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drink into his face and brandishing a broken glass, Costello burst into a tense version of "Watching the Detectives." The song, on his first album, is a chilling description of a boy who tries to attract a girl's attention while she watches a TV detective show. | drink into his face and brandishing a broken glass, Costello burst into a tense version of "Watching the Detectives." The song, on his first album, is a chilling description of a boy who tries to attract a girl's attention while she watches a TV detective show. | ||
Costello's second album, ''This Year's Model'', shows that he is no | Costello's second album, ''This Year's Model'', shows that he is no passing fad. As on ''My Aim is True'', he combines tight, stinging rock with some of the sharpest lyrics this side of ''Highway 61 Revisited''. The 11 songs infuse new life into classical rock themes such as young love, rejection and jealousy. | ||
In the chorus of "Living in Paradise," Costello's voice, taut with emotion, rips through the music like a chain saw. ''"Here we are living in paradise / Living in luxury / Oh the thrill's here but it won't last long / You better have your fun before it moves along."'' | In the chorus of "Living in Paradise," Costello's voice, taut with emotion, rips through the music like a chain saw. ''"Here we are living in paradise / Living in luxury / Oh the thrill's here but it won't last long / You better have your fun before it moves along."'' | ||
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Costello does not talk much about his songs; he leaves the press to ponder their meanings. There is plenty to ponder. Ten years ago Elvis Costello might have been a fringe character in a Kurt Vonnegut novel. Today, this intense, awkward-looking new artist is being hailed by critics as a saviour of rock 'n' roll. | Costello does not talk much about his songs; he leaves the press to ponder their meanings. There is plenty to ponder. Ten years ago Elvis Costello might have been a fringe character in a Kurt Vonnegut novel. Today, this intense, awkward-looking new artist is being hailed by critics as a saviour of rock 'n' roll. | ||
He has the insights of an established artist and the vitality of a kid just out of high school. If he does not fade | He has the insights of an established artist and the vitality of a kid just out of high school. If he does not fade, future rock critics may one day be obsessed with the search for the next Elvis Costello. | ||
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