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| From | Steve Alter <shteevea@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: In defense of Elvis Costello! |
| Date | Fri, 4 May 2007 12:53:08 -0700 (PDT) |
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I won't even argue he's a better performer now than on El Mocambo; there's no question that he is.
I've seen Elvis almost 20 time over his career, in various guises and configurations, and his shows the last few years have been killer, rocking as hard as the Attractions in their heyday, and covering the breadth of an awe-inspiring and diverse catalog with passion, grace and fire.
Now, about those Lexus commercials... :-(
Paul Myers <pulmyears@gmail.com> wrote:
Having just returned from the Warfield in SF after seeing Elvis and the
Imposters, I have to respectfully disagree with Greg Sager, who posted that
"Costello ... really seems to be forcing it when he straps on the guitar and
plugs in nowadays. It's not cringe-inducing, but it's not the work of a
rocker who is still at the
top of his game."
Couldn't disagree more. Last nights show at the Warfield with the
Imposters, basically 2/3 of the Attractions and the mighty Davey Faragher on
bass, was 2 solid hours of flat out rock and roll. I was actually struck by
the notion that unlike most musicians and songwriter who progress into
elevated artforms and in doing so lose their "excellent rawness", Mr
MacManus has actually managed to AVOID unlearning his Rock instincts. The
show was a celebration of that part of his overall musical pallette. I
would strongly argue that he is actually a better performer now than on the
ElMocambo live album. (open to discussion).
If this tour hasn't hit your town yet, do not hesitate to attend. He's in
Reno tonight. (Friday).
Paul Myers
(My aim is still true)
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