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Elvis Costello's witty, almost impossible to place lyrics; The Attractions doing New Wave/Motown; and the way these songs seem to just appear and disappear completely unbriefed make Get Happy!! feel like a jokebook of songs from an alternate reality 50s

I've had a funny arc with this album giving it an 8 on first listen, to lowering it thinking it was too niche in my taste, and now it's back to an 8

Ultimately I think this is a masterpiece and the pinnacle of it's genre ( a genre the band created?) I doubt it's ever been topped or even equalled

I would've criticized this album in the past by saying it pretty much only has one sound, and sure, but it's a darn good sound and for a 30 minute LP do they really need anything else?

Plus I've gotten over my anti Dylan cover bias to see that these are nice versions of the songs and setting themselves up as maybe the definitive Dylan cover guys right away was a good idea. Those along with a classic original (Feel a Whole Lot Better) and some inspired cover choices (especially ... read more

This is like their Tonight's the Night. Also reminded me more of GBV than I thought it would