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After that, the roadies set up the Attractions' complete stage gear, so it was clear that a replacement for Bruce Thomas had been found, but no one was letting on as to the identity of the mystery bassist - it seemed that Elvis wanted to keep the punters guessing. | After that, the roadies set up the Attractions' complete stage gear, so it was clear that a replacement for Bruce Thomas had been found, but no one was letting on as to the identity of the mystery bassist - it seemed that Elvis wanted to keep the punters guessing. | ||
Then suddenly, completely unannounced (oh, the drama of it all!), Elvis runs on alone, bows (!), stares at the crowd, and starts to play a song called, I think, "She'll Re The One," on his guitar. | |||
The song over, he pauses to say "Good evening. How are you?" to smile even, before playing "Chemistry Class." | |||
Still no mention of the replacement bassist, until he Introduces Pete Thomas and Steve Naive and then ... is it? ... no, but it can't be ... yes it is — Nick Lowe, who proceeds to play perfectly sound bass throughout the set. | |||
The last time I saw Elvis was in August of last year when he was still playing weekly gigs at the Nashville. | |||
He was good, sure, but I felt that he was performing ''at'' rather than ''for'', the audience. | |||
No such qualms this time, however, he immediately seemed more confident and relaxed, no doubt the effect of assorted Stiff and American tours, but was still just as charismatic a performer. | |||
The sound was better too, so I could hear the keyboards properly and Steve Naive, his gaunt features offset by a pair of round shades so that he looked like nothing so much as some giant insect, proved, with only an electric piano and a Vox Continental, how utterly unnecessary synthesisers are (for all their supposed versatility). | |||
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