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<center><h3> Like it or not: New wave is here </h3></center> | <center><h3> Like it or not: New wave is here </h3></center> | ||
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'''Down with Elvis Costello! He scorns the love of fans — they cheer at his burning | |||
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Only a fool wouldn't admit that Elvis Costello is an inspired performer, lyricist, and composer — which is probably why his two local performances sold out so quickly. But if his performance at the Berkeley Community Theatre last Friday is any indication, he apparently disdains American audiences immensely; I don't think, in fact, that such an incongruous mixture or musical skill and utter tactlessness has been achieved by a major rock performer locally in a long, long time. | Only a fool wouldn't admit that Elvis Costello is an inspired performer, lyricist, and composer — which is probably why his two local performances sold out so quickly. But if his performance at the Berkeley Community Theatre last Friday is any indication, he apparently disdains American audiences immensely; I don't think, in fact, that such an incongruous mixture or musical skill and utter tactlessness has been achieved by a major rock performer locally in a long, long time. | ||
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