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<center><h3> The Police and Elvis Costello live up to hype in Van Andel Arena concert </h3></center> | <center><h3> The Police and Elvis Costello live up to <br> hype in Van Andel Arena concert </h3></center> | ||
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<center> John Sinkevics </center> | <center> John Sinkevics </center> | ||
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Elvis Costello played six songs from his new recording, ''[[Momofuku]]''. | |||
Elvis Costello played six songs from his new recording, | |||
And despite a late-arriving crowd that missed part of it, Elvis Costello's opening performance proved just as compelling, making this one luminous double bill. | And despite a late-arriving crowd that missed part of it, Elvis Costello's opening performance proved just as compelling, making this one luminous double bill. | ||
Listening to Costello spit out "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]" for the first time about 30 years ago was as jarring as hearing "[[Roxanne]]." And just like The Police, he showed Sunday that reliving past glories can be enthralling, with Costello and | Listening to Costello spit out "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]" for the first time about 30 years ago was as jarring as hearing "[[Roxanne]]." And just like The{{nb}}Police, he showed Sunday that reliving past glories can be enthralling, with Costello and the Imposters — [[Steve Nieve]], [[Pete Thomas]] and [[Davey Faragher]] — trotting out songs from his first few albums: "Watching the Detectives," "[[Pump It Up]]" and "[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?|(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?]]" which made a fine set-ending anthem. | ||
Recent material from the album | Recent material from the album ''Momofuku'' was every bit as bracing. That may explain why Costello played six tracks from the new recording, including the raucous "[[Stella Hurt]]" and terrific, upbeat "[[Go Away]]," a recent addition to his live set. Another recent addition to Costello's set: Sting joined him for a splendid duet on "Alison" to the crowd's delight. | ||
While the sound mix wasn't always ideal during Costello's set | While the sound mix wasn't always ideal during Costello's set — which included a somewhat slapdash "[[Radio, Radio]]" — the bespectacled guitarist played with real vigor, as did Thomas and the inimitable Nieve, who supplied his trademark organ accents and special effects flourishes. | ||
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'''The Grand Rapids Press, May 12, 2008''' | '''The Grand Rapids Press, May 12, 2008''' | ||
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[[John Sinkevics]] reviews Elvis Costello and | [[John Sinkevics]] reviews Elvis Costello and [[The Imposters]], Sunday, [[Concert 2008-05-11 Grand Rapids|May 11, 2008]], Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI. | ||
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<br><small>Photo by [[Dave Raczkowski]].</small> | |||
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<center><h3> The Police and Elvis Costello </h3></center> | |||
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Highlight No. 1: Sting joining Elvis Costello for a killer duet on "Alison" | '''Highlight No. 1:''' Sting joining Elvis Costello for a killer duet on "Alison" | ||
Highlight No. 2: The entire Police encore, which included "Roxanne," "King of Pain," "So Lonely" and "Every Breath You Take." | '''Highlight No. 2:''' The entire Police encore, which included "Roxanne," "King of Pain," "So Lonely" and "Every Breath You Take." | ||
Highlight No. 3: The Police's dynamic rendition of "Driven to Tears" | '''Highlight No. 3:''' The Police's dynamic rendition of "Driven to Tears" | ||
Time on stage: 1 hour, 40 minutes for The Police; 52 minutes for Elvis Costello | '''Time on stage:''' 1 hour, 40 minutes for The Police; 52 minutes for Elvis Costello | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/05/the_police_and_elvis_costello.html MLive.com] | *[http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/05/the_police_and_elvis_costello.html MLive.com] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Rapids_Press Wikipedia: The Grand Rapids Press] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Rapids_Press Wikipedia: The Grand Rapids Press] | ||
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