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<center><h3> Elvis Costello And The Attractions </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello And The Attractions </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Mark Ellen </center> | <center> Mark Ellen </center> | ||
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Elvis, clad as ever in ill-fitting suit, shirt and tie, clutching at the | Elvis, clad as ever in ill-fitting suit, shirt and tie, clutching at the mic, arms jerking wildly — an earnest, deranged-looking geek burning his way through "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes." Why so successful? — Cos he writes good songs. Good, powerful, harmonic, sincere songs. Every one a winner. | ||
He played "Waiting For the End of the World." As in the other numbers, nothing detracts from the vocals. No solos, no digressions. The backing is focused down to an exact, balanced support for his spasms of desperate lyrics, varying with his expression, and controlled by the excellent, but unobtrusive, keyboard playing of Steve Naive. | He played "Waiting For the End of the World." As in the other numbers, nothing detracts from the vocals. No solos, no digressions. The backing is focused down to an exact, balanced support for his spasms of desperate lyrics, varying with his expression, and controlled by the excellent, but unobtrusive, keyboard playing of Steve Naive. | ||
They worked through some different styles — from rock | They worked through some different styles — from rock 'n' roll to ballad to the thin, reggae feel of "Watching The Detectives." A longer and more varied version, with Pete Thomas, drums, and Bruce Thomas on bass, fading out to just hint at the rhythm, and Elvis, not very much at ease, letting loose his forceful and emotive vocals. | ||
Last, and best, was "I'm Not Angry," played to an ecstatic audience. A more defiant stance, more sweat, more accusing glares, more harsh, torn guitar chords — always impossible to anticipate his changing moods. It's amazing how compelling his anti-hero image is. I hardly took my eyes off him once in the whole set. | Last, and best, was "I'm Not Angry," played to an ecstatic audience. A more defiant stance, more sweat, more accusing glares, more harsh, torn guitar chords — always impossible to anticipate his changing moods. It's amazing how compelling his anti-hero image is. I hardly took my eyes off him once in the whole set. | ||
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[[Mark Ellen]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Thursday, [[Concert 1977-12-22 London|December 22, 1977]], Nashville Rooms, London, England. | [[Mark Ellen]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Thursday, [[Concert 1977-12-22 London|December 22, 1977]], Nashville Rooms, London, England. | ||
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''[[My Aim Is True]]'' | ''[[My Aim Is True]]'' is No. 84 on the Top 100 Albums Of The Year (pages [[:image:1977-12-31 Record Mirror pages 02-23.jpg|02, 23]]). | ||
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EC is featured in an illustrated recap of 1977 | The Black Plastic Awards include ''My Aim Is True'', "[[Alison]]" and "[[Watching The Detectives]]." | ||
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EC is featured in an illustrated recap of 1977 (page [[:image:1977-12-31 Record Mirror page 24.jpg|24]]). | |||
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[[image:1977-12-31 Record Mirror | [[image:1977-12-31 Record Mirror pages 02-23.jpg|x260px|Chart pages 02 and 23|Top 100 Albums Of The Year]]{{t}} | ||
[[image:1977-12-31 Record Mirror page 17.jpg|x120px | [[image:1977-12-31 Record Mirror page 17.jpg|x260px|Elvis Costello concert review, December 22, 1977, Nashville Rooms, London]] | ||
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