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'''Costello devotes much of Town Hall show to his newest CD | '''Costello devotes much of Town Hall show to his newest CD | ||
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NEW YORK | NEW YORK — Elvis Costello's Monday night show at Town Hall took place on the eve of the release of his new | ||
album, ''North''. Yet it would be hard to imagine an event that ranked lower on the fanfare scale. | album, ''North''. Yet it would be hard to imagine an event that ranked lower on the fanfare scale. | ||
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There were no visual gimmicks, and Costello even joked, during "God's Comic," that the show didn't have a high enough budget for someone to kill the lights, for theatrical effect, when he sang the line, ''"turn out the light."'' | There were no visual gimmicks, and Costello even joked, during "God's Comic," that the show didn't have a high enough budget for someone to kill the lights, for theatrical effect, when he sang the line, ''"turn out the light."'' | ||
Costello managed to dazzle in the unflashy setting, though, warmly crooning 10 songs from ''North'' | Costello managed to dazzle in the unflashy setting, though, warmly crooning 10 songs from ''North'' — his first full-length cabaret-style album — and performing scaled-down versions of tunes from throughout his career. | ||
He rocked at times, muscularly strumming a distorted acoustic guitar on songs like "45," "Tart" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?" There was just as much tension and release in "Rocking Horse Road" and "Radio Silence" as there would have been with a full band. But most of the numbers were in a more calm, thoughtful mode. | He rocked at times, muscularly strumming a distorted acoustic guitar on songs like "45," "Tart" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?" There was just as much tension and release in "Rocking Horse Road" and "Radio Silence" as there would have been with a full band. But most of the numbers were in a more calm, thoughtful mode. |
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