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The Delivery Man

by Elvis Costello

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Overall Rating: 2.7942 The Delivery Man is ranked overall as 2.7942 out of 4 stars
Avg. Critic Score: 2.7776 The Delivery Man has an avg. critic score of 2.7776 out of 4 stars

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PopMatters
This is a classic Costello record... arguably his most cohesive, magnetic collection of songs since Blood & Chocolate and the highlight of his middle-age years. ...more
Entertainment Weekly
The album delivers, all right, if not all the time
Rolling Stone
Even the ballads...
Rolling Stone
It seems that as Elvis Costello explores more elaborate musical styles -- an orchestral album,Il Sogno, has just been released -- his rock & roll grows rawer and more impassioned. ...more
All Music Guide
It never feels as urgent as his prime work, but it's at once his most accomplished and visceral record as a veteran rocker. ...more
Reviews by score:
See all (3) "Excellent" Reviews
Mojo
Songs terrific, band sensational, and -- big plus -- Costello's voice late-developing way beyond that pinched whine into an instrument of substance and...read the complete review at Mojo
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Blender
It's Costello at his most emotionally...read the complete review at Blender
See all (6) "Good" Reviews
Uncut
A strong and lusty country-punk album placing him in Tom Waits or Neil Young...read the complete review at Uncut
See all (1) "Fair" Reviews
New York Magazine
[It] doesn’t help in pinpointing the moment Costello veered into self-parody, but it does catalogue nearly everything that’s become impossible to take about him....read the complete review at New York Magazine
See all (1) "Poor" Reviews
musicOMH.com
Omens are not good. It seems that Elvis Costello got happy, that his third marriage is contentment and rapture. Hence 2003's soporificNorthwas full of jazzy odes to domestic bliss and his new wife the jazz singerDiana Krall.Happiness is a worry. Not for...read the complete review at musicOMH.com

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