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<center>''' Ulster Hall, Belfast </center> | <center>''' Ulster Hall, Belfast </center> | ||
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<center> | <center> Mark Gilmore </center> | ||
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<center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | <center><h3> Elvis Costello </h3></center> | ||
<center>''' Hammersmith Palais, London </center> | <center>''' Hammersmith Palais, London </center> | ||
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<center> | <center> Mike Lockyer </center> | ||
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EC's London dates scattered among other venues in Britain here very strong, similar to the US tour in much of the content and, it seems, the delivery. I went to the final concert of the EC & A dates, at the London Dominion Theatre November third (Saturday). EC & A took the stage and launched straight into "Deportees Club." This set the pace for the rest of the evening, a no-frills delivery of the essential Elvis, with no room or time for playing around. An excellent "Pills and Soap" followed with the addition of a heavy backdrop from Fete Thomas, which gave the lyrics an added urgency. EC was in a pink jacket, black slacks and blue shoes, with the same blue-rim spectacles as on the OS tour. The jacket slowly grew damper as the evening progressed. EC announced early on in the chow "This is for real" staring into the audience and inviting them to get up. An aggressive "Worthless Thing" followed, underlining his previous remarks to the audience. With the almost manic delivery of "Rock n' Roll Star" close on its heels. The concert went from strength to strength. The jacket grew wetter and wetter. After "Detectives" and "Kid About It" Elvin dedicated "Invisible Man" to a "particularly talkative member of the audience" at the previous night's ahoy. Other highlights were a superb rendering of "Dark End of the Street." For a first encore EC reappeared solo, and produced skeletal but hypnotic versions on acoustic guitar of "End of the Rainbow," "High Fidelity," "I Threw it all Away," "Riot Act," "I'll Make it all up to You" and "Peace in our Time." During his final encore, at 11:30 PM, Elvis announced "We're not going home yet, there's still half an hour left" and launched into a marvellous "Midnight Hour." The end of the concert came with "Clowntime" at the end of which EC was on his knees, the audience on its feet, scarcely able to take in the passion and scope of the 2 and 3/4 hours, 40+ song concert we had just witnessed. | EC's London dates scattered among other venues in Britain here very strong, similar to the US tour in much of the content and, it seems, the delivery. I went to the final concert of the EC & A dates, at the London Dominion Theatre November third (Saturday). EC & A took the stage and launched straight into "Deportees Club." This set the pace for the rest of the evening, a no-frills delivery of the essential Elvis, with no room or time for playing around. An excellent "Pills and Soap" followed with the addition of a heavy backdrop from Fete Thomas, which gave the lyrics an added urgency. EC was in a pink jacket, black slacks and blue shoes, with the same blue-rim spectacles as on the OS tour. The jacket slowly grew damper as the evening progressed. EC announced early on in the chow "This is for real" staring into the audience and inviting them to get up. An aggressive "Worthless Thing" followed, underlining his previous remarks to the audience. With the almost manic delivery of "Rock n' Roll Star" close on its heels. The concert went from strength to strength. The jacket grew wetter and wetter. After "Detectives" and "Kid About It" Elvin dedicated "Invisible Man" to a "particularly talkative member of the audience" at the previous night's ahoy. Other highlights were a superb rendering of "Dark End of the Street." For a first encore EC reappeared solo, and produced skeletal but hypnotic versions on acoustic guitar of "End of the Rainbow," "High Fidelity," "I Threw it all Away," "Riot Act," "I'll Make it all up to You" and "Peace in our Time." During his final encore, at 11:30 PM, Elvis announced "We're not going home yet, there's still half an hour left" and launched into a marvellous "Midnight Hour." The end of the concert came with "Clowntime" at the end of which EC was on his knees, the audience on its feet, scarcely able to take in the passion and scope of the 2 and 3/4 hours, 40+ song concert we had just witnessed. | ||
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'''Talking In The Dark, No. 10, | '''Talking In The Dark, No. 10, Dec. 1984''' <small>{{n}}(date is approximate.)</small> | ||
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Includes [[:Category:1984 UK Tour|1984 UK Tour]] concert reviews: | |||
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[[Mark Gilmore]] reviews [[Concert 1984-09-27 Belfast|September 27, 1984]], Ulster Hall, Belfast. | |||
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[[Mike Lockyer]] reviews [[Concert 1984-11-03 London|November 3, 1984]], Dominion Theatre, London. | |||
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Also includes excerpts from the Steve Nieve interview in [[Keyboard, July 1984|''Keyboard'' magazine | Also includes excerpts from the Steve Nieve interview in [[Keyboard, July 1984|''Keyboard'' magazine]]. | ||
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And the Elvis Costello interview in [[RockBill, September 1983|''RockBill'', Sept. 1983]]. | |||
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<br><small>Cover.</small> | <br><small>Cover illustration by [[Cucumber Studios]].</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 1 & 2.</small> | <br><small>Pages 1 & 2.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 3 & 4.</small> | <br><small>Pages 3 & 4.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 5 & 6.</small> | <br><small>Pages 5 & 6.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 7 & 8.</small> | <br><small>Pages 7 & 8.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 9 & 10.</small> | <br><small>Pages 9 & 10.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 11 & 12.</small> | <br><small>Pages 11 & 12.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 13 & 14.</small> | <br><small>Pages 13 & 14.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 15 & 16.</small> | <br><small>Pages 15 & 16.</small> | ||
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<br><small>Pages 17 & 18.</small> | <br><small>Pages 17 & 18.</small> | ||
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<br><small> | <br><small>Page 19 and front cover.</small> | ||
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