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Like Dylan, Costello now has an enormous, impressive personal songbook, and in concert he picks from it seemingly at random: old songs, new songs, odd cover versions, obscure tracks, wildly rearranged numbers, et al. He also has a crack backing outfit behind him these days, a la Mr. Zimmerman. | Like Dylan, Costello now has an enormous, impressive personal songbook, and in concert he picks from it seemingly at random: old songs, new songs, odd cover versions, obscure tracks, wildly rearranged numbers, et al. He also has a crack backing outfit behind him these days, a la Mr. Zimmerman. | ||
There is one glaring concert difference, however. It's still easy to identify Costello's songs. Even last night's reworked tunes | There is one glaring concert difference, however. It's still easy to identify Costello's songs. Even last night's reworked tunes — such as a semi-acoustic "Girls Talk" or a "Complicated Shadows" that was more of a shuffle than an ominous rocker — kept their keen edge. | ||
Costello opened with a potent one-two punch: crunching renditions of "I Hope You're Happy Now" and "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll's Revolution)" backed by longtime collaborators Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas, as well as bassist Davey Faragher. | Costello opened with a potent one-two punch: crunching renditions of "I Hope You're Happy Now" and "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll's Revolution)" backed by longtime collaborators Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas, as well as bassist Davey Faragher. |
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