Armed Forces is an Electronic album by Elvis Costello And The Attractions, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 164 pressings tracked, owned by 75 collectors.
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Elvis Costello’s third album is fueled by wonderfully harnessed emotions like anger (“Chemistry Class”), love (“Two Little Hitlers”), and paranoia (“Goon Squad”). Sing-song hooks, elaborate metaphors (using war for love), and dense musical passages twirl around like carnival rides (check the waltzy “Sunday’s Best”) so it sometimes sounds unusually, and blissfully, claustrophobic. “Oliver’s Army” is the only power-pop smash ever written about militaries stocked with impoverished boys, and the unironic, Nick Lowe-penned powerhouse “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding” simply soars.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Accidents Will Happen3:00
- A2Senior Service2:17
- A3Oliver's Army2:57
- A4Big Boys2:55
- A5Green Shirt2:42
- A6Party Girl3:20
Side B
- B1Goon Squad3:15
- B2Busy Bodies3:33
- B3Sunday's Best3:23
- B4Moods For Moderns2:49
- B5Chemistry Class2:55
- B6Two Little Hitlers3:10
Side C
- C1Accidents Will Happen3:23
- C2Alison3:06
Side D
- DWatching The Detectives6:07
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- brittle
- anxious
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bruce ThomasBASS
- Elvis CostelloGUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Pete ThomasDRUMS
- Steve NieveKEYBOARDS
- Dave EdmundsBACKING VOCALS
- The AttractionsBACKING VOCALS
75 collectors on Gatefold own this · 164 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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