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London, United Kingdom (1977 – 1984, 1994 – 1996)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions was the band formed by Elvis Costello in 1977. It comprised Steve Nieve (ne Nason) on keyboards, Pete Thomas on drums and Bruce Thomas (no relation) on bass. He recorded and toured solidly with them until 1984, when he disbanded them to pursue solo projects.
He reconvened the band for one-off albums and tours over the following decade; in particular from 1994 through 1996. He has also enlisted Nieve - and to a lesser extent Pete Thomas - for other recordings and performances, and continues to do so to present day. Costello and Bruce Thomas had a notoriously stormy relationship, documented in Thomas’s autobiographical novel The Big Wheel in 1990. The original Attractions reunited for the Brutal Youth & All This Useless Beauty sessions despite Elvis and Bruce’s differences. Pete Thomas and Steve Nieve, along with Bruce Thomas’ replacement Davey Faragher, now form Costello’s current backing band, The Imposters.
Together, Costello and The Attractions, from London, UK, recorded 10 albums, most of which are critically regarded as among Costello’s finest. They are: This Year’s Model (1978); Armed Forces (1979); Get Happy (1980); Trust (1981); Almost Blue (1981); Imperial Bedroom (1982); Punch The Clock (1983); Goodbye Cruel World (1984); Blood and Chocolate (1986), and All This Useless Beauty (1996). The full band plays on some, but not all, tracks on the 1994 release Brutal Youth, which is credited to Costello alone.
He reconvened the band for one-off albums and tours over the following decade; in particular from 1994 through 1996. He has also enlisted Nieve - and to a lesser extent Pete Thomas - for other recordings and performances, and continues to do so to present day. Costello and Bruce Thomas had a notoriously stormy relationship, documented in Thomas’s autobiographical novel The Big Wheel in 1990. The original Attractions reunited for the Brutal Youth & All This Useless Beauty sessions despite Elvis and Bruce’s differences. Pete Thomas and Steve Nieve, along with Bruce Thomas’ replacement Davey Faragher, now form Costello’s current backing band, The Imposters.
Together, Costello and The Attractions, from London, UK, recorded 10 albums, most of which are critically regarded as among Costello’s finest. They are: This Year’s Model (1978); Armed Forces (1979); Get Happy (1980); Trust (1981); Almost Blue (1981); Imperial Bedroom (1982); Punch The Clock (1983); Goodbye Cruel World (1984); Blood and Chocolate (1986), and All This Useless Beauty (1996). The full band plays on some, but not all, tracks on the 1994 release Brutal Youth, which is credited to Costello alone.
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RemoteRemote wrote:
forever an influence and connection to my Dad.
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WiseJake237 wrote:
Bruce Thomas is my favorite bassist of all time. Incredible. So underrated I want to just fucking scream.
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luchaboar wrote:
Do you guys prefer Beyond Belief or The Land Of Give And Take? c:
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westernmedicine wrote:
Elvis costello>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bowie
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EduRocker12 wrote:
Bowie>>>Elvis Costello
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AledMCR wrote:
I can't choose between Armed Forces and This Year's Model. Everything Costello did with both those albums was absolutely great.
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promisedeyes wrote:
'This Year's Girl' is one of the greatest albums ever recorded. End stop.
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mylifeisought wrote:
"Unlucky. The band would have been bigger if they started now with all the indie bands" Elvis Costello & The Attractions headlined amphitheaters and arenas for years, as well as headlining Glastonbury four times.
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Druid66 wrote:
What's so funny about cutting lyrics, razor vocals, blistering guitars and piercing drums? Erm... nothing. These guys kick ass! And Elvis has turned, over time, into a truly epic musical explorer.
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westernmedicine wrote:
marry me elvis
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Thedra wrote:
So much ahead of their time.
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asifricci wrote:
Unlucky. The band would have been bigger if they started now with all the indie bands
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doodag wrote:
Party Girl <3
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SHINRAxBRAT wrote:
busy bodies.
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WalterDigsTunes wrote:
Aim= Costello. Model= & the Attractions
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gangatheloon wrote:
should This Year's Model artist tag be & the Attractions? or just Elvis Costello? and what about My AIm Is True? i'm a newbie.
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ralfsu wrote:
I can't understand why Last.fm has Elvis Costello & The Attractions in their database if it says "and the" on the album covers? Which is correct then?
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alfancur wrote:
buddy holly then roy orbison then john denver then elton john then elvis costello then rivers cuomo. glasses fits for rockstars!
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al_an wrote:
...are you my twin?
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Aragorn_501 wrote:
This Year's Model was love at first listen.
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