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Filing in with the chattering masses, it's clear Elvis Costello is going all-out in his vaudevillian theme. A third of the stage is occupied by his Spinning Wheel Of Song (aka the showbiz marvel of our age), there is a small Society Bar, a trompe- | Filing in with the chattering masses, it's clear Elvis Costello is going all-out in his vaudevillian theme. A third of the stage is occupied by his Spinning Wheel Of Song (aka the showbiz marvel of our age), there is a small Society Bar, a trompe-lceil backdrop and the Hostage To Fortune Go-Go Cage with strings of beads for bars. | ||
Looking surprisingly at home, Joe Camilleri (whose song "So Young" Costello covered in 1987) brings one-time Jo Jo Zep and The Black Sorrows members George Butrumlis and Jeff Burstin on accordion and guitar to flesh out his tunes. Camilleri's own compositions sound right at home next to some choice covers, though it's the set-closing take on Willy DeVille's "No Such Pain As Love" that highlights Camilleri's Van Morrison-esque delivery and the trio's musical chops. | Looking surprisingly at home, Joe Camilleri (whose song "So Young" Costello covered in 1987) brings one-time Jo Jo Zep and The Black Sorrows members George Butrumlis and Jeff Burstin on accordion and guitar to flesh out his tunes. Camilleri's own compositions sound right at home next to some choice covers, though it's the set-closing take on Willy DeVille's "No Such Pain As Love" that highlights Camilleri's Van Morrison-esque delivery and the trio's musical chops. |
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