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Brutal Youth

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Elvis Costello Format: Audio CD
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 104 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Pony St.
2 Kinder Murder
3 13 Steps Lead Down
4 This Is Hell
5 Clown Strike
6 You Tripped At Every Step
7 Still Too Soon To Know
8 20% Amnesia
9 Sulky Girl
10 London's Brilliant Parade
11 My Science Fiction Twin
12 Rocking Horse Road
13 Just About Glad
14 All The Rage
15 Favourite Hour

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Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth - CD

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The King reunites with The Attractions and Nick Lowe to see what sparks might fly. The opening trinity of cuts aside, the results only occasionally mimic the sound and fury of '78. Instead, Costello shelves the sweeping ambition that marred recent albums like Spike and Mighty Like The Rose, and lets his songs breathe in minimal, cleverly detailed musical settings of real genius. "13 Steps Lead Down" is a smashing, tongue-twisting marquee single; "Sulky Girl" has the allure of an Imperial Bedroom outtake; "London's Brilliant Parade" and "Clown Strike" are pop beauties. --Jeff Bateman

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 3.53 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 9362-45535-2
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1994
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002MP6
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 104 ratings

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Gee Emm
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album...
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023
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Teenage me played Armed Forces to death. A slightly older me felt that same energy when Brutal Youth was released.
Slowly building up a music collection that I lost from migrating Stateside.
Still love this album of reunion between EC and the Attractions. Classic!
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Meddle
5.0 out of 5 stars This album stands on its own as a fine work. Yes
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2015
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This may be the most underrated Elvis album. If you are a fan and you don't have this one, you really ought to get it. Forget the "return to his roots" stuff. This album stands on its own as a fine work. Yes, it's got The Attractions involved, which is great, but it's the songs, which to me are inspired, that make the album so great. It's been around 20 years plus now, and it has aged very well. Again, if you like Elvis and you don't know Brutal Youth, you have a treat in store. Enjoy it.
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Phil P.
5.0 out of 5 stars I just Love this Album
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2002
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I bought the original release of this album back when I was in college (1994) after hearing "13 steps" on the radio. My poor girlfriend (now my wife) was introduced to Elvis Costello by being subjected to this album night and day throughout our senior year. I remember that I had read a review that panned this album at the time, and from than on I decided that most reviews are totally worthless, music is so damn subjective anyway.
Anyway, I have ordered the re-release this album and am highly anticipating Elvis' new release on 3/23/02.
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Tim Brough
4.0 out of 5 stars And he answered "Superbly".....
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2003
That line is taken from "My Science Fiction Twin" and is the rejoinder to a question asked of how he manages to do so many tasks at once. Which pretty much sums up "Brutal Youth," which was a joyous return to rocking with Nick Lowe and the Attractions. After a testy eight year separation, they came together to make one more album to remind us just how much fun the sound of a slamming snare drum mixed with venom, power and passion could be. Let's face it, after reading Bruce Thomas' uncomplimentary "The Big Wheel" and hearing EC's diatribes on "Mighty Like A Rose" ("How To Be Dumb" in particular), I'd figured a reunion was about as likely as seeing E. Presley at the local Burger King.
Yet here it was...with the band roaring right into "Pony Street," a generation gap conversation between a jaded daughter and a mother who still thinks she is on the cutting edge ("I am the genuine thing, but to you it's just history"). By the time your disc player reaches the end of "13 Steps Lead Down" with the cookpot slam of the drums, the precision power bass and fabulous keyboard flourishes, you'll remember (for all the right reasons) why you fell in love with "Armed Forces."
Those aforementioned songs, as well as "Sulky Girl," "20% Amnesia" and the surprisingly sentimental "London's Brilliant Parade" are EC Classics. The bonus disc has some interesting pre-album arrangements of the songs and a few drop outs ("Poisoned Letters" eventually morphed into "All The Rage"), but it is still the power and immediacy of the original album that was the beefsteak, and was one of my faves of the year 1994.
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Rob C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020
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I should have ordered a few copies.
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J R
3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent production-but beware of warp.
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2015
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This is one of my favorite EC albums, and the packaging and mastering of this LP is top notch (far better than the CD), but I have ordered 2 different copies from 2 different vendors and both were badly warped-speaking to quality control issues at the plant. I contacted Music On Vinyl and got a personalized response (not a form letter) apologizing for the issue, but saying they hadn't encountered the problem before and to deal with the vendor directly rather than them. So verify right when you get it that it's not warped.
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gilbert lozano
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015
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What more can be said about the Genius of Elvis Costello! His music is set apart as pure enjoyment!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015
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Sandy C
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT PARADE of sound quality
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2015
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Stunning vinyl pressing. Far beyond CD quality, one of the best vinyl a elvis pressings ever.
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Momo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Costello. Indispensable
Reviewed in France on July 18, 2021
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Pour qui ne connaît pas Costello.
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Wryneck
5.0 out of 5 stars Elvis back with the Attractions - First rate! 5 stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2017
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A classic Costello album - sounds great on vinyl!
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Garry Clayton
3.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe everything you read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2023
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Ordered this album and it said by 10pm same day then when ordering it was before 1pm next day neither happened which is a shame as this is one of the last great LPs from Elvis Costello.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2017
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Probably the best of his 90s albums
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