Brighton Argus, February 11, 2005: Difference between revisions
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Would the angry young man of the New Wave have smiled when his guitar lead loosened to create enough static to scar a couple of numbers in this opening gig of his latest UK tour? | Would the angry young man of the New Wave have smiled when his guitar lead loosened to create enough static to scar a couple of numbers in this opening gig of his latest UK tour? | ||
And you wonder whether the skinny, geeky gunslinger with thick-rimmed specs would have led a Brighton crowd in a chorus of "I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside" and implored it to give "home town boy", his drummer Pete Thomas, a rousing welcome home. | And you wonder whether the skinny, geeky gunslinger with thick-rimmed specs would have led a Brighton crowd in a chorus of "[[I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside]]" and implored it to give "home town boy", his drummer Pete Thomas, a rousing welcome home. | ||
But if you think Elvis Costello has gone soft and watered down the intensity of his music, you can think again. | But if you think Elvis Costello has gone soft and watered down the intensity of his music, you can think again. |