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<center><h3> Elvis Costello | <center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | ||
<center>''' St David's Hall, Cardiff </center> | |||
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Two musical greats hit Cardiff this week playing vastly different venues, yet both eagerly awaited by fans to whom both have acquired a somewhat god-like status. | Two musical greats hit Cardiff this week playing vastly different venues, yet both eagerly awaited by fans to whom both have acquired a somewhat god-like status. | ||
Pre-empting | Pre-empting McCartney at the Millennium Stadium this evening, the equally talented and highly acclaimed Elvis Costello played the smaller and more intimate St David's Hall. | ||
Unaccompanied and armed only with an array of fine guitars, his stripped down versions of classics from one of | Unaccompanied and armed only with an array of fine guitars, his stripped down versions of classics from one of rock's most celebrated and extensive bodies of work was a real treat. | ||
There are very few figures from the era that spawned punk still treading the boards today as regularly as Costello, and certainly no one nearly as creative or as productive. | There are very few figures from the era that spawned punk still treading the boards today as regularly as Costello, and certainly no one nearly as creative or as productive. | ||
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It was a low-key entrance from the man. | It was a low-key entrance from the man. | ||
And with no need for grand introductions, it was straight into his first number " | And with no need for grand introductions, it was straight into his first number "45," followed swiftly by "Either Side Of The Same Town" and "Veronica," a number co-written by Costello with former Beatle McCartney. | ||
It was proving to be the perfect setting which ideally suited what had become a laid-back, living room experience. | It was proving to be the perfect setting which ideally suited what had become a laid-back, living room experience. | ||
And | And Costello's good-natured banter and chat about his songs and experiences was certainly an added bonus in what was quickly becoming a memorable evening. | ||
The interesting thing about an evening with Elvis is the likelihood of hearing something never heard before or hearing an oldie dusted down and re-worked. | The interesting thing about an evening with Elvis is the likelihood of hearing something never heard before or hearing an oldie dusted down and re-worked. | ||
Costello | Costello didn't disappoint, producing a manic version of "Watching The Detectives" before moving effortlessly into "Radio Sweetheart," with a touch of "Jackie Wilson Said" thrown into the mix. | ||
The encore produced some real gems with the excellent " | The encore produced some real gems with the excellent "Sulphur To Sugarcane" followed by a bitter-sweet "Alison" and then the classic anti-war anthem "Shipbuilding" in what was a quite exceptional evening. | ||
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*[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/review-elvis-costello-st-davids-1915094 WalesOnline.co.uk] | *[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/review-elvis-costello-st-davids-1915094 WalesOnline.co.uk] | ||
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