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<center><h3> North </h3></center> | <center><h3> North </h3></center> | ||
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This time he | This time he's in smoky balladeer mode. | ||
The days when Elvis Costello albums marked the bench for contemporary British pop are receding from memory. Now devoted to boutique "projects", the 48-year-old seems content to flutter between genres, his songwriting muse distinctly muted. Which is not to | The days when Elvis Costello albums marked the bench for contemporary British pop are receding from memory. Now devoted to boutique "projects", the 48-year-old seems content to flutter between genres, his songwriting muse distinctly muted. Which is not to say ''North'', 11 discreetly arranged and tremulously sung piano ballads, is anything but accomplished. | ||
say ''North'', 11 discreetly arranged and tremulously sung piano ballads, is anything but accomplished. | |||
Fans of Costello | Fans of Costello's Burt Bacharach collaborations will revel in the elegant melodic gearshifts of "You Turned To Me," while champions of his classical dalliances will welcome the return of the Brodsky Quartet on the poignant "Still." All very creditable though, for a man who once oozed vitriol, a tad bloodless. | ||
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'''Q, No. 207, October 2003 | '''Q, No. 207, October 2003 | ||
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[[David Sheppard]] reviews ''[[North]]''. <span style="font-size:92%">(Page 103.) </span> | [[David Sheppard]] reviews ''[[North]]''. <span style="font-size:92%">(Page 103.)</span> | ||
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Also includes a half-page | Also includes a half-page ad for ''North''. | ||
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[[image:2003-10-00 Q advertisement.jpg| | [[image:2003-10-00 Q advertisement.jpg|380px|border]] | ||
<br><small>Advertisement.</small> | <br><small>Advertisement.</small> | ||
<small>Cover.</small><br> | |||
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