Mighty Like a Rose

Review

Mighty Like a Rose

(Rhino)
Release Date: 01/01/1991 12:00

Costello grew his hair and beard for an Old Testament–prophet look, but this is basically Spike II: another assortment of styles, featuring a Beach Boys parody, malevolent character sketches, crazy guitar noise, and “How to Be Dumb,” a three-chord anvil dropped on Bruce Thomas in retaliation for his tell-all “novel,” The Big Wheel.

Download: “The Other Side of Summer,” “All Grown Up,” “Hurry Down Doomsday”

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