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[[Steve Weitzman]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[Squeeze]], Sunday, [[Concert 1981-02-01 New York|February 1, 1981]], Palladium, New York. | [[Steve Weitzman]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[Squeeze]], Sunday, [[Concert 1981-02-01 New York|February 1, 1981]], Palladium, New York. | ||
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[[Jon Young]] reviews ''[[Trust]]''. | |||
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The force of Elvis Costello's image has often overshadowed his purely musical side. By his second LP, ''This Year's Model'', Elvis has mastered the part of the caustic commentator and had to worry about becoming a stereotype. Subsequent records found him jumping from style to style in an effort to keep the attention more on the songs and less on his angry persona. ''Armed Forces'' tried lush pop. ''Get Happy!!'' saluted Motown and Stax. ''Taking Liberties'' collected a batch of throwaways that surpassed most other people's best stuff. All of these records were triumphs, though none of them really allowed Elvis to submerge his personality in the songs. | |||
On ''Trust'', Costello hasn't exactly mellowed, but he has diversified, relying on a dazzling variety of approaches to make his points. Once again his obsession is the dishonesty and betrayal that characterizes the war between the sexes, as terms like dirty work, sour grapes, white lies, and sin crop up with grim regularity. Fortunately, Costello and the ever-flexible Attractions can play just about any way you want. "Lovers Walk" employs Steve Nieve's colorful piano-plunking and Pete Thomas' hard-edged percussion with exciting results. "Strict Time" offers an imitation Latin groove and showcases Bruce Thomas's fluid bass. Other cuts draw on rockabilly, slick pop, hard rock, and even country, which isn't so odd since Costello sings with the crazed intensity of the best country artists. The best track of all may be "From a Whisper to a Scream," on which Costello trades frantic vocals with Squeeze's Glenn Tillbrook and manages to overcome his isolation, if only for a moment. | |||
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