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<center><h3> Elvis Costello's aim returns to rock | <center><h3> Elvis Costello's aim returns to rock with a{{nb}}definite{{nb}}rhythm </h3></center> | ||
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As for the use of sampling, he says, "I never said I was opposed to it, but I just thought it had never been taken far enough. A lot of sampling was just to get the good groove off of an old record and just to steal it and put some boneheaded idea that maybe didn't even fit harmonically. That's what I would hear sometimes. I just didn't think it was pushed far enough. And I'm not saying that now I have realized it the way it should be done, but for me, it's much more satisfying to get the effect of something hypnotic like the sample on ''When I Was Cruel'' and lay over it my own chord progression. It creates some unusual tension." | As for the use of sampling, he says, "I never said I was opposed to it, but I just thought it had never been taken far enough. A lot of sampling was just to get the good groove off of an old record and just to steal it and put some boneheaded idea that maybe didn't even fit harmonically. That's what I would hear sometimes. I just didn't think it was pushed far enough. And I'm not saying that now I have realized it the way it should be done, but for me, it's much more satisfying to get the effect of something hypnotic like the sample on ''When I Was Cruel'' and lay over it my own chord progression. It creates some unusual tension." | ||
Costello also achieves some unusual percussion sounds on "Spooky Girlfriend" and even raps at times on the vivid "Episode of Blonde," which includes the humorous, self-referential line, ''"Every Elvis has an army, every rattlesnake has its charm."'' Elsewhere, there's some solid rock in tracks like the provocative "My Little Blue Window" ("come by and smash my pane," he sings), the energized "Dissolve," and the riff-rocking power pop of "Tear Off Your Head (It's a Doll Revolution)," with a title that is quintessential Costello. | Costello also achieves some unusual percussion sounds on "Spooky Girlfriend" and even raps at times on the vivid "Episode of Blonde," which includes the humorous, self-referential line, ''"Every Elvis has an army, every rattlesnake has its charm."'' Elsewhere, there's some solid rock in tracks like the provocative "My Little Blue Window" (''"come by and smash my pane,"'' he sings), the energized "Dissolve," and the riff-rocking power pop of "Tear Off Your Head (It's a Doll Revolution)," with a title that is quintessential Costello. | ||
Asked what the title means, Costello, now 46, says it was inspired by walking into a bookstore one day and seeing a bunch of self-help books. | Asked what the title means, Costello, now 46, says it was inspired by walking into a bookstore one day and seeing a bunch of self-help books. | ||
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Ah, yes, the Elvis that punks know and love is back. And fans will get more when he goes on tour with a quartet anchored by his veteran backing musicians, Steve Nieve on keyboards and Pete Thomas on drums. | Ah, yes, the Elvis that punks know and love is back. And fans will get more when he goes on tour with a quartet anchored by his veteran backing musicians, Steve Nieve on keyboards and Pete Thomas on drums. | ||
"The main thing is just to play a group of songs that you feel something for," he says. "Obviously, I feel strongly about the new record. And I think these songs are quite compatible with some of the strongest rock 'n' roll records that I've made, like ''Blood | "The main thing is just to play a group of songs that you feel something for," he says. "Obviously, I feel strongly about the new record. And I think these songs are quite compatible with some of the strongest rock 'n' roll records that I've made, like ''Blood & Chocolate'' and ''This Year's Model'', so I imagine that songs from those albums will also be featured. | ||
"It's no burden for me to sing some of the old songs," Costello says. "It's great that they've held up and I can still get inside of them." | "It's no burden for me to sing some of the old songs," Costello says. "It's great that they've held up and I can still get inside of them." | ||
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