Birmingham Mail, October 26, 1977: Difference between revisions
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As it turned out this was a more than fortuitous arrangement, for Costello was completely upstaged. | As it turned out this was a more than fortuitous arrangement, for Costello was completely upstaged. | ||
Drury's sardonic and mischievous performance illustrated the deficiency in Costello's, which for | Drury's sardonic and mischievous performance illustrated the deficiency in Costello's, which for the most part was repetitive and predictable. "Alison" could be cited as an exception, but there just wasn't enough material of that quality. | ||
Costello is intense and serious, uninteresting as a performer and lacking presence. He seems to represent all seven-stone weaklings, fighting to get the world off his back. | Costello is intense and serious, uninteresting as a performer and lacking presence. He seems to represent all seven-stone weaklings, fighting to get the world off his back. | ||
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{{tags}}[[:Category:Stiff's Greatest Stiffs Live|Stiff's Greatest Stiffs Live]] {{-}} [[Concert 1977-10-25 Birmingham|Town Hall]] {{-}} [[Birmingham]] {{-}} [[Ian Dury]] {{-}} [[Alison]] | {{tags}}[[:Category:Stiff's Greatest Stiffs Live|Stiff's Greatest Stiffs Live]] {{-}} [[Concert 1977-10-25 Birmingham|Town Hall]] {{-}} [[Birmingham]] {{-}} [[Ian Dury]] {{-}} [[Alison]] | ||
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