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<center><h3> Elvis Costello, tour review: He stood alone and stripped his music to the bare bones</h3> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello, tour review: He stood alone and stripped his music to the bare bones </h3></center> | ||
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'''Tall tales from a true rock original, says David Smyth | |||
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With an autobiography rather than a new album to promote, Elvis Costello was all talk on his latest tour. Acknowledging the showbiz heritage of his chosen venue, there was an element of “I say I say I say” to his quickfire patter, all bad jokes and tall tales. | |||
In between anecdotes he found a fresh way to present one of rock’s most wide-ranging back catalogues. Leaving behind the spinning wheel of song titles that he has operated in recent years, he stood alone and stripped his music to the bare bones. | In between anecdotes he found a fresh way to present one of rock’s most wide-ranging back catalogues. Leaving behind the spinning wheel of song titles that he has operated in recent years, he stood alone and stripped his music to the bare bones. | ||
It meant he could skip quickly from old favourites such as [[Accidents Will Happen]] and [[Oliver's Army|Oliver’s Army]] to brand new material including [[A Face In The Crowd|A Face in the Crowd]], which he suggested would be part of a new musical. However, the volume was low and heavier songs such as [[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]] felt lacking, rather than newly invigorated, by the restrictive setup. A shift to the piano meant that [[Shipbuilding]] was delivered with far more feeling. | It meant he could skip quickly from old favourites such as "[[Accidents Will Happen]]" and "[[Oliver's Army|Oliver’s Army]]" to brand new material including "[[A Face In The Crowd|A Face in the Crowd]]," which he suggested would be part of a new musical. However, the volume was low and heavier songs such as "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]" felt lacking, rather than newly invigorated, by the restrictive setup. A shift to the piano meant that "[[Shipbuilding]]" was delivered with far more feeling. | ||
There was great warmth in his reminiscences of his musician father and grandfather, without whom it might not have occurred to him to embark on a singing career. [[Jimmie Standing In The Rain|Jimmie Standing in the Rain]], from 2010, colourfully described the touring life of old. A giant retro television showed vintage footage, and Costello himself, when he jumped inside to perform [[Alison]] and [[Pump It Up]]. | There was great warmth in his reminiscences of his musician father and grandfather, without whom it might not have occurred to him to embark on a singing career. "[[Jimmie Standing In The Rain|Jimmie Standing in the Rain]]," from 2010, colourfully described the touring life of old. A giant retro television showed vintage footage, and Costello himself, when he jumped inside to perform "[[Alison]]" and "[[Pump It Up]]." | ||
When sisters [[Rebecca Lovell|Rebecca]] and [[Megan Lovell]] of American roots band | When sisters [[Rebecca Lovell|Rebecca]] and [[Megan Lovell]] of American roots band Larkin Poe joined him for a lengthy encore, their mandolin and slide guitar added where Costello had taken away. He’s better with a band, even this small impromptu one. But it was his voice that dominated, singing and talking, and it was well worth hearing. | ||
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'''London Evening Standard, May 11, 2016 | '''London Evening Standard, May 11, 2016 | ||
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[[David Smyth]] reviews Elvis Costello and Larkin Poe | [[David Smyth]] reviews Elvis Costello, solo and with [[Larkin Poe]], Tuesday, [[Concert 2016-05-10 London|May 10, 2016]], Palladium, London, England. | ||
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<br><small> Rock legend: Elvis Costello performing in 2011. Photo credit to [[Stuart Sevastos]]</small> | <br><small> Rock legend: Elvis Costello performing in 2011. Photo credit to [[Stuart Sevastos]]</small> | ||
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