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. Goodbye Cruel World
Search: Tomorrows Just Another Day
by: Elvis & The Attracti Costello
Release Date August 03, 2004
'Congratulations,you have just purchased our worst record!' is Elvis Costello's opening sentence in the self-penned liner notes of Demon Records' mid '90's re-release of this,EC's 9th album.People who hung on to these words still think that 'Goodbye Cruel World' is EC's least impressive output to date,it's far from it,check out 'Spike' or 'Mighty Like A Rose' if you want to hear a bad Elvis Costello album.
In fact the reason EC dislikes this album is not so much from a songwriting perspective but for personal issues which were taking place in his life at the time (his wife,bank manager and record company all seemed to be taking him for a ride.)
The opening track 'The Only Flame In Town' with Daryl Hall doesn't set the tone for the ... Read More:
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