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<center><h3> Elvis Costello poised to lead new rock era </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello poised to lead new rock era </h3></center> | ||
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It's been five years since billboards featuring a spindly-legged, knock-kneed fellow with horned-rimmed glasses began to pop up around London. "My aim is true," the fellow professed. It must have been, because Elvis Costello remains one of the few strong survivors of the new wave explosion that hit Britain then. | It's been five years since billboards featuring a spindly-legged, knock-kneed fellow with horned-rimmed glasses began to pop up around London. "My aim is true," the fellow professed. It must have been, because Elvis Costello remains one of the few strong survivors of the new wave explosion that hit Britain then. | ||
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All the while, his aloofness, his celebrated late-night brawl with Bonnie Bramlett and other episodes have encouraged rock writers to ascribe all sorts of mystical significance to Costello. The latest line, coined by the New York Times, has Elvis impersonating Cole Porter. | All the while, his aloofness, his celebrated late-night brawl with Bonnie Bramlett and other episodes have encouraged rock writers to ascribe all sorts of mystical significance to Costello. The latest line, [[New York Times, June 27, 1982|coined]] by the ''New York Times'', has Elvis impersonating Cole Porter. | ||
It's not such a bad comparison, Costello and Porter. A few years ago. Elvis made a minor splash with the import release of the single "My Funny Valentine," later added to ''Taking Liberties'', a compilation of non-album singles. It seems like Elvis has been struggling for an affinity with the subtle songster of romance, employing similarly lilting melodies and sophisticated lyrics, delivered with true torch-era panache — smoky, sinuous and sad. | It's not such a bad comparison, Costello and Porter. A few years ago. Elvis made a minor splash with the import release of the single "My Funny Valentine," later added to ''Taking Liberties'', a compilation of non-album singles. It seems like Elvis has been struggling for an affinity with the subtle songster of romance, employing similarly lilting melodies and sophisticated lyrics, delivered with true torch-era panache — smoky, sinuous and sad. | ||
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''Imperial Bedroom'', Costello's latest album, brings this similarity into focus with its wide range of musical directions and his Starlight concert emphasized it. For one thing, Elvis was friendlier with the audience than many who had seen him more than once could remember. | ''Imperial Bedroom'', Costello's latest album, brings this similarity into focus with its wide range of musical directions and his Starlight concert emphasized it. For one thing, Elvis was friendlier with the audience than many who had seen him more than once could remember. | ||
"It's | "It's been a long time," he announced, and the audience ate it up. | ||
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[[Chuck Twardy]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Sunday, [[Concert 1982-08-01 Kansas City|August{{nb}}1, 1982]], Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, | [[Chuck Twardy]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Sunday, [[Concert 1982-08-01 Kansas City|August{{nb}}1, 1982]], Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri. | ||
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<br><small> | <br><small>Photo by [[David Bailey]].</small> | ||
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