Punch The Clock (studio album) by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Punch The Clock by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 3,494th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Award Top albums of 1983 (52nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (540th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,494th)
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Elvis Costello And The Attractions bestography

Punch The Clock is ranked 6th best out of 12 albums by Elvis Costello And The Attractions on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elvis Costello And The Attractions is Imperial Bedroom which is ranked number 804 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,238.

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From 10/17/2021 13:16
Well, if sounds pretty much exactly like what you'd expect from a collaboration with Clive Langer. It sounds like the Attractions have been replaced as a backing band by Madness. As others have noted, the three classic songs are really great highs for this album but the rest of the record is not up to the standard EC had set with his work previous to this album.
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From 11/11/2019 10:49
I suppose there is a slight irony that the album containing my favourite ever Elvis Costello song was the first album he released which was a little below par. The song in question is Shipbuilding of course.
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From 02/28/2018 01:49
Really the first significant blemish on his career. Sometimes I'm in the mood for the whole thing, but mostly I'm not. The horns are just so out of place, and overall it's too glossy - Costello would do this sort of sound better on albums such as 1989's Spike. Overall, it's essential listening all the way through only if you're a diehard fan like me, otherwise you can just stick with Everyday I Write the Book, Shipbuilding, and Pills and Soap, which are the classics from this album.
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From 02/15/2018 00:10
Good, enjoyable but not his best. Still better than most other artists.
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From 04/21/2016 15:12
After the commercial disappointment of the brilliant, imperial bedroom, album, Elvis Costello tried for a more accessible approach this time around. Punch the clock, then, is Elvis Costello's pop record. The songs are smothered in a clean pop sheen and a horn section, as well as The Attractions. There are some throwaway filler, especially towards the end of the record, but it still features some great Costello tracks. Opener, let them talk, and, everyday I write the book, open the album strongly and are perfect for the sound Costello has gone for. This also works well on, TKO(boxing day), and, the invisible man. The best tracks though are the vitriolic, pills and soap, and the beautiful, shipbuilding, which features an astounding trumpet solo from the legendary, Chet Baker. All in all, punch the clock, is not one of Costello's strongest records, but it's not bad.
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From 05/13/2012 21:52
They say he sold out with this one. It's a flawed album but it has a lot of good songs. I can get behind this most of the time.
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