elvis costello and the attraction rockpalast 1978

[Oldrottenhead]

i saw elvis and the attraction around this time, was at a nightclub upstairs from the glasgow apollo cant recall the name of the venue but i was blown away, the following year they where back and played downstairs in the much larger apollo for their armed forces tour, again they where fabulous, but seeing them so close up in the smaller venue was different class

seeing this video today just brought back so many good memories, can't believe i had such good taste at the tender age of 18.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbQ2InHp44

[Pete C]

Thanks for the link ORH - enjoyed watching that. Thats his best period to me - Pump it up,Chelsea, Detectives.

[suburban behemoth]

i saw elvis and the attraction around this time, was at a nightclub upstairs from the glasgow apollo cant recall the name of the venue but i was blown away, the following year they where back and played downstairs in the much larger apollo for their armed forces tour, again they where fabulous, but seeing them so close up in the smaller venue was different class

seeing this video today just brought back so many good memories, can't believe i had such good taste at the tender age of 18.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQbQ2InHp44

Amazing artist.

[Hook]

Probably my single largest influence. Never seen this and can't wait to have time to watch! I found Elvis Costello around the time of Blood & Chocolate and quickly had all his vinyl and was always waiting for the next one. Can't keep up with his prolific out put but still love everything he does. I saw him & Steve Nieve here on the North tour (great CD) and it blew my mind!!!!!!! He truly is one incredible performer/writer/talent. If you've never heard his cd The Juliette Letters with the Brodsky quartet you should & his stuff with Allen Toussaint & also  Burt Bacharach is pretty darn good.
Thanks for this post!

[Oldrottenhead]

saw him oan sky arts one the nite

wiz pish

[kenny mac]

Lol ,,,,,just seen this,say it as you see it jim

[Oldrottenhead]

rockpalast 78 was braw. but thing on sky arts. naw.....

[launched]

You know, I was never a huge EC fan, but Watching The Detectives is a song that I love to bits. And I have hummed to myself the chorus of Allison(sic?) many, many times.

[SE]

Great watch ORH that,s how I like to remember Elivs a cocky little shite with attitude. Watched that sky arts thing too bland,bland,bland, suppose we,ve all got to move on.

[Oldrottenhead]

yup john exactly.