The Boney 500: Album #103

[T_Bone0806]

Today's album entry was the debut of a major force in the new wave genre but like contemporary Joe Jackson, he has escaped that early catagorization to explore other genres, earning much respect along the way...



103. MY AIM IS TRUE-ELVIS COSTELLO (1977)

He now has a rather gentlemanly English persona, but in his introduction to the music world, he was a
sneering, sarcastic punk. Yet those snarling lyrics were combined with an unerring sense of melody.
The combination was magic.

[Ritterskoop]

I have his later CD "Spike" but never got this one.

Must remedy.

[Estonut]

I have his later CD "Spike" but never got this one.

Must remedy.

If you enjoy this one, his second album is also a must. I checked Wikipedia to see how it was rated, and found this: "His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987."

[T_Bone0806]

I have his later CD "Spike" but never got this one.

Must remedy.

Glad you liked.

[T_Bone0806]

I have his later CD "Spike" but never got this one.

Must remedy.

If you enjoy this one, his second album is also a must. I checked Wikipedia to see how it was rated, and found this: "His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987."

I liked that one, too. Two songs there, "Pump It Up" (a staple of my band's setlist) and "No Action", I like better than anything on his first album, but I like "My Aim Is True" better overall.

"Armed Forces", with primo cuts like "Accidents Will Happen" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?" is also good.

[ghostjmf]

Ritterskoop, this is the one that has "Watching The Detectives", which PBS used for many years as a theme for a series (History Detectives would be the logical one but I'm not sure), & my personal favorite, "Mystery Dance". You claim you don't understand irony/sarcasm, but you may still get it nonetheless.

[ghostjmf]

Nick Lowe wrote "Peace, Love etc".

[T_Bone0806]

Nick Lowe wrote "Peace, Love etc".

And a good job he did, indeed.

[T_Bone0806]

Oooh, that was my 5,000th post!

[ghostjmf]

Oh & I forgot my very favorite, the one I woulda covered had I ever gotten to be in a band or anything, because I forgot its title ( "I'm Not Angry"): "I know where you're goin', & I know where you been, I know where, but I don't care, cause there's no such thing as an *original* sin".

I got the 1st line as "rewritten by me" but hey, that's the way I remember it...


Turns out I so un-relate to the verse lyrics I would have had to rewrite them, which is probably why I didn't recall them, but I love the chorus so much.

[Estonut]

I have his later CD "Spike" but never got this one.

Must remedy.

If you enjoy this one, his second album is also a must. I checked Wikipedia to see how it was rated, and found this: "His second album, This Year's Model, was released in 1978, and was ranked number 11 by Rolling Stone on its list of the best albums from 1967–1987."

I liked that one, too. Two songs there, "Pump It Up" (a staple of my band's setlist) and "No Action", I like better than anything on his first album, but I like "My Aim Is True" better overall.

"Armed Forces", with primo cuts like "Accidents Will Happen" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?" is also good.

I was gonna mention, AF, too, but I don't like it quite as much as the first two. What an amazing triumvirate of first 3 albums to make, though. Similar to the quality (and success) of the first 3 by the (recently mentioned) Police. Right now, offhand, I can't think of another set like these.