Portsmouth News, November 4, 1994: Difference between revisions
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The bulk of the songs came from this year's ''Brutal Youth'' and (strangely) ''This Year's Model'', which is now 16 (yes 16!) years old, but the join was seamless — the old material stood the test of time, while the new proved that this particular songwriting genius has lost none of his touch. | The bulk of the songs came from this year's ''Brutal Youth'' and (strangely) ''This Year's Model'', which is now 16 (yes 16!) years old, but the join was seamless — the old material stood the test of time, while the new proved that this particular songwriting genius has lost none of his touch. | ||
"Watching The Detectives," which would probably make the all-time Top 20, was | "Watching The Detectives," which would probably make the all-time Top 20, was "thrown away" just four numbers in, but it didn't matter because there was so much more to come. | ||
Costello is perhaps best known for his witty puns and more than that — he makes stunning social observations ("Girls Talk"), he really knows what it's like to be hurt ("Alison"), he can be acidly pointed ("Oliver's Army"), and, hell, he can even make country and western sound good ("Good Year For The Roses"). | Costello is perhaps best known for his witty puns and more than that — he makes stunning social observations ("Girls Talk"), he really knows what it's like to be hurt ("Alison"), he can be acidly pointed ("Oliver's Army"), and, hell, he can even make country and western sound good ("Good Year For The Roses"). | ||
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The man returned for three encores, but if we'd waited until we had heard every great song he ever wrote, we'd have been there until well into the early hours. | The man returned for three encores, but if we'd waited until we had heard every great song he ever wrote, we'd have been there until well into the early hours. | ||
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