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His ability to pack the house was proven when his State Theatre show sold out in less than an hour — and that was with tickets | His ability to pack the house was proven when his State Theatre show sold out in less than an hour — and that was with tickets | ||
Since his 1977 debut record ''My Aim | Since his 1977 debut record ''My Aim Is True'', Costello, ne Declan MacManus, has earned legendary status with a sound that's gone from new wave to pop with lots of twists and turns along the way; including collaborations with Burt Bacharach and T{{nb}}Bone Burnett among others. At present, he's touring with his backing trio, The Imposters: bassist Davey Faragher, keys player Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas. | ||
This brings us to Thursday night's show, a stop on his Revolver Tour. I use the word show rather than concert because it truly was just that — a show and a very engaging one at that. I would, however, be remiss if I didn't point out the one downer of the evening was the sound. In two words: too loud. It was next to impossible to make out most of the lyrics and considering what a brilliant songwriter Costello is, that was too bad. | This brings us to Thursday night's show, a stop on his Revolver Tour. I use the word show rather than concert because it truly was just that — a show and a very engaging one at that. I would, however, be remiss if I didn't point out the one downer of the evening was the sound. In two words: too loud. It was next to impossible to make out most of the lyrics and considering what a brilliant songwriter Costello is, that was too bad. | ||
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Sure, it would have been even better if the sound hadn't been a bit off, but other than that I take my hat off to Elvis Costello and his band. From where I sat the crowd of mostly 40 and 50 somethings had a blast and so did Elvis. | Sure, it would have been even better if the sound hadn't been a bit off, but other than that I take my hat off to Elvis Costello and his band. From where I sat the crowd of mostly 40 and 50 somethings had a blast and so did Elvis. | ||
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[[Aimsel Ponti]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Thursday, [[Concert 2011-07-28 Portland|July 28, 2011]], State Theatre, Portland, | [[Aimsel Ponti]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Thursday, [[Concert 2011-07-28 Portland|July 28, 2011]], State Theatre, Portland, Maine. | ||
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<br><small>Photo by [[Shawn Patrick Ouellette]].</small> | <br><small>Clipping.</small> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.pressherald.com/ PressHerald.com] | *[http://www.pressherald.com/2011/07/29/elvis-costello-still-pleases-fans-from-maine_2011-07-29/ PressHerald.com] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Press_Herald Wikipedia: Portland Press Herald] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Press_Herald Wikipedia: Portland Press Herald] | ||
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