Elvis in Italy, June '05

[johnfoyle]

http://www.elviscostello.info/whatsnew.php


http://www.elviscostello.info/setlists/050616.php

2005-06-16: Modena, Italy, Parco Novi
Elvis Costello with the Imposters
- Jens Christensen

This Year's Girl
Uncomplicated
Clown Strike
45
Country Darkness
Bedlam
Needle Time
Distorted Angel
Either Side Of The Same Town
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Clubland
Toledo
All This Useless Beauty
Brilliant Mistake
Almost Blue
Kinder Murder
In The Darkest Place
When I Was Cruel No. 2
Watching The Detectives
The Delivery Man/The Butcher's Boy
Monkey To Man
Mystery Dance
Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?
Pump It Up
Alison/Suspicious Minds
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
God Give Me Strength
Beyond Belief
Radio Radio
The Scarlet Tide


http://www.elviscostello.info/setlists/050618.php

2005-06-18: Verona, Italy, Teatro Ramano
Elvis Costello with the Imposters
- Jens Christensen

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Uncomplicated
Clown Strike
Distorted Angel
45
Country Darkness
Bedlam
Needle Time
Either Side Of The Same Town
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Clubland - band leave syage after song
This House Is Empty Now - EC+Steve Nieve only
The Birds Will Still Be Singing - EC+Steve Nieve only
Toledo
Still
Almost Blue
When I Was Cruel No. 2
Watching The Detectives
The Delivery Man/The Butcher's Boy
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
Alison/Suspicious Minds
Mystery Dance
Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?
Pump It Up
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Radio Radio
Monkey To Man
Oliver's Army
Love That Burns
The Scarlet Tide


http://www.elviscostello.info/concert/0 ... verona.php

private review - thanks to Jens Christensen

2005-06-18: Verona, Italy, Teatro Ramano - with the Imposters


Elvis Soldiers On
From the beginning of the concert it was clear that EC was having problems with the voice. It was a bit hoarse. Then in Clubland his guitar/amp was humming very badly, like a cable was not ok, and at the end of the song, while still playing he tried to kick over the amp a couple of times with his boots, and when the song was over he threw down the guitar on the amp, and he ran off stage, with the band following him.

Some minutes later he went back on stage, only with Steve Nieve, and he played two songs with him on piano, and by now his voice was almost completely gone...some words never left his mouth...only hoarse croaks. But miracuously he continued, and song by song he managed to sing better and better, and by the end of the show his voice had bettered a lot. Way to go EC!

[invisible Pole]

Crikey! Distorted Angels and All This Useless Beauty !!
He doesn't play them too often these days, does he ?

[johnfoyle]

http://www.elviscostello.info/setlists/050619.php

2005-06-19: Perugia, Italy, Villa Lago
Elvis Costello with the Imposters
- sandro10

Uncomplicated
Clown Strike
45
Country Darkness
Needle Time
Shabby Doll
Green Shirt
Everyday I Write The Book
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Clubland
Good Year For The Roses
Toledo
Complicated Shadows
Watching The Detectives
The Delivery Man
Mystery Dance
Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?
Monkey To Man
Pump It Up
Alison/Suspicious Minds
Radio Radio
Heart Of The City
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

http://www.elviscostello.info/setlists/050615.php

2005-06-15: Sesto, Italy, Fiorentino
Elvis Costello with the Imposters
- sandro10

This Year's Girl
Uncomplicated
Clown Strike
45
Country Darkness
Bedlam
Needle Time
Distorted Angel
Brilliant Mistake
Either Side Of The Same Town
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Clubland
Toledo
All This Useless Beauty
Suit Of Lights
Almost Blue
Kinder Murder
In The Darkest Place
When I Was Cruel No. 2
Watching The Detectives
The Delivery Man
Monkey To Man
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
High Fidelity
Radio Radio
Pump It Up
Alison/Suspicious Minds
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
Heart Of The City
Oliver's Army
The Scarlet Tide
Mystery Train
Love That Burns

[johnfoyle]

http://www.mescalina.it/musica/live/live.php?id=243



ELVIS COSTELLO

16 giugno 2005
MUSIC VILLAGE (MODENA)

