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<center><h3> Elvis is king!!! </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis is king!!! </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Gary Radloff </center> | <center> Gary Radloff </center> | ||
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''' Live at Bunky's | |||
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Is this strange looking fellow with a crew cut the next rock 'n' roll sensation? Certainly Elvis Costello does not visually fit the rock stereotype. Nor does his music seem to go with the mainstream. This is not to say that songs like "Alison" or "Less Than Zero" could not be hit singles. They should be!! They're full of great hook lines and, like Costello's songs in general, have a sincerity that makes them essential. | Is this strange looking fellow with a crew cut the next rock 'n' roll sensation? Certainly Elvis Costello does not visually fit the rock stereotype. Nor does his music seem to go with the mainstream. This is not to say that songs like "Alison" or "Less Than Zero" could not be hit singles. They should be!! They're full of great hook lines and, like Costello's songs in general, have a sincerity that makes them essential. | ||
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What sets Elvis Costello apart is more than just his bizarre character. Costello challenges his audience to think, something most artists of the seventies seem incapable of doing. His music has the simple directness that makes rock 'n' roll such an effective medium. But along with this challenge he serves up poignant social criticism. | What sets Elvis Costello apart is more than just his bizarre character. Costello challenges his audience to think, something most artists of the seventies seem incapable of doing. His music has the simple directness that makes rock 'n' roll such an effective medium. But along with this challenge he serves up poignant social criticism. | ||
All his songs express a critical eye. In the two sets he performed at Bunky's this eye was especially apparent in the songs "Night Rally," "Watching | All his songs express a critical eye. In the two sets he performed at Bunky's this eye was especially apparent in the songs "Night Rally," "Watching The Detectives," and "Less Than Zero." Yes! Elvis Costello is angry, as the perfectly ironic song "I'm Not Angry" points out. The current condition in England is well-stated by the anger in much of the new music coining out of that country. With Costello this anger goes beyond the campiness of the punk stance. | ||
But Elvis Costello gives us even more. He writes great rock 'n' roll songs. "Alison" is a perfect pop ballad and he sounds entirely sincere when he sings the line, ''"My aim is true."'' Yet, in the same song he has told us that, ''"I'm not going to get too sentimental,"'' when of course the irony is that's exactly what he's doing. | But Elvis Costello gives us even more. He writes great rock 'n' roll songs. "Alison" is a perfect pop ballad and he sounds entirely sincere when he sings the line, ''"My aim is true."'' Yet, in the same song he has told us that, ''"I'm not going to get too sentimental,"'' when of course the irony is that's exactly what he's doing. | ||
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Elvis Costello wants to shake you up. Maybe wake you up. An art that challenges, lets you walk away with more. More than the pleasure of, say, a great rock song. This is Elvis Costello's aim. He gives you rock 'n' roll at its finest and something to think over. His aim is true. | Elvis Costello wants to shake you up. Maybe wake you up. An art that challenges, lets you walk away with more. More than the pleasure of, say, a great rock song. This is Elvis Costello's aim. He gives you rock 'n' roll at its finest and something to think over. His aim is true. | ||
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'''Madcity Music Sheet, December 12, 1977 | '''Madcity Music Sheet, December 12, 1977 | ||
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[[Gary Radloff]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1977-11-29 Madison|November 29, 1977]], Bunky's, Madison, | [[Gary Radloff]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1977-11-29 Madison|November 29, 1977]], Bunky's, Madison, Wisconsin. | ||
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<small>Photos by [[Tom Kelly (photographer)|Tom Kelly]].</small><br> | <small>Photos by [[Tom Kelly (photographer)|Tom Kelly]].</small><br> | ||
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<br><small>Photos by [[Tom Kelly (photographer)|Tom Kelly]].</small> | <br><small>Photos by [[Tom Kelly (photographer)|Tom Kelly]].</small> | ||
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