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Both headliner and opening act took swipes at current music industry trends in their sets here [[Concert 1979-02-16 Los Angeles (early)|Feb. 16]]. | Both headliner and opening act took swipes at current music industry trends in their sets here [[Concert 1979-02-16 Los Angeles (early)|Feb. 16]]. | ||
The day after losing the [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] award as best new artist to A Taste Of Honey, Costello had this to say in introducing "[[Radio, Radio]]," his vitriolic attack on conservative radio attitudes: "Radio has changed since last time I was here | The day after losing the [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] award as best new artist to A Taste Of Honey, Costello had this to say in introducing "[[Radio, Radio]]," his vitriolic attack on conservative radio attitudes: "Radio has changed since last time I was here — it's gotten a lot worse." | ||
The song's key lyric: ''"Radio's in the hands of such a lot of fools / Tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel."'' | The song's key lyric: ''"Radio's in the hands of such a lot of fools / Tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel."'' | ||
The five-man Rockabilly Rebels also mock current country practices in the song | The five-man Rockabilly Rebels also mock current country practices in the song — "Rockabilly Rebel," while at the same time paying tribute by name to such pioneers as [[Carl Perkins]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] and [[Elvis Presley]]: ''"The Nashville sound has gotten sugary sweet / They've watered it down, eliminated the beat / Sounds like they've had too much rehearsal / Now it's time for a big reversal."'' | ||
While there was a message of malcontent in the music, the emphasis in both sets was on unbridled rock energy. | While there was a message of malcontent in the music, the emphasis in both sets was on unbridled rock energy. |
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