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<center> Edwin Pouncey </center> | <center> Edwin Pouncey </center> | ||
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'''Elvis Costello, Rank | '''Elvis Costello, Rank And File <br> | ||
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Apart from the problems which put them off their stride, RAF still managed to make my ears ring before they strode off into the sunset. And full marks to Elvis for providing us with such a raunchy support. Speaking of whom… | Apart from the problems which put them off their stride, RAF still managed to make my ears ring before they strode off into the sunset. And full marks to Elvis for providing us with such a raunchy support. Speaking of whom… | ||
The simple piano chords of " | The simple piano chords of "Pills And Soap" boom out like a school assembly hymn and the sound of His Masters Voice hovers stark and alone over the heads of the awe struck throng. It's the opener for a set that commands respect for both the performers and the songs, and got it with an almost slavering devotion. | ||
" | "Watching The Detectives" scores heavily with the crowd and is rewarded with a thunderous reception as Elvis puts his most famous standard through its paces. Aided and abetted by The Attractions, The TKO Horns, and Afrodiziak, Elvis' sound is full and bursting with a kind of confidence that left me feeling bloated and slightly sick. | ||
I couldn't help thinking that here was a high grade of musical stodge being cooked up and rammed down eager, open throats who would swallow anything they were given. The Master's words and political opinions were smothered in a thick coating of instrumentation that destroyed many of his most effective heart pouring moments. Maybe I was standing in the wrong position to fully appreciate the Costello Wall Of Sound, maybe I was simply bored. I chose the latter and left him to it. | I couldn't help thinking that here was a high grade of musical stodge being cooked up and rammed down eager, open throats who would swallow anything they were given. The Master's words and political opinions were smothered in a thick coating of instrumentation that destroyed many of his most effective heart pouring moments. Maybe I was standing in the wrong position to fully appreciate the Costello Wall Of Sound, maybe I was simply bored. I chose the latter and left him to it. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Concert 1983-10-17 London|Hammersmith Palais]] {{-}} [[London]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[The TKO Horns]] {{-}} [[Afrodiziak]] {{-}} [[Rank And File]] {{-}} [[Pills And Soap]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] | |||
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[[image:1983-10-29 Sounds | [[image:1983-10-29 Sounds page 43 clipping 01.jpg|380px|page 43 clipping]] | ||
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<small>Photo by [[Richard Croft]].</small><br> | |||
[[image:1983-10-29 Sounds photo 01 rc.jpg|320px|Photo by Richard Croft.]] | |||
<small>Cover.</small><br> | <small>Cover.</small><br> | ||
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