EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Nice picture of the meetup! I wish we had such a contingent in San Diego. Can you tell us who's who in the picture?
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Blog account: http://basilexposition.wordpress.com/20 ... ello-solo/
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
From left too rightahawkman wrote:Nice picture of the meetup! I wish we had such a contingent in San Diego. Can you tell us who's who in the picture?
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Thanks for that! I expect to see you all in SF for a meetup before the DeLone benefit this fall ! Ok, maybe that's a bit unrealistic....
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Thanks for that BWAP from me littletriggers, the happy snapper I worked it out from your previous post, for some reason I always confuse Man Out Of Time with No Coffee Table or did I just make that up ? Oh well done on qualification .
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Elvis Costello, Royal Festival Hall, London
(Rated 4/ 5 )
Reviewed by Ben Walsh
"I've been wading through all this unbelievable junk/ And wondering if I should have given the world to the monkeys," he spits out with relish on "God's Comic" in this blistering solo set. It's about time we reclaimed our very own Elvis, and thanks to Richard Thompson's Meltdown we get a rare sighting (he now lives in New York with his wife, Diana Krall) of this British new-wave whiz.
The 55-year-old Costello bounces, Tigger-like, on to the stage in a sleek dark-grey suit. Glaring out from his bulky black specs he looks like a blend of Woody Allen and Phil Silvers, and his patter between songs is droll and engaging – he apologises for his American accent, he tells us that his dad is in the audience and jokes about making "two whistling solos in one show". But his singing persona is as raw and belligerent as ever, his head jerks violently away from the mic to emphasise an acerbic lyric, his leg occasionally kicks out and when he attacks his guitar his lips are defiantly downcast, like a child whose lollipop has plummeted down a ravine.
In his generous set – I counted 25 songs and it runs 25 minutes over – the highlights include an exquisite, stripped-down "Good Year for the Roses", sung like it belongs in a David Lynch/Wim Wenders film, a suitably vicious ("though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay/ It only took my little fingers to blow you away") "Watching the Detectives" and the gorgeous lament "Alison". But the truly bravura flourish is when he shuns his mic and sits on the edge of the stage to croon the blues-tinged "Slow Drag with Josephine". What a wonderful show-off Declan MacManus (his given name) still is.
In the past few years Costello has toured with Dylan, played with Springsteen and appeared on 30 Rock. All in the States. The UK doesn't get to see enough of this smart, literate, opinionated lyricist and sensational performer. For the finale, Richard Thompson joins him for his finest song, the sad, enraged "Shipbuilding". The rousing standing ovation that follows is wholly justified.
Elvis Costello, Royal Festival Hall, London
(Rated 4/ 5 )
Reviewed by Ben Walsh
"I've been wading through all this unbelievable junk/ And wondering if I should have given the world to the monkeys," he spits out with relish on "God's Comic" in this blistering solo set. It's about time we reclaimed our very own Elvis, and thanks to Richard Thompson's Meltdown we get a rare sighting (he now lives in New York with his wife, Diana Krall) of this British new-wave whiz.
The 55-year-old Costello bounces, Tigger-like, on to the stage in a sleek dark-grey suit. Glaring out from his bulky black specs he looks like a blend of Woody Allen and Phil Silvers, and his patter between songs is droll and engaging – he apologises for his American accent, he tells us that his dad is in the audience and jokes about making "two whistling solos in one show". But his singing persona is as raw and belligerent as ever, his head jerks violently away from the mic to emphasise an acerbic lyric, his leg occasionally kicks out and when he attacks his guitar his lips are defiantly downcast, like a child whose lollipop has plummeted down a ravine.
In his generous set – I counted 25 songs and it runs 25 minutes over – the highlights include an exquisite, stripped-down "Good Year for the Roses", sung like it belongs in a David Lynch/Wim Wenders film, a suitably vicious ("though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay/ It only took my little fingers to blow you away") "Watching the Detectives" and the gorgeous lament "Alison". But the truly bravura flourish is when he shuns his mic and sits on the edge of the stage to croon the blues-tinged "Slow Drag with Josephine". What a wonderful show-off Declan MacManus (his given name) still is.
