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Elvis Costello returned to the Attractions as quickly as he abandoned them, hiring the band and old producer Nick Lowe to record Blood & Chocolate, his second record in the span of one year. Where King of America was a stripped-down roots rock affair, Blood & Chocolate is a return to the harder rock of This Year's Model. Occasionally, there are hints of country and folk, but the majority of the album is straight-ahead rock & roll: the opener, "Uncomplicated," only has two chords. The main difference between the reunion and the Attractions' earlier work is the tone -- This Year's Model was tense and out of control, whereas Blood & Chocolate is controlled viciousness. "Tokyo Storm Warning," "I Hope You're Happy Now," and "I Want You" are the nastiest songs he has ever recorded, both lyrically and musically -- Costello snarls the lyrics and the Attractions bash out the chords. Blood & Chocolate doesn't retain that high level of energy throughout the record, however, and loses momentum toward the end of the album. Still, it's a lively and frequently compelling reunion, even if it is a rather mean-spirited one.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Nick Lowe, Producer - Declan MacManus, ComposerLyricist - COLIN FAIRLEY, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Attractions, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
Album review
Elvis Costello returned to the Attractions as quickly as he abandoned them, hiring the band and old producer Nick Lowe to record Blood & Chocolate, his second record in the span of one year. Where King of America was a stripped-down roots rock affair, Blood & Chocolate is a return to the harder rock of This Year's Model. Occasionally, there are hints of country and folk, but the majority of the album is straight-ahead rock & roll: the opener, "Uncomplicated," only has two chords. The main difference between the reunion and the Attractions' earlier work is the tone -- This Year's Model was tense and out of control, whereas Blood & Chocolate is controlled viciousness. "Tokyo Storm Warning," "I Hope You're Happy Now," and "I Want You" are the nastiest songs he has ever recorded, both lyrically and musically -- Costello snarls the lyrics and the Attractions bash out the chords. Blood & Chocolate doesn't retain that high level of energy throughout the record, however, and loses momentum toward the end of the album. Still, it's a lively and frequently compelling reunion, even if it is a rather mean-spirited one.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:43
- Main artists: Elvis Costello
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMe - Elvis Costello
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2015 Elvis Costello ℗ 2015 Elvis Costello
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