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<center><h3> Stand up Elvis </h3></center> | <center><h3> Stand up Elvis </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Penny Kiley </center> | <center> Penny Kiley </center> | ||
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'''Elvis Costello & The Attractions <br> | |||
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool | |||
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So much has happened in the space of two hours that it's impossible to explain it all. | So much has happened in the space of two hours that it's impossible to explain it all. | ||
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There have already been too many words expended trying to pin down the talent of Elvis Costello, and it's ironic since he himself is a far more exact writer than most of his admirers. It's ironic, too, that it's this reputation as a writer on which his current status of seniority has been built, while the sheer musical virtuosity of Elvis Costello And The Attractions, as well as the man's power as a performer, tends to be overlooked until, as now, we're forcibly reminded of them. | There have already been too many words expended trying to pin down the talent of Elvis Costello, and it's ironic since he himself is a far more exact writer than most of his admirers. It's ironic, too, that it's this reputation as a writer on which his current status of seniority has been built, while the sheer musical virtuosity of Elvis Costello And The Attractions, as well as the man's power as a performer, tends to be overlooked until, as now, we're forcibly reminded of them. | ||
And forcible it was too, never faltering in its multi-faceted impact. Where to start? At the beginning with the stark blow of "Pills And Soap," making anger tangible; in the middle with the tearing melancholy of "Man Out Of Time"; or at the end with the encores coming almost as light relief? There's a love song (" | And forcible it was too, never faltering in its multi-faceted impact. Where to start? At the beginning with the stark blow of "Pills And Soap," making anger tangible; in the middle with the tearing melancholy of "Man Out Of Time"; or at the end with the encores coming almost as light relief? There's a love song ("Everyday I Write The Book"), a party song ("I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down"), and, proving further the genius of this unit for pure physical entertainment, "Pump It Up" follows as an introduction to "The ladies and gentleman of the orchestra," both a tongue in cheek formality and a genuine acknowledgement of the contributions of everyone on that stage. | ||
It's certainly deserved: the TKO horns, the backing singers, and the Attractions themselves — in varying combinations throughout the set — provide exactly whatever gusto or drama, tension or celebration, is required by each song. | It's certainly deserved: the TKO horns, the backing singers, and the Attractions themselves — in varying combinations throughout the set — provide exactly whatever gusto or drama, tension or celebration, is required by each song. | ||
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I've just been to the thinking man's party and I'm wondering why I bother to go anywhere else. | I've just been to the thinking man's party and I'm wondering why I bother to go anywhere else. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Concert 1983-10-08 Liverpool|Royal Court Theatre]] {{-}} [[Liverpool]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[The TKO Horns]] {{-}} [[Afrodiziak]] {{-}} [[Pills And Soap]] {{-}} [[Man Out Of Time]] {{-}} [[Everyday I Write The Book]] {{-}} [[I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[Shipbuilding]] {{-}} [[Stand Down Margaret]] {{-}} [[The World And His Wife]] | |||
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