My Aim Is True
My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

My Aim Is True

July 22, 1977

British Punk

Elvis Costello sounded like a supremely angry young man when My Aim Is True first appeared in 1977. Over four decades later, the bile of his delivery (and the pub rock backing from Clover) doesn't burn the way it once did, but the assurance of his songwriting and ferocious confidence of his delivery is as impressive as ever. Few artists ever sounded as fully formed out of the gate as Costello did here.

- Mark Deming

Live in Leipzig
Live in Leipzig

Mayhem

Live in Leipzig

September 23, 1997

Black Metal

With the Mayhem biopic Lords of Chaos now playing in theaters, have a taste of the genuine article with this live album featuring the band's classic lineup tearing through its early, misanthropy-fueled material. The sound quality might be as poor as the film's adherence to facts, but both have their ugly charms.

- Chris Steffen