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<center><h3> Elvis Costello's brave new world </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello's brave new world </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Jim Farber </center> | <center> Jim Farber </center> | ||
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'''He's going to road-test the unknown during Beacon shows | |||
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There are two things most performers can count on in concert: Play your hits and the audience will rush the stage. Play your new stuff and the audience will rush the concession stand. | There are two things most performers can count on in concert: Play your hits and the audience will rush the stage. Play your new stuff and the audience will rush the concession stand. | ||
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The conceit of the show doesn't stop there. According to Costello, "the evening will be the exact inverse of what we did on ''Kojak Variety''" (Costello's recent album of cover songs). All the pieces at the Beacon instead will draw from the well of material Elvis has written for other people to cover. | The conceit of the show doesn't stop there. According to Costello, "the evening will be the exact inverse of what we did on ''Kojak Variety''" (Costello's recent album of cover songs). All the pieces at the Beacon instead will draw from the well of material Elvis has written for other people to cover. | ||
Over the years, Costello has offered songs to scores of singers, from the obscure Celtic chanteuse June Tabor to the trashy glam queen Wendy James to legends like Roger | Over the years, Costello has offered songs to scores of singers, from the obscure Celtic chanteuse June Tabor to the trashy glam queen Wendy James to legends like Roger McGuinn and Johnny Cash. One caveat: Costello won't consider songs that other artists decided to cover on their own, e.g. "Alison" (done by Linda Ronstadt). | ||
Costello reveals that only about half of the songs he wrote for any given singer wound up being recorded. Bonnie Raitt has yet to cover the songs the writer submitted on spec. | Costello reveals that only about half of the songs he wrote for any given singer wound up being recorded. Bonnie Raitt has yet to cover the songs the writer submitted on spec. | ||
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