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<center><h3> Elvis Costello proves to be the maestro of modern rock </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello proves to be the <br> maestro of modern rock </h3></center> | ||
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Costello's sold-out April 16 show at the San Jose Civic Auditorium was a showcase for his distinct, wry personality. The audience sat quietly as he stood alone onstage with an acoustic guitar and cranked out a series of songs, straining with potent emotion as he cut his soul and bled it out into the air for all to feel. | Costello's sold-out April 16 show at the San Jose Civic Auditorium was a showcase for his distinct, wry personality. The audience sat quietly as he stood alone onstage with an acoustic guitar and cranked out a series of songs, straining with potent emotion as he cut his soul and bled it out into the air for all to feel. | ||
This guy sings with a hard passion, like he saw more than he was supposed to and had to let it out somewhere. Lucky for us he came here to do it, because along with his sardonic wit and mocking smile come some of the most poignant, dramatic songs since Dylan started knocking words together. | |||
Wait just a doggone minute, though. What's this about a celebrity lounge and a Go-Go cage? Thing is | Wait just a doggone minute, though. What's this about a celebrity lounge and a Go-Go cage? Thing is, Costello wanted to have a few of his fans up on stage with him, so for the second half of the show. the crowd became part of a rock 'n' roll game show — half-TV hokum, half vaudeville. | ||
A huge wheel hung from the curtain behind Costello, covered with the names of many of his songs. Audience members were invited by his master of ceremonies. Mr. Xavier Valentine (dressed impeccably in a set of tails) to come onstage and spin the wheel, then to stay onstage with Costello as he sang the songs they picked. | A huge wheel hung from the curtain behind Costello, covered with the names of many of his songs. Audience members were invited by his master of ceremonies. Mr. Xavier Valentine (dressed impeccably in a set of tails) to come onstage and spin the wheel, then to stay onstage with Costello as he sang the songs they picked. |
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