![]() His highly-Americanized singing voice defines the phrase “barely adequate,” and if there’s a list of great vocalists somewhere with Elvis Costello’s name on it, you are more than justified to refer to that list as “fake news.” ![]() There is certainly nothing new about the music on My Aim Is True-it’s largely derived from that period of rock ‘n’ roll between Buddy Holly and The Kingsmen, a sound that harkens back to Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and the girl groups. Man, if that’s true, Elvis Costello is fucked.Īlthough he has varied sound and style over the years, Elvis Costello’s music has never qualified as groundbreaking or original. ![]() After telling me I needed to get my ears examined, a reader responded to my criticism of the weak lyrics in Love’s Forever Changes by arguing, “And rock lyrics should hardly be used as a measuring stick.
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