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In this comfortable outdoor setting a self-assured and amiable Elvis Costello led the versatile, invaluable Attractions through a near-two-hour 35-song pastiche, consisting mainly of his own songs but sprinkled with a few covers (Smokey Robinson, Hank Williams, Ray Charles). He varied his song selection throughout, offering something from his each one of his eight albums for the large crowd, which clamored for its favorites. But he is so prolific that many were (slightly) disappointed that he hadn't played theirs. | In this comfortable outdoor setting a self-assured and amiable Elvis Costello led the versatile, invaluable Attractions through a near-two-hour, 35-song pastiche, consisting mainly of his own songs but sprinkled with a few covers (Smokey Robinson, Hank Williams, Ray Charles). He varied his song selection throughout, offering something from his each one of his eight albums for the large crowd, which clamored for its favorites. But he is so prolific that many were (slightly) disappointed that he hadn't played theirs. | ||
On a two-month nationwide tour in support of his most sophisticated album to date, ''Imperial Bedroom'', Costello sang nine tunes from the LP as sublime testimonials to the increased emotional depth and broadened stylistic base of his songwriting. Although he is learning to say more with fewer words, he still crams his songs with brilliant lyrics. Yet somehow onstage he seems to step back and create more space for vocal improvisation on his lyrics, dramatizing even more the ironic viewpoints contained in his internal rhymes and alliteration. | On a two-month nationwide tour in support of his most sophisticated album to date, ''Imperial Bedroom'', Costello sang nine tunes from the LP as sublime testimonials to the increased emotional depth and broadened stylistic base of his songwriting. Although he is learning to say more with fewer words, he still crams his songs with brilliant lyrics. Yet somehow onstage he seems to step back and create more space for vocal improvisation on his lyrics, dramatizing even more the ironic viewpoints contained in his internal rhymes and alliteration. | ||
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[[Thomas Gabriel]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Friday, [[Concert 1982-08-27 New York|August 27, 1982]], Forest Hills | [[Thomas Gabriel]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Friday, [[Concert 1982-08-27 New York|August 27, 1982]], Forest Hills Stadium, New York. | ||
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[[Roman Kozak]] reports on booking details for the [[Concert 1982-08-21 Philadelphia|August 21]] stadium concert in Philadelphia with Genesis, Elvis Costello, and Blondie. | [[Roman Kozak]] reports on booking details for the [[Concert 1982-08-21 Philadelphia|August 21]] stadium concert in Philadelphia with Genesis, Elvis Costello, and Blondie. | ||
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Austin is a progressive town, different in the percentage of people under 35, which is twice what they are in Dallas or Houston. | Austin is a progressive town, different in the percentage of people under 35, which is twice what they are in Dallas or Houston. | ||
We haven't been able to sell country here for three years. For the last six years heavy metal lives off of Texas revenues. Canadian groups are playing multiple small Texas markets and making good money. | We haven't been able to sell country here for three years. For the last six years heavy metal lives off of Texas revenues. Canadian groups are playing multiple small Texas markets and making good money. Elvis Costello has been a sell out for four years in Austin. If it will flourish in conservative Texas and the South, then it will flourish all over. | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine) Wikipedia: Billboard] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine) Wikipedia: Billboard] | ||
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=OiQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT101&vq=costello&pg=PT75#v=onepage&q&f=false books.google.com] | *[https://books.google.com/books?id=OiQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT101&vq=costello&pg=PT75#v=onepage&q&f=false books.google.com] | ||
*[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1982/BB-1982-09-11.pdf | *[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Billboard-Magazine.htm americanradiohistory.com{{t}}][http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1982/BB-1982-09-11.pdf {{t}}] | ||
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