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From the first notes of ''My Aim Is True'', Elvis Costello struck a chord with rock fans who saw his work as a much-needed tonic against the banal excess of the era's mainstream rockers. Much of that had to do with his songs, which were at once bitingly funny (who could resist lines like ''"They call her Natasha — But she looks like Elsie?"'') and gloriously tuneful. | From the first notes of ''My Aim Is True'', Elvis Costello struck a chord with rock fans who saw his work as a much-needed tonic against the banal excess of the era's mainstream rockers. Much of that had to do with his songs, which were at once bitingly funny (who could resist lines like ''"They call her Natasha — But she looks like Elsie?"'') and gloriously tuneful. | ||
But an equal amount of our enthusiasm was directed toward Costello's backing band, the Attractions. It wasn't just that this trio — drummer Pete Thomas, | But an equal amount of our enthusiasm was directed toward Costello's backing band, the Attractions. It wasn't just that this trio — drummer Pete Thomas, keyboardist Steve Nieve and bassist Bruce Thomas -- could handle anything from the Spectorian flourishes of ''Armed Forces'' to the neo-soul sound of ''Get Happy!!''; at their best, they played with though razor-edged intensity to energize the most venomous of Costello's verses. | ||
So when word got out that ''Brutal Youth'' (Reprise 45535) would reunite Costello with the Attractions, quite a few fans found themselves dreaming aquiver in anticipation. Could the old fire be rekindled anew? | So when word got out that ''Brutal Youth'' (Reprise 45535) would reunite Costello with the Attractions, quite a few fans found themselves dreaming aquiver in anticipation. Could the old fire be rekindled anew? |
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