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Elvis Costello
Apr. 16th, 2005 08:00 pmGreat show.
Not what I expected. He doesn't do rock albums all that often, and his latest one wasn't (as far as I know), so I expected this to be a more laid back show. I was wrong. Costello rocks. A while back, I saw a set list, and I didn't recognize very many of the songs, but I knew that since he's such a good songwriter this wouldn't bother me. I was right, on that count.
I had his greatest hits package of his early work, and one of his more recent records, so I'm not all that familiar with his stuff. He only played one song off of When I was Cruel, so aside from the familiar early tunes ("Allison", "Watching the Detectives", "Pump it Up", "What's so Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding", etc.) I only recognized that one song.
The keyboardist used a theremin, a little bit. Sounded like he had it run through his keyboard, and used it for the high-pitched wavering effect.
Opening act was Sondre Lerche. He sings wide pop tunes, and backs himself up on guitar. His guitar style is such that he fills in the bass end quite nicely, and his lead style is very percussive, so he has that one-man-band thing going.
Not what I expected. He doesn't do rock albums all that often, and his latest one wasn't (as far as I know), so I expected this to be a more laid back show. I was wrong. Costello rocks. A while back, I saw a set list, and I didn't recognize very many of the songs, but I knew that since he's such a good songwriter this wouldn't bother me. I was right, on that count.
I had his greatest hits package of his early work, and one of his more recent records, so I'm not all that familiar with his stuff. He only played one song off of When I was Cruel, so aside from the familiar early tunes ("Allison", "Watching the Detectives", "Pump it Up", "What's so Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding", etc.) I only recognized that one song.
The keyboardist used a theremin, a little bit. Sounded like he had it run through his keyboard, and used it for the high-pitched wavering effect.
Opening act was Sondre Lerche. He sings wide pop tunes, and backs himself up on guitar. His guitar style is such that he fills in the bass end quite nicely, and his lead style is very percussive, so he has that one-man-band thing going.
