Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane & Sugarcane

Elvis is a pop connoisseur; he (cuntury) knows the good from bad. (under-g) So why would he release this? It's an record of nothing; (under-g) I refuse to believe that he actually considers these a quality set of tracks. (under-g) Sure, the backing band does what a backing band should do, and the production (under-g) is sufficient, and every now and then Costello says something half clever, (under-g) but it's all decoration hiding the fact that nothing's there. (under-g) Not a single song is a keeper. Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, hell, even Neil Young and to an extent (under-g) Randy Newman prove that just because you're old doesn't mean you (under-g) can't still put out some great (if not quite classic-quality)(under-g) material.

Genre: Pop/Rock Styles: Country-Folk