Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom [MP3 192] TNT Village

Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom [MP3 192] TNT Village

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Anno: 2 luglio 1982
Genere: New wave, Baroque pop

Having gotten country out of his system with Almost Blue, Elvis Costello returned to pop music with Imperial Bedroom -- and it was pop in the classic, Tin Pan Alley sense. Costello chose to hire Geoff Emerick, who engineered all of the Beatles' most ambitious records, to produce Imperial Bedroom, which indicates what it sounds like -- it's traditional pop with a post-Sgt. Pepper production. Essentially, the songs on Imperial Bedroom are an extension of Costello's jazz and pop infatuations on Trust. Costello's music is complex and intricate, yet it flows so smoothly, it's easy to miss the bitter, brutal lyrics. The interweaving layers of "Beyond Belief" and the whirlwind intro are the most overtly dark sounds on the record, with most of the album given over to the orchestrated, melancholy torch songs and pop singles. Never once do Costello & the Attractions deliver a rock & roll song -- the album is all about sonic detail, from the accordion on "The Long Honeymoon" to the lilting strings on "Town Cryer." Of course, the detail and the ornate arrangements immediately peg Imperial Bedroom as Costello's most ambitious album, but that doesn't mean it's his absolute masterpiece. Imperial Bedroom remains one of Costello's essential records because it is the culmination of his ambitions and desires -- it's where he proves that he can play with the big boys, both as a songwriter and a record-maker. It may not have been a commercial blockbuster, but it certainly earned the respect of legions of musicians and critics who would have previously disdained such a punk rocker. And, perhaps, that's also the reason that he abandoned this immaculately crafted style of work on his next album, Punch the Clock.

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.: Tracklist :.

1-1 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Beyond Belief 2:34
1-2 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Tears Before Bedtime 3:02
1-3 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Shabby Doll 4:48
1-4 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Long Honeymoon 4:15
1-5 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Man Out Of Time 5:27
1-6 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Almost Blue 2:50
1-7 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions ...And In Every Home 3:23
1-8 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Loved Ones 2:48
1-9 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Human Hands 2:43
1-10 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Kid About It 2:45
1-11 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Little Savage 2:37
1-12 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Boy With A Problem 2:13
1-13 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Pidgin English 3:58
1-14 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions You Little Fool 3:11
1-15 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Town Cryer 4:16
Bonus Disc
2-1 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Land Of Give And Take (Early Version Of Beyond Belief) 3:05
2-2 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Tears Before Bedtime (Alternate Version) 3:03
2-3 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Man Out Of Time (Alternate Version) 3:43
2-4 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Human Hands (Early Version) 2:44
2-5 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Kid About It (Alternate Version) 3:18
2-6 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Little Savage (Alternate Version) 3:07
2-7 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions You Little Fool (Alternate Version) 2:59
2-8 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Town Cryer (Fast Version) 2:15
2-9 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Little Goody Two Shoes (Alternate Version) 3:10
2-10 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Town Where Time Stood Still (Alternate Version) 2:57
2-11 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions ...And In Every Home (Rehearsal) 3:12
2-12 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions I Turn Around 2:10
2-13 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions From Head To Toe 2:35
2-14 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions The World Of Broken Hearts 3:03
2-15 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Night Time 2:55
2-16 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions Really Mystified 2:05
2-17 ΓÇô Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Stamping Ground 3:10
2-18 ΓÇô Elvis Costello Shabby Doll (Demo) 4:21
2-19 ΓÇô Elvis Costello Man Out Of Time (Demo) 3:26
2-20 ΓÇô Elvis Costello You Little Fool (Demo) 3:11
2-21 ΓÇô Elvis Costello Town Cryer (Demo) 3:03
2-22 ΓÇô Elvis Costello Seconds Of Pleasure (Demo) 3:19
2-23 ΓÇô Elvis Costello Imperial Bedroom 2:48