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As they say, "What a difference a day makes" or in this case, a year. Last February when Elvis Costello made his Capital District [[Concert 1978-02-25 Albany|debut]] at Page Hall, not only did he shortchange his audience but his manager even managed to land a few blows on an unfortunate SUNYA concert board member. However, last Sunday night, Elvis redeemed himself with a stellar performance at the Palace. | As they say, "What a difference a day makes" or in this case, a year. Last February when Elvis Costello made his Capital District [[Concert 1978-02-25 Albany|debut]] at Page Hall, not only did he shortchange his audience but his manager even managed to land a few blows on an unfortunate SUNYA concert board member. However, last Sunday night, Elvis redeemed himself with a stellar performance at the Palace. | ||
Drawing heavily from his last two albums, ''Armed Forces'' and ''This Year's Model'', Costello weaved his way from material like the rocker "Goon Squad" to the more ballad-like "Two Little Hitlers." This intertwining of songs is something that Costello has learned in his last year of touring as last year's show was a constant barrage of rockers. Also toned down in Sunday's performance was the inclusion of unreleased songs. Only four of Costello's numbers were as yet unreleased, the highlight of these four being a bouncy number entitled "High | Drawing heavily from his last two albums, ''Armed Forces'' and ''This Year's Model'', Costello weaved his way from material like the rocker "Goon Squad" to the more ballad-like "Two Little Hitlers." This intertwining of songs is something that Costello has learned in his last year of touring as last year's show was a constant barrage of rockers. Also toned down in Sunday's performance was the inclusion of unreleased songs. Only four of Costello's numbers were as yet unreleased, the highlight of these four being a bouncy number entitled "High Fidelity." Still retained in his machine-gun attack which allowed for little communication with the audience, but despite this the audience still reacted when he asked, "Do you think radio is very good today?", by responding with a deafening "No!" Elvis replied in fashion, "Well, I think you'll like this song. It's called 'Radio, Radio,'" as he launched into the controversial song which he introduced to the country on ''Saturday Night Live''. | ||
The biggest reaction, though, were saved for the two singles that Elvis had off ''My Aim is True''. "Alison," a song which has been made "acceptable" by Linda Ronstadt's cover version, and "Watching the Detectives" seem to be the songs most closely identified with Elvis by the general public and hence they're popular. The new single, "Accidents Will Happen" was well received but it was the performance of "Lipstick Vogue" and its dramatic lighting (which at one point had a red spot just on Costello's face which made him look like Lucifer himself) that had my vote for song of the evening. | The biggest reaction, though, were saved for the two singles that Elvis had off ''My Aim is True''. "Alison," a song which has been made "acceptable" by Linda Ronstadt's cover version, and "Watching the Detectives" seem to be the songs most closely identified with Elvis by the general public and hence they're popular. The new single, "Accidents Will Happen" was well received but it was the performance of "Lipstick Vogue" and its dramatic lighting (which at one point had a red spot just on Costello's face which made him look like Lucifer himself) that had my vote for song of the evening. | ||
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With three albums and two tours of the States behind him, Elvis Costello has come a long way from playing outside a hotel in England to get signed by CBS and judging by the changes he's undergone, he'll be going much further. | With three albums and two tours of the States behind him, Elvis Costello has come a long way from playing outside a hotel in England to get signed by CBS and judging by the changes he's undergone, he'll be going much further. | ||
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[[Mike Dubois]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Sunday, [[Concert 1979-03-25 Albany|March 25, 1979]], Palace Theatre, Albany, | [[Mike Dubois]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]], Sunday, [[Concert 1979-03-25 Albany|March 25, 1979]], Palace Theatre, Albany, New York. | ||
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