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And even though his ''This Years Model'' album has only been out a short time. Elvis continues to supplement his shows with healthy doses of material not found on his two albums. | And even though his ''This Years Model'' album has only been out a short time. Elvis continues to supplement his shows with healthy doses of material not found on his two albums. | ||
It is easy to zero in on the anger and frustration in his songs (while bypassing the humor and satire), but then a big part of Elvis' message is missed He is looking from a new vantage point, so his lyrics don't simply rehash the same frustration voiced by the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan 10 years ago or Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran 10 years before that. | It is easy to zero in on the anger and frustration in his songs (while bypassing the humor and satire), but then a big part of Elvis' message is missed. He is looking from a new vantage point, so his lyrics don't simply rehash the same frustration voiced by the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan 10 years ago or Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran 10 years before that. | ||
His hostility is not just directed at an overly-technological society, but more specifically at a mass media-dominated culture and a new generation raised totally in that media-laden environment. Costello is saying. "Don't trust celebrities — including myself." | His hostility is not just directed at an overly-technological society, but more specifically at a mass media-dominated culture and a new generation raised totally in that media-laden environment. Costello is saying. "Don't trust celebrities — including myself." |
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