Blood & Chocolate Elvis Costello & the Attractions

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  • Release Date: 05/01/2007
  • Original Release: 1986
  • Sales Rank: 79,792
  • Label: HIP-O RECORDS
  • UPC: 602517260825

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Blood & Chocolate

1LISTENUncomplicated 3:28
2LISTENI Hope You're Happy Now 3:07
3LISTENTokyo Storm Warning 6:24
4LISTENHome Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head 5:07
5LISTENI Want You 6:44
6LISTENHoney, Are You Straight or Are You Blind? 2:08
7LISTENBlue Chair 3:41
8LISTENBattered Old Bird 5:51
9LISTENCrimes of Paris 4:19
10LISTENPoor Napoleon 3:23
11LISTENNext Time Round 3:36

Editorial Reviews

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. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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June 22, 2009: If you have ever had your heart broken, been cheated on, dumped, divorced, or through the tribulations of lust and love you will enjoy this CD. Elvis Costello and the Attractions are all about emotion, real raw emotion expressed with gut, intelligence, wit, and yes...sarcasm. This is an incredible CD - you must listen to it more than once or twice and pay attention. Some scotch or whiskey wouldn't hurt either (at home - don't drink and drive). If you like simple lyrics, soothing melodies, and moral relativism this is not the music for you. If you want to hear honest passion punched out with a rock band orchestra of instruments and vocals - buy this CD.