London Evening Standard, April 17, 2002: Difference between revisions
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Unfortunately, his performance was not up to par. The songs came and went, some of them decent, some of them dull. With his gift for lyrical invention and occasional melodic inspiration, Elvis might be considered the nearest thing we have to Bob Dylan. Sadly, unlike Dylan who put his words at the service of his songs, Costello too often does the opposite. | Unfortunately, his performance was not up to par. The songs came and went, some of them decent, some of them dull. With his gift for lyrical invention and occasional melodic inspiration, Elvis might be considered the nearest thing we have to Bob Dylan. Sadly, unlike Dylan who put his words at the service of his songs, Costello too often does the opposite. | ||
I was thinking the worst of the man. He writes songs with Paul McCartney for no good reason, he writes songs for Wendy James for no reason at all. Only Steve Nieve, the great keyboard player de nos jours, kept this leaking boat afloat. | I was thinking the worst of the man. He writes songs with Paul McCartney for no good reason, he writes songs for Wendy James for no reason at all. Only Steve Nieve, the great keyboard player ''de nos jours'', kept this leaking boat afloat. | ||
And then came the last song of the evening. It was called "I Want You," and it is a desert-island essential. For the first time in the evening, Elvis bent to the task. He ripped the notes from the guitar, he sang those wobbly notes down his nose. This is the best thing anybody will see on stage this year, and I'm sorry if you missed it. It was a one song concert, but what a song. | And then came the last song of the evening. It was called "I Want You," and it is a desert-island essential. For the first time in the evening, Elvis bent to the task. He ripped the notes from the guitar, he sang those wobbly notes down his nose. This is the best thing anybody will see on stage this year, and I'm sorry if you missed it. It was a one song concert, but what a song. | ||
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<small>Photo by [[Steve Gillett]].</small><br> | <small>Photo by [[Steve Gillett]].</small><br> |