New York Times, August 29, 1982: Difference between revisions
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Limits and all, Mr. Costello's songs remain powerful. He is so prolific that his concert sets can only skim his repertory, and Friday's showed there has been been a clear shift in his work from songs about attitudes to songs that tell stories — a shift away from solipsism. Although he was performing at an arena, Mr. Costello did not broaden his musical or physical gestures; in the few songs he sang without his guitar, he motioned with his arms while the rest of his body stayed still. | Limits and all, Mr. Costello's songs remain powerful. He is so prolific that his concert sets can only skim his repertory, and Friday's showed there has been been a clear shift in his work from songs about attitudes to songs that tell stories — a shift away from solipsism. Although he was performing at an arena, Mr. Costello did not broaden his musical or physical gestures; in the few songs he sang without his guitar, he motioned with his arms while the rest of his body stayed still. | ||
Mr. Costello juxtaposed his own songs with soul oldies such as the O'Jays' " | Mr. Costello juxtaposed his own songs with soul oldies such as the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers," setting his fascinating ambiguities in the context of simpler pop. He will perform [[Concert 1982-08-30 New York|tomorrow]] at Pier 84. | ||
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