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[[Brian Brennan]] reviews ''[[Armed Forces]]''. | [[Brian Brennan]] reviews ''[[Armed Forces]]''. | ||
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Herald reader Lee G. Hill responds to the review in a subsequent issue. | |||
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<small>'''Calgary Herald, February 22, 1979 </small><br> | |||
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<center><h3> Armed Forces album review </h3></center> | |||
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<center> Lee G. Hill </center> | |||
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Re Brian Brennan's review of Elvis Costello's album, ''Armed Forces'', Feb. 17. | |||
The album itself was primarily ignored in favor of criticizing Elvis Costello as a public figure. Unfortunately, Brennan offers little in the way of genuine criticism concerning one of the best albums of the late 70s. Therefore, it is necessary to point out a few facets of the album Brennan ignored. | |||
''Armed Forces'' (subtitled ''Emotional Fascism'') concerns itself with the twisted philosophy of fascism as a political ideology and as a personal world view. While anti-fascist statements are hardly musical material, Costello's genius transforms them into powerhouse rock material. It is music which is as far from Top 40 as anyone can get (with the possible exceptions of the Velvet Underground and The Clash). | |||
Lyrically, Costello examines a consumer society obsessed with form over content. And musically, Costello takes rock into the 1980s and beyond. In interviews, Costello has expressed no desire to be anybody's rock 'n' roll messiah. His current success is due to his desire to remove rock music from the AM/FM quagmire and restore its position as a viable and dynamic art form. | |||
Brennan's sketchy review is typical of the mainstream press' lack of perception when examining New Wave music. Only time will reveal their lack of imagination. In the meantime, rock music, to paraphrase Costello, "is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anaesthetize the way that you feel." | |||
Lee G. Hill, <br> | |||
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