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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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