely done. Peace Love and Understanding - takes a while to get going, but the usage of strings works nicely ... Read More:

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All Good CLean Fun

Search: Love And Peace
by: Various Artists

Release Date August 30, 2004
I really don't care whether this cd matches up to the orginal vinyl version - it ain't available so why worry about it.

This collection of Liberty artists (whilst strictly second division in the great scheme of things) does what a sampler compilation should do - introduce you to a number of artists that you would like to explore further.

The bad news - too much Groundhogs, Man and Hawkwind (4,3,3 tracks respectively.) Also it's presented in a clunky plasic case (see the 'Time Machine' & 'Legends of a Mind' box sets as to how it should be done).

The good stuff? Plenty!

The Idle Race (Jeff Lynne pre Move)
Help Yourself - Street Songs (Very PC - not!) & Eddie Warring (guitar wig out time) ... Read More:

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The Very Best of Elvis Costello

Search: Love And Peace
by: Elvis Costello

Release Date August 16, 2004
If you're only a casual listener of Elvis Costello, or perhaps just discovering his music, this is the best of his best ofs, and provides an excellent overview of his illustrious and impressive music career although material from The Delivery Man, Momofuku and Il Sogno will not be included as they are more recent albums.

This album has all the classics and the songs which probably hooked you in the first place, such as Veronica, Alison, She and Oliver's Army. There are some other lesser known gems in here, my favourites being Sulky Girl, That Day Is Done and So Like Candy.

In the late 1980s, Elvis Costello worked with Paul McCartney, which is, incidentally, how I became aware of Costello. Some of their best works (as individuals) ... Read More:

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Best of - First 10 Years [Japanese Import]

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by: Elvis Costello

Release Date May 28, 2008
Yes I know what you are going to say - another collection. Well, yes you're right, but its the primer for a series of themed releases being put together by the man himself. And after 30 yrs of brilliant, barbed, insightful songwriting, by a true literary genius of the era, isn't he entitled to have his say. Nicely packaged digipack, accompanying lyric/picture booklet, some of the best songs of the last 30 yrs and all for six quid. Come on you can't really complain. Get the themed 'Rock And Roll Music' collection that's also just out and you won't be disappointed. I'm waiting on the next in the series, long may his pen be filled with ink.

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Live at the Metro

Search: Love And Peace
by: The Ataris

Release Date February 24, 2004
Yes I know what you are going to say - another collection. Well, yes you're right, but its the primer for a series of themed releases being put together by the man himself. And after 30 yrs of brilliant, barbed, insightful songwriting, by a true literary genius of the era, isn't he entitled to have his say. Nicely packaged digipack, accompanying lyric/picture booklet, some of the best songs of the last 30 yrs and all for six quid. Come on you can't really complain. Get the themed 'Rock And Roll Music' collection that's also just out and you won't be disappointed. I'm waiting on the next in the series, long may his pen be filled with ink.

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Armed Forces

Search: Love And Peace
by: Elvis Costello

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Yes I know what you are going to say - another collection. Well, yes you're right, but its the primer for a series of themed releases being put together by the man himself. And after 30 yrs of brilliant, barbed, insightful songwriting, by a true literary genius of the era, isn't he entitled to have his say. Nicely packaged digipack, accompanying lyric/picture booklet, some of the best songs of the last 30 yrs and all for six quid. Come on you can't really complain. Get the themed 'Rock And Roll Music' collection that's also just out and you won't be disappointed. I'm waiting on the next in the series, long may his pen be filled with ink.

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Armed Forces [CASSETTE]

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by: Elvis Costello & the Attraction

Release Date October 17, 1990
At the time of its release I liked a few songs but didn`t appreciate this album as a whole. Bought it recently because of the few good tunes I remember liking only to be surprised at how good the other tunes are. This relates especially to what used to be B-side material when records were the music media; notable tracks being Sunday`s Best and Two Little Hitlers.

I recently read that Costello listened a great deal to ABBA shortly before recording this album. This is evident in the fluency of the songs, many very catchy tunes that is maybe disguised by the more organic production style. The style of singing by Costello is marvelous, a very descriptive way of expressing the words as in "...add to your collection" in the brilliant Accidents Will Happen. The texts ... Read More:

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Armed Forces

Search: Love And Peace
by: Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Release Date June 18, 2007
At the time of its release I liked a few songs but didn`t appreciate this album as a whole. Bought it recently because of the few good tunes I remember liking only to be surprised at how good the other tunes are. This relates especially to what used to be B-side material when records were the music media; notable tracks being Sunday`s Best and Two Little Hitlers.

I recently read that Costello listened a great deal to ABBA shortly before recording this album. This is evident in the fluency of the songs, many very catchy tunes that is maybe disguised by the more organic production style. The style of singing by Costello is marvelous, a very descriptive way of expressing the words as in "...add to your collection" in the brilliant Accidents Will Happen. The texts ... Read More:

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Ten Bloody Mary's & Ten How's Your Father

Search: Love And Peace
by: Elvis Costello

Release Date October 31, 1995
At the time of its release I liked a few songs but didn`t appreciate this album as a whole. Bought it recently because of the few good tunes I remember liking only to be surprised at how good the other tunes are. This relates especially to what used to be B-side material when records were the music media; notable tracks being Sunday`s Best and Two Little Hitlers.

I recently read that Costello listened a great deal to ABBA shortly before recording this album. This is evident in the fluency of the songs, many very catchy tunes that is maybe disguised by the more organic production style. The style of singing by Costello is marvelous, a very descriptive way of expressing the words as in "...add to your collection" in the brilliant Accidents Will Happen. The texts ... Read More:

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The Best Of The First 10 Years

Search: Love And Peace
by: Elvis Costello

Release Date June 04, 2007
Yes I know what you are going to say - another collection. Well, yes you're right, but its the primer for a series of themed releases being put together by the man himself. And after 30 yrs of brilliant, barbed, insightful songwriting, by a true literary genius of the era, isn't he entitled to have his say. Nicely packaged digipack, accompanying lyric/picture booklet, some of the best songs of the last 30 yrs and all for six quid. Come on you can't really complain. Get the themed 'Rock And Roll Music' collection that's also just out and you won't be disappointed. I'm waiting on the next in the series, long may his pen be filled with ink.