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Thursday, March 15, 1979 Scrimshaw page 3 Elvis Costello; Climhing to the Top ELVIS COSTELW Armed Forces fact, he seemed .to relish it. This filled out his songs with a lush not only garner him a larger trying to convince himself that he's Columbia made Cor great stories but it also multi-textured melodic backdrop audience but will also wear better done the right thing. Never before In a few words, it's about time. made the average person shy away to his increasingly interesting and over the years: has he sounded so vulnerable and After releasing two excellent Cromhim. complex lyrics. One thing that hasn't changed on so good. albums which, unfortunately, sold None of that has changed much. Take, for example" the song all three albums is Elvis' obsession Above all else, Armed Forces is very little, Elvis Costello has a hit Elvis smiles a bit more these days Green Shirt. Underlying the lyrical with love - be it successful or not. a finely crafted rock album with album. After only lour weeks on but he still makes it clear that he's theme of television as self-plotting Armed Forces contains his most enough memorable tunes to keep the charts, Armed Forces is not going to play any games. What destroyer of individuality is a poignant and most personal love you whistling all day, even if you climbing ever Closer to the top (10 has changed - or rather, improved _ constantly throbbing eJectro~ic song to date, Party Girl, which don't notice the masterful lyrics at the last check) and is surprising is his music. - pulse which serves to set up a nne chronicles the breakup of his Every FM station in the area has even his staunchest supporters. And that's why, when you turn on tension as well as to keep the beat. marriage. No one person in par- been playing the album constantly But why did it take three the radio, there's a reasonable We're introduced at the beginning ticular is blamed for the split - at and even WCAO-AM has made a albums? Apparently the con- chance you'll hear Oliver's Army to a "smart young woman" on the one point he sings "you'll never be commitment the single, Accidents tention that the American people or Chemistry Class or the single, screen who takes all the color in the guilty party, girl." - but rather Will Happen: seemingly all at are more interested in the Accidents Will Happen, That's why life and "turns it into black and he blames his sudden success once, people are "discovering" "package" than in the contents Elvis is finally able to sneak his white."Itendswiththewarning: which has caused him to spend 11 Elvis Costello and the Atlractions. held true in Elvis' case. What taut tales of lost love and inter- "Better cut off all identifying months out of the year on the road. Do you need me to spell it out to everyone saw was his media personal struggles past the labels "Maybe :'1'11 never get over the you? Go get this album, you won't image: angry, ugly, obnoxious and narrow-minded radio program Berort~ they put you on the tor- change in style," he sings, "but I besorry. more than a little bit undesirable. directors. Along with a band, The rare table don't wanna lock you up and say And maybe then people will stop Granted, Elvis is .tc blame for Attractions, that ranks alongside ~'Cause somewhere in the you're mine, don·t wanna lose you thinking of Elvis as "the guy who much 01 this; he never did go out 01 Springsteen's E-Streeters, and his quisling clinic, or say goodbye." It's nota song of wrote Alison for Linda Ronstadt." his way to buck that image - in producer, Nick Lowe, Elvis has ,There's a shorthand typist self-pity; he just sounds as if he's Tim Windsor taking seconds of the minutes And she's listening in to the "Lionheart" Not Venus Line . 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