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Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2 July 1982

New Wave, Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

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Tracklist 15 tracks, 50:18
  1. A1Beyond Belief2:33
  2. A2Tears Before Bedtime3:00
  3. A3Shabby Doll4:45
  4. A4The Long Honeymoon4:13
  5. A5Man Out of Time5:25
  6. A6Almost Blue2:47
  7. A7…And in Every Home3:20
  8. B1The Loved Ones2:48
  9. B2Human Hands2:41
  10. B3Kid About It2:44
  11. B4Little Savage2:36
  12. B5Boy With a Problem2:09
  13. B6Pidgin English3:57
  14. B7You Little Fool3:07
  15. B8Town Cryer4:13

Reviews

4/10

Another Elivs Costello album and this one does not need to be on the list, not a terrible album, but come on the man has enough already, give someone else a chance,

6/10

Like the other 500 Elvis Costello albums on this list, it's plenty enjoyable. Just not something you "must hear" at all to me. It's fairly standard, if well-made, pop rock.

4/10

Doesn't feel very urgent?

6/10

Avausraita (joka ikävästi puuttuu yllättävän monesta paikasta) kiinnostava, muuten aika basic rock-levy. 3/5

4/10

I wasn't a big fan of this one. It wasn't bad, but the vocals got to me a few times and I just wanted to shut it off. The music itself just wasn't really my thing either. 2.5/5

8/10

I like this album but I think the first song is so good, and different in tone, from the rest of the record, that it sets a false precedent which the album ultimately doesn't deliver on. There are other great songs: Man Out of Time, Almost Blue, and Human Hands stick out to me, but this album doesn't feel entirely consistent. Also, it's much more piano based and I prefer Elvis when he's more centered around the guitar. An interesting experiment but EC is best with Nick Lowe behind the board.

4/10

First off, if this album is ever remastered, please for the love of God, show some respect to the band and drop the vocals further back into the tracks.

The album was mediocre but interesting at points, but completely fell off a cliff around 'The Loved Ones' and never really came back. Clearly there is a broader positive sentiment that I'm not connecting with, but I really can't get into Costello's country-rock-cosmopolitan discography.

2/10

The was a big ol' yawn for me. Elvis sounds like he had a bad headcold half the time, the other half he sounds like he was trying to swallow the mic.

8/10

Elvis Costello is one of the best.
And this is one of the best of Elvis Costello.

This album doesn't have any hits, or numbers that really stick out, but it's quality throughout the album, with superb lyrics and musical arrangements.

I personally prefer the more new wavy and straightforward Costello, but this is a class album

6/10

I find Elvis Costello a little annoying. This was ok.

6/10

I am digging the sonic landscape of Elvis Costello. Really dig The Long Honeymoon. Lots of the album just feels like it lacks punch.