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Reviewer: BennyOnTheLoose ( talk · contribs) 20:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
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I'm not resisting the Temptation for the Opportunity to take Possession of the review. Don't want to be Beaten to the Punch. BennyOnTheLoose ( talk) 20:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
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The retirement did not last long, as the band were back on the road throughout Europe in mid-April, although a car accident resulted in Nieve being temporarily replaced by the Rumour's guitarist Martin Belmont. Nieve's absence led to poor shows, while the setlists were amended and featured almost no tracks from Get Happy!!, save for recent single "High Fidelity"-supported by pages 143-144, 157-158. No issues.
However, it sold less copies than its predecessor Armed Forces and was thus viewed as a commercial disappointment. Béchirian recalled: "Jake [Riviera] actually laughed about having a Get Happy!! house in his garden made with all the unsold records."-supported by pages 157-158. No issues.
In 2015, Gallucci wrote that the album contains some of the artist's best songs from the period. He continued that despite being dismissed as a novelty during discussions of Costello's works from the 1980s, Get Happy!! "may be his most jubilant LP ever", with all 20 tracks packing "more muscle, hooks, heart and, yes, soul than many of his more acclaimed records that followed."- OK, "best songs from the period" is also a direct quote, but common enough a phrase that I dn't think identifying it as suh is strictly necessary. (Not sure this really says much when the preiod is not defined; other than a few notable Dylan omissions, it's pretty normal for artists to include their best songs on their albums, I imagine.)
the former is addressed to a woman, seemingly putting her down and casually references violence towards her. The latter, while not as brutal, describes an unsatisfactory affair taking place in a motel room-supported by pages 64, no issues.
The final track, "Riot Act", reflects on a past relationship with "abject desolation" rather than disdain-supported by pages 65-66, no issues.
Commenting on the number of tracks, he argued that "by including 20 tunes in the LP, [Costello] demonstrated his disregard for critics and businessmen". Deeming Get Happy!! "a vibrant work by someone who both understands rock 'n' roll's history and aggressively seeks to shape its future", Hilburn felt it was not as "powerfully framed" as Armed Forces, but "still bristle[d] with the independence that has characterized the British rocker's brief but provocative career.- no issues.
Squeeze guitarist Chris Difford named the album as an inspiration in 2019, stating, "Get Happy!! was a big album for me. I just loved the lyrics. I loved the performances on that record. It's brilliant." Costello would produce Squeeze's 1981 album East Side Story.- "inspiration in 2019" could be reworded to avoid suggestion that it was an active influence in 2018, given that the quote is "was a big album", not "is a big album"
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Comments above, Zmbro. Nothing major. Thanks for your work on the article. I've listened to the album many, many times, but tried my best to review from a NPOV! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose ( talk)
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I'm not resisting the Temptation for the Opportunity to take Possession of the review. Don't want to be Beaten to the Punch. BennyOnTheLoose ( talk) 20:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
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The retirement did not last long, as the band were back on the road throughout Europe in mid-April, although a car accident resulted in Nieve being temporarily replaced by the Rumour's guitarist Martin Belmont. Nieve's absence led to poor shows, while the setlists were amended and featured almost no tracks from Get Happy!!, save for recent single "High Fidelity"-supported by pages 143-144, 157-158. No issues.
However, it sold less copies than its predecessor Armed Forces and was thus viewed as a commercial disappointment. Béchirian recalled: "Jake [Riviera] actually laughed about having a Get Happy!! house in his garden made with all the unsold records."-supported by pages 157-158. No issues.
In 2015, Gallucci wrote that the album contains some of the artist's best songs from the period. He continued that despite being dismissed as a novelty during discussions of Costello's works from the 1980s, Get Happy!! "may be his most jubilant LP ever", with all 20 tracks packing "more muscle, hooks, heart and, yes, soul than many of his more acclaimed records that followed."- OK, "best songs from the period" is also a direct quote, but common enough a phrase that I dn't think identifying it as suh is strictly necessary. (Not sure this really says much when the preiod is not defined; other than a few notable Dylan omissions, it's pretty normal for artists to include their best songs on their albums, I imagine.)
the former is addressed to a woman, seemingly putting her down and casually references violence towards her. The latter, while not as brutal, describes an unsatisfactory affair taking place in a motel room-supported by pages 64, no issues.
The final track, "Riot Act", reflects on a past relationship with "abject desolation" rather than disdain-supported by pages 65-66, no issues.
Commenting on the number of tracks, he argued that "by including 20 tunes in the LP, [Costello] demonstrated his disregard for critics and businessmen". Deeming Get Happy!! "a vibrant work by someone who both understands rock 'n' roll's history and aggressively seeks to shape its future", Hilburn felt it was not as "powerfully framed" as Armed Forces, but "still bristle[d] with the independence that has characterized the British rocker's brief but provocative career.- no issues.
Squeeze guitarist Chris Difford named the album as an inspiration in 2019, stating, "Get Happy!! was a big album for me. I just loved the lyrics. I loved the performances on that record. It's brilliant." Costello would produce Squeeze's 1981 album East Side Story.- "inspiration in 2019" could be reworded to avoid suggestion that it was an active influence in 2018, given that the quote is "was a big album", not "is a big album"
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Comments above, Zmbro. Nothing major. Thanks for your work on the article. I've listened to the album many, many times, but tried my best to review from a NPOV! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose ( talk)