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In this category were songs like "Suit of Lights," from ''King of America'', or the more recent "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror," from Costello's last album ''Spike''. | In this category were songs like "Suit of Lights," from ''King of America'', or the more recent "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror," from Costello's last album ''Spike''. | ||
In the intimate confines of the Wiltern — where you feel self-conscious just getting up to go to the washroom since you harbor the sneaking suspicion that the performer can see you leaving — | In the intimate confines of the Wiltern — where you feel self-conscious just getting up to go to the washroom since you harbor the sneaking suspicion that the performer can see you leaving — Costello was relaxed and confident, playing the songs in rapid succession with very little chatter to the audience. | ||
When he did talk, he was invariably amusing, announcing that "Georgie and Her Rival” was about a liar, a cheat, a dishonest person... "Yes, a man," he said wickedly, and he and the Rude 5 tore into the song. | When he did talk, he was invariably amusing, announcing that "Georgie and Her Rival” was about a liar, a cheat, a dishonest person... "Yes, a man," he said wickedly, and he and the Rude 5 tore into the song. | ||
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The opening act was Costello protegee Sam Phillips, whose songs sound a little like a cross between the Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge. | The opening act was Costello protegee Sam Phillips, whose songs sound a little like a cross between the Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge. | ||
Phillips had attitude to spare, lashing out at the fairly attentive audience with her sardonic remarks, but her music gained her an | Phillips had attitude to spare, lashing out at the fairly attentive audience with her sardonic remarks, but her music gained her an enthusiastic response when the time came for her to leave. | ||
There's only one major complaint that can be made about the show — its shortness relative to the price of the ticket. Thirty dollars for an hour of music is pretty steep for us starving students. | There's only one major complaint that can be made about the show — its shortness relative to the price of the ticket. Thirty dollars for an hour of music is pretty steep for us starving students. |
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