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His first mainstream pop album in six years may have come sooner, but Costello wanted to wait until management turmoil at his record company, Island/Def Jam, sorted itself out. It gave him more time to write. | His first mainstream pop album in six years may have come sooner, but Costello wanted to wait until management turmoil at his record company, Island/Def Jam, sorted itself out. It gave him more time to write. | ||
Costello consciously avoids the term | Costello consciously avoids the term "rock" when talking about his new disc. The word "symbolizes to me all the pompous, conceited music that I can't stand," he said. | ||
He prefers "rowdy rhythm," and the expression is quite apt. With co-producers Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson and Kieran Lynch, he's crafted adventurous music informed by the drum 'n' bass movement of the past decade. | He prefers "rowdy rhythm," and the expression is quite apt. With co-producers Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson and Kieran Lynch, he's crafted adventurous music informed by the drum 'n' bass movement of the past decade. | ||
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The title cut even prominently uses a sample — from an Italian pop singer named Mina — and repetition to ratchet up the musical tension. | The title cut even prominently uses a sample — from an Italian pop singer named Mina — and repetition to ratchet up the musical tension. | ||
The phrase | The phrase "when I was cruel" is a whimsical nod to his reputation as an angry young man. He said it's hard, as he gets older (Costello is 47), to stay angry at people you may have disdained when you're able to see pieces of their humanity. Even vile politicians have stains on their tie or bad hairpieces. | ||
Costello's song, "45," was written on his 45th birthday, and is a clever personal history lesson that draws on the end of World War II in 1945, a love affair with 45 rpm records and his own feelings on reaching that age. | Costello's song, "45," was written on his 45th birthday, and is a clever personal history lesson that draws on the end of World War II in 1945, a love affair with 45 rpm records and his own feelings on reaching that age. | ||
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Costello had feuded with Bruce Thomas for several years, and said the bassist's lack of effort and bad attitude ruined the Attractions for everyone. (Thomas, for his part, once wrote a thinly disguised novel about a rock band with a tyrannical leader). | Costello had feuded with Bruce Thomas for several years, and said the bassist's lack of effort and bad attitude ruined the Attractions for everyone. (Thomas, for his part, once wrote a thinly disguised novel about a rock band with a tyrannical leader). | ||
"I'm very glad to be playing music that I like with a group of people that I enjoy spending time with," Costello said. | |||
They've already brought life to old and new songs, particularly the single, | They've already brought life to old and new songs, particularly the single, "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)." | ||
"I'm glad I made this record, I'm happy with the results of it (but) I'll be able to beat it every night on stage," he said. | |||
The tour repertoire is about evenly divided between new music and his rocking records of the past, particularly the first two albums and 1987's ''Blood and Chocolate.'' | The tour repertoire is about evenly divided between new music and his rocking records of the past, particularly the first two albums and 1987's ''Blood and Chocolate.'' | ||
"I don't feel the responsibility to play all of the well-known songs. It's better to mix things up," he said. "One night we'll play 'Alison' and one night I might not." | |||
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[[David Bauder]] profiles Elvis Costello. | [[David Bauder]] profiles Elvis Costello. | ||
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