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<center><h3> The rise and rise of the perennial wimp </h3></center> | <center><h3> The rise and rise of the perennial wimp </h3></center> | ||
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Since his last tour, Elvis has been to America and it's given access to a lot more authority and intensity. Although in his music he draws from American sources ( | Since his last tour, Elvis has been to America and it's given access to a lot more authority and intensity. Although in his music he draws from American sources (ROB78), he's very English. His act and songs deal in frustration, aggression, tight mean revenge. Small, neat, enormous horn-rims under a shock of hair, he's the perennial wimp - ''"I don't wanna be your lover / just wanna be your victim"'' — but shot to stardom. And revelling in it, the power especially — ''"You belong to me"'' — the intensity of having the tables turned so quickly and successfully makes him very compelling. He's now in a position to act out his and the audience's fantasies: from his (deserved) popularity, he's struck a chord. ..... | ||
But musically the band are very tight, high register organ (Vox?) the staple of the sound. Rhythm section rock solid. Image: non-descript, neat too. The songs are at one familiar and timeless: Costello has the enviable knack of turning pop cliches on their head and coming up with something new. Veering towards quality rather than throwaway. | But musically the band are very tight, high register organ (Vox?) the staple of the sound. Rhythm section rock solid. Image: non-descript, neat too. The songs are at one familiar and timeless: Costello has the enviable knack of turning pop cliches on their head and coming up with something new. Veering towards quality rather than throwaway. | ||
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Material is (mostly) familiar: "Red Shoes," "less than zero," "Waiting for the end of the world," and newer songs like "Chelsea," "The Beat," Ian Dury's "Roadette song," "Night Rally," "No Action." Nearer the end, Elvis gets hyped up on the aggression implicit in his songs and the music, challenges some punx at the front who have been responding in kind. None of them take him up on his offer. During "Watching The Detectives" he works himself into paroxysms of frustration and anger, pacing the stage like a caged tiger, doubling over, exploding with tension. | Material is (mostly) familiar: "Red Shoes," "less than zero," "Waiting for the end of the world," and newer songs like "Chelsea," "The Beat," Ian Dury's "Roadette song," "Night Rally," "No Action." Nearer the end, Elvis gets hyped up on the aggression implicit in his songs and the music, challenges some punx at the front who have been responding in kind. None of them take him up on his offer. During "Watching The Detectives" he works himself into paroxysms of frustration and anger, pacing the stage like a caged tiger, doubling over, exploding with tension. | ||
"You wanna throw me away / but I'm not broken." No fast-fad. Elvis: he'll be around for a long time, he's got that drive and hunger/anger. To be respected, if not always liked. Tonight a powerful reaffirmation, and what's more for free (thanx to all concerned)..... | ''"You wanna throw me away / but I'm not broken."'' No fast-fad. Elvis: he'll be around for a long time, he's got that drive and hunger/anger. To be respected, if not always liked. Tonight a powerful reaffirmation, and what's more for free (thanx to all concerned)..... | ||
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'''Sounds, January 28, 1978 | '''Sounds, January 28, 1978 | ||
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[[Jon Savage]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions ]] with supporting acts [[The Soft Boys]] and [[Whirlwind]], Friday, [[Concert 1978-01-20 London|January 20, 1978]], Roundhouse, London, England, | [[Jon Savage]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] with supporting acts [[The Soft Boys]] and [[Whirlwind]], Friday, [[Concert 1978-01-20 London|January 20, 1978]], Roundhouse, London, England, | ||
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<br><small>Cover and clipping.</small | <br><small>Cover and clipping.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Flyer.</small | <br><small>Flyer.</small> | ||
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