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ELVIS COSTELLO & The Attractions' early Detroit shows are among my fondest rock 'n' roll memories. I saw him the first time he played the city, a few weeks after ''[[This Year's Model]]'' was released. He performed two shows that night, both no longer than 50 minutes, though they each seemed to contain a zillion great songs. "We're going to get you!" he proclaimed halfway through the [[Concert 1978-04-22 Royal Oak (early)|first]] show, immediately going into ‘[[Pump It Up]]’. The entire audience were on their feet for the rest of the show. "This song's called '[[Lip Service]]' 'cause that's all you'll ever get from me" was the only thing he snarled during the [[Concert 1978-04-22 Royal Oak (late)|second]] show, which had mostly music biz v.i.p.s in attendance. He ended one of the most passionately angry sets I've ever seen with an incredible ‘[[I'm Not Angry]]’. And it was magic. | ELVIS COSTELLO & The Attractions' early Detroit shows are among my fondest rock 'n' roll memories. I saw him the first time he played the city, a few weeks after ''[[This Year's Model]]'' was released. He performed two shows that night, both no longer than 50 minutes, though they each seemed to contain a zillion great songs. "We're going to get you!" he proclaimed halfway through the [[Concert 1978-04-22 Royal Oak (early)|first]] show, immediately going into ‘[[Pump It Up]]’. The entire audience were on their feet for the rest of the show. "This song's called '[[Lip Service]]' 'cause that's all you'll ever get from me" was the only thing he snarled during the [[Concert 1978-04-22 Royal Oak (late)|second]] show, which had mostly music biz v.i.p.s in attendance. He ended one of the most passionately angry sets I've ever seen with an incredible ‘[[I'm Not Angry]]’. And it was magic. | ||
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God knows there's a lot in rock 'n' roll that deserves to be mocked, if not destroyed. But Elvis/Declan strikes me as much too bitter these days to make this "joke" funny. In his King Of America review, Jeff Nesin wrote that Elvis's "terminal suspicion of any and all culturally sanctioned happiness gets tired" – and that pretty much defines the problem with the "Spectacular Spinning Songbook" in a nutshell. I truthfully don't want Declan McManus to go back in time and become the old Elvis again. I just wish he'd leave some fond memories alone and keep his fingerprints off my imagination. | God knows there's a lot in rock 'n' roll that deserves to be mocked, if not destroyed. But Elvis/Declan strikes me as much too bitter these days to make this "joke" funny. In his King Of America review, Jeff Nesin wrote that Elvis's "terminal suspicion of any and all culturally sanctioned happiness gets tired" – and that pretty much defines the problem with the "Spectacular Spinning Songbook" in a nutshell. I truthfully don't want Declan McManus to go back in time and become the old Elvis again. I just wish he'd leave some fond memories alone and keep his fingerprints off my imagination. | ||
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Bill Holdship reviews Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Bill Holdship reviews Elvis Costello & The Attractions, [[Concert 1986-10-13 Chicago|October 13, 1986]], Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL. | ||
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