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It could have been cosy, but Costello is never one to pander to anybody's complacency. What was happening here was a re-appraisal of the man's music: the early pop successes rushed along and buffeted by Steve Nieve's keyboard swell, the painful lyrics spat out with conviction. The Attractions moving easily through familiar numbers, but always ready for Elvis to twist a tune into a new shape. | It could have been cosy, but Costello is never one to pander to anybody's complacency. What was happening here was a re-appraisal of the man's music: the early pop successes rushed along and buffeted by Steve Nieve's keyboard swell, the painful lyrics spat out with conviction. The Attractions moving easily through familiar numbers, but always ready for Elvis to twist a tune into a new shape. | ||
At times it was all a little bit frantic and, for such a small theatre, perhaps a touch too loud. The audience were never quite comfortable in their memories. And maybe that's no bad thing, for when Elvis slips into his obsessive new single, | At times it was all a little bit frantic and, for such a small theatre, perhaps a touch too loud. The audience were never quite comfortable in their memories. And maybe that's no bad thing, for when Elvis slips into his obsessive new single, "I Want You," one realises that his music has come full circle. The next step may be painful. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Concert 1986-11-23 London|Royalty Theatre]] {{-}} [[London]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[I Want You]] {{-}} [[Armed Forces]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] | |||
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'''Record Mirror, December 6, 1986 | '''Record Mirror, December 6, 1986 | ||
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[[Jim Reid]] reviews Elvis Costello & The Attractions, [[Concert 1986-11-23 London|November 23]] | [[Jim Reid]] reviews Elvis Costello & The Attractions, [[Concert 1986-11-23 London|November 23]] or [[Concert 1986-11-27 London|27, 1986]], Royalty Theatre, London, England. | ||
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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://worldradiohistory.com/Record_Mirror.htm worldradiohistory.com][https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/86/Record-Mirror-1986-12-06.pdf {{t}}] | |||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/51755174249/ Flickr] [[Michael Kane]] | |||
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