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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. 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. He has not worked with Bruce Thomas since the band was originally disbanded. Costello and Bruce Thomas had a notoriously stormy relationship, documented in Thomas’s autobiographical novel The Big Wheel in 1990. 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 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. The Attractions also recorded an album without Costello, Mad About the Wrong Boy (1980).
They most recently appeared together, although they didn’t play, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
He reconvened the band for one-off albums and tours over the following decade. 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. He has not worked with Bruce Thomas since the band was originally disbanded. Costello and Bruce Thomas had a notoriously stormy relationship, documented in Thomas’s autobiographical novel The Big Wheel in 1990. 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 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. The Attractions also recorded an album without Costello, Mad About the Wrong Boy (1980).
They most recently appeared together, although they didn’t play, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Ruthdee wrote:
YES!
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LittleGreenWang wrote:
living in paradise is my favourite song!
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NYCGraves wrote:
one of the most prolific, consitent artists of the rock n roll era... synthesized not only all pop music trends, but added the wit and critical eye of any great literary essayist, filtered through the eye of some new-generation film noir auteur- all delivered with a jaded, knowing snarl... which had him grouped with the punks of the day... though the New Yorker magazine was closer to the mark by dubbing him "the Cole Porter of Punk."
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IAJP wrote:
fucking great to see armed forces the #1 album!!
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MotownTrash wrote:
Man, they were tight.
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webtomy wrote:
better elvis, BRILLIANT!
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the_living_end wrote:
This Year's Model <3333
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tronsuser wrote:
not 'lite' either!
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whitebicycle wrote:
yes. the better elvis.
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Thedra wrote:
The better Elvis, you say? Well, i have to agree. And hey lasse_mandel, this isn't modern shit!
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georgeh678 wrote:
the better elvis. oliver's army is brilliant.
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MEDS336 wrote:
I completely agree with crumpstandup. He's just so good and underrated. I hope I can go see him on my birthday when he comes to Van :)
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tantan_tron wrote:
:)
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Lasse_Mandel wrote:
Vad är det här för modern skit? Fram med 45:orna, ge mig lite action!
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AledMCR wrote:
Sheer brilliance.
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KiMdOm wrote:
Watching The Detectives is almost perfect.
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viragom wrote:
Imperial Bedroom = epic win.
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TantoTempo wrote:
I shall walk out on you..
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Mad_Millsey wrote:
"Quiet Please... The New Best Of Nick Lowe" with a good few tracks produced by Elvis- press kit here with free download. http://www.propermusic.com/epk/prpcd036.html
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