The Curse Of Sophistication Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve

Tracks

Disc 1 - 2003-10-11: London, Royal Festival Hall

1. Accidents Will Happen
2. 45
3. Rocking Horse Road
4. Shot With His Own Gun
5. Someone Took The Words Away
6. When Did I Stop Dreaming?
7. You Turned To Me
8. Fallen
9. When It Sings
10. God's Comic
11. Indoor Fireworks
12. Either Side Of The Same Town
13. Man Out Of Time
14. In The Darkest Place
    
    Encore 1
15. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror/You Really Got A Hold On Me
16. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
17. Shipbuilding

Disc 2 - 2003-10-11: London, Royal Festival Hall

1. Sleep Of The Just
   
   Encore 2
2. Pills And Soap - with Brodsky Quartet
3. My Mood Swings - with Brodsky Quartet
4. You Left Me In The Dark - with SN and Brodsky Quartet
5. Still - with Brodsky Quartet
6. Can You Be True? - with Brodsky Quartet
7. The Birds Will Still Be Singing - with Brodsky Quartet
   
   Encore 3
8. Almost Blue - with SN and Brodsky Quartet
9. I Still Miss Someone - EC on piano
10. Let Me Tell You About Her - EC on piano
11. I'm In The Mood Again - EC on piano
    
    Encore 4
12. I Still Have That Other Girl - no mic
13. Couldn't Call It Unexpected #4 - no mic
    
    Bonus tracks - 2003-11-07: Birmingham, UK, Symphony Hall
14. Brilliant Mistake
15. Alibi
16. Suit Of Lights
17. The Long Honeymoon

Disc 3 - 2003-11-07: Birmingham, UK, Symphony Hall

1. This House Is Empty Now - part without mic
2. Home Truth
3. No Wonder
4. Toledo
5. Little Atoms
6. All The Rage
7. When Green Eyes Turn Blue
8. Temptation
9. Inch By Inch/Fever
10. Sweet Dreams
11. Watching The Detectives
12. I Want You
13. Dirty Rotten Shame
14. North
15. Couldn't Call It Unexpected #4/Twist And Shout

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Release Information

     Date    | Media| Catalogue number (comments)
     2003-11 | 3xCDR| Doberman (AUD)

Comments

2003-10-11: London, Royal Festival Hall: complete performance from the concert with Steve Nieve. This show featured a guest appearance by the Brodsky Quartet (on songs marked).
2003-11-07: Birmingham, UK, Symphony Hall: Features all the 19 different songs performed at Birmingham.

Quality

The London show is taken from an excellent quality digital audience recording, while the Birmingham songs are from a slightly lesser quality (but still very good) audience tape.