Bradford Telegraph & Argus, November 3, 1983: Difference between revisions
From The Elvis Costello Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Create page for Bradford Telegraph and Argus review of Concert 1983-11-02 Bradford) |
(formatting +browser) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{:Bibliography index}} | {{:Bibliography index}} | ||
{{:Bradford Telegraph & Argus index}} | {{:Bradford Telegraph & Argus index}} | ||
{{:UK & | {{:UK & Ireland newspapers index}} | ||
{{Bibliography article header}} | {{Bibliography article header}} | ||
<center><h3> Elvis a haunting attraction </h3> | <center><h3> Elvis — a haunting attraction </h3></center> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
<center>John Mahoney</center> | <center> John Mahoney </center> | ||
---- | ---- | ||
'''Elvis Costello <br> | |||
Bradford University | |||
{{Bibliography text}} | {{Bibliography text}} | ||
We must have shed pounds in sweat by the time the bespectacled Man-in-Black arrived on the University platform. | We must have shed pounds in sweat by the time the bespectacled Man-in-Black arrived on the University platform. | ||
Not even a smile as Elvis the Intruder drools through the opener of Pills and Soap. | Not even a smile as Elvis the Intruder drools through the opener of "Pills and Soap." | ||
Not the zappiest of starts, but then again we were lucky to have him. | Not the zappiest of starts, but then again we were lucky to have him. | ||
| Line 20: | Line 21: | ||
Excellent tracks from his latest ''Punch The Clock'' figure early, with Elvis introducing his armed forces in the shape of the safari-kitted brass section. | Excellent tracks from his latest ''Punch The Clock'' figure early, with Elvis introducing his armed forces in the shape of the safari-kitted brass section. | ||
Four songs in and the pouting Costello launches into Watching The Detectives, rejigged with a stylish reggae beat giving extra guts to an already great number. | Four songs in and the pouting Costello launches into "Watching The Detectives," rejigged with a stylish reggae beat giving extra guts to an already great number. | ||
<!-- Forgotten --> | |||
Spitting out the lyrics we're given a half-hearted "Oliver's Army" before the emotive highlight of "Shipbuilding." | |||
Spitting out the lyrics we're given a half-hearted Oliver's Army before the emotive highlight of Shipbuilding. | |||
Wyatt may have the voice, but Elvis knows how it should be sung. | Wyatt may have the voice, but Elvis knows how it should be sung. | ||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
Thankfully we're spared his forgotten era of ''Almost Blue'' and the depressing offerings from the ''Imperial Bedroom'' album. | Thankfully we're spared his forgotten era of ''Almost Blue'' and the depressing offerings from the ''Imperial Bedroom'' album. | ||
First encore of | First encore of "Everyday" was dedicated to "the best team of writers, Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins." | ||
And back he comes for I Can't Stand Up, Bells and the rousing finale of Pump It Up, reminding us how good a phase Costello enjoyed five years ago. | And back he comes for "I Can't Stand Up," "The Bells" and the rousing finale of "Pump It Up," reminding us how good a phase Costello enjoyed five years ago. | ||
Hundreds left the hall content, but Costello never really gripped the audience with his lyrical genius like the angry man has done in years gone by. | Hundreds left the hall content, but Costello never really gripped the audience with his lyrical genius like the angry man has done in years gone by. | ||
His set was a well delivered package of bouncing pop music. | His set was a well delivered package of bouncing pop music. | ||
Nothing more than that. | Nothing more than that. | ||
''Get Happy'' was the message | ''Get Happy'' was the message — and it worked. | ||
{{cx}} | {{cx}} | ||
{{tags}}[[University of Bradford]] {{-}} [[ | {{tags}}[[Concert 1983-11-02 Bradford|University of Bradford]] {{-}} [[Great Hall (Bradford)|Great Hall]] {{-}} [[Bradford]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[The TKO Horns]] {{-}} [[Pills And Soap]] {{-}} [[Punch The Clock]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[Shipbuilding]] {{-}} [[Everyday I Write The Book]] {{-}} [[The Bells]] {{-}} [[I{{nb}}Can't Stand Up For Falling Down]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Almost Blue]] {{-}} [[Imperial Bedroom]] {{-}} [[Get Happy!!]] {{-}} [[Robert Wyatt]] | ||
{{cx}} | {{cx}} | ||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
{{Bibliography notes}} | {{Bibliography notes}} | ||
'''Bradford Telegraph & Argus, November 3, 1983 | {{Bibliography next | ||
|prev = Bradford Telegraph & Argus, October 1983 | |||
|next = Bradford Telegraph & Argus, November 22, 1999 | |||
}} | |||
'''Bradford Telegraph & Argus, November 3, 1983 | |||
---- | ---- | ||
[[John Mahoney]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1983-11-02 Bradford|November 2, 1983]], Great Hall, University of Bradford, England. | [[John Mahoney]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1983-11-02 Bradford|November 2, 1983]], Great Hall, University of Bradford, England. | ||