Non si sa mai bene che cosa attendersi da Elvis Costello, per via del suo approccio molto personale e di un repertorio ormai sconfinato.
Vedendolo salire sul palco puntuale, con tanto di giacca e cravatta, in un contesto distinto come quello del Music Village, si pensa ad uno spettacolo composto, misurato, ad una lezione di musica con qualche concessione al rock'n'roll. Il pubblico siede ordinatamente e, pur non riempiendo affatto tutto lo spazio a disposizione, segue con attenzione l'artista che sul palco ha davvero la padronanza e la competenza di un professore.
Eppure Costello dimostra subito di non volersi risparmiare e, sostenuto dai suoi Imposters, attacca inanellando una serie di numeri rock. L'impatto è frontale ma elaborato: Elvis si piazza spesso oltre le spie a suonare la chitarra elettrica, mentre la band insiste sulla struttura dei pezzi, grazie al contributo di Steve Nieve alle tastiere, che arriva ad ampliare lo spettro del suono con un theremin.
Le canzoni si susseguono senza pausa e senza pose: anche quando propone alcuni brani dell'ultimo disco, Costello offre al pubblico solo qualche sguardo e tanta, tanta musica. Il suono è costruito su un rock'n'roll continuamente variato: "Bedlam" e "Needle time" sono due colpi imbastarditi e meticci, ma il primo punto di svolta è "Chelsea" conclusa con una serie di stacchi diretti allo stomaco e seguita da una "Clubland" che sfocia in una citazione di "Insensatez" di Jobim.
La band suona in modo sopraffino degno della cornice e dell'organizzazione del Mu-Vi e Costello sembra divertito, al punto che comincia a lanciare qualche sorriso provocante verso il pubblico. Da sottolineare come, oltre che del canto, si faccia carico di tutte le parti di chitarra con l'aiuto saltuario di un processore, sporcando il suo chitarrismo twang di r&r, di swing, di country e di blues a seconda delle occasioni. Addirittura arriva a cantare un verso di "All this useless beauty" in italiano, ma, al di là del cameo, stupiscono le interpretazioni che, soprattutto nei pezzi lenti, producono delle parti da brivido, supplendo anche a qualche tremito di troppo. Esemplari sono in questo senso "Almost blue", cantata come un crooner, e "When I was cruel", eseguita in una versione più blues, quasi minacciosa.
Il pubblico si scalda come se tutti, anche i meno assidui, percepissero la personalità sfaccettata dell'artista e Costello ricambia, confermando la propria particolarità anche su quelli che sono i suoi pezzi storici: "Watching the detectives" è seguita a ruota da "The delivery man" e "The butcher boy" prima che la festa abbia inizio con un medley di rimandi al rock'n'roll anni '50 che culmina in "Pump it up".
A questo punto, quando il set sembra ormai concluso, Costello si carica ulteriormente, assorbendo l'energia prodotta dalla sua stessa musica e sforna "Alison" in medley con "Suspicious minds" per poi lanciarsi in una lunga "Peace, love and understanding" con continui reprise sul finale.
Non ancora sazio, offre una "God give me strength" che per certi versi suona come un saluto a Pavarotti, che qua è di casa. Poi tira fuori dal cilindro qualche altro numero di rock'n'roll e la chiusura definitiva con una "Scarlet tide" in bilico tra il country e il folk irlandese: dopo oltre due ore di concerto, Costello ha il coraggio di proporre parte del pezzo solo chitarra e voce, senza nemmeno l'ausilio del microfono, come offerta ultima ed estrema ai presenti.
Davvero una grande lezione di musica.



Articolo di: Christian Verzeletti - Enrico Ladisa <ink@mescalina.it>


Google trans. -


What is not known never well that to attend from Elvis Costello, for via of its approach much staff and of a repertorio by now sconfinato. Seeing to go up it on the punctual theater box, with as well as about jacket and necktie, in a distinguished context like that one of the Music Village, composed, measured show is believed to one, to one lesson of music with some concession to the rock' n' roll. The public seats tidily and, also not filling up at all all the space to disposition, he follows with attention the artist who on the theater box indeed has the mastery and the competence of a university professor.

