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Elvis Costello has been regarded as an enigma. But what ''Armed Forces'', his current tour, and the Boston show have made clearer than ever is his utter contempt for convention, the "system" if you will. And this seems to he the driving force behind the man. | Elvis Costello has been regarded as an enigma. But what ''Armed Forces'', his current tour, and the Boston show have made clearer than ever is his utter contempt for convention, the "system" if you will. And this seems to he the driving force behind the man. | ||
Let's hope the bad press Costello has garnered for his recent exploits (drunken comments, run-ins with radio stations) doesn't obscure the fact that, in "Radio Radio," he's written one of the boldest, most politically explosive statements in rock and roll history — ''"The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the way you feel."'' | Let's hope the bad press Costello has garnered for his recent exploits (drunken comments, run-ins with radio stations) doesn't obscure the fact that, in "Radio, Radio," he's written one of the boldest, most politically explosive statements in rock and roll history — ''"The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the way you feel."'' | ||
And if you think he's only talking about the radio, you have a long way to go toward understanding the "enigmatic" Elvis Costello. | And if you think he's only talking about the radio, you have a long way to go toward understanding the "enigmatic" Elvis Costello. | ||
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