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<center><h3> At the McDonald, a supercharged Elvis Costello earns his redemption </h3></center> | <center><h3> At the McDonald, a supercharged Elvis Costello earns{{nb}}his{{nb}}redemption </h3></center> | ||
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The [[Concert 1999-05-27 Eugene|last | The [[Concert 1999-05-27 Eugene|last]] time Elvis Costello played in Eugene, he was feeling a bit under the weather. He apologized for his sub-par performance — which, in Costello-land means anything just short of perfection — and promised he would make up for it the next time he came to town. | ||
He didn't forget, and he didn't disappoint. | He didn't forget, and he didn't disappoint. | ||
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On Wednesday night, Costello paid his penance for whatever it was that had been bothering him about that performance three years ago at the Hult Center. | On Wednesday night, Costello paid his penance for whatever it was that had been bothering him about that performance three years ago at the Hult Center. | ||
By the second song, "Watching the Detectives," he was already sweat-soaked, and he proceeded to perspire his way through 2½ hours of music that included new stuff ("45"), old stuff ("Radio Radio") and obscure stuff ("Waiting for the End of the World"). | By the second song, "Watching the Detectives," he was already sweat-soaked, and he proceeded to perspire his way through 2½ hours of music that included new stuff ("45"), old stuff ("Radio, Radio") and obscure stuff ("Waiting for the End of the World"). | ||
He showed great range as he spun from one song into the next and displayed a sorcerer's control of the room, repeatedly raising the energy level to a crashing crescendo and then gently bringing it back down. | He showed great range as he spun from one song into the next and displayed a sorcerer's control of the room, repeatedly raising the energy level to a crashing crescendo and then gently bringing it back down. | ||
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Costello didn't just play his songs though. He acted them out, convincingly and unobtrusively. | Costello didn't just play his songs though. He acted them out, convincingly and unobtrusively. | ||
During "I Want You," he even appeared to have made himself angry, bleeding jealous rage as he screamed the line, "Did you call his name out?" | During "I Want You," he even appeared to have made himself angry, bleeding jealous rage as he screamed the line, ''"Did you call his name out?"'' | ||
Phantom Planet opened the show with a brief set of short, potent indie rock songs that would have sounded right at home alongside the Vines, the Hives or any of the other stripped-down garage rock bands currently in vogue. | |||
Movie star Jason Schwartzman (''Rushmore'', ''Slackers''), the band's celebrity drummer, showed up in a camouflage shirt, played furiously, raised his arms in the air and screamed along to the music. | Movie star Jason Schwartzman (''Rushmore'', ''Slackers''), the band's celebrity drummer, showed up in a camouflage shirt, played furiously, raised his arms in the air and screamed along to the music. | ||
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Lead singer, guitarist and former Gap model Alex Greenwald bellowed the words to songs including "California" the group's catchy hit from the film ''Orange County''. | Lead singer, guitarist and former Gap model Alex Greenwald bellowed the words to songs including "California" the group's catchy hit from the film ''Orange County''. | ||
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[[Lewis Taylor]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]] and opening act [[Phantom Planet]], Wednesday, [[Concert 2002-09-25 Eugene|September 25, 2002]], McDonald Theatre, Eugene, | [[Lewis Taylor]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]] and opening act [[Phantom Planet]], Wednesday, [[Concert 2002-09-25 Eugene|September 25, 2002]], McDonald Theatre, Eugene, Oregon. | ||
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