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After the band returned to the stage, the second half of the show was highlighted by a gospel brass-band treatment of "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" (with Costello doing some fervent sermonizing), and a deliciously dissonant, howling tear through "Watching the Detectives." | After the band returned to the stage, the second half of the show was highlighted by a gospel brass-band treatment of "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" (with Costello doing some fervent sermonizing), and a deliciously dissonant, howling tear through "Watching the Detectives." | ||
The encores ranged from his old rave love ballad "Alison to the smart pop of his latest single "Veronica" and an absolutely crash-and-burn blitz of "Pump It Up." | The encores ranged from his old rave love ballad "Alison" to the smart pop of his latest single "Veronica" and an absolutely crash-and-burn blitz of "Pump It Up." | ||
A two and a quarter hour tour de force, Elvis Costello's concert may not have quite matched the intensity or intimacy of his recent Palace show, but it proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of his shows | A two and a quarter hour tour de force, Elvis Costello's concert may not have quite matched the intensity or intimacy of his recent Palace show, but it proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of his shows us a must-see event, no matter which Elvis Costello shows up to perform. | ||
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