Tuam Herald, November 14, 1981

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Tuam Herald

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ECC joins Big T set!


Tom G

The abbreviation in our headline is not incorrect. This is not a story about the Common Market but this week I'm in a rather vociferous mood about Elvis Costello Country (E.C.C.) or to give it the correct title, Almost Blue, the new L.P. which makes Elvis Costello like Big Tom a "persona grata" in the field of country music.

Many of Costello's fans will look rather driitiOnfti wio;i me for Wing the star with..lififincrP PPM Plf Platio; 1;44 Wig Jet .4414,1Thjirif.) frt0 E to t4 41nnilirkg Hthj turntable a$ I virdtt 1:tantite bist ilote•hat the tinkling plan sot ndt are somewhat! remiui -ent"-qt PPTT. 5€1§Moi..411\o.oitp .144;(4ng-,-. :son early Aig,TP/4.41P4111..

PRI 01.14 -Merl T.Oirglin0 ogre* 'Slit sattlilat tilitOeP • AU clew' Stalk it Etas C 1A4 T •isk Vuliticitiotiltli • :191114,. Its :24! Aid P • . hut It SR th t Od9k- lb* - cooq i Hnwils ttum, YOW Will 1410 atitt•

Fit admit that tap DoM ins about:piiii -Ram his Music' never. antereatod. ma./DO-fore; &apt for 33:4 ability -t(tir lack. Of same) toiroat"-Out the twelve line chorus of -one di his singles 1.1111veti ifrinvf, Sul 'A.Wictift Vine will hie .a.-jiet-maneht and projnititintrplkei- itt In r ,rd coJiectiod.

For fans of Costello and tiit.r PPP '• 011, etailrint riAt fr Mc it1 °wine. 'nig DPIR AO 40 enttislisuttiletitclotPtrIttre

Side one op.91.0t41 the oplk NY.C4 trickthi!IP.: set raniCT *441 Oil; AIMPst. .-:agy012.1s ;Ref elyA91c. 13fYiltiainpit94- t bon't r on • 1-•9YQ M.4 • Doi -Elvis gives p fXfsh feel to the Old Doty Gib-isort tigweitt - fakirs/v(2s on tp-#trri6siteinotivp 1"r0,11tment '64 ater rabsOlifrli• iPOPfirtilf s ode 4',Viiutqc 4 Par. itomo." Th9 fatIrth trefk qq thic-sidp 14 PP. orAiffelf..Pnoje0-itS7 4010 fits Forget gtol. fits.* all of the_ -111Erief _i_ftmeerg itaup..tiffoilishiTilsi.:11(01R. Vett. litttler Ye, 'fir 'Olt agar lief,„ it ,ififs 11.9r the lospit :yr npfor. tspp roar side one.

Side 44.'.:with his cur 'Good Ire4r rat Tie' which' was a Country 4pnes, -once Wynette-tat v4t Costello. in 'aged by a pre-;rock from the lea of ar e 'Rich "Sittin' -:Anditainklitr ••••("Bitie Aint The !Colptir of the glues” is one of the finest tracks- of the whole -album, a sad slow Country song with the vocals -of Elvis Costello towering over a prominent- pedal steel'. back-. fng. `Top Gape" is back fn the Dr, look vocal mould.

"Honey Hush" could be Rock, Pop or Rock 'n' Roll but with orals' c4 arc a'little elut. lac It 4iitia tesinuit. and. tha, *Nei: ',Nev. fMQ Crintlyjkitterib "the I tiffewootis rag track ori this 'side.

The producer of this record is Billy Sherrill and despite what many people (including some in the record company) told me it was not Tapprded two years asap 441--bitiviiikti gait 18th and Atth pf year.

Billy Sherrill is also *4aq:sit. 06 Snit a captrast ppcelient *It 441 , le Os: his unique .fir., Hip an Innovator-When it comes tp intiIug 'E spiry and Wiiiterp fiat another. im. oeribhatnr



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Tags: Almost BlueThe AttractionsBilly Sherrill

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The Herald, November 14, 1981


Tom G reviews Almost Blue.

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