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Those of you who have ever picked up an anthology of "rare releases and B-sides" of a favourite artist are probably quite familiar with the limited appeal of a lot of these records. It's usually a tell-tale sign that a record company has exhausted their supply of new music from the artist and are attempting to squeeze a couple more bucks from the public. To make matters worse these records usually consist of nothing more than musical flatulence punctuated by a catchy hook or two and feature the sound recording quality of a good bootleg. So when one of these suckers comes along which sets the toes a-tappin' and raises some eyebrows, those of us with an interest in the artist can snare an entertaining little curio to further adorn our record collections. However, when an anthology of work comes along which defines the rules by which an artist plays and then challenges us as listeners, we then have something of a musical milestone. Elvis Costello's ''Out Of Our Idiot'' is such a milestone. | |||
Costello arrived on the international music scene in the late seventies riding the crest of what is liberally referred to as New Wave. | |||
Clutching a battered guitar and resembling an anemic Buddy Holly, Costello poured forth a stinging post-punk commentary on sexual politics on his debut album ''My Aim Is True''. The music on that disc was spirited and driven, with his back up band, The Attractions, proving themselves to be formidable foils for their leaders' verbose excursions | |||
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