Word: costelloism
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...Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Imperial Bedroom (Columbia). A funny valentine from a man who is still delighted to be one of rock's most idiosyncratic talents. Billy Joel: The Nylon Curtain (Columbia). Joel's longest reach and his strongest shot...
...Cause Mr. Multiflex is no mudder. And if you don't believe me, as Abbott and Costello would say, go ask your fodder...
...unlike most of his late '70s counterparts, Jackson has moved beyond the New Wave angry-young-man style. He recently denied being a rock and roller at all. He may be right. He may be more. Like Elvis Costello--a comparison which hounded him for years--Jackson has shown a depth and diversity of musical talent. He has experimented with old forms and concocted new ones. He marked his departure from pure New Wave with products like the reggae-in-spired Beat Crazy and Jumpin' Jive, a collection of '40s-style swing tunes. While bands like The Clash continue...
...recording artist, lavish praise and comparisons to heroes past or present can mean sudden death. The problem, simply put, is unfulfilled expectations. Robert Palmer and John Hiatt (remember "the American Elvis Costello"?) didn't survive them. Countless other saviors, long since forgotten, were also victims. And even Bruce Springsteen needed time to recover from critic Jon Landau's infamous "I have seen the future of Rock 'n' Roll" line...
...Costello once focused the same sorts of ideas and innovation into bitter anger. That approach worked for a while, but Elvis eventually crumbled under the weight of his own expections. It's time for him to focus his loosey-goosey energies once more. You know it's coming, and you have to hope for El's sake that his new tactics aren't as self-destructive...