|
King of America | 
 enlarge | Artist: Elvis Costello
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
New (4) Used (10) from $6.99
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 92166
Format: Extra Tracks, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 74642
UPC: 081227464226
EAN: 0081227464226
ASIN: B0007XT894
Release Date: April 26, 2005
| |
| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Brilliant Mistake | | • | Lovable | | • | Our Little Angel | | • | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | | • | Glitter Gulch | | • | Indoor Fireworks | | • | Little Palaces | | • | I'll Wear It Proudly | | • | American Without Tears | | • | Eisenhower Blues | | • | Poisoned Rose | | • | Big Light | | • | Jack of All Parades | | • | Suit of Lights |
Disc 2
| • | Having It All | | • | Suffering Face | | • | Deportee | | • | Indoor Fireworks | | • | I Hope You're Happy Now | | • | Poisoned Rose | | • | I'll Wear It Proudly | | • | Jack of All Parades | | • | People's Limousine | | • | They'll Never Take Her Love From Me | | • | King of Confidence | | • | Shoes Without Heels | | • | End of the Rainbow | | • | Betrayal | | • | That's How You Got Killed Before | | • | Big Light | | • | It Tears Me Up | | • | Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line | | • | Your Mind Is On Vacation | | • | Your Funeral My Trial | | • | That's How You Got Killed Before | | • | True Love Ways |
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
This plunge into blues and roots Americana stands with This Year's Model and Imperial Bedroom as Costello's greatest work. Ryko's repackaging is immaculate, natch, and this time Elvis contributes a fascinating 3,000-word essay about the recording and its dismal fate at Columbia's hands. --Jeff Bateman
Amazon.com
Seeking to exorcise the demons of 1981's ill-fated country album, Almost Blue, Elvis Costello had another go with 1985's exquisite 15-song exploration of American life, King of America. "Little Palaces" and "Indoor Fireworks" feel like you've lived with them all your life. "Our Little Angel" has the aura of a lost Hank Williams classic, but, of course, only Costello could come up with a couplet like "You try to love but you're so contrary / Like a chainsaw running through a dictionary." King of America isn't all slide guitars and domestic discord, though. "Lovable" is as pure a moment of joyful abandon as Costello has ever allowed himself. Six months later, he kicked up an unholy racket with Blood and Chocolate. Costello fans have never seen another year like it. --Peter Paphides
Album Description
Born in London in 1954 as Declan McManus, Elvis Costello emerged out of the punk revolution not just as the movement's one truly great singer-songwriter, but as one of them most enduring and versatile stars in popular music. Ever since his 1977 debut album My Aim Is True, Costello has never ceased proving exactly that-his long run of stylistically diverse and artistically adventurous albums bring lyrical weight, emotional endeavor. Produced by Costello with T-Bone Burnett and Larry Hirsch, 1986's King of America finds him surrounded by stellar L.A.-based musicians and assorted legendary players (including ex-Elvis Presley guitar ace James Burton and bassist Jerry Scheff). Live-sounding and vibrant, roots-flavored and brilliant, there's not twice as much of it to love!
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
"THE COSTELLO SHOW" - "KING OF AMERICA" CD (2DISC) November 18, 2008
BRILLIENT!!! THIS IS AN EXCELLENT "AMERICAN ROOTS" ORIENTED DOUBLE DISC CD BY ELVIS COSTELLO AND HIS ENGLISH BAND THE ATTRACTIONS AND HIS AMERICAN BAND THE CONFERERATES. (THE CONFEDERATES INCLUDE THE LEGENDARY JAMES BURTON (OF ELVIS PRESLEY'S "TCB" BAND)
DISC ONE CONSISTS OF 14/15 STUDIO SONGS!
DISC TWO CONSISTS OF 14 STUDIO SONGS AND 8 "LIVE SONGS" FEATURING THE "CONFEDERATES", THESE LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE GREAT!!! YOU GET TO HEAR JAMES BURTON'S UNIQUE GUITAR SOUND!
THIS DOUBLE DISC CD WAS PRODUCED BY THE LEGENDARY "ROOTS MUSIC" PRODUCER T BONE BURNETT, ALONG WITH DECLAN PATRICK MacMANUS (ELVIS COSTELLO) AND LARRY HIRSH.
THIS IS GREAT ONE FOLKS, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT, IF YOU CAN FIND ONE AVAILABLE.
 Long live the King (3.5 stars) July 31, 2007
In my opinion, 'King of America' trails only 'Armed Forces' and 'Painted from Memory' in a heirarchy of Costello's standard recordings. EC Top 50 cuts include 'Indoor Fireworks', 'The Big Light' and 'Poisoned Rose'. 'American Without Tears' and 'Brilliant Mistake' are other excellent songs here. Rhino's bonus disc has a number of treats including 'Having it All', 'Suffering Face' and great live versions of 'Shoes Without Heels' and 'Poisoned Rose'.
 King Of America August 6, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Only owned Costello`s "The Very Best Of" but have long been a fan of his. Then I recently watched the "Blackpool" drama series on TV and heard and liked the catchy track "Brilliant Mistake". I immediately recognised the artist and then searched and found that it was on "King Of America". Not disappointed at all with this CD, excellent stuff and with the added bonus CD to boot it makes brilliant value for money, which buyers do not often get these days.
As usual the CD was very well packaged and arrived earlier than I expected as did my previous purchase from Amazon, which was Johnny Cash`s "American IV - When the Man Comes Around".
Keep up the good work and service,
Kind Regards,
Gary.
the real elvis reigns August 3, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is the best album from one of the best poets of this or any other generation. it's the message that's the meaning to paraphrase McLuhan. He's the greatest
Elvis' Fave.... December 13, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
...so I've heard. I'm sure, at least, that he rates it at the very top of his recorded output. And, it is so wonderful for one simple reason: songs. He really had the songs for this one. From the stark emotional beauty of "I'll Wear it Proudly" to the stoic and resigned sadness of "Brilliant Mistake", these tunes rank among the greatest this stellar, exemplary songwriter has ever written. Here, he sublimated his verbal dexterity a bit, and spoke, instead, more directly from the heart, to devastating, shattering effect...Breakup songs just don't get more lacerating and penetrating than "Indoor Fireworks"...
And, I will say this, even if it's not EC's favorite album from his catalog, it certainly is mine.
And, as if the disc proper wasn't enough, the bonus disc of rarities is brilliant, with many hard to find, excellent rarities. Amongst them, I'm most fond of "Suffering Face". Hard to believe it wasn't included on the original KOA. Guess EC had no shortage of primo material at the time.
|
|
|
Copyright 2006 - CD Shopper | |
