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<center><h3> Elvis Costello | <center><h3> Elvis Costello – re-reviewed </h3></center> | ||
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Wow — Holy shit — it was that great. The lucky Winnipeggers who crammed into the sold-out Playhouse Theatre for Elvis Costello's Wake Up Canada concert got woken up, shaken up, rocked and rolled until the entire house was up, stomping, clapping, letting loose. In years I have seen nothing that could match that night for sheer energy, joy and a fantastic time. A minor sound problem simply had no chance whatsoever to distract from the total success of the evening. | Wow — Holy shit — it was that great. The lucky Winnipeggers who crammed into the sold-out Playhouse Theatre for Elvis Costello's Wake Up Canada concert got woken up, shaken up, rocked and rolled until the entire house was up, stomping, clapping, letting loose. In years I have seen nothing that could match that night for sheer energy, joy and a fantastic time. A minor sound problem simply had no chance whatsoever to distract from the total success of the evening. | ||
Elvis Costello and the Attractions took to the stage in front of an audience already charged by the | Elvis Costello and the Attractions took to the stage in front of an audience already charged by the still-Battered Wives. | ||
Elvis managed to bring the feel of an intimate club performance into the quite cozy Playhouse, snarling, whispering, choking, yelling, screaming his underdog's accusation against a hostile world and obviously he struck a sympathetic chord as he rocked through the stepped up pace of all his best songs, never wasting time, no rest for applause but delivering and delivering. | Elvis managed to bring the feel of an intimate club performance into the quite cozy Playhouse, snarling, whispering, choking, yelling, screaming his underdog's accusation against a hostile world and obviously he struck a sympathetic chord as he rocked through the stepped up pace of all his best songs, never wasting time, no rest for applause but delivering and delivering. | ||
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Well, thus flattered, Elvis took to the stage, and backed up by his drummer and his bass man proceeded to lift the roof off the St. Vital. With unfamiliar equipment, no soundcheck and minus his keyboards, he turned out two beautiful sets for an audience so high and happy they were dancing on the chairs, on the tables, in the aisles, and in the cans. | Well, thus flattered, Elvis took to the stage, and backed up by his drummer and his bass man proceeded to lift the roof off the St. Vital. With unfamiliar equipment, no soundcheck and minus his keyboards, he turned out two beautiful sets for an audience so high and happy they were dancing on the chairs, on the tables, in the aisles, and in the cans. | ||
Most "Rock Stars" would consider it lowering themselves to do what Elvis did, stand in front of a bunch of people without the security of their usual | Most "Rock Stars" would consider it lowering themselves to do what Elvis did, stand in front of a bunch of people without the security of their usual rock 'n' roll hocus pocus and maybe risking a bad sound. But he pulled it off, he sounded great and he proved to an ecstatic crowd that he can and will play rock 'n' roll extraordinaire anywhere. | ||
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{{tags}}[[The Attractions]] {{-}} [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg|The Playhouse]] {{-}} [[Winnipeg]] {{-}} [[Canada]] {{-}} [[:Category:Wake Up Canada Tour|Wake Up Canada Tour]] {{-}} [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg (late)|St. Vital Hotel]] {{-}} [[The Fuse]] {{-}} [[I'm Not Angry]] {{-}} [[The Battered Wives|Battered Wives]] {{-}} [[Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll]] {{-}} [[Ian Dury]] | |||
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'''The Manitoban, November 30, 1978 | '''The Manitoban, November 30, 1978 | ||
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Tillman reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[The Battered Wives|Battered Wives]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg| | Tillman reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Attractions]] and opening act [[The Battered Wives|Battered Wives]], Wednesday, [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg|Nov. 15, 1978]], The Playhouse, Winnipeg, Canada, and also reports on his post-concert appearance at [[Concert 1978-11-15 Winnipeg (late)|St. Vital Hotel]]. | ||
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