Album
Mighty Like A Rose
1991 · Rock
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Mighty Like A Rose is an Alt/Indie album by Elvis Costello, originally released in 1991. On Gatefold: 41 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
There’s sweeping musical range on <i>Mighty Like a Rose</i>—guitars sparkle and ache, keyboards and horns thicken things, and Costello tackles complex themes such as detachment and sour nostalgia with jaw-dropping narrative grace. Many moments stun: The brass-enhanced “Sweet Pear” revels in Costello’s perverse sense of busted love while the rising, piano-stoked “How to Be Dumb” reveals his colorful vitriol. The psychedelic sunshine pop of “The Other Side of Summer” and “Harpies Bizarre” tingles, the gentle “After the Fall” stings, and the derisive “Playboy to a Man” lays out danceable chaos.
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Tracklist
- 1The Other Side of Summer3:56
- 2Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)4:05
- 3How to Be Dumb5:13
- 4All Grown Up4:16
- 5Invasion Hit Parade5:34
- 6Harpies Bizarre3:44
- 7After the Fall4:37
- 8Georgia and Her Rival3:38
- 9So Like Candy4:36
- 10Interlude: Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2 (Instrumental)0:22
- 11Playboy to a Man3:19
- 12Sweet Pear3:36
- 13Broken3:36
- 14Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 43:49
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- brittle
- cynical
- witty
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew FindonFLUTE WOODWIND, FLUTE
- Benmont TenchHARMONIUM, BARREL ORGAN HARMONIUM, ORGAN PIANO
- Charles JosephBRASS , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Declan Patrick Aloysius MacmanusVOCALS
- Derek BellHARP, HAMMERED DULCIMER , HARPSICHORD
- Efrem TownsBRASS , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Elvis Costello12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR ARRANGED BY
- Fiachra TrenchARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR
- Gregory DavisBRASS , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- James BurtonACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Jenell MarshallBRASS , DRUM DRUMS , SNARE DRUMS
- Jerry Scheff6-STRING BASS BASS TUBA, DOUBLE BASS
- Jim KeltnerDRUM , PERCUSSION , OTHER DRUM PROGRAMMING , PERCUSSION , OTHER DRUM PROGRAMMING, PERCUSSION, OTHER
- Kevin ConneffVOCALS
- Kevin HarrisBRASS , TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Kirk JosephBRASS , SOUSAPHONE
- Larry KnechtelELECTRIC ORGAN GRAND PIANO GRAND PIANO, ELECTRIC ORGAN
- Lionel BatisteBRASS , DRUM DRUMS , SNARE DRUMS
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 41 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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