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<center><h3> Elvis Costello's 'Armed Forces' is aptly named</h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello's 'Armed Forces' is aptly named</h3></center> | ||
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But as ''This Year's Model'' exclaimed, this Elvis is stepping quickly into the future. On ''Armed Forces'', he confronts it dagger in hand. | But as ''This Year's Model'' exclaimed, this Elvis is stepping quickly into the future. On ''Armed Forces'', he confronts it dagger in hand. | ||
Costello here fashions tense psychodramatic love songs, Angst-ridden ballads, and all-out assaults on political situations peculiar to Britain, but not without some | Costello here fashions tense psychodramatic love songs, Angst-ridden ballads, and all-out assaults on political situations peculiar to Britain, but not without some relevance here (as in past songs like "Radio, Radio"). To him, life is a brutal power struggle and his music displays it. | ||
This album tests the limits of rock. Steve Naive's keyboards flutter about at the very edge of the melody, while Costello constructs trickily structured melodies which keep the listener constantly on edge. | This album tests the limits of rock. Steve Naive's keyboards flutter about at the very edge of the melody, while Costello constructs trickily structured melodies which keep the listener constantly on edge. | ||
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His new single, "Accidents Will Happen," will be a crucial test of Costello's campaign and also a good analogy for recent controversy. | His new single, "Accidents Will Happen," will be a crucial test of Costello's campaign and also a good analogy for recent controversy. | ||
After a show in Columbus, Ohio, Costello had a row with Steve Stills' band | After a show in Columbus, Ohio, Costello had a row with Steve Stills' band in a hotel bar. It resulted in Costello's insulting Ray Charles and James Brown with racial slurs during a heated argument with singer Bonnie Bramlett. | ||
Amidst cries of racism, following publication of an article on the scene, Costello called the strangest press conference I've ever attended. | Amidst cries of racism, following publication of an article on the scene, Costello called the strangest press conference I've ever attended. | ||
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He apologized to the artists whose names he'd "taken in vain," and with surprising humor fended off some of the anger which had boomeranged back at him in the wake of his verbal attack. | He apologized to the artists whose names he'd "taken in vain," and with surprising humor fended off some of the anger which had boomeranged back at him in the wake of his verbal attack. | ||
Costello is indeed a curious young man, and may find something to think about in the touchstone song of this album and tour, "What's So Funny | Costello is indeed a curious young man, and may find something to think about in the touchstone song of this album and tour, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" | ||
But he is a talent not to be denied, and with all he does to further that (despite his "accidents"), the name Elvis becomes even more fitting. | But he is a talent not to be denied, and with all he does to further that (despite his "accidents"), the name Elvis becomes even more fitting. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Armed Forces]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve|Steve Naive]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[Accidents Will Happen]] {{-}} [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]] {{-}} [[Grammy Awards|Grammy nomination]] {{-}} [[Elvis Presley]] {{-}} [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] {{-}} [[Buddy Holly]] {{-}} [[Concert 1979-03-15 Columbus|Columbus, Ohio]] {{-}} [[Stephen Stills]] {{-}} [[Ray Charles]] {{-}} [[James Brown]] {{-}} [[Bonnie Bramlett]] {{-}} [[Event 1979-03-30 New York|Press conference]] | |||
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'''Bowling Green Daily News, April 22, 1979 | '''Bowling Green Daily News, April 22, 1979 | ||
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[[Rob Patterson]] profiles Elvis Costello. | [[Rob Patterson]] profiles Elvis Costello. | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_News_(Kentucky) Wikipedia: The Daily News (Kentucky)] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_News_(Kentucky) Wikipedia: The Daily News (Kentucky)] | ||
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19790420&id=ZbsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-EYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6710,2851556&hl=en news.google.com] | *[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19790420&id=ZbsdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-EYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6710,2851556&hl=en news.google.com] | ||
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