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It had been 21 years since Elvis Costello last played Massey Hall. That was back in the heady days of 1977-78; what people like to refer to as his angry punk days. Back then, he had a chip on his shoulder the size of London Bridge and he and his band the Attractions performed their frenetic songs of guilt and revenge like they had everything to prove. Contrast that with his last Toronto appearance — three years ago at the Warehouse (after fresh paint fumes forced a move from the Guvernment) — when he was carrying in his suitcase the collection of deftly crafted songs from that year's ''All This Useless Beauty'' album. | It had been 21 years since Elvis Costello [[Concert 1978-04-29 Toronto (late)|last]] played Massey Hall. That was back in the heady days of 1977-78; what people like to refer to as his angry punk days. Back then, he had a chip on his shoulder the size of London Bridge and he and his band the Attractions performed their frenetic songs of guilt and revenge like they had everything to prove. Contrast that with his last Toronto appearance — three years ago at the Warehouse (after fresh paint fumes forced a move from the Guvernment) — when he was carrying in his suitcase the collection of deftly crafted songs from that year's ''All This Useless Beauty'' album. | ||
The evening consisted of songs he had originally written for others to sing, and which he performed not with the Attractions, but with only his long-time keyboard player from that combo, Steve Nieve, providing accompaniment on grand piano. This time around, though (still just he and Nieve), Costello was holding in his pocket a bevy of songs from last year's acclaimed collaboration with Burt Bacharach, ''Painted From Memory''. And while the '96 show was brilliant, there was something about the new songs, the sparse arrangements, the minimal stage setting and subtle lighting, and the feeling inside old Massey that just seemed right. | The evening consisted of songs he had originally written for others to sing, and which he performed not with the Attractions, but with only his long-time keyboard player from that combo, Steve Nieve, providing accompaniment on grand piano. This time around, though (still just he and Nieve), Costello was holding in his pocket a bevy of songs from last year's acclaimed collaboration with Burt Bacharach, ''Painted From Memory''. And while the '96 show was brilliant, there was something about the new songs, the sparse arrangements, the minimal stage setting and subtle lighting, and the feeling inside old Massey that just seemed right. | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart_Attack Wikipedia: Chart Attack] | ||
*[http://jimkellywriter.com/reviews/live-reviews/ JimKellyWriter.com{{t}}][http://www.jimkellywriter.com/wp-content/uploads/Reviews/Live_Reviews/Live-Reviews-Elvis-Costello-June-16-1999.pdf {{t}}] | |||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/a-c/chart_attack.990627a.html elviscostello.info] | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000929011759/http://chartattack.com/road/reviews/1999/19990627-costello.html archive.org] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20000929011759/http://chartattack.com/road/reviews/1999/19990627-costello.html archive.org] | ||
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