Transcript: Review: Elvis Costello's new album "When I Was Cruel"

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Review: Elvis Costello's new album "When I Was Cruel"

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Elvis Costello's first album appeared 25 years ago. He's just released his latest, titled "When I Was Cruel." It's a raging, roaring burst of sound that's prompted one critic to say the Elvis that punks know and love is back. David Greenberger has this review.

DAVID GREENBERGER reporting:

"When I Was Cruel" bristles with a sonic urgency that mirrors the lyrical content of the songs. Costello was branded as an angry young man when he first catapulted into the public arena in 1977. And that was never ...

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