{"product_id":"elvis-costello-the-attractions-armed-forces-bonus-7-inch","title":"Elvis Costello \u0026 The Attractions - Armed Forces [Bonus 7-inch]","description":"\u003cp\u003eElvis Costello \u0026amp; The Attractions hit a pop peak with Armed Forces, wrapping some of his most biting lyrics in the brightest melodies of his early career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1979 and produced by Nick Lowe, the album followed This Year's Model and carried a working title, Emotional Fascism, that tells you plenty about where Costello's head was at. The Attractions are in full widescreen mode, with Steve Nieve's keyboards taking a starring role, and the songs pick at politics, militarism and the power games inside relationships with the speed and snap of new wave at its sharpest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oliver's Army\" is the big one, a jaunty, ABBA-inspired piano romp that hides a scathing look at young men sent off to fight. \"Accidents Will Happen\" opens the album with aching, chiming grace, while \"Green Shirt\" simmers with paranoid tension and \"Party Girl\" offers a rare moment of swooning romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePressed here as a two-disc set, the songs still crackle with nervous energy more than four decades on, with bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas driving the rhythm section hard throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed Forces remains a high-water mark for one of the great songwriters of his generation, catchy enough to hum and sharp enough to sting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67763374358818,"sku":"602547331083","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/Elvis_Costello_The_Attractions-Armed_Forces_Bonus_7-inch.jpg?v=1794324148","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/elvis-costello-the-attractions-armed-forces-bonus-7-inch","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}