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Costello set to rock crowd in Bozeman
Jaci Webb
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Elvis Costello can preach, croon, and scream and he does it all on the first two tracks on his Grammy-nominated 2004 disc "The Delivery Man.”
Costello has defied trends as he helped define punk and rock during his 25-plus year career. Always pushing forward, Costello covers a dizzingly diverse music landscape on the new disc, performing ballads, jazz-fusion jams, and rock and country-influenced tracks all with ease. It's like he's squaring off with his alter-ego, the rockin' Costello with catchy melodies on "Monkey To Man,” the experimental Costello on "Button My Lip” and "Bedlam” and country's dark prince on "There's A Story in Your Voice.”
Just when you decide you like one dimension of this guy, he comes in with his killer vocals or frenzied keyboards or handsome melodies. The side of Costello I like least is his sweet side, which fortunately doesn't come up a lot, but shows up once on "Delivery Man” with the lullaby-like "Nothing Clings Like Ivy.” The heavy percussion and Costello's booming voice on some of the cuts sound a bit like The Red Hot Chili Peppers meet David Bowie.
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Billings Gazette, April 7, 2005
Jaci Webb reviews The Delivery Man and previews Elvis Costello and The Imposters at Ice Valley Garden, Bozeman, MT on April 12, 2005. The show was subsequently cancelled.
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