RERUN: Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Blood & Chocolate ranked (2022)

Hey everybody. Dan here. So it’s my turn to choose a ReRun Episode we recorded earlier and are bringing back and I chose Elvis Costello’s “Blood & Chocolate”. You may know that sometimes I go for an album that is going to be a surefire crowdpleaser with my cohosts. But most of the time, I like picking an album where I genuinely don’t know how at least one of them is going to react. It doesn’t always work out. Please see the episode where we discuss Lana Del Rey’s “Born To Die” if you want to see 90 minutes that left me scarred for life. BUT, the seemingly impossible dream for me was always to introduce an album to all my co-hosts that they didn’t know previously and have not one, not two, but ALL THREE of them fall in love with it.

Now don’t get the wrong idea - that was never the goal of my picks. I’m far too obsessive to make it that simple. It’s a complicated algorithm that tries to counterprogram against my past five picks across year of release, genre, and artist characteristics combined with whatever’s in my gut at that moment. It’s mostly the gut thing actually. But that “what if” idea was always in the back of my head in general. And with this pick, I passed up the typical Costello albums you’d expect to be the go-to pick here because I’ve always felt Blood & Chocolate was the underappreciated underdog. And I love a good underdog.
I’m sure you know that feeling of introducing someone you love to music they also decide to love. There’s nothing better. I hope you’re listening either because you already dig this album or because you’re looking to fall in love with something new. And I hope you’re happy now. If you don’t get that yet, you’ll get it after this episode. Enjoy.
What are your most favorite and least-loved songs on Elvis Costello & The Attractions' 1986 album Blood & Chocolate? Dan chose to bring back this raw/ragged fan favorite instead of a more well-known record to get three fresh opinions from casual admirers of Mr. McManus. Contains lots of praise and the best story you will ever hear about his stage name. Be sure to stick around to the end for a historic announcement about our next few episodes. Hear it at WeWillRankYouPod.com, Apple, Spotify and your local bloodbank. Follow us and weigh in with your favorites on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @wewillrankyoupod .
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Battered Old Bird, The Beatles, Blood & Chocolate, Blue Chair, Elvis Costello, Lou Costello, Crimes of Paris, Bob Dylan, Napoleon Dynamite, Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head, Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind, I Hope You're Happy Now, I Want You, Penn Jillette, Leave My Kitten Alone, Live Aid, Los Lobos, lyrics, Declan McManus, Next Time Round, Steve Nieve, Cait O'Riordan, Poor Napoleon, Elvis Presley, The Rutles, searing, Bruce Thomas, Pete Thomas, Tokyo Storm Warning, Uncomplicated, 1986.
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