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Brutal Youth (Expanded & Remastered)

Elvis Costello

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Catalogue Number
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8122783902
Number of Discs
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2
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Original Release Year
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1994
Format
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CD
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Import

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Village Voice (2/28/95) - Ranked #31 in the Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.
Rolling Stone (3/24/94, p.96) - 3 Stars - Good - "...yet another avalanche of wordplay and woodshedding, of lyrics rushing into each other and instruments vying for musical space...."
Entertainment Weekly (2/22/02, p.149) - "...For those alienated by his C&W and classical forays, this is a reminder of the black-hearted virtuoisty they fell for in the forst place." - Rating: A-
New York Times (3/13/94, p.33) - "...a return to Mr. Costello's earliest, rawest method of record making....Brutal Youth consists of skillful, enjoyable songs...what increases their worth is the slashing interplay between his vocal performances and the blasting noise of the Attractions..."
Stereo Review (7/94, p.77) - "...he refines and clarifies his art by focusing sharply on what he does best--boring through the thicket of human interactions with lacerating wit and a musical attack to match...From start to finish, BRUTAL YOUTH reveals an artist fully in control....This Elvis, I'm pleased to note, has not left the building..."
Audio (6/94, p.91) - "...a long hoped-for return to form..."
Melody Maker (2/26/94, p.31) - "...this is an emotional whirlwind, a disciplined stab at perfection of form, a jaded howl of unabated anguish and a bloody good beat record...."
Alternative Press (4/94, p.74) - "...[Elvis] alone can answer whether it was the return of the Attractions which got his bark biting again, or simply their proximity. Either way, it reminds us why we loved him in the first place and he still hates us in return...."

Track List   

Disc   1

  • 01. Pony St. (03:24)
  • 02. Kinder Murder (03:26)
  • 03. 13 Steps Lead Down (03:20)
  • 04. This Is Hell (04:27)
  • 05. Clown Strike (04:05)
  • 06. You Tripped at Every Step (04:12)
  • 07. Still Too Soon to Know (02:24)
  • 08. 20% Amnesia (03:25)
  • 09. Sulky Girl (05:06)
  • 10. London's Brilliant Parade (04:22)
  • 11. My Science Fiction Twin (04:10)
  • 12. Rocking Horse Road (04:04)
  • 13. Just About Glad (03:16)
  • 14. All the Rage (04:01)
  • 15. Favourite Hour (03:31)

Disc   2

  • 01. Life Shrinks (03:29)
  • 02. Favourite Hour [Church Studios Version] (03:34)
  • 03. This Is Hell [Church Studios Version] (04:10)
  • 04. Idiophone (01:58)
  • 05. Abandon Words (02:55)
  • 06. Poisoned Letter (03:48)
  • 07. Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety (01:08)
  • 08. Pony St. [Bonaparte Rooms Version] (03:36)
  • 09. Just About Glad [Bonaparte Rooms Version] (03:41)
  • 10. Clown Strike [Bonaparte Rooms Version] (04:19)
  • 11. Rocking Horse Road [Demo Version] (03:18)
  • 12. 13 Steps Lead Down [Demo Version] (02:07)
  • 13. All the Rage [Demo Version] (03:38)
  • 14. Sulky Girl [Demo Version] (04:31)
  • 15. You Tripped at Every Step [Church Studios Version] (03:25)

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