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Originally thought of calling it "Poll of America" but then figured a lot of people would misunderstand the title.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Brilliant Mistake	7
Suit of Lights	3
Jack of All Parades	2
I'll Wear It Proudly	2
Sleep of the Just	1
Indoor Fireworks	1
American Without Tears	1
Lovable	0
Our Little Angel	0
The Big Light	0
Poisoned Rose	0
Eisenhower Blues	0
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	0
Little Palaces	0
Glitter Gulch	0

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 3 August 2008 17:31 (fifteen years ago) link

Not that much of a fan of his 1986 output, but "Brilliant Mistake" is a nice little song that does also start with one of the best lyrical lines ever. So it's that one then.

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 3 August 2008 17:31 (fifteen years ago) link

Radiohead covered "I"ll Wear It Proudly" rather well. I prefer Nick Lowe's "Indoor Fireworks."

A perfect example of a good album in spite of itself: lots of duds ("Eisenhower Blues," "Poisoned Rose," "Glitter Gulch"), a few astonishing tracks. My pick: "Brilliant Mistake."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 3 August 2008 17:35 (fifteen years ago) link

This is very tough. Half of this record is completely dope. The other half ain't. On any given day I could vote for "Brilliant Mistake", "Our Little Angel", "Indoor Fireworks", "Little Palaces", "I'll Wear It Proudly", "American Without Tears", "Suit of Lights" or "Sleep of the Just". A lot of the faux rockabilly/country/blues stuff is pretty boring imo. Blood and Chocolate is the better album from the period, but this, that and Punch the Clock are the only Costello albums I fuck with, really. I'm gonna vote "Sleep of the Just" because today is a maudlin Sunday, and that's a gloomy, defeated gem.

― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 3 August 2008 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link

my fave EC. im just voted for 'indoor fireworks' but i really need to dig this out again.

― Michael B, Sunday, 3 August 2008 17:48 (fifteen years ago) link

Blood and Chocolate is the better album from the period

I dislike that album even more. IMO one of his worst ever albums.

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 3 August 2008 18:12 (fifteen years ago) link

QED

― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 3 August 2008 18:15 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Sunday, 10 August 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Is this the one with the "butterfly drinks a lizard's tears" biz?

― Mark G, Monday, 11 August 2008 10:51 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Monday, 11 August 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Wow, wouldna guessed from the chatter.

― DLee, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:12 (fifteen years ago) link

Don't know how I missed this, but justice was served.

― rogermexico., Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:56 (fifteen years ago) link

five years pass...

I'LL BUILD A BONFIRE OF OUR DREAMS
AND A BROKEN EFFIGY OF ME AND YOU

― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 September 2013 03:04 (ten years ago) link

this is a pretty great album fuiud

― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 September 2013 03:25 (ten years ago) link

special soft spot for the last three

― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 September 2013 03:26 (ten years ago) link

"Sleep Of The Just" may just be my fave Elvis C. deep cut

― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 1 September 2013 03:54 (ten years ago) link

I have very mixed feelings about this album, but i definitely feel like the last few tracks are the best.

― some dude, Sunday, 1 September 2013 03:56 (ten years ago) link

ok glitter gulch and eisenhower blues kinda suck but

there's a live tour version of 'don't let me be misunderstood' out there that is amazing

― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 September 2013 04:01 (ten years ago) link

My fave Costello album, opening with my fave Costello song.

― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Sunday, 1 September 2013 04:04 (ten years ago) link

organ + piano on 'suit of lights'

― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 September 2013 04:16 (ten years ago) link

this is a pretty great album fuiud

― mookieproof, Sunday, September 1, 2013 4:25 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― imagine Brigadoons (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 1 September 2013 06:44 (ten years ago) link

The organ on "I'll Wear it Proudly" kills me, in part because Mitchell Froom rehearses his "Don't Dream It's Over" work.

― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 September 2013 12:11 (ten years ago) link

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