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<center><h3>Elvis Costello & The Impostors | <center><h3>Elvis Costello & The Impostors at Bridgewater Hall </h3></center> | ||
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<center>Belinda Hanks</center> | <center>Belinda Hanks</center> | ||
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Punk, classical, jazz and pop. Elvis Costello has touched on them all, but his latest album, ''[[The Delivery Man]]'', has all been about country rock. | |||
Joined by | Joined by The Imposters, the veteran rocker strides on to stage promptly at 7.30pm and makes an energetic start: one sadly muffled by the immensity of The Bridgewater Hall. | ||
It is a heartfelt rendition of ballad [[Country Darkness]] | It is a heartfelt rendition of ballad [[Country Darkness]] — from his current release — that sets the tone for the two-hour set. [[Pete Thomas]] (drums), [[Davey Faragher]] (bass) and [[Steve Nieve]] (keyboards) soar through a surging "[[Needle Time]]" and title track, "[[The Delivery Man (song)|The Delivery Man]]." And Costello — donning a black suit set off by a pair of shimmering silver shoes — begins to flaunt his harmonic mastery, making a brief return to his back catalogue to demonstrate the fragile melodicism of "[[In The Darkest Place|In the Darkest Place]]" (from ''Painted From Memory'') before a crowd pleasing "[[Good Year For The Roses]]" from his 1981, ''Almost Blue'' album. | ||
Hecklers spur the ex-Stiff Records star into some much-needed interaction: "Go back to St Helens," he jokes, adding, "Who's from Eccles? (cheers) Bury? (more cheers)." | Hecklers spur the ex-Stiff Records star into some much-needed interaction: "Go back to St Helens," he jokes, adding, "Who's from Eccles? (cheers) Bury? (more cheers)." | ||
"Tonight the monkey will speak," shouts Costello, dramatically introducing [[Monkey To Man]] (an answer to New Orleans' legend [[Dave Bartholomew]]'s 1950s hit [[The Monkey]]). | "Tonight the monkey will speak," shouts Costello, dramatically introducing "[[Monkey To Man]]" (an answer to New Orleans' legend [[Dave Bartholomew]]'s 1950s hit "[[The Monkey]])." | ||
The crowd stand to receive an epic rendition of "[[Pump It Up]]" and "[[Shipbuilding]]" before Costello underlines the night with a tender rendition of "[[The Scarlet Tide]]." With that, The Delivery Man is gone. | |||
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[[Belinda Hanks]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Monday, [[Concert 2005-02-20 Manchester|February 20, 2005]], | [[Belinda Hanks]] reviews Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]], Monday, [[Concert 2005-02-20 Manchester|February 20, 2005]], Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England. | ||
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*[http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/m/manchester_evening_news.050221.php elviscostello.info] | |||
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