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<center><h3> Still aiming true </h3></center> | <center><h3> Still aiming true </h3></center> | ||
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''' Elvis Costello <br> | |||
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool | |||
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There's been loose talk lately that Elvis Costello is becoming an irrelevance. The only one of his Nineties albums to gain pop acceptance was an Attractions reunion. His collaboration with Burt Bacharach, ''Painted From Memory'', seemed an over-elaborate pastiche of precision, not passion. | There's been loose talk lately that Elvis Costello is becoming an irrelevance. The only one of his Nineties albums to gain pop acceptance was an Attractions reunion. His collaboration with Burt Bacharach, ''Painted From Memory'', seemed an over-elaborate pastiche of precision, not passion. | ||
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That's when the spark catches light. "Veronica" soon follows, and then "Alison"? He must have sung it thousands of times, but his delicacy and commitment in teasing out its sadness tonight is a wonder that brings tears to the eyes. | That's when the spark catches light. "Veronica" soon follows, and then "Alison"? He must have sung it thousands of times, but his delicacy and commitment in teasing out its sadness tonight is a wonder that brings tears to the eyes. | ||
At some point, the encores start, the crowd leaves its seats, and Costello realises he doesn't want to stop. When "Shipbuilding" starts with the words ''"Is it worth it? | At some point, the encores start, the crowd leaves its seats, and Costello realises he doesn't want to stop. When "Shipbuilding" starts with the words ''"Is it worth it?"'' someone yells "Yes!" before its Falklands context is remembered and everyone stands as if at prayer. And, at the very last, after signalling "one more song" over and over, and always finding room for another, Costello turns all the mics off and walks the stage, singing his most beautiful melody, "Couldn't Call It Unexpected No.{{nb}}4." to each part of the hall in turn. It's a moment of pure communal connection, something corporate pop culture can't erase. Everyone's faith has been repaid. | ||
''Elvis Costello plays Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall on [[Concert 1999-04-23 Glasgow|Friday]]. | {{cx}} | ||
'''Elvis Costello plays Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall on [[Concert 1999-04-23 Glasgow|Friday]]. | |||
{{tags}}[[Concert 1999-04-14 Liverpool|Royal Court Theatre]] {{-}} [[Liverpool]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[Burt Bacharach]] {{-}} [[Painted From Memory]] {{-}} [[Accidents Will Happen]] {{-}} [[Temptation]] {{-}} [[This Year's Girl]] {{-}} [[Indoor Fireworks]] {{-}} [[God's Comic]] {{-}} [[Veronica]] {{-}} [[Alison]] {{-}} [[Shipbuilding]] {{-}} [[Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4]] {{-}} [[The Attractions]] | |||
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