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'''Costello pursues new ground with almost every project, but what unites his diverse work is the quality of his songwriting. 'I've never yet gone into the studio without songs,' he says. | '''Costello pursues new ground with almost every project, but what unites his diverse work is the quality of his songwriting. 'I've never yet gone into the studio without songs,' he says. | ||
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What's on Elvis Costello's | What's on Elvis Costello's setlist for tonight? Don't ask him: "A lot of music is pretty much all the same: it kind of comes out of a big sausage machine. We try to keep things from being too predictable." | ||
If there's one thing Elvis Costello's followers can predict, it's that their predictions will usually be wrong. From straight-ahead rock to challenging string-quartet arrangements to pop collaborations with Burt Bacharach, the singer has restlessly pursued new ground with almost every project. | If there's one thing Elvis Costello's followers can predict, it's that their predictions will usually be wrong. From straight-ahead rock to challenging string-quartet arrangements to pop collaborations with Burt Bacharach, the singer has restlessly pursued new ground with almost every project. | ||
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For now, the immediate concern is live performance. Given that tonight marks only the fifth Costello sighting in Montreal since 1978, fans would be ill-advised to gamble on sitting it out until next time. "I kick myself when I think about people that I might have seen if I'd been a little less lazy and got out," Costello said. "The best place to hear music these days is in concert." | For now, the immediate concern is live performance. Given that tonight marks only the fifth Costello sighting in Montreal since 1978, fans would be ill-advised to gamble on sitting it out until next time. "I kick myself when I think about people that I might have seen if I'd been a little less lazy and got out," Costello said. "The best place to hear music these days is in concert." | ||
And, of course, expect the unexpected. Talking from Toronto Tuesday night, Costello said he and the Imposters will have changed their minds five times about the | And, of course, expect the unexpected. Talking from Toronto Tuesday night, Costello said he and the Imposters will have changed their minds five times about the setlist by the time they get here. "A lot of music is pretty much all the same: it kind of comes out of a big sausage machine. We try to keep things from being too predictable," he said. | ||
Elvis Costello & The Imposters tonight at 8:30 at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts. Tickets | Elvis Costello & The Imposters tonight at 8:30 at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts. Tickets | ||
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