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Saw Elvis Costello last night. Great 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 recoginize 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've got 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.
Opoening act was Sondre Lerche. He sings wide pop tunes, and backs himslef 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 recoginize 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've got 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.
Opoening act was Sondre Lerche. He sings wide pop tunes, and backs himslef 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.
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Date: 2005-04-17 08:31 pm (UTC)From:I LOVE his old stuff the most....
He was fantastic in 1981 when I say him...Hes grown up a lot...;)
I told Cyn that I have most of his old stuff on vinyl if you are interested to copy it. Sal and I have duplicates.
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Date: 2005-04-17 10:32 pm (UTC)From: