Elvis Costello: o.k.

Elvis Costello. A few good songs across a few albums. A worthy musician, a good fellow, but not my cup of beans.


Specifically:

Spike -- two or three good songs.

My Aim is True [reissue w/ bonus tracks] -- actually, about half good, the other half I forget 'em.

All This Useless Beauty -- five good ones out of twelve.


So, he's not stink-o or anything. And -- good golly! -- he cranks out the albums!!! So, his cumulative body of work stands well. But I personally think Sheryl Crow is a stronger songwriter. (She's less abstract, for one thing: uses imagry and metaphors, but you know what she's saying.)

But, YMMV. I'm just saying. :)