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He also showed that "You Want Her Too," done as a duet on McCartney's ''Flowers in the Dirt'', works better in a single voice so that it becomes more of the intended internal argument rather than a tug of war in the "The Girl is Mine" tradition. | He also showed that "You Want Her Too," done as a duet on McCartney's ''Flowers in the Dirt'', works better in a single voice so that it becomes more of the intended internal argument rather than a tug of war in the "The Girl is Mine" tradition. | ||
Costello also sprung a yet-unrecorded McCartney collaboration called "So Like Candy." Otherwise, he avoided the usual Beatle allusions in his show. Instead of turning to the obscure Fab Four cover of "Leave My Kitten Alone" at the end of "Pads Paws | Costello also sprung a yet-unrecorded McCartney collaboration called "So Like Candy." Otherwise, he avoided the usual Beatle allusions in his show. Instead of turning to the obscure Fab Four cover of "Leave My Kitten Alone" at the end of "Pads, Paws And Claws," he swung to another Mersey Beat selection Georgie Fame's "Yeh, Yeh." | ||
With a band, he couldn't always deviate suddenly the way he did solo. But the band served grandly in turning "Uncomplicated" into a Bobby "Blue" Bland-style boogie and "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" into pure Dixieland. | |||
Much of this was possible due to the strong and versatile band members. | Much of this was possible due to the strong and versatile band members. | ||
Standouts were | Standouts were Marc Ribot, of Tom Waits' band; on searing electric guitar and an odd instrument called the E-flat horn, Jerry Scheff on bass and tuba, Larry Knechtel on piano and organ and Pete Thomas, the only remaining Attraction, on drums. | ||
Unfortunately, despite his consistent work over the years, many fans — especially younger ones for some reason — prefer the stuff from his 12-year-old debut album, so full of promise and intrigue. | Unfortunately, despite his consistent work over the years, many fans — especially younger ones for some reason — prefer the stuff from his 12-year-old debut album, so full of promise and intrigue. | ||
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But no longer the angry young man, he seemed happy to perform, which may have added to the evening's pleasance. | But no longer the angry young man, he seemed happy to perform, which may have added to the evening's pleasance. | ||
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<small>Photo by [[Paula Bronstein]].</small><br> | <small>Photo by [[Paula Bronstein]].</small><br> | ||
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