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This 1983 period into and including the 1984 tour were great times ..I went to most gigs on those 2 tours even the support acts were pretty good ..the likes of Aztec camera prefab sprout the bluebells and the pogues .. Elvis and the attractions were on top form ..for me it never felt the same after that 84 tour ..was a special time to be a follower ..as for Steve nieve ? What a musician he is apart from all his wonderful contributions with the attractions ..just have a listen to him on Morrissey's 1991 album kill uncle..... finally what a contribution the TKO horns and afrodiziak made to the sound of punch the clock and the 1983 tour ..fantastic
Entirely agree - saw them as a 14 year old touring the Goodbye Cruel World album at the Edinburgh Playhouse in 1984. They opened with Deportees Club. Completely blew me and everyone around me away. Saw them/him another 5 times after that over the years and never disappointed. Nothing will ever beat that first time though. Absolutely brilliant performer and The Attractions what an outstanding band.
Agree, saw them 83 and 84, both fantastic, then in 86 (Big Wheel) it was still good but not quite the same. Remained a fan long into the 90's but as Elvis got more full of himself and the songs got more boring I couldn't keep interested. After Bruce was pushed out nothing Elvis has done is good (some of the Bachrach stuff is ok but it's far below good Bachrach)
S'funny how much we rate an era based on its resonance to us when we were MOST receptive to the experience. Although I had his greatest hits on vinyl, I was far too young to appreciate any of his pre-1985 releases. For me, "King of America" and esp. "Blood and Chocolate" were the Holy Grail(s) - I was EXACTLY the right age to absorb them. The visuality (and heft) of LP covers is completely lost today - I stared at both covers and lyric sheets endlessly! What a great era to immerse yourself in! Your touring excursion w/ the band at that point sounds amazing. My problem is I live in the U.S. where casual travel was prohibitive at the time. Plus, I grew up in St. Louis, flyover country! I remember desperately wanting to see him and the Attractions on the spinning wheel tour, but there was absolutely NO way for a moneyless teen to jet to Chicago on a whim ;
Chet Baker makes 80s sax indelibly beautiful with this track. Was a lil girl when this was recorded. A teen when my dad told me how amazing Punch the Clock was. Have been a forever fan ever since.
@@manoutoftime9057 Imposters do sound different, but it's hard to pin the loss of youthful energy on a single member instead of time itself, plus they've become far more versatile than the Attractions were.
This is undoubtedly one of the very best concert clips with Costello (in terms of sound and footage) that I have ever found on the internet 👍😀 My only objection is that it was way too short 😉.
There's the full version of 'Clowntime...' on a Best Of DVD, the best stuff after the credits have rolled. It really is EC's Otis moment but, unfortunately, I've not found it on YT yet.
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Bruce Thomas. What a bass player.
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Punch the Clock era Costello. Such an underrated album with a strong Dexy's influence.
Elvis Costello and the Attractions are amazing. Need a reunion tour in 2023!
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Like that's ever going to happen lol
@@rattyeely it should happen ...best quartet I've ever seen live...
Sounds good, right Bruce? Bruce? Bruuuuce!!
@@rattyeely yeah, doubt they’re gonna have the same bass player
This 1983 period into and including the 1984 tour were great times ..I went to most gigs on those 2 tours even the support acts were pretty good ..the likes of Aztec camera prefab sprout the bluebells and the pogues .. Elvis and the attractions were on top form ..for me it never felt the same after that 84 tour ..was a special time to be a follower ..as for Steve nieve ? What a musician he is apart from all his wonderful contributions with the attractions ..just have a listen to him on Morrissey's 1991 album kill uncle..... finally what a contribution the TKO horns and afrodiziak made to the sound of punch the clock and the 1983 tour ..fantastic
Brilliant post Mark,completely agree 👍
Entirely agree - saw them as a 14 year old touring the Goodbye Cruel World album at the Edinburgh Playhouse in 1984. They opened with Deportees Club. Completely blew me and everyone around me away. Saw them/him another 5 times after that over the years and never disappointed. Nothing will ever beat that first time though. Absolutely brilliant performer and The Attractions what an outstanding band.
