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<center><h3> Costello calls upon his | <center><h3> Costello calls upon his 'Brutal Youth' </h3></center> | ||
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'''Post-punk pioneer soars on the wings of classic songs | '''Post-punk pioneer soars on the wings of classic songs | ||
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Mellowing out has its own subtle rewards. For Elvis Costello, encroaching middle age means it's high time he stopped being England's angriest young man. After all, you can't expect to he rock 'n' roll's ''enfant terrible'' forever. | Mellowing out has its own subtle rewards. For Elvis Costello, encroaching middle age means it's high time he stopped being England's angriest young man. After all, you can't expect to he rock 'n' roll's ''enfant terrible'' forever. | ||
This is especially true for Costello, who will turn 40 this summer. But the prolific singer-songwriter isn't exactly ready to call it quits when it comes to putting on an | This is especially true for Costello, who will turn 40 this summer. But the prolific singer-songwriter isn't exactly ready to call it quits when it comes to putting on an ____stastic performance. Costello still had the musical passion to pump up just more than 3,000 concertgoers that attended his May 16 show at Balboa Park's Starlight Bowl. | ||
Throughout his two-hour set, the former computer programmer-turned-rocker reaffirmed that such classic songs as "Alison" and "Watching the Detectives" can still pack a walloping punch. | Throughout his two-hour set, the former computer programmer-turned-rocker reaffirmed that such classic songs as "Alison" and "Watching the Detectives" can still pack a walloping punch. | ||
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Today, touring in support of his current album, ''Brutal Youth'', Costello is no longer the bespectacled outsider looking in. In fact, his fans range from thirtysomethings to people in their 20s who are discovering his work for the first time. There's no doubt about it: The former Declan MacManus is very much the established artist with a respected repertoire tucked firmly under his belt. | Today, touring in support of his current album, ''Brutal Youth'', Costello is no longer the bespectacled outsider looking in. In fact, his fans range from thirtysomethings to people in their 20s who are discovering his work for the first time. There's no doubt about it: The former Declan MacManus is very much the established artist with a respected repertoire tucked firmly under his belt. | ||
The opening band, Crash Test Dummies, however, didn't fare as well. With the notable exception of the pleasant tune, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm," the band's songs never really sparked much of a response from the crowd. | |||
The opening band, Crash Test Dummies, however, didn't fare as well. With the notable exception of the pleasant tune, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm," the | |||
As his rich baritone voice boomed across the amphitheater, frontman Brad Roberts' lyrics for "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" describe a group of children plagued with their individual problems. | As his rich baritone voice boomed across the amphitheater, frontman Brad Roberts' lyrics for "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" describe a group of children plagued with their individual problems. | ||
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Even Costello got into the act of poking fun at the obvious. Everybody's a comedian, ''right''? Wrong. | Even Costello got into the act of poking fun at the obvious. Everybody's a comedian, ''right''? Wrong. | ||
"It's good to | "It's good to be back at runway three," said Costello at one point during his two-hour set. "We've heard of the friendly skies, but this is fuckin' ridiculous." | ||
Fortunately, these stabs at humor were dispensed with early in the set. Toward the latter half of the show, Costello jumped from one classic tune to another with the Attractions rushing to catch up with him. And to cap the evening off, Costello and his fabled back-up hand did ''three'' encores before calling it a night. | Fortunately, these stabs at humor were dispensed with early in the set. Toward the latter half of the show, Costello jumped from one classic tune to another with the Attractions rushing to catch up with him. And to cap the evening off, Costello and his fabled back-up hand did ''three'' encores before calling it a night. | ||
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Despite his earlier campy asides, Costello never lost the focus of his primary intent: to fill the Starlight Bowl with rock 'n' roll that simultaneously strokes the heart while teasing the brain. This is the Elvis Costello we've come to love and respect over the years. Sure, he's older now, but his magic and lyrical bite are still very much intact. | Despite his earlier campy asides, Costello never lost the focus of his primary intent: to fill the Starlight Bowl with rock 'n' roll that simultaneously strokes the heart while teasing the brain. This is the Elvis Costello we've come to love and respect over the years. Sure, he's older now, but his magic and lyrical bite are still very much intact. | ||
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'''The Daily Aztec, May 23-27, 1994 | '''The Daily Aztec, May 23-27, 1994 | ||
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[[Neil Kendricks]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[Crash Test Dummies]], Monday, [[Concert 1994-05-16 San Diego|May 16, 1994]], Starlight Bowl, San{{nb}}Diego, | [[Neil Kendricks]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[Crash Test Dummies]], Monday, [[Concert 1994-05-16 San Diego|May 16, 1994]], Starlight Bowl, San{{nb}}Diego, California. | ||
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<small>Photo by [[Neil Kendricks]].</small><br> | <small>Photo by [[Neil Kendricks]].</small><br> | ||
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