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The first show felt a tad short at 85 minutes, but was still packed with goodies. | The first show felt a tad short at 85 minutes, but was still packed with goodies. | ||
Wearing all black, backed by longtime associates Pete Thomas on drums, the indispensable Steve Nieve on | Wearing all black, backed by longtime associates Pete Thomas on drums, the indispensable Steve Nieve on keyboards, and new bassist Davey Faragher, Costello didn't spend time on a lot of chitchat. | ||
keyboards, and new bassist Davey Faragher, Costello didn't spend time on a lot of chitchat. | |||
He opened with a couple of scorching rockers "I Hope You're Happy Now" and a tune from last year's album | He opened with a couple of scorching rockers "I Hope You're Happy Now" and a tune from last year's album ''When I Was Cruel'' called "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)." | ||
When I Was Cruel called "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)." | |||
Costello's expanded range is mostly a good thing, but he's at his best when there's at least a little venom in his fangs. Which there certainly was. | Costello's expanded range is mostly a good thing, but he's at his best when there's at least a little venom in his fangs. Which there certainly was. | ||
Mose Allison's "Everybody's | Mose Allison's "Everybody's Crying Mercy" slowed things down some, but Costello made the most of the trenchant lyrics (''"Everybody's cryin' peace on earth, Just as soon as we win this war."'') | ||
A guitar solo, drenched with reverb, and some hard-hitting work by Thomas juiced up the song at the end. | A guitar solo, drenched with reverb, and some hard-hitting work by Thomas juiced up the song at the end. | ||
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He also offered a new ballad, a soulful piece called "Either Side of the Same Town," featuring harmonies between Costello and Faragher on the choruses. | He also offered a new ballad, a soulful piece called "Either Side of the Same Town," featuring harmonies between Costello and Faragher on the choruses. | ||
Then he teased the crowd with a very slow opening before Thomas's drums kicked in and Costello roared into "I Can't Stand Up | Then he teased the crowd with a very slow opening before Thomas's drums kicked in and Costello roared into "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down." | ||
For their encore, Costello & Co. charged through a pair of old favorites, "Oliver's Army" and "Radio Radio," barely pausing between them. | For their encore, Costello & Co. charged through a pair of old favorites, "Oliver's Army" and "Radio, Radio," barely pausing between them. | ||
Next came an impassioned version of "Shipbuilding," an antiwar song Costello wrote when Britain was fighting over the Falklands. | Next came an impassioned version of "Shipbuilding," an antiwar song Costello wrote when Britain was fighting over the Falklands. | ||
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Circumstances may have changed, but from the way Costello was singing, his sentiments have not. | Circumstances may have changed, but from the way Costello was singing, his sentiments have not. | ||
The show ended with Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding," underlined by Thomas's triphammer drums and Nieve's surging keyboards. At the end of the song, Costello stopped, let the cheers build up, then cranked up another chorus, this time with the crowd singing along. | The show ended with Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," underlined by Thomas's triphammer drums and Nieve's surging keyboards. At the end of the song, Costello stopped, let the cheers build up, then cranked up another chorus, this time with the crowd singing along. | ||
True, a few old Costello favorites were missing in action | True, a few old Costello favorites were missing in action — "Alison," "Watching the Detectives" — but with a repertoire as large as Costello's, you can't have everything. And to see him at a club was a genuine treat. | ||
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[[Andy Smith]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Sunday, [[Concert 2003-07-13 Providence (early)|July 13, 2003]], Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, | [[Andy Smith]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Sunday, [[Concert 2003-07-13 Providence (early)|July 13, 2003]], Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island. | ||
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