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Along with these Vanna-worthy hijinks, Costello tap danced in the aisles, showed slides of his holiday vacation and joked about Ted Turner and colorization. He behaved, in other words, quite unlike the bitter auteur whose once-chilly relationship with the audience was worsened by Costello's famous obnoxious opinions. | Along with these Vanna-worthy hijinks, Costello tap danced in the aisles, showed slides of his holiday vacation and joked about Ted Turner and colorization. He behaved, in other words, quite unlike the bitter auteur whose once-chilly relationship with the audience was worsened by Costello's famous obnoxious opinions. | ||
Then again, obnoxious opinions are the hallmark of Costello's songs, and the rocker's corrosive cleverness held its ground Monday against the glad-handy Napoleon. The evening's most compelling moment came with the tune "I Want You," which suggested an unrequited lust swollen into a murderous psychosis. Alone on stage, backing himself on acoustic guitar, Costello dominated the audience, bringing his voice down to an ominous, blood-curdling whisper, repeating "I want you, I want you." | Then again, obnoxious opinions are the hallmark of Costello's songs, and the rocker's corrosive cleverness held its ground Monday against the glad-handy Napoleon. The evening's most compelling moment came with the tune "I Want You," which suggested an unrequited lust swollen into a murderous psychosis. Alone on stage, backing himself on acoustic guitar, Costello dominated the audience, bringing his voice down to an ominous, blood-curdling whisper, repeating ''"I want you, I want you."'' | ||
Though he occasionally used recorded rhythm tracks, Costello ably carried the show with his own limited ability on guitar, his command of dynamics and pace and his ever-improving voice. "How can he lose his voice on an eight-city tour?" one listener wondered. Others expressed thanks that the rough vocal chords discouraged Costello's cloying fondness for ballad-style crooning. | Though he occasionally used recorded rhythm tracks, Costello ably carried the show with his own limited ability on guitar, his command of dynamics and pace and his ever-improving voice. "How can he lose his voice on an eight-city tour?" one listener wondered. Others expressed thanks that the rough vocal chords discouraged Costello's cloying fondness for ballad-style crooning. | ||
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He made a four-song medley out of the final encore, "Pump It Up," including references to Chuck Berry, Grandmaster Flash, Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and the first verse of Prince's latest single, "Sign O' the Times." | He made a four-song medley out of the final encore, "Pump It Up," including references to Chuck Berry, Grandmaster Flash, Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and the first verse of Prince's latest single, "Sign O' the Times." | ||
Nick Lowe, Costello's former producer and author of his best-known anthem "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding?" joined Costello in singing that song as a first encore after opening Monday night's show. | Nick Lowe, Costello's former producer and author of his best-known anthem "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?" joined Costello in singing that song as a first encore after opening Monday night's show. | ||
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