This Year's Model [Remaster]

Spin - "His nastiest and most awesome record..." Q - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...THIS YEAR'S MODEL shows the benefits of [Costello] establishing his own band..." Mojo - "...The petulant intensity strikes you first. It's all gall. With his part Dylan, part Lydon, part, ahem, Graham Parker delivery, he was so 'cross'..." Spin - "...Some of the most stinging songs ever committed to record...' Uncut - Included in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year" Rolling Stone - 5 stars out of 5- "...Loosed punk's bilious hyperactivity upon the soul-based virtuosity of pub rock....uncoiling with an intensity Costello rarely equaled afterward..." Q - Ranked #82 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Rolling Stone - Ranked #98 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...The most 'punk' of Costello's records....Costello vs. the world. And Costello wins..." Entertainment Weekly - "...Redefined the quirky troubadour as bilious rocker...For those alienated by his C&W and classical forays, this is a reminder of the black-hearted virtuoisty they fell for in the forst place." - Rating: A+ Q - Included in Q's "100 Best Punk Albums". Uncut - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[H]e delivered a scathing attack on everything from his own status as Next Big Thing to celebrity culture to boy-girl romance itself, all backed with The Attractions' wired intensity." Rolling Stone - 5 stars out of 5 -- "The music is surprisingly lush and pretty....Yet it's all punk rage, thanks to Pete Thomas' drums and Steve Nieve's cranky organ." Mojo - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t still dazzles....His goggle-eyed legacy remains inspiring." Record Collector - 4 stars out of 5 -- "THIS YEAR'S MODEL was the post-punk distillation of the times, especially in its portraits of London." Q (6/00, p.62) - Ranked #82 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" Q (5/02 SE, p.135) - Included in Q's "100 Best Punk Albums". Uncut (1/03, p.97) - Included in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year" Rolling Stone (2/28/02, p.61) - 5 stars out of 5- "...Loosed punk's bilious hyperactivity upon the soul-based virtuosity of pub rock....uncoiling with an intensity Costello rarely equaled afterward..." Q (11/93, p.143) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...THIS YEAR'S MODEL shows the benefits of [Costello] establishing his own band..." Entertainment Weekly (2/22/02, p.149) - "...Redefined the quirky troubadour as bilious rocker...For those alienated by his C&W and classical forays, this is a reminder of the black-hearted virtuoisty they fell for in the forst place." - Rating: A+ Mojo (3/02, p.122) - "...The petulant intensity strikes you first. It's all gall. With his part Dylan, part Lydon, part, ahem, Graham Parker delivery, he was so 'cross'..." Paste - "Songs like 'Pump It Up' and 'Radio, Radio' are as energetic as anything in his catalog..."

Remastered and expanded version of Costello's second album and the first to feature backing band The Attractions. Includes the singles 'I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea' and 'Pump It Up'. 'This Year's Model' is faster and more raw than the debut 'My Aim Is True', this expanded version features demo tracks, live takes and radio sessions as well as improved sound on the original set.|