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A year ago Elvis Costello was being written off for '' | A year ago Elvis Costello was being written off for ''North'', an album of (gulp) love songs. It's typical of his unpredictability that he has blasted back with ''The Delivery Man'' — an album for people who grew up thinking Costello was a punk — and this sole UK appearance in Britain's most rock 'n' roll venue. | ||
As Costello stands lashing out song after song with barely a pause, he looks less like the musical adventurer who also released a classical album last month than the 1977 model. In those days he was a bundle of fidgety bile. Now 50, in a purple suit that looks a size too small, he is still so edgy he must get all manner of trouble at customs. | As Costello stands lashing out song after song with barely a pause, he looks less like the musical adventurer who also released a classical album last month than the 1977 model. In those days he was a bundle of fidgety bile. Now 50, in a purple suit that looks a size too small, he is still so edgy he must get all manner of trouble at customs. | ||
The set blends | The set blends ''The Delivery Man'' with classics, such as "[[Radio, Radio|Radio Radio]]" and "[[High Fidelity]]," that fit with the new record's scatter-gun energy. Costello hurls in lost gems such as "[[Blame It On Cain|Blame It on Cain]]," the second B-side of "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]," and trashes the planned set list as he responds to the crowd's mood. | ||
A spontaneous moment is the night's funniest, as he introduces the Darwinesque [[Monkey To Man|Monkey to a Man]] by suggesting: "We should never... in any country... vote for anybody who is a disgrace to the theory of evolution." | A spontaneous moment is the night's funniest, as he introduces the Darwinesque "[[Monkey To Man|Monkey to a Man]]" by suggesting: "We should never... in any country... vote for anybody who is a disgrace to the theory of evolution." | ||
A spectacular [[Shipbuilding]] equally mocks any notion that his political fire has gone out. With every line sung by the crowd, the Falklands-inspired song feels like a succession of hammer blows against any case for war. | A spectacular "[[Shipbuilding]]" equally mocks any notion that his political fire has gone out. With every line sung by the crowd, the Falklands-inspired song feels like a succession of hammer blows against any case for war. | ||
The blistering energy is emphasised by occasional gentler numbers, including the eerie "[[Country Darkness]]" and a rapturously received "[[Good Year For The Roses|Good Year for the Roses]]." The night divides into a punky hour-long blast and another hour of encores, as Costello rediscovers his common touch and rock 'n' roll heart. | |||
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'''The Guardian, October 11, 2004 | '''The Guardian, October 11, 2004 | ||
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[[Dave Simpson]] reviews Elvis Costello | [[Dave Simpson]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Wednesday, [[Concert 2004-10-06 Glasgow|October 6, 2004]], Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland. | ||
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