Nevertheless I stud demonstrates endured not to want itself to save and, supported from its Imposters, series of numbers attacks inanellando one rock. The impact frontal but is elaborated: Elvis public square often beyond the spies to play the guitar electrical worker, while the band it insists on the structure of pieces, thanks to the contribution of Steve Nieve to the keyboards, that it succeeds in to widen the phantom of the sound with a theremin. The songs are ollowed without pause and without it placed: also when it proposes some brani of the last disc, I stud offers public to the only some look and a lot, much music. The sound is constructed on a rock' n' roll continuously varied: "Bedlam" and "Needle Time" are two imbastarditi blows and mestizos, but the first carried out point of is "concluded Chelsea" with a series of detaches directed to the stomach and continuation from one "Clubland" that sfocia in one citation of "Insensatez" of Jobim.


Band the sound in worthy excellent way of the frame and the organization of the Mu-Vi and Costello seems amused, to the point that begins launch some smile provoking towards the public. To emphasize like, beyond that of the song, make cargo of all the parts of guitar with the irregular aid of a processore, soiling its chitarrismo twang of r&r, of swing, of country and blues to second of the occasions. Quite it succeeds in to sing a back of "All this useless beauty" in Italian, but, al.di.là.del cameo, they too much astonish the interpretations that, above all in pieces discs of a valve, they produce of the parts from brivido, supplendo also some tremito. Exemplary are in so far as "Almost blue", sung like a crooner, and "When the was cruel", executed in one version more blues, nearly threatening. The public scalda like if the all, also less assiduous, percepissero the sfaccettata personality of the artist and Stud exchange again, confirming the own particularitity also on that they are its historical pieces: "Watching the detectives" is continuation to wheel from "The delivery man" and "The butcher boy" before that the festivity has beginning with a medley of sends back to rock' n' roll years ' 50 that culminate in "Pump it up". To this point, when the set seems concluded by now, I stud it is loaded ulteriorly, absorbing the energy produced from the its same music and sforna "Alison" in medley with "Suspicious minds" in order then launch itself in a long "Peace, love and understanding" with continuous reprise on the end. Not still I am satiated, offers to a "God give me strength" that for sure backs sound like a salute to Pavarotti, than it is here of house. Then other number of rock' n' roll and the definitive closing with one "Scarlet tide" in the balance between country and the folk pulls outside from the cylinder some Irish: after beyond two hours of concert, I stud has the courage to propose part of the piece single guitar and voice, without not even the aid of the microphone, like last and extreme offer to the present ones. Indeed one great lesson of music.

[Otis Westinghouse]

Crikey! Distorted Angels and All This Useless Beauty !!
He doesn't play them too often these days, does he ?

He obviously enjoys singing the latter in Italia so he can sing 'tutta questa bellezza inutile' and show off (as referred to above: 'Quite it succeeds in to sing a back of "All this useless beauty" in Italian'!). Maybe Italy reminds him of the LP. Some other nice and unexpected inclusions on these dates such as Shabby Doll and Green Shirt. shame we've never had an Italian visitor, given the reputation he enjoys there.

[RinghioStarr]

I think that All This Useless Beauty was about an experience he had in Italy.

I remember he even sang it like that in Rome, in front of an audience of half million people, during the yearly Labour Day gig.

He mentions that gig in the Extreme Honey liner notes, or one of those greatest hits.

[Otis Westinghouse]

Exactly.

[martinfoyle]

See

http://www.elviscostellofans.com/phpBB3 ... f=6&t=6938

[Otis Westinghouse]

The description above ('From the beginning of the concert it was clear that EC was having problems with the voice. It was a bit hoarse. Then in Clubland his guitar/amp was humming very badly, like a cable was not ok, and at the end of the song, while still playing he tried to kick over the amp a couple of times with his boots, and when the song was over he threw down the guitar on the amp, and he ran off stage, with the band following him. Some minutes later he went back on stage, only with Steve Nieve, and he played two songs with him on piano, and by now his voice was almost completely gone...some words never left his mouth...only hoarse croaks. But miracuously he continued, and song by song he managed to sing better and better, and by the end of the show his voice had bettered a lot. Way to go EC!') half makes me want to check this out. But only half.