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<center><h3> Delicious Costello </h3></center> | <center><h3> Delicious Costello </h3></center> | ||
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''' Elvis Costello <br> | |||
King Of America | |||
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When Elvis Costello last came to Australia he said that the most impressive local band he saw was The Black Sorrows — a marvellous but | When Elvis Costello last came to Australia he said that the most impressive local band he saw was The Black Sorrows — a marvellous but underrated musical combination headed by the masterful Joe Camilleri. | ||
Now Costello has put out a new album — ''King of America'' — and it has dark shades of The Black Sorrows. There is a lightness of beat that is sometimes a skip and a mood in the music set by throaty piano | Now Costello has put out a new album — ''King of America'' — and it has dark shades of The Black Sorrows. There is a lightness of beat that is sometimes a skip and a mood in the music set by throaty piano accordion. | ||
I have confessed my devotion to The Black Sorrows in the past and have always admired Costello. A cocktail of the two is a delicious, heady experience. Costello and Camilleri performing together would be as smooth as Kalua and cream. | I have confessed my devotion to The Black Sorrows in the past and have always admired Costello. A cocktail of the two is a delicious, heady experience. Costello and Camilleri performing together would be as smooth as Kalua and cream. | ||
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"Brilliant Mistake" features piano | "Brilliant Mistake" features piano accordion, Hammond organ and harpsichord — there is a gentility about those instruments that makes music more musical. They lend grace. | ||
The ''King of America'' album features Costello's regular trio, The Attractions — whose talent is what is needed to give vigour to Costello's music. But Costello uses other brilliant veteran musicians too. Ron Tutt, who played with Elvis Presley, plays brushes and drums on several tracks and Michael Blair, from the band that backs Tom Waits, is also featured on the single, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." | The ''King of America'' album features Costello's regular trio, The Attractions — whose talent is what is needed to give vigour to Costello's music. But Costello uses other brilliant veteran musicians too. Ron Tutt, who played with Elvis Presley, plays brushes and drums on several tracks and Michael Blair, from the band that backs Tom Waits, is also featured on the single, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." | ||
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Elvis Costello's diversions have not done him any harm and in the past, his admirers have done more admiring because of the changes. Get hold of this album and listen to it — and just to satisfy your curiosity listen to Joe Camilleri's Black Sorrows too. The similarities, the sounds, are remarkable. | Elvis Costello's diversions have not done him any harm and in the past, his admirers have done more admiring because of the changes. Get hold of this album and listen to it — and just to satisfy your curiosity listen to Joe Camilleri's Black Sorrows too. The similarities, the sounds, are remarkable. | ||
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{{tags}}[[King Of America]] {{-}} [[Joe Camilleri]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Everyday I Write The Book]] {{-}} [[Brilliant Mistake]] {{-}} [[American Without Tears]] {{-}} [[Ron Tutt]] {{-}} [[Elvis Presley]] {{-}} [[Michael Blair]] {{-}} [[Tom Waits]] {{-}} [[Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood]] {{-}} [[Less Than Zero]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]] {{-}} [[My Aim Is True]] | |||
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