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'''Elvis Costello and the Imposters <br>
Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver
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'''Elvis Costello and the Imposters'''
Embracing the cornball spirit deep in his heart, Elvis Costello brought a splash of old vaudeville to Vancouver on Tuesday, with a giant wheel of fortune, a go-go dancing cage and a string of anecdotes that namedropped everyone from Johnny Cash and Chuck Berry to Barney, that annoying purple dinosaur.


At the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on Tuesday
Costello couldn't have looked more comfortable bouncing though his back catalogue with the able assistance of his long-time crew, the Imposters (Steve Nieve, Davey Faragher and Pete Thomas) as he kicked off his Spectacular Spinning Songbook tour on his adopted home ground.


Embracing the cornball spirit deep in his heart, Elvis Costello brought a splash of old vaudeville to Vancouver on Tuesday, with a giant wheel of fortune, a go-go dancing cage and a string of anecdotes that namedropped everyone from [[Johnny Cash]] and [[Chuck Berry]] to Barney, that annoying purple dinosaur.
Taking interactivity back to its music-hall origins, Costello — and a demurely burlesque assistant — invited audience members onto the stage to spin the wheel and thus decide the next song the band would play. A nifty way to keep himself on his musical toes, the random set added a definite collaborative frisson to the evening, with the room becoming increasingly invested in where the wheel would stop.


Costello couldn’t have looked more comfortable bouncing though his back catalogue with the able assistance of his long-time crew, [[the Imposters]] ([[Steve Nieve]], [[Davey Faragher]] and [[Pete Thomas]]) as he kicked off his Spectacular Spinning Songbook tour on his adopted home ground.
Of course, Costello plays by his own rules and regularly diverted off on a musical tangent to throw in as many extra tracks he felt like performing as he could. (This was a hearty set with no opener that broke the two-and-a-half-hour marker with ease.) "Some of these songs are my friends," he said, gazing up at the flashing wheel. "Some of them have, frankly, betrayed me."


Taking interactivity back to its music-hall origins, Costello – and a demurely burlesque assistant – invited audience members onto the stage to spin the wheel and thus decide the next song the band would play. A nifty way to keep himself on his musical toes, the random set added a definite collaborative frisson to the evening, with the room becoming increasingly invested in where the wheel would stop.
But it would be hard to pick the duds on this night's evidence: "Clubland," "Chelsea," "Watching The Detectives," "Alison," "New Lace Sleeves," "Everyday I Write The Book." And then there were the covers: Berry's "No Particular Place To Go," Cash's "Cry, Cry, Cry," not to mention bursts of "Tears Of A Clown" and "Tracks Of My Tears."


Of course, Costello plays by his own rules and regularly diverted off on a musical tangent to throw in as many extra tracks he felt like performing as he could. (This was a hearty set with no opener that broke the two-and-a-half-hour marker with ease.) “Some of these songs are my friends,” he said, gazing up at the flashing wheel. “Some of them have, frankly, betrayed me.”
Costello can rock with the best of them — and on Tuesday he was no less fully charged than one would expect — but it's when he dials it down for the ballads that the true beauty of his voice and the sincerity of his passion are laid bare.


But it would be hard to pick the duds on this night’s evidence: [[Clubland]], [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea|Chelsea]], [[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]], [[Alison]], [[New Lace Sleeves]], [[Everyday I Write The Book|Everyday I Write the Book]]. And then there were the covers: Berry’s [[No Particular Place To Go|No Particular Place to Go]], Cash’s [[Cry, Cry, Cry]], not to mention bursts of [[Tears Of A Clown|Tears of a Clown]] and [[Tracks Of My Tears|Tracks of My Tears]].
A heartbreaking rendition of his anti-Falklands War ode "Shipbuilding," for instance, was made more poignant with the backdrop of current events revisiting the islands' sovereignty, while an acoustic interlude of songs from the T{{nb}}Bone Burnett-produced 2010 album ''National Ransom'' was captivating.


Costello can rock with the best of them – and on Tuesday he was no less fully charged than one would expect – but it’s when he dials it down for the ballads that the true beauty of his voice and the sincerity of his passion are laid bare.
Ever the showman, Costello drew the night to a close by walking through the rows of seats to drag wife Diana Krall to the stage to spin for the final song. Even that — "King's Ransom" – wasn't the end, however, as he couldn't resist launching into "Pump It Up" before persuading Krall to jam on the keyboards for "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?."


