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It was St Patrick's Day in Belfast, but as we motored into the city there was little evidence of ''either'' celebration or devastation; we could have been anywhere on the South Circular. | It was St Patrick's Day in Belfast, but as we motored into the city there was little evidence of ''either'' celebration or devastation; we could have been anywhere on the South Circular. | ||
The | The Mickey Jupp band were onstage, ignoring the impatient demands of the Ulster Hall audience for Elvis, as we arrived. The strangled echoes raced through the draughty hallways, followed by the swearing and stomping boots of restless locals in loudmouthed jackets and catalogue trousers (to borrow a description from Ian Dury). | ||
Elvis and the Attractions were in their dressing room sharing a drink and a joke with Da Hacks. There is some talk of their American tour, history so recent that the ink's still wet on its pages, a gruelling but satisfying jaunt from all accounts, despite the hazards of travelling in sub-zero temperatures and blizzards that reduced the tour bus to a barely mobile wreck by the time they reached New York. | Elvis and the Attractions were in their dressing room sharing a drink and a joke with Da Hacks. There is some talk of their American tour, history so recent that the ink's still wet on its pages, a gruelling but satisfying jaunt from all accounts, despite the hazards of travelling in sub-zero temperatures and blizzards that reduced the tour bus to a barely mobile wreck by the time they reached New York. | ||
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He did it first on "Less Than Zero," and repeated it again on "The Beat." ''That'' time it conveniently carried him out of the way of a crowd of loonies who staged a pitch invasion, shouted few obscure slogans, and were hastily dragged away to whatever fate awaits such dramatic interlopers (later identified as members of a band called the Outcasts, who pulled a similar stunt when the Clash played here). Elvis ignores them and gets back on the case via "This Year's Girl." | He did it first on "Less Than Zero," and repeated it again on "The Beat." ''That'' time it conveniently carried him out of the way of a crowd of loonies who staged a pitch invasion, shouted few obscure slogans, and were hastily dragged away to whatever fate awaits such dramatic interlopers (later identified as members of a band called the Outcasts, who pulled a similar stunt when the Clash played here). Elvis ignores them and gets back on the case via "This Year's Girl." | ||
On "Watching The Detectives," Elvis forsakes his guitar to stroll out along some edge of paranoid fright, and "Pump It Up" and "You Belong To Me" relax the tension and bring the set to a thrilling conclusion. Still, Belfast is rabid for more, and they perform four exhilarating encores: "Mystery Dance," "Miracle | On "Watching The Detectives," Elvis forsakes his guitar to stroll out along some edge of paranoid fright, and "Pump It Up" and "You Belong To Me" relax the tension and bring the set to a thrilling conclusion. Still, Belfast is rabid for more, and they perform four exhilarating encores: "Mystery Dance," "Miracle Man," the devastating "Radio, Radio" (one cinch of a single) and a climactic, destructive version of "I'm Not Angry" that exhausts us all. | ||
Then Elvis rips out the lead from his guitar with whiplash reflexes and vanishes. "ALLLVERSS COSSTELLER! T'ANK YOUSE ... ALLLVERSS COSTELLER!" yells the emcee as the Attractions speed off behind him, with Pete Thomas walking straight through his kit into the wings. | Then Elvis rips out the lead from his guitar with whiplash reflexes and vanishes. "ALLLVERSS COSSTELLER! T'ANK YOUSE ... ALLLVERSS COSTELLER!" yells the emcee as the Attractions speed off behind him, with Pete Thomas walking straight through his kit into the wings. | ||
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The ''London Evening Standard'' wonders how Mr Costello feels when he reads of comparisons between himself and the likes of Bowie, Neil Young and Bob Dylan. | The ''London Evening Standard'' wonders how Mr Costello feels when he reads of comparisons between himself and the likes of Bowie, Neil Young and Bob Dylan. | ||
"I don't give a s---," replies Mr Costello succinctly. "I've already forgotten who Bob Dylan was." | "I don't give a <!-- s--- --> shit," replies Mr Costello succinctly. "I've already forgotten who Bob Dylan was." | ||
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{{tags}}[[Concert 1978-03-17 Belfast|Ulster Hall]] {{-}} [[Belfast]] {{-}} [[Northern Ireland]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] {{-}} [[Dublin]] {{-}} [[Joe Strummer]] {{-}} [[Mick Jones]] {{-}} [[The Clash]] {{-}} [[Glen Colson]] {{-}} [[Mickey Jupp]] {{-}} [[Ian Dury]] {{-}} [[Waiting For The End Of The World]] {{-}} [[Less Than Zero]] {{-}} [[The Beat]] {{-}} [[This Year's Girl]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[You Belong To Me]] {{-}} [[Mystery Dance]] {{-}} [[Miracle Man]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[I'm Not Angry]] {{-}} [[Pete Thomas]] {{-}} [[Jake Riviera]] {{-}} [[Van Morrison]] {{-}} [[David Bowie]] {{-}} [[Neil Young]] {{-}} [[Bob Dylan]] | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Maker Wikipedia: Melody Maker] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Maker Wikipedia: Melody Maker] | ||
*[https://monstres-sacres.blogspot.com/2023/09/graphic-world-hunt-emerson-comments-on.html Monstres-sacres.blogspot.com] | |||
*[http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7052 Elvis Costello Fan Forum] | *[http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7052 Elvis Costello Fan Forum] | ||
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