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Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Armed Forces
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1233827
Disk length: 1h 3m 31s (21 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1979
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Accidents Will Happen | 3:00 |
| 2. Senior Service | 2:18 |
| 3. Oliver's Army | 3:00 |
| 4. Big Boys | 2:56 |
| 5. Green Shirt | 2:43 |
| 6. Party Girl | 3:23 |
| 7. Goon Squad | 3:16 |
| 8. Busy Bodies | 3:34 |
| 9. Sunday's Best | 3:23 |
| 10. Moods For Moderns | 2:48 |
| 11. Chemistry Class | 2:57 |
| 12. Two Little Hitlers | 3:15 |
| 13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? | 3:46 |
| 14. My Funny Valentine | 1:29 |
| 15. Tiny Steps | 2:42 |
| 16. Clean Money | 1:59 |
| 17. Talking In The Dark | 1:56 |
| 18. Wednesday Week | 2:17 |
| 19. Accidents Will Happen (Live) | 3:22 |
| 20. Alison (Live) | 3:07 |
| 21. Watching The Detectives (Live) | 6:08 |
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Review
Less hot under the collar than This Year's Model, Armed Forces was partly inspired by Elvis Costello and the Attractions' 1978 American tour. The songs are set to deceptively poppy arrangements that use plinky Abba keyboards ("Oliver's Army," a hit single about mercenaries), Beatles-ish devices (the fade on "Party Girl"), and whimsical waltz-time signatures ("Sunday's Best") to mask their core cynicism. "Goon Squad," "Busy Bodies," and "Accidents Will Happen" are among Costello's most melodically powerful songs to this point, leading the way to the masterful Get Happy!!. --Barney Hoskyns
Other Versions
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Tracks: 21, Disk length: 1h 3m 31s
Tracks: 21, Disk length: 1h 3m 31s
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