Agree, saw them 83 and 84, both fantastic, then in 86 (Big Wheel) it was still good but not quite the same. Remained a fan long into the 90's but as Elvis got more full of himself and the songs got more boring I couldn't keep interested. After Bruce was pushed out nothing Elvis has done is good (some of the Bachrach stuff is ok but it's far below good Bachrach)
S'funny how much we rate an era based on its resonance to us when we were MOST receptive to the experience. Although I had his greatest hits on vinyl, I was far too young to appreciate any of his pre-1985 releases.
For me, "King of America" and esp. "Blood and Chocolate" were the Holy Grail(s) - I was EXACTLY the right age to absorb them. The visuality (and heft) of LP covers is completely lost today - I stared at both covers and lyric sheets endlessly!
What a great era to immerse yourself in! Your touring excursion w/ the band at that point sounds amazing. My problem is I live in the U.S. where casual travel was prohibitive at the time.
Plus, I grew up in St. Louis, flyover country! I remember desperately wanting to see him and the Attractions on the spinning wheel tour, but there was absolutely NO way for a moneyless teen to jet to Chicago on a whim ;
Absolutely peak live version of "Everyday I Write the Book."
Always loved loved loved "Clubland". This is a great version.
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Bruce Thomas sounds great here. On a lot of the live shows he's buried in the mix.
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superbe comme toujours avec elvis costelllo...
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Great video , Costello and The Attractions are flying high in this amazing period of their career!. Thanks!
I haven't seen this before - stunningly good. Thank you very much.
Very cool set. I was 7yrs old at the time. My mum watched the Tube. I thought Paula was fabulous!
Love Elvis Costello 👌 absolutely brilliant frontman for a great band The Attractions 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Shipbuilding is such a heart-wrenching indelible classic. So beautiful.
Chet Baker makes 80s sax indelibly beautiful with this track. Was a lil girl when this was recorded. A teen when my dad told me how amazing Punch the Clock was. Have been a forever fan ever since.
The tube, fantastic memories of the 80s, great music, thank god for absolute 80s radio
Havent heard shipbuilding in a long time.thanks
Thanks for watching so many of my videos, you must have watched 10 or more by now
Excellent- thank you so much for sharing
This is buried treasure! Thanks so much for sharing it!
Glad you enjoyed it
That would have been right about tge time of the Punch The Clock Album tour.
Saw him doing this and others at the Mayfair Ballroom Newcastle,
A good time to see him, don't think he's so good now, with people walking out of recent gigs
Saw him in the 70s, this gig in the 80s and early 90s too.
All excellent
Elvis Costello forever 🤓❤
This is really good, thanks for putting it up!
Ooph! That bass run at 2.02! Cool! Great playing through out, Bruce!
Glad you enjoyed this
always ...Bruce is superb ....irreplaceable ...
Hardly irreplaceable. Faragher is doing g absolutely fine.
@@manoutoftime9057 Imposters do sound different, but it's hard to pin the loss of youthful energy on a single member instead of time itself, plus they've become far more versatile than the Attractions were.
@@manoutoftime9057 faragher is horrible...
This is undoubtedly one of the very best concert clips with Costello (in terms of sound and footage) that I have ever found on the internet 👍😀
My only objection is that it was way too short 😉.
Glad you enjoyed it, unfortunately this is all that was broadcast.
There's the full version of 'Clowntime...' on a Best Of DVD, the best stuff after the credits have rolled. It really is EC's Otis moment but, unfortunately, I've not found it on YT yet.
I have found the full version of clown time on youtube it also has TKO on it.
the tube (1982) s02e02. Much better sound quality as well enjoy
Right I'm going to now put my get happy vinyl on
Excellent! New subscriber:) Please upload The Who videos 🙏✨💖
Clubland wow
Beuaed😅and wonderful
Many people don't realize Elvis is a very good singer. He could have been a jazz singer in the style of Mel Torme or Tony Bennett.
I think if you see him live, you soon realise it 😁
He did an terrifict job in North, Blue and Painted From The Memory. And he still creating new music after 50 years of career. He deserves better.
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