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Elvis Costello’s affection for American music was in full bloom Tuesday at Bass Concert Hall. On record it’s been on display with an album of country covers, 1981’s [[Almost Blue]], his watershed acoustic opus King | Elvis Costello’s affection for American music was in full bloom Tuesday at Bass Concert Hall. On record it’s been on display with an album of country covers, 1981’s [[Almost Blue]], his watershed acoustic opus [[King Of America]] from 1986 and latest Secret, Profane and Sugarcane, an amalgam of country styles performed with some of Nashville’s best musicians. | ||
For this tour he brought those musicians - [[Jerry Douglas]], [[Stuart Duncan]], [[Mike Compton]], [[Jim Lauderdale]], [[Dennis Crouch]], and [[Jeff Taylor]] - with him for a nearly three hour performance that included almost all of Sugarcane and covers from [[Elvis Presley]], [[Fats Domino]], [[Merle Haggard]], the [[Grateful Dead]], and one curve ball, the [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]. It was one of the most engaging performances I’ve seen the man give in more than 30 years of following his career. | For this tour he brought those musicians - [[Jerry Douglas]], [[Stuart Duncan]], [[Mike Compton]], [[Jim Lauderdale]], [[Dennis Crouch]], and [[Jeff Taylor]] - with him for a nearly three hour performance that included almost all of Sugarcane and covers from [[Elvis Presley]], [[Fats Domino]], [[Merle Haggard]], the [[Grateful Dead]], and one curve ball, the [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]. It was one of the most engaging performances I’ve seen the man give in more than 30 years of following his career. | ||
The Delivery Man seemed particularly comfortable on stage, perhaps as a result of hosting Spectacle, his TV talk show on the Sundance channel, telling stories of his bandleader dad Ross McManus, June and [[Johnny Cash]], [[Loretta Lynn]], and Hans Christian Andersen to explicate some of his old and new songs. The music, though, was all country, blues, and bluegrass, right down to interesting reworkings of “[[Blame It On Cain]],” “[[Everyday I Write The Book|Everyday I Write the Book]]” and “[[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]].” Of the new material, | The Delivery Man seemed particularly comfortable on stage, perhaps as a result of hosting Spectacle, his TV talk show on the Sundance channel, telling stories of his bandleader dad Ross McManus, June and [[Johnny Cash]], [[Loretta Lynn]], and Hans Christian Andersen to explicate some of his old and new songs. The music, though, was all country, blues, and bluegrass, right down to interesting reworkings of “[[Blame It On Cain]],” “[[Everyday I Write The Book|Everyday I Write the Book]]” and “[[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]].” Of the new material, “[[Complicated Shadows]]” was appropriately mysterious, complete with shady stage lights, while “[[My All Time Doll]]” bounced along playfully. | ||
With those players it would have been a crime if Costello didn’t dig into King of America ,and there was no disappointment with sterling readings of “[[Brilliant Mistake]],” “[[Indoor Fireworks]]” and “[[Poisoned Rose]],” the latter with special guest [[Patty Griffin]] on backing vocals. | With those players it would have been a crime if Costello didn’t dig into King of America ,and there was no disappointment with sterling readings of “[[Brilliant Mistake]],” “[[Indoor Fireworks]]” and “[[Poisoned Rose]],” the latter with special guest [[Patty Griffin]] on backing vocals. |
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