Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello
Born: Aug 25, 1954 in Liverpool, England
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Pub Rock, Punk, New Wave, British Punk, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock
Biography: When Elvis Costello's first record was released in 1977, his bristling cynicism and anger linked him with the punk and new wave explosion. A cursory listen to My Aim Is True proves that the main connection that Costello had with the punks was his unbridled passion; he tore through rock's back pages taking ...Read full biography
My Aim Is True
Released: 1977
Label: Hip-O
Critics' Rating:
Elvis Costello was as much a pub rocker as he was a punk rocker and nowhere is that more evident than on his debut, My Aim Is True. It's not just that Clover, a San Franciscan rock outfit led by Huey Lewis ...Read full review
This Year's Model
Released: 1978
Label: Columbia
Critics' Rating:
Where My Aim Is True implied punk rock with its lyrics and stripped-down production, This Year's Model sounds like punk. Not that Elvis Costello's songwriting has changed -- This Year's Model is comprised ...Read full review
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