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Elvis Costello
Mike Roden
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He looks like a '50's cross between Buddy Holly and Wally Cox, sings with a '60's sultryness, and plays with a distinctive '70's beat. He is Elvis Costello, and unless I miss my guess, he is going to be the next important and influential rock figure. He is a young man with a lot of anger, and he releases much of it on this album, which he originally wanted to title Emotional Fascism. Indeed, the album's best cuts have a politically reactionary theme: "Green Shirt," "Oliver's Army," "Two Little Hitters," and "What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding?" As an extra treat, the first 100,000 copies of the album include a bonus record of Costello live at Hollywood High, featuring a moving rendition of his now classic "Alison." Costello's going to be a superstar and this may be the album that does it for him.
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