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Elvis Costello solo is an intriguing prospect for the legion of fans who know him only from his big-selling albums with the Attractions and later, country and orchestral ensembles. | Elvis Costello solo is an intriguing prospect for the legion of fans who know him only from his big-selling albums with the Attractions and later, country and orchestral ensembles. | ||
The angry young Englishman (depicted below) of the late | The angry young Englishman (depicted below) of the late '70s and early '80s has however been getting rave reviews during his international concert tour with Texan solo act T{{nb}}Bone Burnett. | ||
Both artists perform one New Zealand concert — at His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland — on June 27 so New Zealanders can judge for themselves whether the new style is an improvement. | |||
Costello launched his career on a rebellious note — after all, he was competing with the Sex Pistols for public attention — prompting one English writer to comment that he "looked like Buddy Holly but this wimp was going to write the book of hate." | |||
From a promising but inconsistent first album, Costello went on to produce the impressive ''This Year's Model'' with the Attractions, his three piece backing band. | |||
The classic ''Armed Forces'' album which Costello claimed was strongly influenced by ABBA, established him as an artist with both credibility and mass appeal — even if some critics condemned his bitchy lyrics. | |||
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His promising career received a blow on a subsequent American tour when, in a drunken argument with Bonnie Bramlett and members of the Stephen Stills band, he made an unfortunate remark about Ray Charles. | His promising career received a blow on a subsequent American tour when, in a drunken argument with Bonnie Bramlett and members of the Stephen Stills band, he made an unfortunate remark about Ray Charles. | ||
The echoes of that conversation in a Columbus , Ohio, bar echoed around the world and Costello faced accusations of racism from the media. | The echoes of that conversation in a Columbus, Ohio, bar echoed around the world and Costello faced accusations of racism from the media. | ||
The subsequent scandal caused Costello to retire and reconsider his position. As a musical campaigner against fascism he was a little offended by the publicity. | The subsequent scandal caused Costello to retire and reconsider his position. As a musical campaigner against fascism he was a little offended by the publicity. | ||
Since then his career has been erratic | Since then his career has been erratic — he has produced records for a variety of acts and made experimental albums like ''Almost Blue'', ''Imperial Bedroom'' and the landmark ''Get Happy'' — a set of '60s-style soul offerings. | ||
He describes his latest work as "subversive." New Zealand is about to find out what that means. | |||
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'''Wanganui Herald, June 7, 1985 | '''The Wanganui Herald, June 7, 1985 | ||
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''Wanganui Herald'' profiles Elvis Costello ahead of his concert with [[T{{nb}}Bone Burnett]], Friday, [[Concert 1985-06-27 Auckland|June 27, 1985]], His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WH Papers past: Wanganui Herald] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wanganui_Herald Wikipedia: The Wanganui Herald] | ||
*[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.WH Papers past: The Wanganui Herald] | |||
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