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''Taking Liberties'' will delight any Costello fan and draw the interest of listeners conscious of new directions rock music is always taking. | ''Taking Liberties'' will delight any Costello fan and draw the interest of listeners conscious of new directions rock music is always taking. | ||
Incidentally, although a message from a Columbia executive on the back cover of the album states that none of the 20 songs have appeared on the label's "elpee until now," two tunes, "Black and White World" and " | Incidentally, although a message from a Columbia executive on the back cover of the album states that none of the 20 songs have appeared on the label's "elpee until now," two tunes, "Black and White World" and "Clowntime is Over" showed up on ''Get Happy!!'' | ||
The oversight might be understood when the fact that together the two albums contain 41 songs is considered. | The oversight might be understood when the fact that together the two albums contain 41 songs is considered. | ||
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Amid zest rockers like "Big Tears," and "Crawling to the U.S.A." and "Wednesday Week," which are more typical of Costello with driving rhythm and staccato vocals, are two slow, dreamy love songs that come across with incredible feeling. | Amid zest rockers like "Big Tears," and "Crawling to the U.S.A." and "Wednesday Week," which are more typical of Costello with driving rhythm and staccato vocals, are two slow, dreamy love songs that come across with incredible feeling. | ||
"Just A Memory" is really nice and on "Funny Valentine" Costello croons out a spacey love story. | "Just A Memory" is really nice and on "My Funny Valentine" Costello croons out a spacey love story. | ||
Only three of the album's 20 songs are more than three minutes long, but it seems the short and clean format, contributes to Costello's style. | Only three of the album's 20 songs are more than three minutes long, but it seems the short and clean format, contributes to Costello's style. | ||
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One difference on ''Taking Liberties'' is that it has two songs Costello did not write. One of them, "Getting Mighty Crowded," is an old R&B tune by Van McCoy that Elvis works to perfection. | One difference on ''Taking Liberties'' is that it has two songs Costello did not write. One of them, "Getting Mighty Crowded," is an old R&B tune by Van McCoy that Elvis works to perfection. | ||
Rock 'n' | Rock 'n' rollers can look forward to a future rich in Costello music; already his effect on current standards cannot be ignored. Perhaps he won't feel the influence of big business on his sound and will continue to experiment and just be himself. | ||
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*[http://www.kentwired.com/ KentWired.com] | *[http://www.kentwired.com/ KentWired.com] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_University#Student_media Wikipedia: Kent State University] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_University#Student_media Wikipedia: Kent State University] | ||
*[http://dks.library.kent.edu/cgi-bin/kentstate?a=d&d=dks19800926-01.2.40 library.kent.edu] | *[http://dks.library.kent.edu/cgi-bin/kentstate?a=d&d=dks19800926-01.2.40 dks.library.kent.edu] | ||
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