Los Angeles Times, October 2, 1998: Difference between revisions
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Most strikingly, though, Costello contributes some of his most virtuosic singing and emotionally intuitive lyric-writing to date. On "In the Darkest Place" and "The Sweetest Punch," he blends wistful irony and gentle pathos as adroitly as Bacharach's old collaborator Hal David did, while on "Painted From Memory" and "This House Is Empty," he ponders broken relationships with shattering directness. | Most strikingly, though, Costello contributes some of his most virtuosic singing and emotionally intuitive lyric-writing to date. On "In the Darkest Place" and "The Sweetest Punch," he blends wistful irony and gentle pathos as adroitly as Bacharach's old collaborator Hal David did, while on "Painted From Memory" and "This House Is Empty," he ponders broken relationships with shattering directness. | ||
All told, then, the Costello-Bacharach synergy sparkles, and demands a sequel. The duo will perform at the Universal Amphitheatre on Oct. 20. | All told, then, the Costello-Bacharach synergy sparkles, and demands a sequel. The duo will perform at the Universal Amphitheatre on [[Concert 1998-10-20 Universal City|Oct. 20]]. | ||
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