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As established stars became "beautiful people," critics hailed punk rock as the wave of the future. Consciousness III, naively prophesized in ''The Greening of America'', turned into a quaalude and booze stupor before finally degenerating into a PCP nightmare. | As established stars became "beautiful people," critics hailed punk rock as the wave of the future. Consciousness III, naively prophesized in ''The Greening of America'', turned into a quaalude and booze stupor before finally degenerating into a PCP nightmare. | ||
Through it all — protest, acid, apathy, disco and the death of rock — rock 'n' roll survived. But by the mid-70s | Through it all — protest, acid, apathy, disco and the death of rock — rock 'n' roll survived. But by the mid-70s, the slashing guitars, booming basses and pulsing rhythms had become cliche. Popular comedians like Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin filled the cultural void with their rich celebrations of the absurd. | ||
Last year a short-haired, 22-year-old former computer operator merged the angry, high-powered rock of the 60s with the comic vision of the 70s. Elvis Costello's premier album, ''My Aim is True'', first gained popularity by word of mouth. | Last year a short-haired, 22-year-old former computer operator merged the angry, high-powered rock of the 60s with the comic vision of the 70s. Elvis Costello's premier album, ''My Aim is True'', first gained popularity by word of mouth. | ||
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{{n}}''You know the angels want to wear my red shoes." | {{n}}''You know the angels want to wear my red shoes." | ||
When he toured America after the release of the first album, audiences discovered his powerful, ominous stage presence. After silencing a drunken heckler by tossing a | When he toured America after the release of the first album, audiences discovered his powerful, ominous stage presence. After silencing a drunken heckler by tossing a drink into his face and brandishing a broken glass, Costello burst into a tense version of "Watching the Detectives." The song, on his first album, is a chilling description of a boy who tries to attract a girl's attention while she watches a TV detective show. | ||
drink into his face and brandishing a broken glass, Costello burst into a tense version of "Watching the Detectives." The song, on his first album, is a chilling description of a boy who tries to attract a girl's attention while she watches a TV detective show. | |||
Costello's second album, ''This Year's Model'', shows that he is no passing fad. As on ''My Aim is True'', he combines tight, stinging rock with some of the sharpest lyrics this side of ''Highway 61 Revisited''. The 11 songs infuse new life into classical rock themes such as young love, rejection and jealousy. | Costello's second album, ''This Year's Model'', shows that he is no passing fad. As on ''My Aim is True'', he combines tight, stinging rock with some of the sharpest lyrics this side of ''Highway 61 Revisited''. The 11 songs infuse new life into classical rock themes such as young love, rejection and jealousy. | ||
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<br><small> | <br><small>Photo by [[Chris Gabrin]].</small> | ||
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