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<center><h3> Talking Heads, Costello to appear </h3></center> | <center><h3> Talking Heads, Costello to appear </h3></center> | ||
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''' Rock band, controversial British singer set concert on Feb. 9 | |||
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Talking Heads, one of the most highly acclaimed rock bands of 1977, and Elvis Costello, one of Britain's most controversial new singers, will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Lane County Civic Center. | Talking Heads, one of the most highly acclaimed rock bands of 1977, and Elvis Costello, one of Britain's most controversial new singers, will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Lane County Civic Center. | ||
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The band made its debut in 1975 at CBGB, a New York City bar on The Bowery that has also premiered such "underground" acts as Patti Smith, the Ramones and Television. The group came to prominence during a tour of Europe in the spring of 1977. | The band made its debut in 1975 at CBGB, a New York City bar on The Bowery that has also premiered such "underground" acts as Patti Smith, the Ramones and Television. The group came to prominence during a tour of Europe in the spring of 1977. | ||
Since then, the band has released an album, | Since then, the band has released an album, ''Talking Heads '77'', that has gained critical acclaim although it has not been a best-seller. The group's following has been limited by its unconventional style. | ||
Describing Talking Heads is a difficult task. Playing subdued music with lyrics hailing civil servants, parents and college, its orientation is mote Ivy League than punk. The group's appeal is in the way it has taken the energy of the post-Beatles era and gone in a direction that is spare, challenging and unconventional. | Describing Talking Heads is a difficult task. Playing subdued music with lyrics hailing civil servants, parents and college, its orientation is mote Ivy League than punk. The group's appeal is in the way it has taken the energy of the post-Beatles era and gone in a direction that is spare, challenging and unconventional. | ||
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The ''Eugene Register-Guard'' profiles [[Talking Heads]] and Elvis Costello | The ''Eugene Register-Guard'' profiles [[Talking Heads]] and Elvis Costello ahead of the concert, [[Concert 1978-02-09 Eugene|February 9, 1978]], Eugene, Oregon. | ||
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<br><small> | <br><small>Elvis Costello photo by [[Chris Gabrin]].</small> | ||
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