Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Goodbye Cruel World (1984/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV

Date: Sept. 19, 2024

"Goodbye Cruel World" was Elvis Costello's ninth album overall and the eighth with his backing band The Attractions. The album's production (by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, who also produced the previous record), was not in line with Costello's other works, relying heavily on electronics and an overall slick, trendy feel.

During the making of Goodbye Cruel World, Elvis Costello was undergoing a multitude of personal problems, including a divorce, that resulted in a number of poor production decisions and ill-conceived, unformed songs. Like Punch the Clock, Goodbye Cruel World was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, the top British hitmakers of the '80s. Consequently, most of the record suffers from a stiff, synthesized production that instantly dates the record. In some cases – like the duet with Daryl Hall, "The Only Flame in Town," and the cover of the lost Hi R&B gem "I Wanna Be Loved" – the songs benefit from the shiny, streamlined production but it obscures the merits of the finest songs on the album. "Room with No Number," "The Comedians," "Sour Milk-Cow Blues," and "Peace in Our Time" all cry out for a simple, stripped-down presentation, but they're weighted down with stylized sounds and trendy synthesizers; however, once the sound of the album settles in, the strength of these songs is apparent. The remainder of Goodbye Cruel World isn't as memorable, primarily because Costello's uninspired vocals and the Attractions' muted performances fail to make the weaker songs musically compelling.

Tracklist:

01 - The Only Flame In Town
02 - Home Truth
03 - Room With No Number
04 - Inch By Inch
05 - Worthless Thing
06 - Love Field
07 - I Wanna Be Loved
08 - The Comedians
09 - Joe Porterhouse
10 - Sour Milk Cow Blues
11 - The Great Unknown
12 - The Deportees Club
13 - Peace In Our Time

Dynamic Range Report

Analyzed: Elvis Costello & The Attractions / Goodbye Cruel World
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.89 dB -10.18 dB 4:02 01-The Only Flame In Town
DR8 -0.04 dB -11.01 dB 3:13 02-Home Truth
DR9 0.00 dB -11.21 dB 4:13 03-Room With No Number
DR8 -0.77 dB -12.63 dB 2:29 04-Inch By Inch
DR9 -0.58 dB -11.32 dB 3:04 05-Worthless Thing
DR9 -0.28 dB -11.88 dB 3:30 06-Love Field
DR8 -0.19 dB -10.71 dB 4:47 07-I Wanna Be Loved
DR8 -0.01 dB -10.55 dB 2:36 08-The Comedians
DR9 -0.17 dB -12.00 dB 3:29 09-Joe Porterhouse
DR8 -0.28 dB -9.29 dB 2:51 10-Sour Milk Cow Blues
DR8 0.00 dB -11.34 dB 3:00 11-The Great Unknown
DR7 -1.00 dB -10.18 dB 2:54 12-The Deportees Club
DR10 -1.97 dB -14.21 dB 4:10 13-Peace In Our Time
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5437 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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