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<center><h3> Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs </h3></center> | <center><h3> Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs </h3></center> | ||
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The musical sensibility — darkly funky, spectral harmony vocals, soulful swagger, jagged guitar, eruptive horn blares, fluid bass — is more Roots; the lyrical sensibility — verbose, sharply observed, personal, and political — is more Costello. But there is plenty of commonality — especially in the darkness — and the manner in which the artists bend toward each other in the songwriting and production testifies to the mutual appreciation. | The musical sensibility — darkly funky, spectral harmony vocals, soulful swagger, jagged guitar, eruptive horn blares, fluid bass — is more Roots; the lyrical sensibility — verbose, sharply observed, personal, and political — is more Costello. But there is plenty of commonality — especially in the darkness — and the manner in which the artists bend toward each other in the songwriting and production testifies to the mutual appreciation. | ||
While a few of the experiments feel a little arid, the best songs balance menace and buoyancy, melody and groove. Among those are the insistent "[[Wake Me Up]]," "[[Refuse To Be Saved|Refuse to Be Saved]]," with its waterfall of evocative images, and the slow burning "[[(She Might Be A) Grenade|(She Might Be a) Grenade]]." "Stick Out Your Tongue," a reworking of the Costello classic "[[Pills And Soap|Pills and Soap]]," is a highlight, retaining the original’s vocal acidity but softening it with a fidgety rhythmic bed, playful backing vocals, and bright horn blasts. | While a few of the experiments feel a little arid, the best songs balance menace and buoyancy, melody and groove. Among those are the insistent "[[Wake Me Up]]," "[[Refuse To Be Saved|Refuse to Be Saved]]," with its waterfall of evocative images, and the slow burning "[[(She Might Be A) Grenade|(She Might Be a) Grenade]]." "[[Stick Out Your Tongue]]," a reworking of the Costello classic "[[Pills And Soap|Pills and Soap]]," is a highlight, retaining the original’s vocal acidity but softening it with a fidgety rhythmic bed, playful backing vocals, and bright horn blasts. | ||
ESSENTIAL "[[Stick Out Your Tongue]]" | ESSENTIAL: "[[Stick Out Your Tongue]]" | ||
Elvis Costello plays the [[Concert 2013-11-17 Boston|Wilbur Theatre Nov. 17]]. | Elvis Costello plays the [[Concert 2013-11-17 Boston|Wilbur Theatre Nov. 17]]. | ||
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