More year end praise for Elvis
The Calgary Sun has this best of ´04 list -
3. Elvis Costello and the Imposters — The Delivery Man
Costello digs deep inside himself and his past for an out-of-nowhere album. From his vocals to the playing, to the songs themselves, you’ll be transported back at least two decades to when Elvis really was the king.
The Silicon Valley Metro have this -
Elvis Costello & the Imposters—'Monkey to Man.' This tongue-in-cheek tune's misanthropic narrator is a monkey who's depressed about the corrupt people in charge of the world outside his cage. Sounds like a blue stater.
The Cleveland Free Times have TDM at 8 in their best of the year , with this comment -
The same goes for old-timers like Tom Waits and Elvis Costello who, with Real Gone and The Delivery Man , respectively, came out swinging and took their music in new, unpredictable directions.
Calgary Sun
3. Elvis Costello and the Imposters — The Delivery Man
Costello digs deep inside himself and his past for an out-of-nowhere album. From his vocals to the playing, to the songs themselves, you’ll be transported back at least two decades to when Elvis really was the king.
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From the December 29, 2004-January 4, 2005 issue of Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper.
Singled Out
MP3 blogs and iTunes boosted the singles market. Here's an impartial list of the best from 2004.
By Jimmy Aquino
Elvis Costello & the Imposters—'Monkey to Man.' This tongue-in-cheek tune's misanthropic narrator is a monkey who's depressed about the corrupt people in charge of the world outside his cage. Sounds like a blue stater.
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The Cleveland Free Times.
1. Loretta Lynn , Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
2. Franz Ferdinand , Franz Ferdinand (Sony)
3. Tom Waits , Real Gone (Anti)
4. Elvis Costello , The Delivery Man (Lost Highway)
5. The Black Keys , Rubber Factory (Fat Possum)
6. Bob Dylan , Bootleg Series 6: Concert at Philharmonic Hall (Sony)
7. Elliott Smith , From a Basement on the Hill (Anti)
8. Arcade Fire , Funeral (Merge)
9. Brian Wilson , Smile (Nonesuch)
10. The Libertines , The Libertines (Rough Trade)
In fact, country singer Loretta Lynn delivered the year's best rock album with Van Lear Rose . Produced by the White Stripes' Jack White, it's got an edge to it that's apparent from the opening track, when Lynn practically sneers “this here's the Van Lear Rose” in the title track. Backed by White and two members of Cincinnati's Greenhornes, the album's got as much bite as any of the newfangled garage rock acts making waves.
The same goes for old-timers like Tom Waits and Elvis Costello who, with Real Gone and The Delivery Man , respectively, came out swinging and took their music in new, unpredictable directions.