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<center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Michael Hendrick </center> | <center> Michael Hendrick </center> | ||
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''' Lehigh County Community College, Schnecksville | |||
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"Who are you?" shouted a voice from the audience in the gymnasium of Lehigh County Community College, Schnecksville. | "Who are you?" shouted a voice from the audience in the gymnasium of Lehigh County Community College, Schnecksville. | ||
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Elvis Costello, 23-year-old rising star of New Wave music, put down his guitar during his song "Watching the Detectives" to posture, effete and sinister, behind the microphone stand. | Elvis Costello, 23-year-old rising star of New Wave music, put down his guitar during his song "Watching the Detectives" to posture, effete and sinister, behind the microphone stand. | ||
When other voices in the crowd called him "Spaceman" and "Burnout," his translucent skin seethed anger as he pointed the lyric ''"Don't get cute..."'' at the unappreciative, and brandished the | When other voices in the crowd called him "Spaceman" and "Burnout," his translucent skin seethed anger as he pointed the lyric ''"Don't get cute..."'' at the unappreciative, and brandished the mic stand menacingly. | ||
Of course he expected such a reaction. He created it. | Of course he expected such a reaction. He created it. | ||
The former computer analyst from Acton | The former computer analyst from Acton, England, is already a master of stage presence. | ||
Well-studied pantomime accentuates his basic rock 'n' roll format. Certain movements and gyrations betray traces of the influence of David Bowie and Elvis Presley. | Well-studied pantomime accentuates his basic rock 'n' roll format. Certain movements and gyrations betray traces of the influence of David Bowie and Elvis Presley. | ||
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Echos of early Beatles guitar riffs weave through excellent organ reminiscent of the Doors. | Echos of early Beatles guitar riffs weave through excellent organ reminiscent of the Doors. | ||
Despite similarities, Elvis doesn't like comparisons. "People are always trying to pin you down to sounding like somebody else," he says. But he admits. "It's better to be compared to somebody good." | Despite similarities, Elvis doesn't like comparisons. "People are always trying to pin you down to sounding like somebody else," he [[Melody Maker, June 25, 1977|says]]. But he admits. "It's better to be compared to somebody good." | ||
When he claims his only concerns are playing and maintaining sound quality, his sincerity is doubtless. The 1,000-member audience in the gym elicited as enthusiastic a performance as he could give Carnegie Hall. | When he claims his only concerns are playing and maintaining sound quality, his sincerity is doubtless. The 1,000-member audience in the gym elicited as enthusiastic a performance as he could give Carnegie Hall. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Concert 1978-02-22 Schnecksville|Lehigh County Community College]] {{-}} [[Schnecksville]] {{-}} [[PA|Pennsylvania]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[David Bowie]] {{-}} [[Elvis Presley]] {{-}} [[Buddy Holly]] {{-}} [[Bob Dylan]] {{-}} [[The Beatles]] {{-}} [[The Doors]] {{-}} [[Mystery Dance]] {{-}} [[My Aim Is True]] {{-}} [[Waiting For The End Of The World]] {{-}} [[Less Than Zero]] {{-}} [[Blame It On Cain]] {{-}} [[Miracle Man]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[Lipstick Vogue]] | |||
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*[http://articles.mcall.com/ MCall.com] | *[http://articles.mcall.com/ MCall.com] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allentown_Morning_Call Wikipedia: The Morning Call] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allentown_Morning_Call Wikipedia: The Morning Call] | ||
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