Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach at the Chicago Theatre

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: October 19, 1998| Author: Lloyd Sachs | Copyright information
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach at the Chicago Theatre

If fair had been fair at the Chicago Theatre Friday, Elvis Costello would have followed two overly long hits medleys by his new songwriting partner, Burt Bacharach, by pumping up his own blasts from the past.

But if Burt has happily emerged from the celebrity shadows as the same old Burt, applying his trademark muscular string arrangements and sweetly burping horns to certified classics and easy-listening fluff, Elvis was...

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