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<center><h3> Costello | <center><h3> Costello goes country </h3></center> | ||
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There's a stranger in the town. No one has spoken — or so hoped London Weekend Television and Elvis Costello's management as Elvis and The Attractions appeared at Aberdeen's Country & Western Club in the Hotel Metro last Thursday. This secret one-off gig was set up for LWT to film them performing live, for the first time, material from Costello's forthcoming [[Almost Blue|album]] of country cover versions, recorded with The Attractions last month in Nashville. Produced by [[Billy Sherrill]], its title and release date haven't been fixed as yet. | |||
There's a stranger in the town. No one has spoken — or so hoped London Weekend Television and Elvis Costello's management as Elvis and | |||
The planning for this unique occasion had definitely been for the cameras, and no dancing was to be possible as the TV crew filled the front-of-stage space with tables and chairs to ensure the basic country and western audience remained in their places while they filmed the action for a ''South Bank Show'' special on Elvis. | The planning for this unique occasion had definitely been for the cameras, and no dancing was to be possible as the TV crew filled the front-of-stage space with tables and chairs to ensure the basic country and western audience remained in their places while they filmed the action for a ''South Bank Show'' special on Elvis. | ||
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The authentic American look was however provided by pedal steel guitarist [[John McFee]], courtesy of The Doobie Brothers, whose stetson was only matched in size by the Jimmy Carter type toothy smile. | The authentic American look was however provided by pedal steel guitarist [[John McFee]], courtesy of The Doobie Brothers, whose stetson was only matched in size by the Jimmy Carter type toothy smile. | ||
The first set kicked off around ten, with the Attractions sound pretty rusty until they played "[[Stranger In The House]]," Elvis's principal previously recorded country and western song. The songs were a mix of originals and cover versions ( | The first set kicked off around ten, with the Attractions sound pretty rusty until they played "[[Stranger In The House]]," Elvis's principal previously recorded country and western song. The songs were a mix of originals and cover versions (Loretta Lynn, Charlie Rich, etc), and we were to discover that the next single is to be the George Jones classic-of-its-type (or so I'm told), "[[Good Year For The Roses|It's Been A Good Year For The Roses]]." | ||
Someone else must have thought it wasn't quite right the first take — or maybe there was a shortage of suitable material — because at the outset of the second half Elvis apologised that every second song was to be a repeat of one they had already played. Ain't complaining though, as Elvis was now coming through loud and clear and creating more buzz than a queen bee. It's amazing what a dozen bottles of wine delivered to the dressing room can do at half-time. Ron Greenwood take note, that's your only hope of qualifying. lt must have been good stuff as the Attractions, steel guitarist and all, were coming out with a vintage performance, the highlight of which was a new song ironically titled "[[Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down]]." | Someone else must have thought it wasn't quite right the first take — or maybe there was a shortage of suitable material — because at the outset of the second half Elvis apologised that every second song was to be a repeat of one they had already played. Ain't complaining though, as Elvis was now coming through loud and clear and creating more buzz than a queen bee. It's amazing what a dozen bottles of wine delivered to the dressing room can do at half-time. Ron Greenwood take note, that's your only hope of qualifying. lt must have been good stuff as the Attractions, steel guitarist and all, were coming out with a vintage performance, the highlight of which was a new song ironically titled "[[Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down]]." | ||
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'''New Musical Express, August 8, 1981 | '''New Musical Express, August 8, 1981 | ||
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[[Willie Smith]] reviews Elvis Costello & The Attractions with [[John McFee]], [[Concert 1981-07-30 Aberdeen|July 30, 1981]], Hotel Metro, Aberdeen, Scotland. | [[Willie Smith]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] with [[John McFee]], Thursday, [[Concert 1981-07-30 Aberdeen|July 30, 1981]], Hotel Metro, Aberdeen, Scotland. | ||
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<br><small>Photo credit to Willie Smith/George Walker.</small> | <br><small>Photo credit to Willie Smith/George Walker.</small> | ||
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