Review of the Album: The Very Best of Elvis Costello from more reviews...
The debate over whether he is punk or new wave is long over; today Elvis Costello is less likely to be found on a list with Strummer and Scabies than he is with Bacharach and David and Jimmy Webb. Lauded initially...more.
Review of the Album: The Very Best of Elvis Costello from more reviews...
Costello is one of the absolute all time greats in 20th century music. (thus the 5 stars) I cannot say you should buy this album when their is a much better substitute. It will cost a bit more but it is...more.
Review of the Album: The Very Best of Elvis Costello from more reviews...
This is an improvement on "The Best of Elvis Costello" with all of his greatest hits, plus some of the more obscure tracks from "Get Happy" and other Costello CDs that true Costello fans will love to have. If you truly...more.
Review of the Album: The Very Best of Elvis Costello from more reviews...
Elvis Costello is perhaps the most versatile artist to emerge from the punk era of the 1980's. He is equally capable of a gritty delivery, as he demonstrates in livelier tunes such as "Pump it Up" and "Lipstick Vogue," and...more.
Review of the Album: My Aim Is True (With Bonus Disc) from more reviews...
Elvis Costello kicked off his debut album with a formal device that would also serve his next two long-players well: the first thing you hear is his voice. That opening phrase--"Now that your picture's in the paper..."--was...more.