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"We've written the songs for it," Suggs explained. "We're just working on the reviews. We're going to review it on Saturday, record it Sunday and have it in the shops on Monday..." | "We've written the songs for it," Suggs explained. "We're just working on the reviews. We're going to review it on Saturday, record it Sunday and have it in the shops on Monday..." | ||
"You're going to spend a whole day on the new one | "You're going to spend a whole day on the new one, are you?" Dammers asked him. "It's not a rock opera, is it?" | ||
Dammers had been fiddling with his new Yashika camera. He started shooting everything in sight. | Dammers had been fiddling with his new Yashika camera. He started shooting everything in sight. | ||
"You should save it for the Alps and mountain goats | |||
"You should save it for the Alps and mountain goats," Adrian Boot told him. | |||
''"Mounting goats?"'' Suggs exclaimed. "What kind of behaviour is that?" | ''"Mounting goats?"'' Suggs exclaimed. "What kind of behaviour is that?" | ||
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"This next one's almost as old as that," Basher announced. | "This next one's almost as old as that," Basher announced. | ||
"This next one's almost as old as ''me'' | "This next one's almost as old as ''me''," Edmunds flashed back. | ||
Rockpile fell sideways into "I Hear You Knocking." | Rockpile fell sideways into "I Hear You Knocking." | ||
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The movie director Sam Fuller once famously defined the cinema as a battleground. That's exactly what rock 'n' roll becomes in Costello's raging hands. Wrestling with demons most of us have only vaguely imagined, Costello doesn't just write and perform songs that are among the most literate and penetrating in the entire repertoire of rock 'n' roll, he unleashes upon his audience the darkest possible realities. | The movie director Sam Fuller once famously defined the cinema as a battleground. That's exactly what rock 'n' roll becomes in Costello's raging hands. Wrestling with demons most of us have only vaguely imagined, Costello doesn't just write and perform songs that are among the most literate and penetrating in the entire repertoire of rock 'n' roll, he unleashes upon his audience the darkest possible realities. | ||
Live, he's always such great theatre because you never know how far he's capable of pushing himself. Every performance seems an attempt to achieve some kind of personal catharsis or an act of personal exorcism. | Live, he's always such great theatre because you never know how far he's capable of pushing himself. Every performance seems an attempt to achieve some kind of personal catharsis or an act of personal exorcism. It's compulsive and frightening, rarely entertaining in any conventional sense. He can make you feel as uncomfortable as he clearly feels. | ||
The new numbers in his set were rather obscured by the violent pace of the performance and the unsuitability of the casino for this kind of elemental rock 'n' roll. "Clubland" and "From A Whisper To A Scream" ''sounded terrific'', but they eluded any detailed scrutiny. He also performed a stunning version of "Walk, Don't Look Back" that continued his affection for the style of modern soul music he began to explore on ''Get Happy!!'' | The new numbers in his set were rather obscured by the violent pace of the performance and the unsuitability of the casino for this kind of elemental rock 'n' roll. "Clubland" and "From A Whisper To A Scream" ''sounded terrific'', but they eluded any detailed scrutiny. He also performed a stunning version of "Walk, Don't Look Back" that continued his affection for the style of modern soul music he began to explore on ''Get Happy!!'' | ||
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It's impossible to reassure him that you aren't going to spend all night chasing him, asking him foolhardy questions about his personal life when all you really want to do anyway is have a beer and chasp out a little. | It's impossible to reassure him that you aren't going to spend all night chasing him, asking him foolhardy questions about his personal life when all you really want to do anyway is have a beer and chasp out a little. | ||
As it happens, he pesters Boot and me more than we'd even presume to pester him. "Still here are you — taking this down are you — tape recorder on, is it? | As it happens, he pesters Boot and me more than we'd even presume to pester him. "Still here are you — taking this down are you — tape recorder on, is it?" | ||
The joke, such as it was, did wear a little thin... | The joke, such as it was, did wear a little thin... | ||
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It cost an arm and a leg to get into the Hazyland Disco; a couple of drinks would've left us as limbless torsos. | It cost an arm and a leg to get into the Hazyland Disco; a couple of drinks would've left us as limbless torsos. | ||
"My first drum kit probably cost less than a round of drinks in here | "My first drum kit probably cost less than a round of drinks in here," Terry Williams said. | ||
The drum kit you've got ''now'' probably cost less than a round of drinks in here," Jake replied. | The drum kit you've got ''now'' probably cost less than a round of drinks in here," Jake replied. | ||
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<center><h3> Costello for Scotland </h3></center> | <center><h3> Costello for Scotland </h3></center> | ||
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Elvis Costello and the Attractions plus the Average White Band head two of the nights of this year’s Edinburgh Rock Festival. | Elvis Costello and the Attractions plus the Average White Band head two of the nights of this year’s Edinburgh Rock Festival. | ||
The Rock Festival is an official part of the city’s international festival, running for three weeks from August 17, and the fringe Niteclub festival, | The Rock Festival is an official part of the city’s international festival, running for three weeks from August 17, and the fringe Niteclub festival, announced last week, has now been incorporated into the rock festival. | ||
The Average White Band now open the concert series with a show at the Playhouse, and Elvis Costello and the Attractions mark the first night of the festival proper on [[Concert 1980-08-17 Edinburgh|August 17]] at the Playhouse. | The Average White Band now open the concert series with a show at the Playhouse, and Elvis Costello and the Attractions mark the first night of the festival proper on [[Concert 1980-08-17 Edinburgh|August 17]] at the Playhouse. | ||
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Tickets are now on sale at: £3.50 and £3 for the AWB and £3 and £2.50 for Costello, on sale personally or by post from the Playhouse box office, Greenside Place, Edinburgh, with cheques or postal orders payable to Regular Music, plus an s.a.e. | Tickets are now on sale at: £3.50 and £3 for the AWB and £3 and £2.50 for Costello, on sale personally or by post from the Playhouse box office, Greenside Place, Edinburgh, with cheques or postal orders payable to Regular Music, plus an s.a.e. | ||
The rest of the festival bands, believed to include Ultravox, will be announced next week, and the festival will feature at least 15 groups spread over | The rest of the festival bands, believed to include Ultravox, will be announced next week, and the festival will feature at least 15 groups spread over three venues – Edinburgh Playhouse, Tiffanys and Niteclub. | ||
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