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<center><h3> This Elvis still hasn't left the building</h3></center> | <center><h3> This Elvis still hasn't left the building </h3></center> | ||
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<center>Iain Shedden </center> | <center> Iain Shedden </center> | ||
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A Florida newspaper recently described Elvis Costello as "the [[Alison]] singer". It was a curious summation of the artist's career, picking out his second single from 34 years ago, when he has had much bigger hits and has written hundreds of quality songs since then.''' | |||
"That's as big as I get in Palm Beach, I think," Costello says, laughing it off. | "That's as big as I get in Palm Beach, I think," Costello says, laughing it off. | ||
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His upcoming visit to Australia, which includes two appearances at the International Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay over Easter, sees him accompanied by [[the Imposters]], a band that features two of his longest-serving collaborators, drummer [[Pete Thomas]] and keyboards player [[Steve Nieve]], both of whom served in Costello's first chart-topping outfit [[the Attractions]]. | His upcoming visit to Australia, which includes two appearances at the International Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay over Easter, sees him accompanied by [[the Imposters]], a band that features two of his longest-serving collaborators, drummer [[Pete Thomas]] and keyboards player [[Steve Nieve]], both of whom served in Costello's first chart-topping outfit [[the Attractions]]. | ||
It's Costello's third trip to Australia with that line-up, which also features bassist [[Davey Faragher|Davey Farragher]]. If the shows are anything like the ones he did here previously we can expect a barrage of popular material from his pop-rock cannon, perhaps interspersed with one or two from his recent, largely rootsy albums, [[Secret, Profane & Sugarcane|Secret, Profane and Sugarcane]] and [[National Ransom]]. | It's Costello's third trip to Australia with that line-up, which also features bassist [[Davey Faragher|Davey Farragher]]. If the shows are anything like the ones he did here previously we can expect a barrage of popular material from his pop-rock cannon, perhaps interspersed with one or two from his recent, largely rootsy albums, ''[[Secret, Profane & Sugarcane|Secret, Profane and Sugarcane]]'' and ''[[National Ransom]]''. | ||
The latter of these albums, he announced to The Australian two weeks ago, is to be his last. | The latter of these albums, he announced to The Australian two weeks ago, is to be his last. | ||
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Indeed he does. If Costello's appetite for the traditional album has waned, his enthusiasm for the stage is undiminished. The conundrum, as he describes it, is in finding the right songs for a particular audience. | Indeed he does. If Costello's appetite for the traditional album has waned, his enthusiasm for the stage is undiminished. The conundrum, as he describes it, is in finding the right songs for a particular audience. | ||
"I think if I were to go on a stage at an English festival and play Alison there would only be a small proportion of the people who would know it," he says. "It hasn't stayed in people's hearts as much as some other tunes. In other parts of the world it would be different songs again. I can't leave the stage in Holland without playing [[I Want You]] (a song that is particularly popular in Australia as well). | "I think if I were to go on a stage at an English festival and play "Alison" there would only be a small proportion of the people who would know it," he says. "It hasn't stayed in people's hearts as much as some other tunes. In other parts of the world it would be different songs again. I can't leave the stage in Holland without playing "[[I Want You]]" (a song that is particularly popular in Australia as well). | ||
"Same goes for Turkey," he continues, "who also likes [[She]], so that's two songs that are very contrasting. There you have the conundrum of putting a set together." | "Same goes for Turkey," he continues, "who also likes [[She]], so that's two songs that are very contrasting. There you have the conundrum of putting a set together." | ||
The material is subject also to Costello's choice of accompaniment. Since the Attractions had their early successes with [[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]], [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea|I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea]] and Pump it Up their leader has gone off on many tangents, performing on his own, with string quartets and with orchestras as well as bands. | The material is subject also to Costello's choice of accompaniment. Since the Attractions had their early successes with "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]," "[[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea|I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea]]" and "Pump it Up" their leader has gone off on many tangents, performing on his own, with string quartets and with orchestras as well as bands. | ||
An orchestra, for example, "is a different book. [[The Brodsky Quartet]] is a different book. With Steve (Nieve, with whom he toured Australia 12 years ago) it's different again. | An orchestra, for example, "is a different book. [[The Brodsky Quartet]] is a different book. With Steve (Nieve, with whom he toured Australia 12 years ago) it's different again. | ||
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His pride, however, is evident. "They are a joy," he says of the boys, "and it takes a lot to get me out the door. My wife and I constantly balance wanting to be with each other and with our boys with what we do for a living. Over time it works out." | His pride, however, is evident. "They are a joy," he says of the boys, "and it takes a lot to get me out the door. My wife and I constantly balance wanting to be with each other and with our boys with what we do for a living. Over time it works out." | ||
Another concession to family -- although not solely that -- is his decision to end his flirtation with television as a chat-music show host. His series, [[Spectacle]], screened here on the ABC, earned rave reviews. The format of interviews with and performances by big names such as [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Bono]] and [[Lou Reed]] was a winner, but there will be no more in the foreseeable future, he says. | Another concession to family -- although not solely that -- is his decision to end his flirtation with television as a chat-music show host. His series, ''[[Spectacle]]'', screened here on the ABC, earned rave reviews. The format of interviews with and performances by big names such as [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Bono]] and [[Lou Reed]] was a winner, but there will be no more in the foreseeable future, he says. | ||
"We could return to it," he concedes. "It's a good idea, but we did 20 that were of a very high standard and I don't really want to drop the standard by compromising." | "We could return to it," he concedes. "It's a good idea, but we did 20 that were of a very high standard and I don't really want to drop the standard by compromising." | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/this-elvis-still-hasnt-left-the-building/story-e6frg8n6-1226011606211 The Australian.com] | *[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/this-elvis-still-hasnt-left-the-building/story-e6frg8n6-1226011606211 The Australian.com] | ||
*[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/iain-shedden-music-writer-drummer-dies-at-60/news-story/6013170b48c4f8ac5cf7fa3cdd204907 Iain Shedden appreciation] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Australian Wikipedia: The Australian] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Australian Wikipedia: The Australian] | ||
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