In the past few years Costello has toured with Dylan, played with Springsteen and appeared on 30 Rock. All in the States. The UK doesn't get to see enough of this smart, literate, opinionated lyricist and sensational performer. For the finale, Richard Thompson joins him for his finest song, the sad, enraged "Shipbuilding". The rousing standing ovation that follows is wholly justified.
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
My pics from the gig:
Sitting as the hall fills up. NB. I found the glasses in my pocket that afternoon, left over from a film shoot, and thought they were appropriate for the gig.
Ms. Thopmson.
Sitting as the hall fills up. NB. I found the glasses in my pocket that afternoon, left over from a film shoot, and thought they were appropriate for the gig.
Ms. Thopmson.
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Holy crap, Jeremy! Those photos of Elvis are really cool! I especially like the first one, where he's leaning to the right--I can picture it as album cover art. And I don't know if you added a posterized or grainy effect on purpose, or if the photos are a little low-res, but the look of them is just wonderful! Also digging the muted color palette quite a bit! Very nice! Would you consider sending me a PDF or something? I think I might like to hang that one on the wall.
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Agreed! Lovely photos!
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I've only just found this site( isn't it great ! ) , despite following the great man for well over 30 years now ( God that makes me feel old ! ), and went to see him at the Festival Hall. First time seeing him live for a few years now and I thought it was a superb. I felt it was a very personal show and Elv seemed very relaxed and at ease and genuinely happy to be there. Yes , it didn't have the energy of shows of years gone by, but that was more than made up for with chat, emotion and, as always great lyrics on the new songs. I especially liked the "mike off", sat on the edge of the stage song.............being in the front row it was almost as if he was sitting with me in my front room. Spellbinding ! Anyway, I mustn't keep waffling on, just wanted to give a brief opinion of the gig, and say "hi" to a lot of other like minded people !
Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Welcome to the forum, Goon Squad!
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Yeah, welcome Goon Squad - we'll all be hassling you now for details of your fandom, first gig, do you collect stuff , favourite album, tour etc- there's no respite now
Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Hi All
I was at this gig too my 9th EC gig I think over the years
here's a photo I shot from the balcony
sound quality in the hall was excellent I thought
I was at this gig too my 9th EC gig I think over the years
here's a photo I shot from the balcony
sound quality in the hall was excellent I thought
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
Hi Bladders! Welcome! Nice picture!
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhi/4767307751/
1.30 vid of
Elvis Costello & Richard Thompson - End of the Rainbow
1.30 vid of
Elvis Costello & Richard Thompson - End of the Rainbow
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This blog has a nice photo of Elvis sitting at the edge of the stage: http://erhys.posterous.com/all-elviss-rock
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Since you put me down, it seems i've been very gloomy. You may laugh but pretty girls look right through me.
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Re: EC in London (Meltdown Festival), June 20
A Video recording of the show is on sale on DVD.
The vendor claims " Recorded at Costello's Royal Festival Hall, London on June 20th 2010 for Richard Thompson's Meltdown, this is a really first rate COMPLETE audience film of his two hour show!! Both picture and sound quality of are really outstanding - hardly surprising as this was shot on an HD camcorder."
Has anyone seen this recording or offer a view on the quality thereof? Interesting to reflect on how you shoot two hours of footage in the RFH without either being spotted or running out of battery or recording media.
MOOT
The vendor claims " Recorded at Costello's Royal Festival Hall, London on June 20th 2010 for Richard Thompson's Meltdown, this is a really first rate COMPLETE audience film of his two hour show!! Both picture and sound quality of are really outstanding - hardly surprising as this was shot on an HD camcorder."
Has anyone seen this recording or offer a view on the quality thereof? Interesting to reflect on how you shoot two hours of footage in the RFH without either being spotted or running out of battery or recording media.
MOOT