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Fourth, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, his marvelous backing trio, are as appealing, talented and energetic a bunch of rock 'n' rollers as have come along in a long time. | Fourth, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, his marvelous backing trio, are as appealing, talented and energetic a bunch of rock 'n' rollers as have come along in a long time. | ||
Much of that appeal is in those songs themselves. Costello loves wordplay: internal rhymes, twists such as "Though you may not be an old-fashioned girl you're still going to get dated" and using "kid" as both noun and verb in "Kid About It". | Much of that appeal is in those songs themselves. Costello loves wordplay: internal rhymes, twists such as ''"Though you may not be an old-fashioned girl you're still going to get dated"'' and using ''"kid"'' as both noun and verb in "Kid About It". | ||
There's no moon-June-spoon-croon for him, which probably accounted for the slightly older-than-usual audience makeup. | There's no moon-June-spoon-croon for him, which probably accounted for the slightly older-than-usual audience makeup. | ||
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"Elvis" (clap-clap). "Elvis" (clap-clap), went the crowd — you'd have thought it was the "other" (ha-ha) Elvis who'd been performing. | "Elvis" (clap-clap). "Elvis" (clap-clap), went the crowd — you'd have thought it was the "other" (ha-ha) Elvis who'd been performing. | ||
You'd like an encore, folks? You'll get three, all filled with infectiously happy, party-feel rockers like "Red Shoes," the breakneck "Mystery Dance," "Radio Radio," "Peace, Love and Understanding" and rip-snorters "Why Don't You Love Me" and "Pump It Up." | You'd like an encore, folks? You'll get three, all filled with infectiously happy, party-feel rockers like "Red Shoes," the breakneck "Mystery Dance," "Radio, Radio," "Peace, Love and Understanding" and rip-snorters "Why Don't You Love Me" and "Pump It Up." | ||
Most marksmen don't wear glasses, but, as Costello sang on "Alison," "My aim is true." It certainly is when it comes to pleasing a crowd. | Most marksmen don't wear glasses, but, as Costello sang on "Alison," ''"My aim is true."'' It certainly is when it comes to pleasing a crowd. | ||
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[[Pete Bishop]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1982-08-17 Pittsburgh|August{{nb}}17, 1982]], Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, PA. | [[Pete Bishop]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1982-08-17 Pittsburgh|August{{nb}}17, 1982]], Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, PA. | ||
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<br><small>Photo by [[David Bailey]].</small> | <br><small>Photo by [[David Bailey]].</small> | ||
<small>Page scan.</small><br> | <small>Page scan.</small><br> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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