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''' Elvis Costello <br> | |||
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I'm sure you know the feeling. On the way to a concert, or gig as it is sometimes termed, by one of your favourite artists, you are desperately hoping that it's going to be great, and you secretly fear that it's going to be crap. This was my feeling upon entering the latest installment of the Elvis Costello show. | I'm sure you know the feeling. On the way to a concert, or gig as it is sometimes termed, by one of your favourite artists, you are desperately hoping that it's going to be great, and you secretly fear that it's going to be crap. This was my feeling upon entering the latest installment of the Elvis Costello show. | ||
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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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'''Evening Standard, April 17, 2002 | |||
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[[Pete Clark]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Tuesday, [[Concert 2002-04-16 London|April 16, 2002]], The Astoria, London, England. | [[Pete Clark]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Tuesday, [[Concert 2002-04-16 London|April 16, 2002]], The Astoria, London, England. | ||
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