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<center><h3> Elvis Costello biting on | <center><h3> Elvis Costello biting on 'Year's Model' </h3></center> | ||
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Elvis Costello must be the only rock musician in the world who relies on anger and vindictiveness to keep him going. His latest release, ''This Year's Model'', (Columbia) is driven by spite, fueled by animal energy and supported by the manic personality of one of the most successful musicians to emerge from new wave music. | Elvis Costello must be the only rock musician in the world who relies on anger and vindictiveness to keep him going. His latest release, ''This Year's Model'', (Columbia) is driven by spite, fueled by animal energy and supported by the manic personality of one of the most successful musicians to emerge from new wave music. | ||
''Model'' surpasses the earlier Costello release, ''My Aim Is True'' (which was [[Rolling Stone, December 29, 1977| | ''Model'' surpasses the earlier Costello release, ''My Aim Is True'' (which was ''Rolling Stone'''s [[Rolling Stone, December 29, 1977|Album of the Year]].) The fusion of Costello's guttural vocals and the frenetic instrumentals of his band, the Attraction, form a tight, clean sound much in the character of mid-sixties English pop. | ||
From the initial sounds of the album, (Costello's almost whispered, ''"I don't wanna kiss you, I donna wanna touch."'') the listener is grabbed mercilessly by Costello's itchy fingers. That first number, "No Action" is but the first in a series of songs on Elvis's favorite subject: stupid, mindless women. | From the initial sounds of the album, (Costello's almost whispered, ''"I don't wanna kiss you, I donna wanna touch."'') the listener is grabbed mercilessly by Costello's itchy fingers. That first number, "No Action" is but the first in a series of songs on Elvis's favorite subject: stupid, mindless women. | ||
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Special credit for the album's overall success should be given to Producer Nick Lowe. Lowe, who has recently been opening Costello's concerts, is no lightweight musically. In fact, his own current release may give Costello some competition in a "best of the new wave contest." | Special credit for the album's overall success should be given to Producer Nick Lowe. Lowe, who has recently been opening Costello's concerts, is no lightweight musically. In fact, his own current release may give Costello some competition in a "best of the new wave contest." | ||
With so much media acclaim, (everyone from ''Newsweek'' to ''New Times'' has featured articles on him) the question is, which direction will the nearsighted woman hater take, musically? Costello has admitted on numerous occasions that current rock more or less bores him. Perhaps now that he has become more than a | With so much media acclaim, (everyone from ''Newsweek'' to ''New Times'' has featured articles on him) the question is, which direction will the nearsighted woman hater take, musically? Costello has admitted on numerous occasions that current rock more or less bores him. Perhaps now that he has become more than a cult object, a slight change in style may be in the making. | ||
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