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2 1/2 Years Reviews
2 1/2 Years Reviews
| 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful  EC in a box, By This review is from: 2 1/2 Years (Audio CD) EC's first four albums are essential. Period. They, along with Prince's second, third and fourth album represent some of the best music written during the late 70's and early 80's. EC's first, second and third album is included in the boxset along with a live promo disc that's been out of print for years. The sound quality is stunning (although I wish they had mastered this using the SBM system or 24 bit system Capitol uses for a little more warmth). If you've a limited budget this, along with the Get Happy!, Imperial Bedroom, King of America, the compilation Extreme Honey and (if you can find it) the live 5 disc EP set of Costello/Nieve live would be all the EC a new fan would need. Highly recommended. One complain, though, the booklet has some great pictures, but no text. It would have been nice to have an authoritative discography. Also, it would be nice to hear what Nieve, Thomas and Thomas think of these recordings to give a well rounded picture. 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful Note to "Dudes who love to yell OWWWW at concerts", By "kentobento" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: 2 1/2 Years (Audio CD) Brilliant as everyone says. The live album included is killer except for one thing....this dude keeps yelling OWWWWWWWWWW really loudly throughout EVERY song!!!!! In fact, half way through the live set you start listening for the OWWWWW if you haven't heard it in the last 15 to 20 seconds (the way you listen for a snore when a snorer stops breathing for a really long time). And so one of the best live albums ever is ruined by some drunken idiot. An OWWWWWW or two between songs is acceptable if annoying. OWWWWWW's every 10 seconds throughout a concert is worthy of the crowd going Who-concert-in-Cincinatti on you ___. It's like those idiots who blow horns throughout an entire 90 minute soccer game or the people with really bassy sound systems in their cars. We hear you, we acknowledge that you exist, now please shut up! 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful 78 tracks of pure, unadulterated bliss., By Andrew English (areng@swbell.net) and Chris B... (Austin, TX, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: 2 1/2 Years (Audio CD) 2 1/2 years is quite simply a compilation of 78 of the greatest songs ever written or performed. Elvis Costello ranks among one of the most insightful and inventive artists of the last half century. From the raw energy of "My Aim Is True" to the dark, gritty realism of "Live at El Mocambo" Elvis' musical passions are explored in detail. His brutality as well as his tender honesty combine in a melting pot of musical styles to provide a window into his soul. "My Aim Is True" is certainly the brightest of the four albums, borrowing his sound from a plethora of mid-sixties British invasion bands as well as mainstream blues artists ("Blame It On Cain"), Van Morrison ("Sneaky Feelings", "Pay It Back"), a slight reggae sound ("Watching The Detectives") and various others he mentions in the liner notes: Randy Newman, Hagy Carmichael, Lowell George, John Prine and The Band. The lyrics are nothing but... Read more |
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