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"Festival seating" means that no one gets a seat, and everyone stands on the floor and pushes one another. Why Cooley insists on treating his crowds like beef cattle is beyond me, but I wish he'd knock it off. He deserves the credit for bringing Costello to Atlanta, and the blame for almost ruining the show once he got him here. | "Festival seating" means that no one gets a seat, and everyone stands on the floor and pushes one another. Why Cooley insists on treating his crowds like beef cattle is beyond me, but I wish he'd knock it off. He deserves the credit for bringing Costello to Atlanta, and the blame for almost ruining the show once he got him here. | ||
But on to more pleasant topics. Elvis Costello thrilled a crowd of around 500 at the Fox Theater's Egyptian Ballroom with a supercharged hour of rock | But on to more pleasant topics. Elvis Costello thrilled a crowd of around 500 at the Fox Theater's Egyptian Ballroom with a supercharged hour of rock 'n' roll. | ||
When Costello took the stage, the effect was there. He wore his trademark black, too-large horn rimmed glasses, an old spangled jacket, corduroys and a narrow tie. He assumed a stiff, uncomfortable pose, looking alone, aloof, but, most importantly, angry. | When Costello took the stage, the effect was there. He wore his trademark black, too-large horn rimmed glasses, an old spangled jacket, corduroys and a narrow tie. He assumed a stiff, uncomfortable pose, looking alone, aloof, but, most importantly, angry. | ||
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Before we go any further, we ought to clear up one thing: ELVIS COSTELLO DOES NOT PLAY PUNK ROCK. Punk rock was best described by Dave Marsh, who called it "three chords and a cloud of dust." | Before we go any further, we ought to clear up one thing: ELVIS COSTELLO DOES NOT PLAY PUNK ROCK. Punk rock was best described by Dave Marsh, who called it "three chords and a cloud of dust." | ||
Costello's musical talents are a far cry from punk. His band is a fine, cohesive | Costello's musical talents are a far cry from punk. His band is a fine, cohesive rock 'n' roll unit, and it backs him up well. | ||
Costello's lyrics are angry condemnations of all sorts of things, but where the Sex Pistols and their ilk pretend to hate everything, Elvis just hates the things that deserve to be hated. | Costello's lyrics are angry condemnations of all sorts of things, but where the Sex Pistols and their ilk pretend to hate everything, Elvis just hates the things that deserve to be hated. | ||
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Or to put it another way, Elvis is an artist. The Sex Pistols are not. | Or to put it another way, Elvis is an artist. The Sex Pistols are not. | ||
The 18-song show alternated between songs from Costello's first album, ''My Aim is True'', and the new release, ''This Year's Model''. Highlights are next to impossible to pick out, since almost every song is exemplary of the style and force that great rock | The 18-song show alternated between songs from Costello's first album, ''My Aim is True'', and the new release, ''This Year's Model''. Highlights are next to impossible to pick out, since almost every song is exemplary of the style and force that great rock 'n' roll is supposed to have. | ||
Costello had the crowd spellbound as he attacked close-minded radio programmers in "Radio Radio." Talk like this could ensure that Costello never gets played: ''"You either shut up or get cut out / they don't want to hear about it / it's only inches on the reel to reel / and the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the way that you feel."'' He sings, ''"I wanna bite that hand that feeds me,"'' and that's just what he's done. | Costello had the crowd spellbound as he attacked close-minded radio programmers in "Radio, Radio." Talk like this could ensure that Costello never gets played: ''"You either shut up or get cut out / they don't want to hear about it / it's only inches on the reel to reel / and the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the way that you feel."'' He sings, ''"I wanna bite that hand that feeds me,"'' and that's just what he's done. | ||
Costello played two encores, the last closing with "I'm Not Angry" from ''My Aim is True''. Elvis led the crowd in a shout-along, the audience screaming ''"angry!"'' like they really meant it — as much as middle class American youths can. | Costello played two encores, the last closing with "I'm Not Angry" from ''My Aim is True''. Elvis led the crowd in a shout-along, the audience screaming ''"angry!"'' like they really meant it — as much as middle class American youths can. | ||
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Not only is he a great performer, but he's an important one as well. The rock world needs somebody willing to tell a few people to go to hell, and never mind the consequences. Elvis is it. | Not only is he a great performer, but he's an important one as well. The rock world needs somebody willing to tell a few people to go to hell, and never mind the consequences. Elvis is it. | ||
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'''The Red and Black, May 18, 1978 | '''The Red and Black, May 18, 1978 | ||
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[[Bobby Byrd]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1978-05-16 Atlanta|May 16, 1978]], Egyptian Ballroom, Fox Theatre, Atlanta, | [[Bobby Byrd]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1978-05-16 Atlanta|May 16, 1978]], Egyptian Ballroom, Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia. | ||
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