Q, April 1993

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Q magazine
Q Special Edition

UK & Ireland magazines

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The Juliet Letters

Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet

Phil Sutcliffe

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Obviously a hard one to swallow for both Costello and Brodsky followers, The Juliet Letters proves excellent tough listening (like Lou Reed's Magic And Loss say) which may more readily find an audience among the uncommitted. On video the plus is simply the sight of Elvis giving his intensely physical all to the vocal tests he's set himself: nailing angular melodies in tricky counterpoint to the strings and screwing himself up for the high notes. However, the visuals will amount to a distraction in the long run. Taken from the recent Beeb/RTE docupromothingy, the video includes interviews — which never stand repeated hearings — and is mainly filmed in the sterility of an empty studio. Musically, though, the militant Elvis justifies his claim to have cut through all the pop-classical crossover crap to create a new, true category of one.



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Q, No. 79, April 1993


Phil Sutcliffe reviews the The Juliet Letters video.


Q reports on the February 6, 1993 Van Morrison concert in Dublin with guest appearances by EC and others.


Q also reports on facial hair.

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Clipping and page scan.


Van Morrison, Dublin


Q magazine

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Once in a while Van The Ever Affable Man feels the irresistible urge to get together his fellow stellar musicians. The latest occurrence was in Dublin on February 13 at The Point when, during "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" Van appealed for help and within moments a remarkable just-passing-through backing vocal assemblage in Bono, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello, Nanci Griffith, Chrissie Hynde and Steve Winwood appeared. Furthermore, Bob Dylan contributed some of his celebrated mouth organ.

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Cover and contents page.
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Magazine scans thanks to Fulvio Fiore.

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