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<center><h3> St David's Hall, Cardiff | <center><h3> Elvis Costello & the Impostors </h3></center> | ||
<center>''' St David's Hall, Cardiff </center> | |||
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<center>Tony Woolway</center> | <center> Tony Woolway </center> | ||
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Playing the first night of their UK tour, Elvis Costello and the Impostors hit the stage running with a scintillating set lasting an incredible two hours and 20 minutes played at an amazing pace. | |||
With his band | With his band the Impostors (the Attractions minus one) Costello's been touring since September, and the tightness showed with him at his brilliant best. | ||
A much underrated guitarist, Costello mixed up the evening, moving effortlessly from country-tinged ballads to blistering pop with imaginative use of guitar whilst [[Steve Nieve]]'s keyboard work was a joy, providing a perfect foil for Costello's handiwork. | A much underrated guitarist, Costello mixed up the evening, moving effortlessly from country-tinged ballads to blistering pop with imaginative use of guitar whilst [[Steve Nieve]]'s keyboard work was a joy, providing a perfect foil for Costello's handiwork. | ||
Highlights of the evening included a bluesy [[Needle Time]] and [[Monkey To Man|Monkey to Man]] of the newer material while finding time to include such Costello gems as [[Radio, Radio|Radio Radio]], [[Brilliant Mistake|King of America]] plus an epic version of [[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]. | Highlights of the evening included a bluesy "[[Needle Time]]" and "[[Monkey To Man|Monkey to Man]]" of the newer material while finding time to include such Costello gems as "[[Radio, Radio|Radio Radio]]," "[[Brilliant Mistake|King of America]]" plus an epic version of "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]." | ||
During "[[Alison]]," Costello managed to squeeze a little Tom Jones into the proceedings with his own take on the "[[Green, Green Grass Of Home|Green, Green, Grass of Home]]" sung much to the crowd's delight while reclining in the stalls, just one of the many memorable moments until Elvis, eventually, left the building. | |||
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[[Tony Woolway]] reviews Elvis Costello and [[The Imposters]], Sunday, [[Concert 2005-05-22 Cardiff|May 22, 2005]], | [[Tony Woolway]] reviews Elvis Costello and [[The Imposters]], Sunday, [[Concert 2005-05-22 Cardiff|May 22, 2005]], St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales. | ||
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*[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/ | *[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/ WalesOnline.co.uk] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Echo Wikipedia: South Wales Echo] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales_Echo Wikipedia: South Wales Echo] | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/s/south_wales_echo.050523.php | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/s/south_wales_echo.050523.php elviscostello.info] | ||
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