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| Blistering Attractions rock w/some of EC’s most withering lyrics. Uncomplicated, I Hope You’re Happy Now, Blue Chair, Tokyo Storm Warning, more. |
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| 1 Uncomplicated |
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| 2 I Hope You're Happy Now |
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| 3 Tokyo Storm Warning |
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| 4 Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head |
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| 5 I Want You |
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| 6 Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind? |
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| 7 Blue Chair |
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| 8 Battered Old Bird |
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| 9 Crimes of Paris |
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| 10 Poor Napoleon |
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| 11 Next Time Round |
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Album Review
Elvis Costello returned to the Attractions as quickly as he abandoned them, hiring the band and old producer Nick Lowe to record "Blood & Chocolate", his second record in the span of one year. Where "King of America" was a stripped-down roots rock affair, "Blood & Chocolate" is a return to the harder rock of "This Year's Model". Occasionally, there are hints of country and folk, but the majority of the album is straight-ahead rock & roll: the opener, "Uncomplicated," only has two chords. The main difference between the reunion and the Attractions' earlier work is the tone -- "This Year's Model" was tense and out of control, whereas "Blood & Chocolate" is controlled viciousness. "Tokyo Storm Warning," "I Hope You'Re Happy Now," and "I Want You" are the nastiest songs he has ever recorded, both lyrically and musically -- Costello snarls the lyrics and the Attractions bash out the chords. "Blood & Chocolate" doesn't retain that high level of energy throughout the record, however, and loses momentum toward the end of the album. Still, it's a lively and frequently compelling reunion, even if it is a rather mean-spirited one. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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