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His voice nicely recovered from a canceled concert Tuesday in Idaho, Elvis Costello was back in form, pleasing a nearly full house Friday night at the Washington Pavilion's Great Hall. | His voice nicely recovered from a canceled concert Tuesday in Idaho, Elvis Costello was back in form, pleasing a nearly full house Friday night at the Washington Pavilion's Great Hall. | ||
"How are you?" someone yelled from the crowd after Costello tore through opening rockers "Welcome to the Working Week" and "[[Uncomplicated]]." | "How are you?" someone yelled from the crowd after Costello tore through opening rockers "[[Welcome To The Working Week|Welcome to the Working Week]]" and "[[Uncomplicated]]." | ||
"I'm fine, thank you, sir," Costello quipped, explaining that he postponed the Boise concert because he lost his voice. "Let's just see, shall we?" | "I'm fine, thank you, sir," Costello quipped, explaining that he postponed the Boise concert because he lost his voice. "Let's just see, shall we?" | ||
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"Oh, my God," one girl said as Lerche started his solo set, on stage with only a couple of hollow-body guitars and a microphone. | "Oh, my God," one girl said as Lerche started his solo set, on stage with only a couple of hollow-body guitars and a microphone. | ||
"I was just looking at his picture in Rolling Stone! I can't believe he's here. He's so cute!" | "I was just looking at his picture in [[Rolling Stone]]! I can't believe he's here. He's so cute!" | ||
After a half-hour intermission, Costello took to the stage. Those not yet familiar with his latest album, "[[The Delivery Man]]," patiently listened as the band played several selections. | After a half-hour intermission, Costello took to the stage. Those not yet familiar with his latest album, "[[The Delivery Man]]," patiently listened as the band played several selections. | ||
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"[[Needle Time]]" featured some searing electric guitar licks, which drew applause. Another new tune, "[[Country Darkness]]," is a slower, memorable song. Costello used a warm electric vibrato on his oversized hollow-body acoustic for a pleasing effect. | "[[Needle Time]]" featured some searing electric guitar licks, which drew applause. Another new tune, "[[Country Darkness]]," is a slower, memorable song. Costello used a warm electric vibrato on his oversized hollow-body acoustic for a pleasing effect. | ||
But when he dipped into his past 25 years of records, pulling out such standbys as "[[Radio, Radio|Radio Radio]]," some in the crowd couldn't help jumping to their feet and shouting their approval. He's not above goofing off, too, inserting the melody "I Feel Pretty" in the middle of a rollicking guitar solo, drawing chuckles. | But when he dipped into his past 25 years of records, pulling out such standbys as "[[Radio, Radio|Radio Radio]]," some in the crowd couldn't help jumping to their feet and shouting their approval. He's not above goofing off, too, inserting the melody "[[I Feel Pretty]]" in the middle of a rollicking guitar solo, drawing chuckles. | ||
Costello satisfied his fans with other well-known gems from the past, including his reggae-inflected "Watching the Detectives" and slow-ballad hit "[[Alison]]," played as a medley with "Suspicious Minds," made famous by the king of rock and his namesake, [[Elvis Presley]]. | Costello satisfied his fans with other well-known gems from the past, including his reggae-inflected "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]" and slow-ballad hit "[[Alison]]," played as a medley with "[[Suspicious Minds]]," made famous by the king of rock and his namesake, [[Elvis Presley]]. | ||
"He's phenomenal," said Gene Ellenson, 41, who came from Huron to hear Costello. "I'm not a hard-core fan, but I can see that he is a true artist." | "He's phenomenal," said Gene Ellenson, 41, who came from Huron to hear Costello. "I'm not a hard-core fan, but I can see that he is a true artist." |
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