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In case you've been | In case you've been on another planet, we've got sixteen months left in the Seventies, and a handful of decent musicians are trying desperately to save tho music of this decade. An equally small group has given up and started playing the music of the Eighties. I am referring, of course, to the "New Wave" bands such as Television, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Tom Robinson Band, Ian Drury, Patti Smith, and the self-proclaimed King of it all, Elvis Costello. | ||
Costello | Costello was a computer programmer until a short while ago, when he formed a band, released two critically-acclaimed singles and then stunned listeners on both sides of the Atlantic with his debut album, ''My Aim Is True''. The quickly released follow-up album, ''This Year's Model'', appears to be the best album so far released in the musical desert that is 1978. | ||
Costello has no friends. Looking like a bizarre cross between Buddy Holly and Terry the Tiger from ''American Graffiti'', his songs are riddled with slashing hooks and barbs delivered in a nasal, sneering voice. The music is relentless, sophisticated punk, coming at you from all directions, an aural form of the stripped-down paranoia worthy of the ten years ahead. | Costello has no friends. Looking like a bizarre cross between Buddy Holly and Terry the Tiger from ''American Graffiti'', his songs are riddled with slashing hooks and barbs delivered in a nasal, sneering voice. The music is relentless, sophisticated punk, coming at you from all directions, an aural form of the stripped-down paranoia worthy of the ten years ahead. |
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