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Still, the best thing about a Costello show is the man's vast repertoire of songs, both his own and other people's — you can be assured that, unless you sneak a peek at the playlist, some of the songs chosen will be unfamiliar or at least half-forgotten. | Still, the best thing about a Costello show is the man's vast repertoire of songs, both his own and other people's — you can be assured that, unless you sneak a peek at the playlist, some of the songs chosen will be unfamiliar or at least half-forgotten. | ||
In this category were songs like "Suit of Lights," from ''King of America'', or the more recent "Deep | In this category were songs like "Suit of Lights," from ''King of America'', or the more recent "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror," from Costello's last album ''Spike''. | ||
In the intimate confines of the Wiltern — where you feel self-conscious just getting up to go to the washroom since you harbor the sneaking suspicion that the performer can see you leaving — Costeilo was relaxed and confident, playing the songs in rapid succession with very little chatter to the audience. | |||
When he did talk, he was invariably amusing, announcing that "Georgie and Her Rival” was about a liar, a cheat, a dishonest person... "Yes, a man," he said wickedly, and he and the Rude 5 tore into the song. | |||
Towards the end of the concert, Costello announced that the audience could "unfasten your safety belts" and do a little dancing. One or two brave souls were eventually joined by people from the back of the auditorium in the aisles until the whole auditorium was up and swaying along to "Alison." | |||
The crowd-pleasing "Pump It Up," the last song of the night, felt a little strange coming from the new Costello, however; the song's simple lyrics did not fit very well with the verbal complexities of what came before. | |||
The opening act was Costello protegee Sam Phillips, whose songs sound a little like a cross between the Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge. | |||
Phillips had attitude to spare, lashing out at the fairly attentive audience with her sardonic remarks, but her music gained her an enthusiasm response when the time came for her to leave. | |||
There's only one major complaint that can be made about the show — its shortness relative to the price of the ticket. Thirty dollars for an hour of music is pretty steep for us starving students. | |||
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[[Marisa Leonardi]] reviews Elvis Costello | [[Marisa Leonardi]] reviews Elvis Costello with [[The Rude 5]] and opening act [[Sam Phillips]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1991-05-28 Los Angeles|May 28, 1991]], Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles. | ||
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