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No musical act is as good on opening night as it is by mid-tour. | No musical act is as good on opening night as it is by mid-tour. | ||
Given that fact, Elvis Costello's late summer outing — his first full-scale U.S. tour with a band since 1984 — should be a killer by the end of the month. | Given that fact, Elvis Costello's late summer outing — his first full-scale U.S. tour with a band since 1984 — should be a killer by the end of the month. | ||
Tuesday night's show at Pine Knob, the first of the tour, was as good as many bands' peaks. Costello and his six-piece group — including drummer Pete Thomas from his old band, the Attractions, multi-instrumentalist and ex-Bob Dylan sideman Steve Soles, Jerry Scheff, and Tom Waits' guitarist Marc Ribot were in fine form as they delivered a two-hour-plus concert that drew mostly from Costello's last three albums, ''King of America'', ''Blood | Tuesday night's show at Pine Knob, the first of the tour, was as good as many bands' peaks. Costello and his six-piece group — including drummer Pete Thomas from his old band, the Attractions, multi-instrumentalist and ex-Bob Dylan sideman Steve Soles, former Elvis Presley bassist Jerry Scheff, and Tom Waits' guitarist Marc Ribot — were in fine form as they delivered a two-hour-plus concert that drew mostly from Costello's last three albums, ''King of America'', ''Blood & Chocolate'' and ''Spike'', still one of this year's finest records. | ||
But Costello was also impressive during a 20-minute solo set that found him unusually loose, playful and segue-happy. He worked his own "New Amsterdam" into the Beatles' "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," "Radio Sweetheart" into Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said," and "Everyday I Write the Book" into Paul McCartney's "My Brave Face," which he co-wrote. | But Costello was also impressive during a 20-minute solo set that found him unusually loose, playful and segue-happy. He worked his own "New Amsterdam" into the Beatles' "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," "Radio Sweetheart" into Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said," and "Everyday I Write the Book" into Paul McCartney's "My Brave Face," which he co-wrote. He also offered "So Like Candy," one of his unreleased collaborations with McCartney, and "(Angels Want to Wear My) Red Shoes." | ||
Good as it was, it was clear that Costello and his new band were still in the fine-tuning mode. Arrangements of some of his older songs — particularly "Clubland" and "Watching the Detectives" — were messy, while the sound mix was dodgy all night and almost ruined "Poisoned Rose" and "Pads, Paws And Claws." | |||
But those are the kinds of problems that should clear up soon, and, fortunately for the enthusiastic 3,100-plus Tuesday, the glitches weren't enough to mar an excellent show. | |||
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[[Gary Graff]] reviews Elvis Costello with [[The Rude 5]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1989-08-08 Clarkston|August 8, 1989]], Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, | [[Gary Graff]] reviews Elvis Costello with [[The Rude 5]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1989-08-08 Clarkston|August 8, 1989]], Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan. | ||
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