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Yes, they’re all at it. [[The Beatles]] are reforming (in as far as it’s possible); Led Zeppelin (or at least half of them); The Eagles (health permitting); but Elvis Costello And The Attractions? | Yes, they’re all at it. [[The Beatles]] are reforming (in as far as it’s possible); Led Zeppelin (or at least half of them); The Eagles (health permitting); but Elvis Costello And The Attractions? | ||
It just happened that way, says Costello. And then it just happened that the Attractions helped to produce his best-received album in years, ''Brutal Youth''. Now it just so happens that he has another ''Best Of'' album to promote. Would the performance of 10 years ago be no more than an act now? Actually, no. Costello and the band were stunning in the Shepherd's Bush Empire in the first of four consecutive weekly shows, offering nearly 30 songs in two hours from across his career. | It just happened that way, says Costello. And then it just happened that the Attractions helped to produce his best-received album in years, ''Brutal Youth''. Now it just so happens that he has another ''[[The Very Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions|Best Of]]'' album to promote. Would the performance of 10 years ago be no more than an act now? Actually, no. Costello and the band were stunning in the Shepherd's Bush Empire in the first of four consecutive weekly shows, offering nearly 30 songs in two hours from across his career. | ||
The unforced urgency of the past might have become the studied rush of maturity, but it was never less than convincing. Clues to the strategy of rock’s master lyricist were everywhere. [[Glenn Tilbrook]] and [[Chris Difford]], the creative elements from [[Squeeze]], opened the night. They were described once as the Lennon and McCartney of the eighties and McCartney once called Costello the closest thing he had found to [[John Lennon]]. | The unforced urgency of the past might have become the studied rush of maturity, but it was never less than convincing. Clues to the strategy of rock’s master lyricist were everywhere. [[Glenn Tilbrook]] and [[Chris Difford]], the creative elements from [[Squeeze]], opened the night. They were described once as the Lennon and McCartney of the eighties and McCartney once called Costello the closest thing he had found to [[John Lennon]]. |