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<center>''' Elvis Costello & The Imposters ''' / National Stadium, Dublin </center> | <center>''' Elvis Costello & The Imposters ''' / National Stadium, Dublin </center> | ||
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Perhaps most surprisingly, the performance sometimes smacked of a sinister underbelly, with Elvis, sweat-drenched and hunched over a sampler, conducting weird and wonderful layers of electronic noise to strum over. This approach gave wings to tracks such as "Spooky Girlfriend" and "When l Was Cruel" (which sounded as vital as any of his older tunes) and provided a dense, blue atmosphere for the beautiful and timely "Shipbuilding." | Perhaps most surprisingly, the performance sometimes smacked of a sinister underbelly, with Elvis, sweat-drenched and hunched over a sampler, conducting weird and wonderful layers of electronic noise to strum over. This approach gave wings to tracks such as "Spooky Girlfriend" and "When l Was Cruel" (which sounded as vital as any of his older tunes) and provided a dense, blue atmosphere for the beautiful and timely "Shipbuilding." | ||
And so to the encore, and boy, what an encore! Costello returned to the stage three times, the entire stadium rushing the stage to get down to some Costello classics. "Radio, Radio" | And so to the encore, and boy, what an encore! Costello returned to the stage three times, the entire stadium rushing the stage to get down to some Costello classics. "Radio, Radio," "Oliver's Army," the Dylan-esque "Episodes Of Blonde," the evergreen "Alison" ensured Elvis (and audience) left the building in great spirits — and as cliched as it sounds, proved that the man's aim is still true. | ||
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