[ATTENDED: August 12, 2022] Elvis Costello and the Imposters
For a number of years now I’ve wanted to see Elvis Costello. His 1985 greatest hits album The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions is one of my favorite albums of all time. In addition to those sixteen songs, he has a dozen more songs that I like a ton as well. He’s also written a million songs that I don’t know, but I’ve heard he always puts on a good show. And with his new touring band The Imposters (very funny) I figured an evening with the band would be a good time.
I had wanted to see him back in 2013 when he played Morristown. I don’t recall why I didn’t go (too expensive?) For that tour he played over 30 songs from throughout his career.
Plus, it was at Parx casino–not as far as Philly and comfy seats!
For this tour, Elvis had been playing with Nick Lowe and Los Straightjackets opening. But there was no opening act for this show. Which promised a bigger show, I thought. But I was wrong.
I assumed we’d get a greatest hits show with lots of songs from A Boy Called If (which I didn’t know, but if single “Magnificent Hurt” was anything to go by, it would all be good rocking fun. After all the tour was called A Boy Called If and Other Favourites. (more…)
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