The Viper Rooms
Elvis Costello and The Imposters,
The Viper Rooms , Los Angeles
Oct. 22 2004
(approximate setlist ; complete list not in correct order)
Button My Lip
Waiting For The End Of The World
Radio, Radio
Blame It On Cain
Alibi
Bedlam
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
The Delivery Man
Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
Monkey To Man
The Monkey
Country Darkness
Uncomplicated
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Hidden Charms
Needle Time
Alison
There's A Story In Your Voice (with Lucinda Williams)
Love That Burns
Beyond Belief
I Want You
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Pump It Up
( Submitted by Nunki , with comments )
Nunki writes to listserv -
I believe this is the complete list of songs, but the order is most
assuredly wrong.
Button My Lip
Waiting For The End Of The World
Radio, Radio
Blame It On Cain
Alibi
Bedlam
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
The Delivery Man
Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind?
Monkey To Man
The Monkey
Country Darkness
Uncomplicated
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Hidden Charms
Needle Time
Alison
There's A Story In Your Voice (with Lucinda Williams)
Love That Burns
Beyond Belief
I Want You
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Pump It Up
Elvis' voice was in very rough shape throughout, but he did his best.
He seemed to be enjoying himself despite obviously struggling with his
voice. Somehow the vocal problems weren't such a problem in a small
club with an enthusiastic audience (at least up in front). It probably
would have seemed like a disaster in a less intimate venue.
Lucinda relied slightly less on her lyric sheet this time around. Pete
was wearing a shirt that said "Axis of Evildoers." Elvis defended his
right to speak out about an American election despite coming from
overseas "because this affects all of us." (He made a similar comment
at Amoeba the other day.) He also vowed to run against Arnold
Schwarzenegger if the Constitution were ever amended to allow him to
run for president.
The opening act was Bobby Kennedy Jr., who spoke about Bush's
environmental record. Fisher Stevens and Willie Garson also spoke
briefly.
Several of the celebrities listed on the Bring Ohio Back website (Steve
Buscemi, Gina Gershon, Marisa Tomei, Daphne Zuniga) were in the
audience, as were Glenn Tilbrook and T Bone Burnett. Glenn Tilbrook
seemed particularly amused by the "Say A Little Prayer" lyrics in "I
Want You." Sara Rue, who claimed to be an EC superfan on Jimmy Kimmel
last night, was also there and did in fact grab a spot in the front
very early on. (At one point someone asked her if she saw Elvis on
Jimmy Kimmel last night.)
Despite the "Bring Ohio Back" theme, we didn't get to hear "Toledo."