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It's ironic then that some of the near two hour show's best moments came from just him and keyboard player Steve Nieve sharing a spotlight, both men treating a packed Wales Millennium Centre to pared down reinventions of post-punk favourites such as "Accidents Will Happen" and "Oliver's Army." | It's ironic then that some of the near two hour show's best moments came from just him and keyboard player Steve Nieve sharing a spotlight, both men treating a packed Wales Millennium Centre to pared down reinventions of post-punk favourites such as "Accidents Will Happen" and "Oliver's Army." | ||
"Tears in your beer" classic "Alison" was also reduced to just Costello — flanked by impressive backing singers | "Tears in your beer" classic "Alison" was also reduced to just Costello — flanked by impressive backing singers Briana Lee and Kitten Kuroi — standing at the lip of the stage, his keening voice all breathy and broken. | ||
At 63 what's actually amazing is how well those instantly recognisable tones of his have held up, albeit boasting a huskier, lower register from those adenoidal New Wave vocalisations that made early albums like ''My Aim is True'' and ''This Year's Model'' such classics. | At 63 what's actually amazing is how well those instantly recognisable tones of his have held up, albeit boasting a huskier, lower register from those adenoidal New Wave vocalisations that made early albums like ''My Aim is True'' and ''This Year's Model'' such classics. |
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