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<center><h3> Costello with symphony a mesmerizing night </h3></center> | |||
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A few of the favorites were there: "Veronica." "Watching the Detectives." "Alison." | A few of the favorites were there: "Veronica." "Watching the Detectives." "Alison." | ||
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Complicated, because in return for our long wait, we got Costello in full-on crooner-with-an-orchestra mode — singing pretty much ballads, and only ballads. Nirvana, because in spite of the dearth of more up-tempo faves we still got to hear Costello's stunning, inimitable voice at what truly seemed like the peak all of its live, tenderly ragged glory. | Complicated, because in return for our long wait, we got Costello in full-on crooner-with-an-orchestra mode — singing pretty much ballads, and only ballads. Nirvana, because in spite of the dearth of more up-tempo faves we still got to hear Costello's stunning, inimitable voice at what truly seemed like the peak all of its live, tenderly ragged glory. | ||
The evening opened with the Pops running through a 40-minute suite of music from Costello's inaugural orchestral work, | The evening opened with the Pops running through a 40-minute suite of music from Costello's inaugural orchestral work, ''Il Sogno'', composed as music for an Italian ballet of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Elvis introduced it, then let the symphony go to work. | ||
Showy with various spirited scene-painting experiments in jazz and symphonic melody, the suite was pleasant enough. But cut to a fraction its original length, it seemed an unsatisfying truncation of an accomplished orchestral work best heard in full. | Showy with various spirited scene-painting experiments in jazz and symphonic melody, the suite was pleasant enough. But cut to a fraction its original length, it seemed an unsatisfying truncation of an accomplished orchestral work best heard in full. | ||
But, of course, | But, of course, ''Il Sogno'' wasn't what the bulk of very vocal fans in the concert hall came primarily to hear. And Costello seemed more than happy to oblige them. | ||
Costello's vocal time included several arrangements of new and older material from his recently released jazz-infused live orchestral CD, | Costello's vocal time included several arrangements of new and older material from his recently released jazz-infused live orchestral CD, ''My Flame Burns Blue''. The best of these was the first, a gorgeous reading of his own "Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue" featuring Costello's warm croon wrapped in elegantly lush symphony pops orchestration. | ||
Already one of Costello's most haunting jazz-perfect ballads, "Almost Blue" couldn't — and didn't — fail to amaze in a symphonic setting. Likewise, "God Give Me Strength" and "I Still Have That Other Girl" — from Costello's underrated Burt Bacharach collaboration | Already one of Costello's most haunting jazz-perfect ballads, "Almost Blue" couldn't — and didn't — fail to amaze in a symphonic setting. Likewise, "God Give Me Strength" and "I Still Have That Other Girl" — from Costello's underrated Burt Bacharach collaboration ''Painted From Memory'' — proved perfect fits for the vocalist's lovesick crooner set list. | ||
Sadly left out were last night were nearly all of the | Sadly left out were last night were nearly all of the ''My Flame'' disc's best up-tempo big band moments. These included Costello's inventive vocal take on the Charles Mingus instrumental "Hora Decubitus," a way snazzy arrangement of '50s bandleader Dave Bartholomew's "That's How You Got Killed Before" and a defiantly love-it-or-hate-it "Clubland." | ||
If you own | If you own ''My Flame'', you know why each was sorely missed last night. | ||
Costello was wise, however, to keep the CD's kinetic new take on "Watching the Detectives" with its swinging 1950s television cop show instrumental punch. It won't replace the original in any Costello devotee's heart anytime soon. But it proved great fun last night. | Costello was wise, however, to keep the CD's kinetic new take on "Watching the Detectives" with its swinging 1950s television cop show instrumental punch. It won't replace the original in any Costello devotee's heart anytime soon. But it proved great fun last night. | ||
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Exiting the stage briefly, he re-emerged with his acoustic guitar, strapping it on to roars from the crowd. | Exiting the stage briefly, he re-emerged with his acoustic guitar, strapping it on to roars from the crowd. | ||
"I'm gonna do this on my own if it's OK," he asked maestro Matt Catingub and the symphony pops, before sharing a menacingly powerful "The River in Reverse," the title track from his upcoming CD with New Orleans R&B legend Allen Toussaint. It wound up one of the show's most mesmerizing moments. | "I'm gonna do this on my own if it's OK," he asked maestro [[Matt Catingub]] and the symphony pops, before sharing a menacingly powerful "The River in Reverse," the title track from his upcoming CD with New Orleans R&B legend Allen Toussaint. It wound up one of the show's most mesmerizing moments. | ||
Costello kept his guitar strapped and was joined by Nieve only on a pulsating, sweetly Buddy Holly-ish stab at "Veronica." Near show's end, "Alison" — with Costello on guitar, Nieve on piano and rich symphony strings accompanying — soothed an audience that had been eagerly waiting for it. | Costello kept his guitar strapped and was joined by Nieve only on a pulsating, sweetly Buddy Holly-ish stab at "Veronica." Near show's end, "Alison" — with Costello on guitar, Nieve on piano and rich symphony strings accompanying — soothed an audience that had been eagerly waiting for it. | ||
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Uh-huh. And we were all fortunate he was in the mood to share. | Uh-huh. And we were all fortunate he was in the mood to share. | ||
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'''Honolulu Advertiser, April 1, 2006 | |||
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[[Derek Paiva]] reviews Elvis Costello with the [[Honolulu Symphony Pops]], Friday, [[Concert 2006-03-31 Honolulu|March 31, 2006]], Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii. | |||
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