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<center><h3> Horn section fails the new look <br> | <center><h3> Horn section fails the new look Elvis Costello <br> in Starlight Theatre concert </h3></center> | ||
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Elvis Costello long ago proved himself one of the 1980s' premier pop-rock artists. | KANSAS CITY — Elvis Costello long ago proved himself one of the 1980s' premier pop-rock artists. | ||
Although he never matched the raw power of his second release, ''This Year's Model'', Costello's mastery of songwriting has never stopped expanding. And, of course, he still turns a mean phrase. | Although he never matched the raw power of his second release, ''This Year's Model'', Costello's mastery of songwriting has never stopped expanding. And, of course, he still turns a mean phrase. | ||
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Costello's concert with the Attractions and friends Tuesday night at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Mo., was testimony to his change of heart. | Costello's concert with the Attractions and friends Tuesday night at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Mo., was testimony to his change of heart. | ||
It was a display of finely crafted songs, including "Man Out of Time," from his ''Imperial Bedroom'' LP, "Pump It Up," from ''This Year's Model'', and several selections from ''Punch the Clock'', his most recent release, not to mention a version of the O'Jays' " | It was a display of finely crafted songs, including "Man Out of Time," from his ''Imperial Bedroom'' LP, "Pump It Up," from ''This Year's Model'', and several selections from ''Punch the Clock'', his most recent release, not to mention a version of the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers." | ||
But, in contrast to previous shows, Costello augmented the sparse sound of the Attractions — guitar, bass, keyboard, drums and vocals — with a four-piece horn section complete with tenor and alto saxophones, trumpet and trombone. | But, in contrast to previous shows, Costello augmented the sparse sound of the Attractions — guitar, bass, keyboard, drums and vocals — with a four-piece horn section complete with tenor and alto saxophones, trumpet and trombone. | ||
It wasn't such a surprise really, considering the amount of horn work on ''Punch the Clock''. | It wasn't such a surprise really, considering the amount of horn work on ''Punch the Clock''. | ||
But, for Costello, the horns just didn't work, not in this concert. They bogged down older songs like "Watching the Detectives" — not an easy feat — and overshadowed the other band members' work. | But, for Costello, the horns just didn't work, not in this concert. They bogged down older songs like "Watching the Detectives" — not an easy feat — and overshadowed the other band members' work. | ||
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