Blood and Chocolate
Download links and information about Blood and Chocolate by Elvis Costello & The Attractions. This album was released in 1986 and it belongs to Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 11 tracks with total duration of 47:38 minutes.
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| Artist: | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
| Release date: | 1986 |
| Genre: | Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist |
| Tracks: | 11 |
| Duration: | 47:38 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Uncomplicated | 3:28 |
| 2. | I Hope You're Happy Now | 3:07 |
| 3. | Tokyo Storm Warning | 6:24 |
| 4. | Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head | 5:04 |
| 5. | I Want You | 6:41 |
| 6. | Honey Are You Straight or Are You Blind | 2:08 |
| 7. | Blue Chair | 3:40 |
| 8. | Battered Old Bird | 5:50 |
| 9. | Crimes of Paris | 4:19 |
| 10. | Poor Napoleon | 3:21 |
| 11. | Next Time Round | 3:36 |
Details
[Edit]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.