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BERKELEY, Calif. — Hold | BERKELEY, Calif. — Hold everything! What's Elvis Costello trying to do — sabotage his career? | ||
It seemed foolhardy enough two years ago when he (nee Declan McManus) adopted the sacred Presley first name, a move that could have caused rock audiences to dismiss him as a kook or opportunist. | It seemed foolhardy enough two years ago when he (nee Declan McManus) adopted the sacred Presley first name, a move that could have caused rock audiences to dismiss him as a kook or opportunist. | ||
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Despite a fairly consistent energy level, Costello's music varies greatly in emotional tone. It ranges from sarcasm (''"Your mouth is made up / But your mind is undone"'') to compassion: ''"It's the damage that we do and never know / It's the things we don't say that scare me so."'' | Despite a fairly consistent energy level, Costello's music varies greatly in emotional tone. It ranges from sarcasm (''"Your mouth is made up / But your mind is undone"'') to compassion: ''"It's the damage that we do and never know / It's the things we don't say that scare me so."'' | ||
The lyrics — which also in corporate humor, anger and social comment — are sung with snarling, exclamation point determination. In their purest form, most deal with mind-to-mind combat: "Two Little | The lyrics — which also in corporate humor, anger and social comment — are sung with snarling, exclamation point determination. In their purest form, most deal with mind-to-mind combat: "Two Little Hitlers" — a song title — fighting it out for the ''"other one's will."'' | ||
Unlike Springsteen whose concerts are a joyous celebration of having overcome emotional struggle, Costello touches more closely on the anguish of those struggles. | Unlike Springsteen whose concerts are a joyous celebration of having overcome emotional struggle, Costello touches more closely on the anguish of those struggles. | ||
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[[Robert Hilburn]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Saturday, [[Concert 1979-02-09 Berkeley|February 9, 1979]], Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA. | [[Robert Hilburn]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Saturday, [[Concert 1979-02-09 Berkeley|February 9, 1979]], Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA. | ||
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