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<center><h3> This time around, Elvis really rocks </h3></center> | <center><h3> This time around, Elvis really rocks </h3></center> | ||
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'''Elvis Costello and the Imposters <br> | |||
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Key moment no. 1: "Spooky Girlfriend." Here was a slice of warped dance music — slinky, sly and not at all slight — coming across as virtuoso R&B producer Timbaland's running head first into a seaside brass band. You could see why Elvis Costello wants Destiny's Child to record the song. And why they should hire the Imposters for grunt. | Key moment no. 1: "Spooky Girlfriend." Here was a slice of warped dance music — slinky, sly and not at all slight — coming across as virtuoso R&B producer Timbaland's running head first into a seaside brass band. You could see why Elvis Costello wants Destiny's Child to record the song. And why they should hire the Imposters for grunt. | ||
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While being at their core what Costello has called "beat music" and therefore seen by some as a return to his roots, the new songs are intriguing variations on regulation Costello. Thrown together into the relentless revue style show the old and new didn't merge so much as bounce off each other, sparking different angles. | While being at their core what Costello has called "beat music" and therefore seen by some as a return to his roots, the new songs are intriguing variations on regulation Costello. Thrown together into the relentless revue style show the old and new didn't merge so much as bounce off each other, sparking different angles. | ||
Key moment no 3: "When I Was Cruel." Coming out of the barrelling '50s style rocker "Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?," the mood almost naturally turned to '50s noir. With a sampled voice intoning one word and a drum loop repeating on itself we were in a macabre dance that seemed the perfect soundtrack to a David Lynch ballroom scene. | Key moment no 3: "When I Was Cruel." Coming out of the barrelling '50s style rocker "Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?," the mood almost naturally turned to '50s noir. With a sampled voice intoning one word and a drum loop repeating on itself we were in a macabre dance that seemed the perfect soundtrack to a David Lynch ballroom scene. | ||
No radical change in arrangements this tour. But that | No radical change in arrangements this tour. But that wasn't a loss, not when delivered with the kind of energy typified by the windmilling arms of Thomas who drove "Radio, Radio" with pounding toms and the duelling guitars and keyboards of "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea." | ||
Key moment no. 4: "I Want You." In the fourth encore, the exuberant power-pop double from 1978 of "You Belong To Me" and "Pump It Up" looked like the obvious way to end the show: the room bouncing, the energy levels peaking. But a sharp right turn took us into I Want You, the darkest and disturbing of obsessive tales. With the lights turned to blue, the Imposters holding themselves back and Costello almost maniacally repeating key phrases, the song now had a real murderous edge. It was what you expected but more; traditional but twisted. A lot like the night. Impressive. Very impressive. | Key moment no. 4: "I Want You." In the fourth encore, the exuberant power-pop double from 1978 of "You Belong To Me" and "Pump It Up" looked like the obvious way to end the show: the room bouncing, the energy levels peaking. But a sharp right turn took us into I Want You, the darkest and disturbing of obsessive tales. With the lights turned to blue, the Imposters holding themselves back and Costello almost maniacally repeating key phrases, the song now had a real murderous edge. It was what you expected but more; traditional but twisted. A lot like the night. Impressive. Very impressive. | ||
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'''Elvis Costello and the Imposters play the Enmore Theatre [[Concert 2002-07-12 Sydney|tonight]] and [[Concert 2002-07-13 Sydney|tomorrow]] and the Canberra Theatre on [[Concert 2002-07-15 Canberra|Monday]]. | '''Elvis Costello and the Imposters play the Enmore Theatre [[Concert 2002-07-12 Sydney|tonight]] and [[Concert 2002-07-13 Sydney|tomorrow]] and the Canberra Theatre on [[Concert 2002-07-15 Canberra|Monday]]. | ||
{{tags}}[[Concert 2002-07-10 Sydney|Enmore Theatre]] {{-}} [[Sydney]] {{-}} [[Australia]] {{-}} [[The Imposters]] {{-}} [[Spooky Girlfriend]] {{-}} [[Destiny's Child]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[Davey Faragher]] {{-}} [[Bruce Thomas]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Pete Thomas]] {{-}} [[Tart]] {{-}} [[Beyond Belief]] {{-}} [[Accidents Will Happen]] {{-}} [[When I Was Cruel]] {{-}} [[Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?]] {{-}} [[David Lynch]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[I Want You]] {{-}} [[You Belong To Me]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] | |||
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<br><small>Photo by [[Domino Postiglione]].</small> | <br><small>Photo by [[Domino Postiglione]].</small> | ||
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