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<center>''' The New Songs Of Elvis Costello And Burt Bacharach arranged{{nb}}by{{nb}}Bill{{nb}}Frisell </center> | |||
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Burt can write. Bill can play. Elvis can't sing. | |||
His voice runs like a flat, ugly scar through some of these | His voice runs like a flat, ugly scar through some of these Bacharach/Costello songs rearranged by Frisell. As a jazz guitarist, Frisell has probably already chalked up the record of the year with his charming and unexpectedly simple ''Good Dog, Happy Man'' album. | ||
But even his delicate surgery can't hide the grating intrusions of the Costello larynx on the two songs that carry his vocals on this album. But two out of 15 ain't (so) bad. | But even his delicate surgery can't hide the grating intrusions of the Costello larynx on the two songs that carry his vocals on this album. But two out of 15 ain't (so) bad. | ||
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On ''Painted'', the big names had been allowed indulgences that would have riled the New Wave-era Elvis. The music was sleepily tedious and the lyrics unspeakably banal. But that barren landscape has given Frisell the room to move and from the fleshy, corpulent original he has carved a record of gentle delight. | On ''Painted'', the big names had been allowed indulgences that would have riled the New Wave-era Elvis. The music was sleepily tedious and the lyrics unspeakably banal. But that barren landscape has given Frisell the room to move and from the fleshy, corpulent original he has carved a record of gentle delight. | ||
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''' | '''The Herald Sun, October 31, 1999 | ||
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[[Pete Best]] reviews ''The Sweetest Punch''. | [[Pete Best]] reviews ''[[Bill Frisell: The Sweetest Punch|The Sweetest Punch]]''. | ||
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*[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/h-l/herald_sun.991031a.html | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/h-l/herald_sun.991031a.html elviscostello.info] | ||
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