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<center><h3>Elvis Costello bored audience </h3> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello bored audience </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Kate Malay</center> | <center> Kate Malay </center> | ||
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'''The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson steals show from Elvis Costello at Wolf Trap | |||
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Everyone had something to say except Elvis Costello. His Monday night performance at Wolf Trap was, to say the least, understated. | |||
Four songs in, the tyke in the row behind me announced, "I'm ready to go to sleep, daddy!" | Four songs in, the tyke in the row behind me announced, "I'm ready to go to sleep, daddy!" | ||
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He sang, "[[I Wanna Be Loved]]," someone shouted, "We love you!" and he didn't even flinch. If I wanted a redundant, plastic performance, I'd play vinyl. | He sang, "[[I Wanna Be Loved]]," someone shouted, "We love you!" and he didn't even flinch. If I wanted a redundant, plastic performance, I'd play vinyl. | ||
There was one real performer that night, at least, in the form of the Black Crowes' lead singer | There was one real performer that night, at least, in the form of the Black Crowes' lead singer Chris Robinson, who is stealing a few of the shows on Costello's nationwide summer tour. His opening performance was upbeat and soulful, he responded to the crowd, and he showcased his talent brilliantly. | ||
I got to meet Robinson, and he is exceptionally gracious and charming. Worth noting? Yes. He stole the show before the audience even knew it, and it was inevitable that we would be left wanting more from the headliner. | I got to meet Robinson, and he is exceptionally gracious and charming. Worth noting? Yes. He stole the show before the audience even knew it, and it was inevitable that we would be left wanting more from the headliner. | ||
Then came Elvis | Then came Elvis — and ambivalence. | ||
I came in thinking all his songs sounded like something others | I came in thinking all his songs sounded like something others — from the Clash to Roy Orbison — had already done better. | ||
But he has collaborated on duets with everyone in the music industry, he has been around for 25 years, and he did almost sell out the venue. | But he has collaborated on duets with everyone in the music industry, he has been around for 25 years, and he did almost sell out the venue. | ||
Maybe I just don't get it. | Maybe I just don't get it. | ||
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'''The Free Lance-Star, July 10, 2003 | '''The Free Lance-Star, July 10, 2003 | ||
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[[Kate Malay ]] reviews Elvis | [[Kate Malay ]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]] and opening act [[Chris Robinson]], Monday, [[Concert 2003-07-07 Vienna|July 7, 2003]], Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.fredericksburg.com/ Fredericksburg.com] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Lance%E2%80%93Star Wikipedia: The Free Lance-Star] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Lance%E2%80%93Star Wikipedia: The Free Lance-Star] | ||
*[http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=195 Elvis Costello Fan Forum] | |||
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