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'''Elvis Costello with The Rude 5 <br> | |||
Great Woods, Mansfield, Massachusetts | |||
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Elvis Costello doesn't need gimmicks to stage a great concert. | Elvis Costello doesn't need gimmicks to stage a great concert. | ||
He doesn't need the wheel-of-fortune-inspired Spinning Songbook he used during his 1986 tour. He doesn't need the giant satin heart with the 13 | He doesn't need the wheel-of-fortune-inspired Spinning Songbook he used during his 1986 tour. He doesn't need the giant satin heart with the "13 Deadly Sins" pinned on it that he brought with him on his recent solo outing. And he doesn't need master of ceremonies and alter-ego Napoleon Dynamite to host the festivities. | ||
He just needs to be Elvis Costello and that's what the British singer/songwriter demonstrated before a sold-out crowd last night at Great Woods. | He just needs to be Elvis Costello and that's what the British singer/songwriter demonstrated before a sold-out crowd last night at Great Woods. | ||
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Costello started off slowly, opening with the old favorite "Accidents Will Happen." He played a good selection of songs off his latest album, ''Spike'', and previewed two numbers he wrote with Paul McCartney. | Costello started off slowly, opening with the old favorite "Accidents Will Happen." He played a good selection of songs off his latest album, ''Spike'', and previewed two numbers he wrote with Paul McCartney. | ||
After comical renditions of "Pads Paws and Claws" and "God's Comic," Costello did a brief solo break. The set started to rev-up during his cover of the Beatles' chestnut, "Leave My Kitten Alone." | After comical renditions of "Pads, Paws and Claws" and "God's Comic," Costello did a brief solo break. The set started to rev-up during his cover of the Beatles' chestnut, "Leave My Kitten Alone." | ||
By the time he returned for the first encore, the previously subdued crowd had warmed up considerably. Costello's generous wrap-up included ''Spike'' hits "This Town" and "Veronica" as well as old standbys, "Alison," "Mystery Dance" and "Pump It Up." | By the time he returned for the first encore, the previously subdued crowd had warmed up considerably. Costello's generous wrap-up included ''Spike'' hits "This Town" and "Veronica" as well as old standbys, "Alison," "Mystery Dance" and "Pump It Up." | ||
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