Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 98/500!
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p. 118) - 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..." 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..." Spin (12/03, p. 122) - "... Some of the most stinging songs ever committed to record... ' Spin (p. 102) - "His nastiest and most awesome record..." 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+ 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". Q (11/93, p. 143) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "... THIS YEAR'S MODEL shows the benefits of [Costello] establishing his own band..." Uncut (p. 84) - 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." Uncut (1/03, p. 97) - Included in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year" Mojo (Publisher) (p. 120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t still dazzles.... His goggle-eyed legacy remains inspiring." Mojo (Publisher) (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'..." Record Collector (magazine) (p. 90) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "THIS YEAR'S MODEL was the post-punk distillation of the times, especially in its portraits of London." >>> Płyty SHM-CD do odtworzenia we wszystkich typach czytników CD oraz DVD. Gwarantują niespotykaną wcześniej analogową jakość brzmienia, odwzorowują wszystkie walory taśmy-matki. <<<