All This Useless Beauty
By Elvis Costello
Album published in 1996 (released 1996-05-14)
It has an average rating of
8.0
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Description
With the Attractions - As always, clever lyrics and some catchy hooks. A bit on the slow-paced side.
Tracks
- 1. The Other End of the Telescope 4:06
- 2. Little Atoms 3:58
- 3. All This Useless Beauty 4:39
- 4. Complicated Shadows 4:43
- 5. Why Can’t a Man Stand Alone? 3:14
- 6. Distorted Angel 4:31
- 7. Shallow Grave 2:07
- 8. Poor Fractured Atlas 4:02
- 9. Starting to Come to Me 2:43
- 10. You Bowed Down 4:55
- 11. It’s Time 6:00
- 12. I Want to Vanish 3:16
Reviews
- Joe
- 2003-04-28
- Overall, will stand up to repeated listens. A little more on the mellow/depressed side compared with Brutal Youth. "The Other End of the Telescope" (about a stalker) is easily the best track. EC wrote it for Till Tuesday back in the late 80's/early 90's. Other notable happy titles include the title track, "Shallow Grave," and "I want to Vanish."