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At times at last night's Elvis Costello gig it felt that we had intruded on a jamming session. | At times at last night's Elvis Costello gig it felt that we had intruded on a jamming session. | ||
The 48-year-old London-born, Liverpool-raised, Irish resident was at the National Stadium with The Imposters and it was only after two and a half hours, three encores and a standing ovation that he left the stage. | The 48-year-old London-born, Liverpool-raised, Irish resident was at the National Stadium with The Imposters and it was only after two and a half hours, three encores and a standing ovation that he left the stage. | ||
The man born as Declan | The man born as Declan MacManus was in great voice and loving every minute of the performance, though detractors could accuse him of being a bit on the self-indulgent side with his long heavy guitar solos. | ||
Early on in the evening his monitor wasn't working and, after an acoustic interlude, the band took a break and came back on 10 minutes later and gave it everything. | Early on in the evening his monitor wasn't working and, after an acoustic interlude, the band took a break and came back on 10 minutes later and gave it everything. | ||
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"It's good to be back home," he told a crowd of about 5,000 mostly in their 30s, 40s and 50s. | "It's good to be back home," he told a crowd of about 5,000 mostly in their 30s, 40s and 50s. | ||
Much of the material in Costello's set came from his current album, entitled '' | Much of the material in Costello's set came from his current album, entitled ''When I Was Cruel''. However. he also dipped back into his 11 albums and 300-plus song catalogue for the evening's entertainment. | ||
Favourites included " | Favourites included "Indoor Fireworks," "Diving for Pearls" and "You Little Fool." Many of the hits he played were re-interpreted with a heavier rock edge. | ||
There is no doubting Elvis Costello's wonderful talent and voice but he seemed last night to be a man indulging in a final fling of some sort. | There is no doubting Elvis Costello's wonderful talent and voice but he seemed last night to be a man indulging in a final fling of some sort. | ||
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