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The oddest thing was that songs that sound tuneless on the album here came alive, with Steve Nieve's keyboards in particular adding extra texture. This was most striking on "Alibi." The song is a lyrically dazzling exploration of guilt and blame. Yet when Costello had unveiled it solo during the Landmines concerts in January, it had sounded unrelenting and excruciating. Here, with Nieve's embellishments and Pete Thomas driving from behind his kit, the song was reinvented and given a welcome new dynamism. The sequencer-enhanced "When I Was Cruel" was also impressive, with a vocal on which Costello sounded not unlike some crazy old wino staggering down the street and muttering to himself. | The oddest thing was that songs that sound tuneless on the album here came alive, with Steve Nieve's keyboards in particular adding extra texture. This was most striking on "Alibi." The song is a lyrically dazzling exploration of guilt and blame. Yet when Costello had unveiled it solo during the Landmines concerts in January, it had sounded unrelenting and excruciating. Here, with Nieve's embellishments and Pete Thomas driving from behind his kit, the song was reinvented and given a welcome new dynamism. The sequencer-enhanced "When I Was Cruel" was also impressive, with a vocal on which Costello sounded not unlike some crazy old wino staggering down the street and muttering to himself. | ||
"Pump It Up" and "Lipstick Vogue" were held for the first encore and were incendiary. But, hoping that he had kept the best until last, we called him back again. He didn't disappoint, ending the show with an intense reading of "I Want You," the chilling depiction of obsession from 1986's recently reissued ''Blood & Chocolate''. | "Pump It Up" and "Lipstick Vogue" were held for the first encore and were incendiary. But, hoping that he had kept the best until last, we called him back again. He didn't disappoint, ending the show with an intense reading of "I{{nb}}Want You," the chilling depiction of obsession from 1986's recently reissued ''Blood & Chocolate''. | ||
Yes, The Imposter is back. This year's model may not have quite the same febrile tension of old. But it's still a bloody sight sharper than crooning with Burt Bacharach. | Yes, The Imposter is back. This year's model may not have quite the same febrile tension of old. But it's still a bloody sight sharper than crooning with Burt Bacharach. |
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