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...Cooder, Paradise and Lunch (Reprise/Warner Bros., 1974). The guitarist-singer's loveliest diversion of various musical undercurrents (from gospel to Burt Bacharach to R. and B.) into a free-flowing mainstream...
...satire fails because many of Schulman's other numbers are as insipid as those chorus bits he tries to satirize. Unless he has a specific objective--for example, to parody a '50s song as he does in "Mummy Knows Best"--his tunes slide into something reminiscent of a Burt Bacharach medley. The satire in the book, like the satire in the music, is too often undirected. The targets of Thebe's satire are so easy to hit that the jokes hold no surprises. In fact, the wittiest satire in the production is not in the writing but in Elizabeth Perlman...
...rockers--"Goon Squad" and "Accidents Will Happen" in particular carry on the tradition. But all over the new album there are signs of his evolution towards more versatile music-making. He's always had a touch of the middle-of-the-road about him--he recorded a Burt Bacharach number on a live anthology last year. "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding," a Nick Lowe song which Costello belts out on Armed Forces, brilliantly parodies good-hearted, wide-eyed lyrics with a seductive pop melody...
...opening? "Terrific," Moore said, "Terrific for Boston, terrific for anywhere. It was the best opening I've ever had." He has tried out shows here before, notably the Neil Simon-Burt Bacharach musical, Promises, Promises, and Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers. The reviews that morning had been moderately favorable; Kevin Kelly of the Globe had enjoyed the show. "Kevin Kelly is generally regarded as no pushover," said Moore. "It was a terrific score...
Since then, Gladys and the Pips have sold $10 million worth of records. They have extended their repertory from soul and blues to Marvin Hamlisch and Burt Bacharach songs. Needless to say, Motown has unearthed several dozen old recordings-and the Pips have sued their former employer for $1.7 million in disputed royalties...