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<center><h3> Costello's concerted effort </h3></center> | <center><h3> Costello's concerted effort </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Jon Frewin </center> | <center> Jon Frewin </center> | ||
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'''Elvis Costello & The Attractions<br> | |||
Roundhouse, London | |||
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Rumours abound that it's going to be an acoustic set, a phone call to Radar records doesn't put anything straight, they said they'd heard that as well. (it was even printed as such in one of the music papers) but they assured me that it wasn't — but there again they said they weren't really sure, even about who was gong to be there with him — nothing like going to see someone with an open mind and an open band. | Rumours abound that it's going to be an acoustic set, a phone call to Radar records doesn't put anything straight, they said they'd heard that as well. (it was even printed as such in one of the music papers) but they assured me that it wasn't — but there again they said they weren't really sure, even about who was gong to be there with him — nothing like going to see someone with an open mind and an open band. | ||
Arriving about 20 minutes before Elvis' set I was surprised to find so few people trying to get in. Having been unable to procure tickets they most probably thought there was no hope of entering this converted railway shed that Elvis would undoubtedly turn into a hallowed | Arriving about 20 minutes before Elvis' set I was surprised to find so few people trying to get in. Having been unable to procure tickets they most probably thought there was no hope of entering this converted railway shed that Elvis would undoubtedly turn into a hallowed hall for the night. | ||
Before the set, the general feeling of people at the bar seemed to be that they could write the review before he'd even started. They had a pretty good point. What else could I follow with after he'd been dubbed a genius by so many. | Before the set, the general feeling of people at the bar seemed to be that they could write the review before he'd even started. They had a pretty good point. What else could I follow with after he'd been dubbed a genius by so many. | ||
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But it didn't happen. Remembering back to the Stiff Live Tour film Costello's presence did leave something to be desired, acting, either like a temperamental star or a blank clerk who can't handle the applause. Admittedly he was nowhere near as adverse at the Roundhouse and seemed to be enjoying himself more, and I think enjoying is the right word as he looked pretty bored in the Stiff film. | But it didn't happen. Remembering back to the Stiff Live Tour film Costello's presence did leave something to be desired, acting, either like a temperamental star or a blank clerk who can't handle the applause. Admittedly he was nowhere near as adverse at the Roundhouse and seemed to be enjoying himself more, and I think enjoying is the right word as he looked pretty bored in the Stiff film. | ||
When you hear | When you hear Costello's music on record it really makes you listen. But in concert I found my mind wandering towards the end. Even the two songs that must be his strongest — if only because you hear them so often — "Watching The Detectives" and "I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea" palled slightly when played among his other numbers. This could be because his style of writing for all his songs is based on a pretty straight-forward format, or his non-emphasis on any particular song when introducing it or his good but unchanging guitar playing. | ||
My feelings were definitely not shared by the crowd as the applause swelled for his encores, one of them joined by Phil Lynott on bass, and as Elvis said at the end, 'we really did not know anymore songs,' you can only applaud Nick Lowe for playing as well as he did considering the short notice he had. | My feelings were definitely not shared by the crowd as the applause swelled for his encores, one of them joined by Phil Lynott on bass, and as Elvis said at the end, 'we really did not know anymore songs,' you can only applaud Nick Lowe for playing as well as he did considering the short notice he had. | ||
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[[Jon Frewin]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] with [[Nick Lowe]] and [[Phil Lynott]], Saturday, [[Concert 1978-04-15 London|April 15, 1978]], Roundhouse, London, England. | [[Jon Frewin]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] with [[Nick Lowe]] and [[Phil Lynott]], Saturday, [[Concert 1978-04-15 London|April 15, 1978]], Roundhouse, London, England. | ||
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''[[This Year's Model]]'' is No. 10 on the album chart, and "[[Single: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea|Chelsea]]" is No. 23 on the singles chart (page [[:image:1978-04-22 Record Mirror page 02.jpg|2]]). | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/littletriggers/7008557067/ Flickr:][https://www.flickr.com/photos/littletriggers/7008553685/ {{t}}] [[Stephen McCathie]] | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/albums/72177720312038215 Flickr:][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/53270287728/in/album-72177720312038215/ {{t}}] [[Michael Kane]] | |||
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