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<center><h3> The king is back! | <center><h3> The king is back! </h3></center> | ||
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''' Elvis Costello <br> | |||
My Aim Is True | |||
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They say Elvis is king but for a long time that seemed like a fallacy. Look at it this way: Kings have kids called after 'em in every two bit ramshackle spot you can locate in their individual territories. It's in the very structure of things that their name becomes common currency, the property of the people to be used as often as the whim takes a new parent. Fact, it could be a useful barometer as to the popularity of a king to gauge the number of children called after him per day of his reign. | They say Elvis is king but for a long time that seemed like a fallacy. Look at it this way: Kings have kids called after 'em in every two bit ramshackle spot you can locate in their individual territories. It's in the very structure of things that their name becomes common currency, the property of the people to be used as often as the whim takes a new parent. Fact, it could be a useful barometer as to the popularity of a king to gauge the number of children called after him per day of his reign. | ||
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No, Elvis became ''deity''. Not many people go around calling their kids Jesus, and it was the same with of El. Go on, tell us how many Elvis' you know Mmmm, well here's number two at last, and is he a welcome arrival! | No, Elvis became ''deity''. Not many people go around calling their kids Jesus, and it was the same with of El. Go on, tell us how many Elvis' you know Mmmm, well here's number two at last, and is he a welcome arrival! | ||
Not that I'm the first to wax enthusiastic about the man. Not by half. The British music press, spearheaded by Mr. Nick Kent of ''NME'' have laid the proverbial red carpet in front of said Costello's feet, giving his every twitch rave [[New Musical Express, July 30, 1977|reviews]] since he began raising his profile hardly a month ago. Since then there's been a front page in ''[[Sounds, August 6, 1977|Sounds]]'', the same in ''[[Melody Maker, August 6, 1977|Melody Maker]]'' and a whole bushel of enthusiastic reviews in ''NME'' — by people as diverse as [[New Musical Express, August 27, 1977|Nick Kent]], [[New Musical Express, July 23, 1977|Roy Carr]], Angie Errigo, [[New Musical Express, March 26, 1977|Charles Shaar Murray]] (earlier) and [[New Musical Express, August 6, 1977|Julie Burchill]] as well. Varied appeal, huh? | Not that I'm the first to wax enthusiastic about the man. Not by half. The British music press, spearheaded by Mr. Nick Kent of ''NME'' have laid the proverbial red carpet in front of said Costello's feet, giving his every twitch rave [[New Musical Express, July 30, 1977|reviews]] since he began raising his profile hardly a month ago. Since then there's been a front page in ''[[Sounds, August 6, 1977|Sounds]]'', the same in ''[[Melody Maker, August 6, 1977|Melody Maker]]'' and a whole bushel of enthusiastic reviews in ''NME'' — by people as diverse as [[New Musical Express, August 27, 1977|Nick Kent]], [[New Musical Express, July 23, 1977|Roy Carr]], [[New Musical Express, August 13, 1977|Angie Errigo]], [[New Musical Express, March 26, 1977|Charles Shaar Murray]] (earlier) and [[New Musical Express, August 6, 1977|Julie Burchill]] as well. Varied appeal, huh? | ||
And it fits. Costello's music, on the evidence of his first Stiff outpouring, transcends the internal divides that customarily factionalise the rock critical faculty. He ain't no New Wave superhero 'cept inasmuch as he's new. In that, he steps right up alongside Graham Parker who came in at the beginning of the New Wave thing but who remained way, way above its often hysterical clamouring. Parker's got enough class not to have to get so riled. | And it fits. Costello's music, on the evidence of his first Stiff outpouring, transcends the internal divides that customarily factionalise the rock critical faculty. He ain't no New Wave superhero 'cept inasmuch as he's new. In that, he steps right up alongside Graham Parker who came in at the beginning of the New Wave thing but who remained way, way above its often hysterical clamouring. Parker's got enough class not to have to get so riled. | ||
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''Hot Press'' profiles | ''Hot Press'' profiles Elvis Costello and previews the Dublin Rock Spectacular. | ||
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<center><h3> Elvis Costello likely to join Dalymount gig </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello likely to join Dalymount gig </h3></center> | ||
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