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In a recent [[Newsweek, August 9, 1982|interview]] with <i>Newsweek</i>'s Jim Miller, Costello allowed that he felt many of his early songs were too "smug," "clinical," and "narrow-minded." His new work, he said, should have heart and compassion. But he wondered, he told Miller, if that attitude would take some of the edge off his previous compositions, the edge that "bloody-mindedness gives you." | In a recent [[Newsweek, August 9, 1982|interview]] with <i>Newsweek</i>'s Jim Miller, Costello allowed that he felt many of his early songs were too "smug," "clinical," and "narrow-minded." His new work, he said, should have heart and compassion. But he wondered, he told Miller, if that attitude would take some of the edge off his previous compositions, the edge that "bloody-mindedness gives you." | ||
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That was, admittedly, a problem as Costello gave almost a bouncy reading to songs that, when he first recorded them, seemed designed to drive the listener to unutterable despair. But by the time he had eased through the first few selections — and the audience, who would have cheered him maniacally at the start had he simply stood on stage and recited "Mary Had A Little Lamb," had calmed down enough to actually listen — he seemed to have found a new meaning in even his oldest work. | That was, admittedly, a problem as Costello gave almost a bouncy reading to songs that, when he first recorded them, seemed designed to drive the listener to unutterable despair. But by the time he had eased through the first few selections — and the audience, who would have cheered him maniacally at the start had he simply stood on stage and recited "Mary Had A Little Lamb," had calmed down enough to actually listen — he seemed to have found a new meaning in even his oldest work. | ||
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{{tags}}[[ | {{tags}}[[Concert 1982-09-01 Atlanta|Fox Theatre]] {{-}} [[Atlanta]] {{-}} [[GA|Georgia]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Accidents Will Happen]] {{-}} [[Green Shirt]] {{-}} [[Pidgin English]] {{-}} [[Hand In Hand]] {{-}} [[Imperial Bedroom]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[The Long Honeymoon]] {{-}} [[Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down]] {{-}} [[Slippin' And Slidin']] {{-}} [[My Aim Is True]] {{-}} [[This Year's Model]] {{-}} [[Trust]] {{-}} [[Get Happy!!]] {{-}} [[Armed Forces]] {{-}} [[Almost Blue]] {{-}} [[Elvis Presley]] {{-}} [[Buddy Holly]] {{-}} [[Newsweek, August 9, 1982|Newsweek]] {{-}} [[Talk Talk]] {{-}} [[Welcome To The Working Week]] {{-}} [[Town Cryer]] | ||
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[[Mitchell Shields]] (''Constitution'') and Russ DeVault (''Journal'') profile Elvis Costello and report on his concert with [[The Attractions]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1982-09-01 Atlanta|September 1, 1982]], Fox Theatre, Atlanta. | [[Mitchell Shields]] (''Constitution'') and Russ DeVault (''Journal'') profile Elvis Costello and report on his concert with [[The Attractions]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1982-09-01 Atlanta|September 1, 1982]], Fox Theatre, Atlanta. | ||
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Costello, wearing a dark suit, shirt and tie, seemed oblivious to the problems treated by anxious fans, but he didn't allow them to get too settled. When his music began to seem repetitious, he'd reach out and shake his listeners with some old time rock 'n' roll. | Costello, wearing a dark suit, shirt and tie, seemed oblivious to the problems treated by anxious fans, but he didn't allow them to get too settled. When his music began to seem repetitious, he'd reach out and shake his listeners with some old time rock 'n' roll. | ||
He displayed a perfect understanding of American music from "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" to " | He displayed a perfect understanding of American music from "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" to "Slippin' and Slidin'," but his fondness for such songs shouldn't be mistaken for blanket forgiveness of what he perceives as national faults. | ||
Take him to California and he'll leave saying, as he recently did, that "If one more person said 'Have a nice day,' I thought I'd kill him." | Take him to California and he'll leave saying, as he recently did, that "If one more person said 'Have a nice day,' I thought I'd kill him." | ||
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That isn't the feeling traditionally associated with rock 'n' roll, of course, but it is what helps makes Costello's version interesting. | That isn't the feeling traditionally associated with rock 'n' roll, of course, but it is what helps makes Costello's version interesting. | ||
It is a view that has changed since he burst upon the rock 'n' roll scene in 1977, singing, ''"Welcome to the working week; oh, I know it don't thrill you; I hope it don't kill you...."'' | It is a view that has changed since he burst upon the rock 'n' roll scene in 1977, singing, ''"Welcome to the working week; oh, I know it don't thrill you; I hope it don't kill you. ..."'' | ||
Today, as he says in | Today, as he says in <!-- The --> ''Imperial Bedroom'', ''"Isn't it a pity that you're going to get hurt. ..."'' | ||
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<small>Photo by [[Michael Pugh]].</small><br> | <small>Photo by [[Michael Pugh]].</small><br> | ||
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