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''Oh I wish you could see / Quite how much you could mean to me / You worthless thing'' — Elvis Costello | <span style="font-size:92%"> ''Oh I wish you could see / Quite how much you could mean to me / You worthless thing'' {{n}} — Elvis Costello </span> | ||
Worcester, Mass. — If you follow the world of pop/rock round 'n round, it'll break your heart and your wallet. What with the price of the new LP, the concert ticket, the official tour T-shirt, and hours spent sitting, waiting for your favorite's new video to come through the rotation again, the price can be burdensome indeed. | Worcester, Mass. — If you follow the world of pop/rock round 'n round, it'll break your heart and your wallet. What with the price of the new LP, the concert ticket, the official tour T-shirt, and hours spent sitting, waiting for your favorite's new video to come through the rotation again, the price can be burdensome indeed. | ||
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Seven years ago, Elvis Costello and the Attractions first U.S. shows at the [[Concert 1977-12-09 Boston (early)|Paradise Club]] in Boston were the stuff legends are made of. There was no in-between song patter, except Elvis once berating the audience for not dancing. ("Got no legs, eh?") The Attractions, his backup band, ripped through songs like "Welcome To The Working Week," and "Blame It On Cane," with boisterous vengeance that defined the now useless term "new wave." At the end of the night, the crowd was chanting "Elvis! Elvis!" an eerie echo of deceased kings. Elvis and bandmates were refused admittance to a club in Boston later that night because nobody knew who they were. | Seven years ago, Elvis Costello and the Attractions first U.S. shows at the [[Concert 1977-12-09 Boston (early)|Paradise Club]] in Boston were the stuff legends are made of. There was no in-between song patter, except Elvis once berating the audience for not dancing. ("Got no legs, eh?") The Attractions, his backup band, ripped through songs like "Welcome To The Working Week," and "Blame It On Cane," with boisterous vengeance that defined the now useless term "new wave." At the end of the night, the crowd was chanting "Elvis! Elvis!" an eerie echo of deceased kings. Elvis and bandmates were refused admittance to a club in Boston later that night because nobody knew who they were. | ||
Last Tuesday, Elvis Costello practically filled the Worcester Centrum with fans, many of whom wouldn't recognize the hard-edged sound that filled the Paradise years back. Things have stretched out, from the size of the audience, to Costello's more soulful vocal approach, to his of late, lugubrious lyrics. | Last [[Concert 1984-08-21 Worcester|Tuesday]], Elvis Costello practically filled the Worcester Centrum with fans, many of whom wouldn't recognize the hard-edged sound that filled the Paradise years back. Things have stretched out, from the size of the audience, to Costello's more soulful vocal approach, to his of late, lugubrious lyrics. | ||
The high points of Elvis' show Tuesday were brought on by the reliance on early material. The first three numbers, "Green Shirt," "Lipstick Vogue," and "Watching The Detectives," came off of his first two LPs. The fourth song, "The Only Flame In Town," sung as a duet with Daryl Hall on the new LP, brought out the more soulful element Costello has been flirting with. Elvis' voice may sound interesting, but the live performance of practically the whole new LP bore out the truth of the LP, ''Goodbye Cruel World'', (Columbia); throw away the whole first side. | The high points of Elvis' show Tuesday were brought on by the reliance on early material. The first three numbers, "Green Shirt," "Lipstick Vogue," and "Watching The Detectives," came off of his first two LPs. The fourth song, "The Only Flame In Town," sung as a duet with Daryl Hall on the new LP, brought out the more soulful element Costello has been flirting with. Elvis' voice may sound interesting, but the live performance of practically the whole new LP bore out the truth of the LP, ''Goodbye Cruel World'', (Columbia); throw away the whole first side. | ||
"Home Truth" sounds introspectively pedantic, something Costello's most wordy lyrics have never been before. (Example: "Is it my shirt or my toothpaste/That is whiter than white?") "Room With No Number," is National Enquirer stuff without the names. It's a good thing Elvis framed most of the newer compositions around older, harder-driving songs like "Mystery Dance," because it showed the problematic dichotomy of loving American R 'n B, Cole Porter, and Gershwin, but being able to play rock 'n roll better. | "Home Truth" sounds introspectively pedantic, something Costello's most wordy lyrics have never been before. (Example: ''"Is it my shirt or my toothpaste / That is whiter than white?"'') "Room With No Number," is National Enquirer stuff without the names. It's a good thing Elvis framed most of the newer compositions around older, harder-driving songs like "Mystery Dance," because it showed the problematic dichotomy of loving American R 'n' B, Cole Porter, and Gershwin, but being able to play rock 'n roll better. | ||
Maybe in some cocktail lounge of the future we'll be able to hear the resolution of the dilemma, and Elvis is anything but stagnant in his changes from LP to LP, when the patrons will again cry out Elvis! Elvis! With the inclusion of the Byrds' "So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N Roll Star," and "Marie's the Name" (Of His Latest Flame,) once sung by another Elvis, into his sets, Costello is clearly aimed for the pantheon of rock | Maybe in some cocktail lounge of the future we'll be able to hear the resolution of the dilemma, and Elvis is anything but stagnant in his changes from LP to LP, when the patrons will again cry out Elvis! Elvis! With the inclusion of the Byrds' "So You Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star," and "Marie's the Name" (Of His Latest Flame,) once sung by another Elvis, into his sets, Costello is clearly aimed for the pantheon of rock heroes. But at the moment he seems content to turn out three bad ballads for every great single like "Peace In Our Time." So who's complaining? | ||
The guy at the bar who's out for a good time. Nick Lowe, the opener for Costello, should be. The man should be famous, his face plastered all over Red Square. He should be producing Elvis Costello like he did in the old days, fleshing out LPs like ''This Years Model'', and ''Get Happy!'' (Elvis' best foray into R 'n B, not last year's ''Punch The Clock''.) | The guy at the bar who's out for a good time. Nick Lowe, the opener for Costello, should be. The man should be famous, his face plastered all over Red Square. He should be producing Elvis Costello like he did in the old days, fleshing out LPs like ''This Years Model'', and ''Get Happy!'' (Elvis' best foray into R 'n B, not last year's ''Punch The Clock''.) | ||
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[[Michael Logan]] | [[Michael Logan]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] with opening act [[Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit|Nick Lowe]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1984-08-21 Worcester|August 21, 1984]], The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts. | ||
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