Blood & Chocolate

I love this album. I don't think there's a weak moment on it and I love the swampy live in the studio sound despite how much the bass player moans about it.

Side one encapsulates so well the self pitying horror of the spurned man. Side two is a great collection of stories that crept up on me over time.

Unspektakulären und in Ansätzen langweiliges Album mit viel Schumm Schumn und kaum Highlights. Es strahlt ein wenig Ruhe aus und ist musikalisch grundsolide.

Ok, I agree that there are too many Elvis Costello albums on this list, but I think you have to review each one in isolation. As such, I'm giving this a 4; I liked this quite a lot. I enjoyed the two note guitar solo in I Want You.

Very monotonous. Didn't like it.

It seems that the Attractions have returned with Blood And Chocolate, and just like This Year's Model, This album is fine. It does have it's moments but isn't really the most interesting thing in the world. The songs generally did have pretty high energy which i liked and i do prefer the production style here more than This Year's Model's production since i just like the more 80s sounding new wave sound present here rather than This Year's Model's more basic one. Beyond that, i really don't have too much more to say about this album. It is fine but nothing all too special.
Best Song: Poor Napoleon
Worst Song: Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head

I enjoyed Tokyo Storm Warning. I Want You is uncomfortable. Battered Old Bird is a good song. Couple of enjoyable songs, but I'm not taking this one on the island.

The end of The Attractions, Elvis would ditch them for a solo life of being an international art thief... Says it all really.

This isn't as good as a lot of Elvis Costello, but it's still good, catchy, and in my list of albums to listen to again.

This was just okay.

Sounds like old fashioned Rock'n Roll. I thought it would be recorded before 1986. I'm not very excited.

Det er stadig slet ikke mig. Jeg kan ikke helt snuppe hans stemme. Der var et sted eller to hvor foden gik i takt.

Ok - has some of that spark of his first couple of records. Some of the songs go on for too long. I kept thing that this would be better if all the songs were under 3 minutes.

EC just as never really been my style. His voice wears on me after a while, and some of the lyrics here are not great, i.e. "are you straight or are you blind" - ugh. That said, the band sounds really solid.

Aburridísimo. Elvis Costello es el autor que todo apunta a que me debería gustar y nunca lo hace. Lo he intentado varias veces en mi vida y nada. No me interesa.

Oh, *another* Elvis Costello album. Familiar from the last one tbh - jangly? Check? Punky? Check? Unique vocal styles combined with observational lyrics? Checkity check.

Well this was unexpected, I quite enjoyed it!

Each song was interesting, but none of them grabbed me musically

The last great Elvis Costello album. It's his only 80s album that I think holds up with the energy of his late 70s output. "I Want You" is stunning.

Noemde ik het album Armed Forces nog tijdloos, krijg ik nu van dezelfde artiest toch een gedateerde plaat zeg. Je zou zeggen dat het saai was als je niet af en toe wordt opgeschrikt door een rauwe keelkreet (Battered Old Bird) of omdat blijkt dat Ross van Friends achter de toetsen zit (eind Tokyo Storm Warning).

Blood And Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions