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He's put out a full album's worth of live bonus tracks scattered throughout his career even before finally releasing the oft-bootlegged ''Live at the El Mocambo'' disc a few years back. | He's put out a full album's worth of live bonus tracks scattered throughout his career even before finally releasing the oft-bootlegged ''Live at the El Mocambo'' disc a few years back. | ||
It may sound nothing like ''El Mocambo,'' yet ''Costello & Nieve'' is similar in that it's a snapshot of a moment. On the former it's of a driving punk band in 78; on the latter, a sophisticated songwriter on a very limited string of acoustic engagements. Each has its charms, rawness and killer performances, yet certainly neither captures Elvis Costello. | It may sound nothing like ''El Mocambo,'' yet ''Costello & Nieve'' is similar in that it's a snapshot of a moment. On the former it's of a driving punk band in '78; on the latter, a sophisticated songwriter on a very limited string of acoustic engagements. Each has its charms, rawness and killer performances, yet certainly neither captures Elvis Costello. | ||
If nothing else, ''Costello & Nieve'' presents every song off ''All This Useless Beauty'' in better performances than were captured on that excellent record. Besides that, there are more than two dozen other performances, running from Grateful Dead covers, Costello classics and better yet, Costello rarities. Overlooked songs such as "Black Sails in the Sunset" and "The Long Honeymoon" are given long-overdue airings. | If nothing else, ''Costello & Nieve'' presents every song off ''All This Useless Beauty'' in better performances than were captured on that excellent record. Besides that, there are more than two dozen other performances, running from Grateful Dead covers, Costello classics and better yet, Costello rarities. Overlooked songs such as "Black Sails in the Sunset" and "The Long Honeymoon" are given long-overdue airings. | ||
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