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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. | ||
As always, Costello assembled a top-notch touring band the Rude 5 (actually a six-piece group, but "the Rude 6" doesn't sound quite as snappy). The multi-talented band was superb and provided Costello with solid support. Drummer Pete Thomas was the only Attraction in the sextet, but Costello had a few other familiar faces in the band as well. Guitarist Marc Ribot and bassist Jerry | As always, Costello assembled a top-notch touring band — the Rude 5 (actually a six-piece group, but "the Rude 6" doesn't sound quite as snappy). The multi-talented band was superb and provided Costello with solid support. Drummer Pete Thomas was the only Attraction in the sextet, but Costello had a few other familiar faces in the band as well. Guitarist Marc Ribot and bassist Jerry Scheff joined Elvis during his "Confederates" tour. | ||
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. |
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