The Very Best of Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello - The Very Best of Elvis Costello

The Very Best of Elvis Costello
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Artist: Elvis Costello
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-04-17
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
  2. Oliver's Army
  3. Watching The Detectives
  4. Alison
  5. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
  6. Accidents Will Happen
  7. Pump It Up
  8. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
  9. Radio Radio
  10. Clubland
  11. Good Year For The Roses
  12. Man Out Of Time
  13. I Wanna Be Loved
  14. Everyday I Write The Book
  15. Brilliant Mistake
  16. The Other Side Of Summer
  17. Tokyo Storm Warning
  18. Sulky Girl
  19. So Like Candy
  20. Veronica
  21. She
Music CD 2
  1. Big Tears - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  2. Beyond Belief - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  3. Lipstick Vogue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  4. Green Shirt - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  5. Pills & Soap
  6. Tramp The Dirt Down
  7. Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  8. High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  9. New Lace Sleeves - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  10. (The Angels Wanna Hear My) Red Shoes
  11. Talking In The Dark - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  12. New Amsterdam
  13. I Hope You're Happy Now - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  14. Riot Act - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  15. My Funny Valentine
  16. Indoor Fireworks - The Costello Show
  17. Almost Blue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  18. I Want You - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  19. God Give My Strength
  20. That Day Is Done
  21. I Want To Vanish - Elvis Costello/Steve Nieve

Music reviews of The Very Best of Elvis Costello

Music Review: Great for newbies, frustrating for me
Rating: 4 Stars

No doubt, if you don't really know Elvis Costello but you know some songs, those songs are probably on this disc.

But sometimes even a fan wants a mix, as opposed to pulling out a bunch of albums and giving them a partial spin. And this collection is frustrating for this fan right here.

I used to own the Rykodisc Very Best of Elvis and the Attractions, which I thought was great, if a little anticlimactic, as the energy level seemed to sink as the disc went from '77 to '86. So I was very pleased that this disc put things in a more mixtape-type order, rather than chronological.

But unlike what some have said, there is definitely some less-than-very-best tunes on this disc, and at least one BAD track -- "I Wanna Be Loved" from GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD, an album I can't bring myself to listen to more than one track per sitting. You need to represent the album CRUEL WORLD, sure, but why not stick with "Love Field" from the Rykodisc collection, or even "The Only Flame In Town," which, under the layers of hit-chasing '80s-pop production, is actually a BETTER SONG than "Loved."

The choice seems to have been made because this collection was originally geared toward Brit audiences, and so it leans heavily on what was released as British singles. Is there any other explanation for including BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE's "Tokyo Storm Warning" while excluding SPIKE's "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror"?

Which brings up my next quibble: the makers of this disc have decided, rather than build upon the foundation of the Rykodisc and add on an equally satisfying amount of Warner Bros.-and-beyond material to make up the second half, to add more old stuff and breeze through the later years with the barest essentials. I mean, as nice as it is to see "The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes" added here, would it have hurt to put an upbeat newer number like "Pads, Paws, and Claws" in its place?

I mean, EXTREME HONEY: THE VERY BEST OF THE WARNER BROS. YEARS is out of print, right?
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