Brutal Youth
Occupation
- Vocals, guitar, piano, bass: Elvis Costello
- Drums: Pete Thomas
- Piano, Organ, Harmonium: Steve Nieve
- Bass: Bruce Thomas
Brutal Youth (English, " Brutal Youth" ) is a music album by Elvis Costello, released by Warner Bros. on March 8, 1994. The album is primarily attributed to the genre of rock music, but also contains elements of pop and punk rock. It is on the list of 1001 albums you must hear before you die.
Production
Cover and record company only give Elvis Costello as an artist, because all the songs come from his pen. However, it is de facto a reunion with The Attractions Costello. The Guinness book of British hits lists in his Hitnotierung Elvis Costello and the Attractions as an artist. The Attractions Steve Nieve members (keyboards ) and Pete Thomas ( percussion ) playing on all the pieces of the album; Attractions bassist Bruce Thomas can be heard on the songs 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10. On the pieces 2 and 8 represent him Costello himself, on the other pieces of the producer earlier albums by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Nick Lowe. Since 1986 ( Blood and Chocolate ) it was the first LP Costello and his band; the time between albums were recorded with session musicians.
Musical Description
As the cast is also the sound of Brutal Youth a throwback to the early years of Elvis Costello's career; orchestral support or chamber music accompaniment - as in the year before published The Juliet Letters, which had been recorded with the Brodsky Quartet - missing. Brutal Youth leads already in the cover art, with black and white photos of young Declan MacManus from the years 1958 and 1963, back to Costello's youth - symbolic of a return to the Rock ' n' Roll, perform the Costello and his band here. But Costello Costello would not, if he is not an " aromatic blend of country and western, rhythm and blues, ballads, soul, folk ," presented. "As no moment of dissolution had taken place, the Attractions for Costello's songwriting exorbitant stage once again brilliant sound scenes ," says the critic of the intro. The critics of the All Music Guide sees a deficiency that Mitchell Froom the plate very cautious produced. He believes Nick Lowe had also taken over the production in addition to his bass guitar playing, Brutal Youth would have been even rockier.
Title list
Publications and chart success
Brutal Youth went into the UK album charts on 19 March 1994; In his brief, five-week chart career, reached number 2 in the Billboard 200, the album was at # 34 Two singles and the title track of an EP were released from the album in the UK. On March 5, 1994 already climbed Sulky Girl in the UK single charts, reaching number 22; End of April 1994 was followed by 13 Steps Lead Down, reached the number 59, and on 26 November 1994, he made the London 's Brilliant Parade EP with the title song from the album at number 48