A heartbreaking rendition of his anti-Falklands War ode Shipbuilding, for instance, was made more poignant with the backdrop of current events revisiting the islands’ sovereignty, while an acoustic interlude of songs from the T-Bone-Burnett-produced 2010 album National Ransom was captivating.
The Brits in the audience were tickled even further: After the house lights went up, "Bring Me Sunshine" by beloved U.K. comedy duo Morecambe and Wise played us out into the street. Now that's entertainment.


Ever the showman, Costello drew the night to a close by walking through the rows of seats to drag wife [[Diana Krall]] to the stage to spin for the final song. Even that – [[King's Ransom|King’s Ransom]] – wasn’t the end, however, as he couldn’t resist launching into [[Pump It Up]] before persuading Krall to jam on the keyboards for [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?|(What’s so Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding]].
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The Brits in the audience were tickled even further: After the house lights went up, Bring Me Sunshine by beloved U.K. comedy duo Morecambe and Wise played us out into the street. Now that’s entertainment.
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[[ Fiona Morrow]] reviews Elvis Costello with [[The Imposters]] and [[Diana Krall]] on Tuesday, [[Concert 2012-04-10 Vancouver|April 10, 2012]], at the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, Canada.
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Elvis Costello spins his hits to a captivated audience

Fiona Morrow

Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver

Embracing the cornball spirit deep in his heart, Elvis Costello brought a splash of old vaudeville to Vancouver on Tuesday, with a giant wheel of fortune, a go-go dancing cage and a string of anecdotes that namedropped everyone from Johnny Cash and Chuck Berry to Barney, that annoying purple dinosaur.

Costello couldn't have looked more comfortable bouncing though his back catalogue with the able assistance of his long-time crew, the Imposters (Steve Nieve, Davey Faragher and Pete Thomas) as he kicked off his Spectacular Spinning Songbook tour on his adopted home ground.

Taking interactivity back to its music-hall origins, Costello — and a demurely burlesque assistant — invited audience members onto the stage to spin the wheel and thus decide the next song the band would play. A nifty way to keep himself on his musical toes, the random set added a definite collaborative frisson to the evening, with the room becoming increasingly invested in where the wheel would stop.

Of course, Costello plays by his own rules and regularly diverted off on a musical tangent to throw in as many extra tracks he felt like performing as he could. (This was a hearty set with no opener that broke the two-and-a-half-hour marker with ease.) "Some of these songs are my friends," he said, gazing up at the flashing wheel. "Some of them have, frankly, betrayed me."

But it would be hard to pick the duds on this night's evidence: "Clubland," "Chelsea," "Watching The Detectives," "Alison," "New Lace Sleeves," "Everyday I Write The Book." And then there were the covers: Berry's "No Particular Place To Go," Cash's "Cry, Cry, Cry," not to mention bursts of "Tears Of A Clown" and "Tracks Of My Tears."

Costello can rock with the best of them — and on Tuesday he was no less fully charged than one would expect — but it's when he dials it down for the ballads that the true beauty of his voice and the sincerity of his passion are laid bare.

A heartbreaking rendition of his anti-Falklands War ode "Shipbuilding," for instance, was made more poignant with the backdrop of current events revisiting the islands' sovereignty, while an acoustic interlude of songs from the T Bone Burnett-produced 2010 album National Ransom was captivating.

Ever the showman, Costello drew the night to a close by walking through the rows of seats to drag wife Diana Krall to the stage to spin for the final song. Even that — "King's Ransom" – wasn't the end, however, as he couldn't resist launching into "Pump It Up" before persuading Krall to jam on the keyboards for "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?."

The Brits in the audience were tickled even further: After the house lights went up, "Bring Me Sunshine" by beloved U.K. comedy duo Morecambe and Wise played us out into the street. Now that's entertainment.


Tags: Orpheum Theatre  •  Vancouver  •  Canada  •  The Imposters  •  Steve Nieve  •  Davey Faragher  •  Pete Thomas  •  The Revolver Tour  •  Diana Krall  •  Spectacular Spinning Songbook  •  Hostage To Fortune Go-Go Cage  •  Johnny Cash  •  Chuck Berry  •  Clubland  •  (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea  •  Alison  •  Watching The Detectives  •  New Lace Sleeves  •  Everyday I Write The Book  •  No Particular Place to Go  •  Cry, Cry, Cry  •  Tears Of A Clown  •  Tracks Of My Tears  •  Shipbuilding  •  T Bone Burnett  •  National Ransom  •  King's Ransom  •  Pump It Up  •  (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

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The Globe and Mail, April 11, 2012

Fiona Morrow reviews Elvis Costello & The Imposters with guest Diana Krall, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, Canada.

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