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The Attractions have never gotten enough press. Steve Nieve's unbeatable on keyboards. Reaching from classical through carnival, Nieve keeps the audience appropriately off-balance on everything but the simpler rockers. On bass and drums, Pete and Bruce Thomas maintain the control so central to Costello's music without forgetting it's rock 'n' roll after all. Like Nieve, each also has his bag of intriguing fills. Martin Belmont, a guitarist borrowed from the Rumour filled out several times admirably. Costello himself soloed once at the Palladium and stretched out thrice at the Capitol, but generally restricted himself to a rhythm function. His vocals remain the focus. Like his lyrics, Costello's singing has increased in range dynamics. He still puts out as much as ever. | The Attractions have never gotten enough press. Steve Nieve's unbeatable on keyboards. Reaching from classical through carnival, Nieve keeps the audience appropriately off-balance on everything but the simpler rockers. On bass and drums, Pete and Bruce Thomas maintain the control so central to Costello's music without forgetting it's rock 'n' roll after all. Like Nieve, each also has his bag of intriguing fills. Martin Belmont, a guitarist borrowed from the Rumour filled out several times admirably. Costello himself soloed once at the Palladium and stretched out thrice at the Capitol, but generally restricted himself to a rhythm function. His vocals remain the focus. Like his lyrics, Costello's singing has increased in range dynamics. He still puts out as much as ever. | ||
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<center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | |||
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<center> Eric Shepard </center> | |||
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'''Gremlins stole the concluding paragraph of last week's piece on Elvis Costello. I'd like to restore it for those who felt the column came to an over-abrupt halt: | |||
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Many have criticised Elvis for straying from the immediacy of his first two albums, but Costello knew that had he tried to rewrite "Lipstick Vogue," "Chelsea" or "Mystery Dance," he would have fallen into the same trap that the Clash dove into with ''Sandinista'' — tired attempts at recapturing last year's model. ''Trust'' and the '81 tour finds Elvis Costello and the Attractions on a slightly different tilt. More comfortable? Sure. Less bitter?? Possibly. Still the best singer, writer and band in the business? No{{nb}}question. | Many have criticised Elvis for straying from the immediacy of his first two albums, but Costello knew that had he tried to rewrite "Lipstick Vogue," "Chelsea" or "Mystery Dance," he would have fallen into the same trap that the Clash dove into with ''Sandinista'' — tired attempts at recapturing last year's model. ''Trust'' and the '81 tour finds Elvis Costello and the Attractions on a slightly different tilt. More comfortable? Sure. Less bitter?? Possibly. Still the best singer, writer and band in the business? No{{nb}}question. | ||
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[[Eric Shepard]] reviews ''[[Trust]]'' and reports on concerts Saturday, [[Concert 1981-01-31 New York| | [[Eric Shepard]] reviews ''[[Trust]]'' and reports on Elvis Costello concerts Saturday, [[Concert 1981-01-31 New York|January 31, 1981]], Palladium , New York, and Saturday, [[Concert 1981-02-07 Passaic|February 7, 1981]], Capitol Theatre, Passaic. | ||
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