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<center><h3>Elvis Costello & The Imposters at Piedmont Hall, Greensboro NC </h3></center> | <center><h3>Elvis Costello & The Imposters at <br> Piedmont Hall, Greensboro NC </h3></center> | ||
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But first, we had to deal with the nightmare of the Greensboro Coliseum complex, as detailed in our Parliament/Funkadelic review (tinyurl.com/zubfunky) and our B-52’s/OMD/Berlin review (tinyurl.com/zublobster). The good news, this was a true Zub corporate show, with Adrienne and I and our graphics/logo Czar Jill attending with her cool hubby Hank. They know Greensboro like the back of their hands. The Piedmont Hall is a brand new venue at the complex, and the Coliseum was also having a show at the same time, with trap and reggaeton singer Bad Bunny. So when we went to the parking lot we were definitely profiled by the nice man at the booth, asking the four old white folks if they were going to Elvis Costello. He gave us better directions to parking at Piedmont Hall. We ended up with a GREAT parking spot ...right next to the Coliseum entrance for Bad Bunny. Piedmont Hall was almost a mile away with no safe walking to be had. Once again the Greensboro Coliseum failed us miserably. Their crowd control and organization were beyond the worst. | But first, we had to deal with the nightmare of the Greensboro Coliseum complex, as detailed in our Parliament/Funkadelic review (tinyurl.com/zubfunky) and our B-52’s/OMD/Berlin review (tinyurl.com/zublobster). The good news, this was a true Zub corporate show, with Adrienne and I and our graphics/logo Czar Jill attending with her cool hubby Hank. They know Greensboro like the back of their hands. The Piedmont Hall is a brand new venue at the complex, and the Coliseum was also having a show at the same time, with trap and reggaeton singer Bad Bunny. So when we went to the parking lot we were definitely profiled by the nice man at the booth, asking the four old white folks if they were going to Elvis Costello. He gave us better directions to parking at Piedmont Hall. We ended up with a GREAT parking spot ...right next to the Coliseum entrance for Bad Bunny. Piedmont Hall was almost a mile away with no safe walking to be had. Once again the Greensboro Coliseum failed us miserably. Their crowd control and organization were beyond the worst. | ||
Anyway, the brand new Piedmont Hall was a nice venue, a bit low ceilinged (Elvis could not use his three video screens at this venue), standing room only, capacity around 2000. We had great sightlines and the sound was very good. This show was part of the ‘Just Trust’ tour, and indeed Elvis played four songs from ''Trust'', opening with ‘Strict Time’ straight into ‘Clubland.’ At one point he mentioned “We don’t take requests, it’s a mind-reading thing, we know what you want to hear next.” ‘Green Shirt’ from ''Armed Forces'' featured ‘Professor’ Steve Nieve on the keyboards, with a version showcasing sequenced synths in the style of Kraftwerk. Elvis was in good humor throughout the show and told an extended tale of falling in love with a cab driver in Arizona, by way of an intro to ‘Accidents Will Happen.’ He mentioned the tryst was doomed when his lovely cabbie wanted to hear Pink Floyd and he wanted to heat Freddie Fender. Elvis played a bit of Freddie’s ‘Before The Next Teardrop Falls’ before launching into the song. There was a song from the oft-forgotten ''Momofuku'', ‘No Hiding Place,’ that seemed a bit strained. He bounced back with ‘Watch Your Step’ and a raucous ‘Lover’s Walk’ from ''Trust'', showing off the incredible rhythm section of Davey | Anyway, the brand new Piedmont Hall was a nice venue, a bit low ceilinged (Elvis could not use his three video screens at this venue), standing room only, capacity around 2000. We had great sightlines and the sound was very good. This show was part of the ‘Just Trust’ tour, and indeed Elvis played four songs from ''Trust'', opening with ‘Strict Time’ straight into ‘Clubland.’ At one point he mentioned “We don’t take requests, it’s a mind-reading thing, we know what you want to hear next.” ‘Green Shirt’ from ''Armed Forces'' featured ‘Professor’ Steve Nieve on the keyboards, with a version showcasing sequenced synths in the style of Kraftwerk. Elvis was in good humor throughout the show and told an extended tale of falling in love with a cab driver in Arizona, by way of an intro to ‘Accidents Will Happen.’ He mentioned the tryst was doomed when his lovely cabbie wanted to hear Pink Floyd and he wanted to heat Freddie Fender. Elvis played a bit of Freddie’s ‘Before The Next Teardrop Falls’ before launching into the song. There was a song from the oft-forgotten ''Momofuku'', ‘No Hiding Place,’ that seemed a bit strained. He bounced back with ‘Watch Your Step’ and a raucous ‘Lover’s Walk’ from ''Trust'', showing off the incredible rhythm section of Davey Faragher (bass) and the ageless Pete Thomas as vital on the drums as ever. ‘Radio Radio’ was brought out next, a song from ''This Year’s Model'' that I haven’t heard in a while, and then ‘Less Than Zero’ from ''My Aim Is True''. Only Elvis can turn a paranoid tale of a facist leader into a crowd sing-along. | ||
The next three songs really kicked it in gear, and all featured the twin goddesses on backing vocals, Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee, both absolutely beautiful, and both superbly talented singers. Their addition to the touring band has improved Elvis’ sound tremendously. On ''Get Happy!''’s ‘Motel Matches, they added a gospel component to Elvis’ torch song. They provided intense backing on ‘Uncomplicated’ from ''Blood And Chocolate'' (and one of my favorites from this show). Their singing on ‘Watching The Detectives’ was outstanding. I also must mention, I’ve seen these musicians play ‘Watching’ at almost every show, but Pete Thomas was just killing it on the drums. | The next three songs really kicked it in gear, and all featured the twin goddesses on backing vocals, Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee, both absolutely beautiful, and both superbly talented singers. Their addition to the touring band has improved Elvis’ sound tremendously. On ''Get Happy!''’s ‘Motel Matches, they added a gospel component to Elvis’ torch song. They provided intense backing on ‘Uncomplicated’ from ''Blood And Chocolate'' (and one of my favorites from this show). Their singing on ‘Watching The Detectives’ was outstanding. I also must mention, I’ve seen these musicians play ‘Watching’ at almost every show, but Pete Thomas was just killing it on the drums. |
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