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Unfettered from side players and recently past the task of writing his first opera, Elvis Costello played a wide-ranging and crowd-pleasing solo show Saturday at Clowes Hall. | Unfettered from side players and recently past the task of writing his first opera, Elvis Costello played a wide-ranging and crowd-pleasing solo show Saturday at Clowes Hall. | ||
The audience — marking the 150th anniversary of Butler University — heard Costello before seeing him, as he strummed guitar chords from the wings and then swung for the fences with opening number " | The audience — marking the 150th anniversary of Butler University — heard Costello before seeing him, as he strummed guitar chords from the wings and then swung for the fences with opening number "The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes." | ||
He quickly served notice that his voice remains one of rock's true marvels. It can be soothing, weepy and cruel all at once. | He quickly served notice that his voice remains one of rock's true marvels. It can be soothing, weepy and cruel all at once. | ||
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For a counterpoint, he employed an acoustic guitar that featured a raw jangle and distorted electric tones when needed. | For a counterpoint, he employed an acoustic guitar that featured a raw jangle and distorted electric tones when needed. | ||
It would have been fine if Costello played that instrument all night, but a hollow-bodied electric model did help him approximate dreamy echoes of Roy Orbison during " | It would have been fine if Costello played that instrument all night, but a hollow-bodied electric model did help him approximate dreamy echoes of Roy Orbison during "She Handed Me a Mirror." | ||
"Mirror" was an unexpected treat, freshly picked from "The Secret Songs of Hans Christian Andersen" — the opera that Costello unveiled this month in Copenhagen, Denmark. | "Mirror" was an unexpected treat, freshly picked from "The Secret Songs of Hans Christian Andersen" — the opera that Costello unveiled this month in Copenhagen, Denmark. | ||
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So how did Lind tell Andersen that their love would never bloom? She gave him a mirror. | So how did Lind tell Andersen that their love would never bloom? She gave him a mirror. | ||
Costello generously shared three more tunes from "Secret Songs," plus the riled emotions of " | Costello generously shared three more tunes from "Secret Songs," plus the riled emotions of "River in Reverse." Not far from the revered realm of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind," "River" answers the fallout of Hurricane Katrina by questioning a government ruled by "money and superstition." | ||
Elsewhere, Costello was something that unplugged singer-songwriters usually aren't: a ham. | Elsewhere, Costello was something that unplugged singer-songwriters usually aren't: a ham. | ||
After giving exceptionally strong efforts, he stalked the stage to coax large ovations. " | After giving exceptionally strong efforts, he stalked the stage to coax large ovations. "Everyday I Write the Book," "Veronica" and "Needle Time" (from last year's ''Delivery Man'' album) undoubtedly earned their hoots and hollers. | ||
And by tucking bits of the Beatles' " | And by tucking bits of the Beatles' "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away," Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said" and the Troggs' "Wild Thing" into his own songs, Costello gave the crowd three more reasons to cheer. | ||
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[[David Lindquist]] reviews Elvis Costello, solo, Saturday, [[Concert 2005-10-15 Indianapolis|October 15, 2005]], Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, | [[David Lindquist]] reviews Elvis Costello, solo, Saturday, [[Concert 2005-10-15 Indianapolis|October 15, 2005]], Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. | ||
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<br><small>Photos by [[Matt Kryger]].</small> | <br><small>Photos by [[Matt Kryger]].</small> | ||
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<br><small>Photos by [[Matt Kryger]].</small> | <br><small>Photos by [[Matt Kryger]].</small> | ||
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