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Elvis Costello has his attractions but they were somewhat marred by the school hop conditions imposed on concertgoers in Bracknell last week. | |||
There was no beer at the bar and a 10:30 deadline for his appearance at the Sports Centre — all to stop the trouble which exploded later anyway. | |||
Elvis's promoter, Alan Smith, was injured when armed youths attacked him after the show, which itself went fairly smoothly. | |||
The support was Mickey Jupp, a Dr. Feelgood type band — with less of the good — who played some pretty hot rock-a-boogie and went down well. | |||
After this rather incongruous hors d'oeuvre Elvis and his three-piece band, the Attractions, swept on to play a tight set, in which they threw out goodness-knows how many three minute classics. | |||
They maintained a kind of controlled dynamism which proved that Elvis Costello's strength does not just lie in being a prolific songwriter. | |||
Every song, from the perfectly constructed "Beach" off the new album to the rocker "Mystery Dance," with which they finished, was a gem. | |||
My only complaint was that they lost the careful pacing in "Watching the Detectives" and "Chelsea" by whizzing through them too fast. | |||
The only aggravation in just over an hour of exquisite pop music was the houselights coming on in the middle of "Lipstick Vogue," to signify going-home time. | |||
Elvis braved the management and played for another 25 minutes, coming back for two encores and rapturous applause. | |||
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[[Vicki Elcoate]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Saturday, [[Concert 1978-04-01 Bracknell|April 1, 1978]], Sports Centre, Bracknell, England. | [[Vicki Elcoate]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[Mickey Jupp]], Saturday, [[Concert 1978-04-01 Bracknell|April 1, 1978]], Sports Centre, Bracknell, England. | ||
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