Back in the early 80's as an unsuspecting teenager who'd heard "Opportunity" off of Get Happy on our then excellent AAA station, K-99 (r.i.p.), I ordered Get Happy and Armed Forces when my sister and I convinced our parents to join the Columbia record club (basically a rip-off, but oh the music I discovered).  From that point forward I was an E.C. fan.  Cue forward a few years as a junior in college and this album is released to little press or fanfare but I think, what the heck, I'll check it out.  At first I was disappointed.  Not quite as hooky or instantly "gettable" as some of Costello's older material, it's one that over time has grown to be my favorite.  While musically it may be less accessible (at first), lyrically it is Costello with his finest, most caustic, biting wit expressed in screams and shouts that make you feel like your in the recording booth with him.  "Blue Chair" is probably one of my favorite Costello songs, ever, and that's amongst many others I could throw in that.  Once this album grabs you, you will feel emotionally wrung out every time you listen to it - use headphones for full effect.