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'''From the moment Elvis stepped on stage, a weedy enigmatic figure with his shiny black specs, the bob didn't stop.''' | |||
He launched into [[The Deportees Club|The Deportee's Club]] and it was a case of no looking back until the last beat of the thirteenth encore faded into night- He treated us to a preview of his new single [[I Hope You're Happy Now|Hope You're Happy Now]], as well as established many gems like [[Oliver's Army]] and [[Alison]]. | |||
Elvis is the kind of artist who loves performing. An indication of this was the forty-minute encore he played In response to thunderous applause from the audience, beginning with three solo numbers before being joined again by the rest of the band. Everyone knows what a great song-writer he is, but whereas many a good lyricist flounders on stage. Elvis exudes the kind of vibrant energy that makes for a memorable concert and really gives the fans value for money. From the rabble-rousing [[Pump It Up|pump it Up]] to the gentle anti-war sentiments in [[Shipbuilding]] (which he dedicated to Saturday's CND Demonstrators at Barrow), this performance never flagged. | |||
[[The Pogues]] had kicked off the evening with their potent blend of foot-tappin' ear poppin' folk rock that gets right in the beer gut. Shane McGowan & Co were in fine voice and as raucous and compelling as ever, a [[Cait O'Riordan|dour-looking female]] on bass did nothing for their general appeal. but even the unenthusiastic fre present ("Where is everyone?" ) had to concede a passing interest when the tin-whistle player banged his skull off a beer tray in time to the final instrumental. Watch out for their new single — [[Boys From The County Hell|Boys from the Country Hell]]. Yippeeayeeh! | |||
You can catch Elvis Costello solo, at the Playhouse on [[Concert 1984-11-10 Edinburgh|November 10th]] with [[T-Bone Burnett|T. Bone Burnett]]. | |||
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