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<center><h3> Most significant personality </h3></center> | <center><h3> Most significant personality </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Luis Feliu </center> | <center> Luis Feliu </center> | ||
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''' Elvis Costello and The Attractions <br> | |||
Armed Forces | |||
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''Armed Forces'' lives up to every one of my expectations for a third Costello album. Costello has left me with no doubt that he is the most significant and impressionistic rock personality of this decade. | ''Armed Forces'' lives up to every one of my expectations for a third Costello album. Costello has left me with no doubt that he is the most significant and impressionistic rock personality of this decade. | ||
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Again, there are some brilliant songs on this album, namely "Accidents Will Happen," a sort of march-past or anthem tune, "Oliver's Army," "Busy Bodies," "Moods for Moderns," "Goon Squad," "Two Little Hitlers," "Party Girl," "Sunday's Best," all of which deserve hit status. | Again, there are some brilliant songs on this album, namely "Accidents Will Happen," a sort of march-past or anthem tune, "Oliver's Army," "Busy Bodies," "Moods for Moderns," "Goon Squad," "Two Little Hitlers," "Party Girl," "Sunday's Best," all of which deserve hit status. | ||
For each of the great tunes Costello has had on the charts, there's five more which deserve to be there. Songs off the other albums, like "Little Triggers," "I'm Not Angry," "Less Than Zero," "Miracle Man," "Alison" (and not | For each of the great tunes Costello has had on the charts, there's five more which deserve to be there. Songs off the other albums, like "Little Triggers," "I'm Not Angry," "Less Than Zero," "Miracle Man," "Alison" (and not Ronstadt's sanitised rendition), "Pay It Back," "Welcome To The Working Week," "No Action," "This Year's Girl," "(The Angels Want To Wear My) Red Shoes," I could go on and on. | ||
And all those on two albums! Some of the most popular and strongest influence in pop music of the 60s are lavished throughout Costello and the Attractions' songs. Unconsciously disguised in a beat, tune, melody, chorus, lyric, it seems as if Costello's had for years stored, absorbed and toyed with them till he was ready to use them. In fact, hardly a thing is known about this singer-songwriter's life before August, 1976, when he walked into the offices of Britain's smallest and now very successful label, Stiff Records, within days of its inception, and was signed without hesitation. | And all those on two albums! Some of the most popular and strongest influence in pop music of the 60s are lavished throughout Costello and the Attractions' songs. Unconsciously disguised in a beat, tune, melody, chorus, lyric, it seems as if Costello's had for years stored, absorbed and toyed with them till he was ready to use them. In fact, hardly a thing is known about this singer-songwriter's life before August, 1976, when he walked into the offices of Britain's smallest and now very successful label, Stiff Records, within days of its inception, and was signed without hesitation. | ||
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It's plain to see this man's impassioned songs inspire. Mr Costello's three long playing discs are required listening for people living in the modern world. | It's plain to see this man's impassioned songs inspire. Mr Costello's three long playing discs are required listening for people living in the modern world. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Armed Forces]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[My Aim Is True]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] {{-}} [[Green Shirt]] {{-}} [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]] {{-}} [[Accidents Will Happen]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[Goon Squad]] {{-}} [[Senior Service]] {{-}} [[Two Little Hitlers]] {{-}} [[Green Shirt]] {{-}} [[Big Boys]] {{-}} [[Emotional Fascism]] {{-}} [[Busy Bodies]] {{-}} [[Moods For Moderns]] {{-}} [[Party Girl]] {{-}} [[Sunday's Best]] {{-}} [[Little Triggers]] {{-}} [[I'm Not Angry]] {{-}} [[Less Than Zero]] {{-}} [[Miracle Man]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[Linda Ronstadt]] {{-}} [[Pay It Back]] {{-}} [[Welcome To The Working Week]] {{-}} [[No Action]] {{-}} [[This Year's Girl]] {{-}} [[Stiff Records]] {{-}} [[Pete Thomas]] {{-}} [[Bruce Thomas]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve|Steve Naive]] | |||
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'''The Canberra Times, TV-Radio Guide, April 6, 1979 | '''The Canberra Times, TV-Radio Guide, April 6, 1979 | ||
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