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Elvis mentioned that the setlist had gone out the window, and tore into ‘Waiting For The End Of The World’ followed by a wonderful ‘Beyond Belief,’ both songs sent to the stratosphere by backing vocalists Kitten Kuroi and Brianna Lee. These two singers have been mainstays on the last few tours, and they are sparkling highlights on the show. They were both stellar throughout. | Elvis mentioned that the setlist had gone out the window, and tore into ‘Waiting For The End Of The World’ followed by a wonderful ‘Beyond Belief,’ both songs sent to the stratosphere by backing vocalists Kitten Kuroi and Brianna Lee. These two singers have been mainstays on the last few tours, and they are sparkling highlights on the show. They were both stellar throughout. | ||
Elvis played one ‘new’ song, ‘A Face In The Crowd,’ on the piano. This has been played on the last couple of tours I’ve seen, but this was the first time the whole band played on the tune. While the poor guitar tech brought out the (still not working) pedalboard after 45 minutes offstage, Elvis waved him off and explained they would get back to the ‘“New Wave Hits” after this one, and he said he is working on a Broadway show based on the 1957 movie and story of Lonesome Rhodes This was followed by ‘American Gangster Time,’ a song from ''Momofuko'' that E.C. only plays in D.C. I wonder why... “Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter’ was the only song from ''Look Now'' played, followed by a surprisingly great ‘So Like Candy’ from ''Mighty Like A Rose'', adding snippets of Linda Ronstadt’s ‘You’re No Good’ at the end. Then there were rollicking versions of ''Get Happy''’s ‘I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down’ and ‘High Fidelity,’ both nailed by bassist Davey | Elvis played one ‘new’ song, ‘A Face In The Crowd,’ on the piano. This has been played on the last couple of tours I’ve seen, but this was the first time the whole band played on the tune. While the poor guitar tech brought out the (still not working) pedalboard after 45 minutes offstage, Elvis waved him off and explained they would get back to the ‘“New Wave Hits” after this one, and he said he is working on a Broadway show based on the 1957 movie and story of Lonesome Rhodes This was followed by ‘American Gangster Time,’ a song from ''Momofuko'' that E.C. only plays in D.C. I wonder why... “Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter’ was the only song from ''Look Now'' played, followed by a surprisingly great ‘So Like Candy’ from ''Mighty Like A Rose'', adding snippets of Linda Ronstadt’s ‘You’re No Good’ at the end. Then there were rollicking versions of ''Get Happy''’s ‘I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down’ and ‘High Fidelity,’ both nailed by bassist Davey Faragher and the amazing drums of Pete Thomas (this whole night was a drum clinic). The set ended with ‘Everyday I Write The Book’ and ‘Alison,’ the ladies tearing it up on the vocals as Elvis started to get a little hoarse. | ||
The encore was all-Nick Lowe material, a bashing version of ‘Heart Of The City’ followed by a heart-rending ‘(What's So Funny Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding.’ This was set to images of Elvis’ relatives from the Great War (see tinyurl.com/zubpoppies for review of WWI documentary ''They Shall Not Grow Old''), as well as images of some boys KIA, and had a pretty strong political bent. The crowd loved it, it was a marvelous show, always great to see a performer and band at the top of their game. Elvis is still King. | The encore was all-Nick Lowe material, a bashing version of ‘Heart Of The City’ followed by a heart-rending ‘(What's So Funny Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding.’ This was set to images of Elvis’ relatives from the Great War (see tinyurl.com/zubpoppies for review of WWI documentary ''They Shall Not Grow Old''), as well as images of some boys KIA, and had a pretty strong political bent. The crowd loved it, it was a marvelous show, always great to see a performer and band at the top of their game. Elvis is still King. |
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