Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Rockpalast 6-15-78 (Part 1)

"Mystery Dance," "Waiting For The End Of The World," "Lip Service"

[@void0094]

Excellent transition into Lip Service. So energetic

[@gaijin134]

I listened to Lip Service over and over when I got the LP back in about 78...

[@hirepimike]

Had a Walkman at time and like a 77-78 bootleg I just wore out.

[@ballhawk387]

Definitely among his best of many great "deep cuts" to my ears, as well. This is power pop done right!

[@jeffbrett7849]

Best drummer in pop no contest!

[@ChrissiSommertau]

Thank you for posting this series of brilliant music. Back in the days when music wasnt made out of plastic but handmade by geniusses like Elvis. I hope he will delight us with his gift for a long time. Elvis, please stay healthy, live for a long long time and never stop writing music.

[@artistak1]

I am 100% agreed with your comment. ❤ I love Elvis a million. ❤

[@johannbogason1662]

Steve Nieve (from navie) is 20 years old here and kicking ass with the band. Brilliant!

[@veesonnets9457]

Do you know what he's using above the Vox? Is that a Jupiter 4?

[@johannbogason1662]

sry, no idea@@veesonnets9457

[@RaySawhill]

Just great, thanks for posting.

[@ajretro6784]

Amazing, classic performance. The polite golf-clapping of the audience cracks me up.

[@whiteyholmes]

Saw Elvis and the attractions in 1978 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo... They were this fast and cranked the whole night... Crazy fast... Better living thru Chemistry fast!

[@Warrogue1]

I saw them that year in DC. Unbelievable.

[@ThrustusSimmonds]

Height of powers. Damn, they could get some serious torque goin'.

[@jameskbaxter548]

Elvis Costello - Guitar and vocals Steve Nieve - Keyboards Bruce Thomas - Bass Pete Thomas - Drums

[@mpagner]

This is brilliant. Wow! So glad I stumbled upon this, this evening. Great footage of a great band.

[@VanarChanel]

This and Talking Heads live in Rome, I don't know which is more awesome.

[@finfancpa]

Drummer is pushing it hard! Excellent

[@ballhawk387]

As a drummer in this dull age in which dumbed-down drumming is the norm and expected, I am quite envious of this gig.

[@dapete]

I dunno....Elvis lays down a tempo many times and he pushes way too much. Obviously the rest of the band has the skillz to keep up but it seems kinda selfish on many songs.

[@dapete]

Still..he may be coked up but he's still super tight.

[@massapower]

@@ballhawk387 WELL SAID!😎👍🏻

[@GenoHarton]

this version of mystery dance is fcuking awesome

[@ThrustusSimmonds]

All luck. Oh, OK, genius at work. Unbelievable just how many *great* songs he composed, and coupling this with brilliant performing abilities. Master of Special Looks and Stunning Emphasis Moments (among other things).

[@ciccioaporta3774]

@bouillonbeefcube When i finally saw Elvis & the Attractions (the tightest band ,besides James Brown's revue)it was on Imperial Bedroom tour in early 82 at the late great Houston Music Hall Brought my own refreshments (a cold bottle of Sohnlein Brilliant,tucked into my trousers / under my sports jacket .Pretty sure didn't fool anyone really lol..He had no opening act .And was now, very professional,no ragged edges-except the rusty switchblade of his lyrics. Right out of the gate , no between song banter with the crowd.And they, played ,EVERYTHING !!!

[@ciccioaporta3774]

P.S. and there was NO encore,though we TRIED .In retrospect , how dare we ask any, more, of them ;)

[@77inthedark]

wow you know its gonna be crazy cause the drummer is ripping it right off the start...he is insane!

[@dapete]

You misspelled "coked up out of his head"

[@ciccioaporta3774]

Relentless

[@AdrianBellVoiceovers]

superb audio quality. I'm stunned….and pleasantly surprised. Totally awesome.

[@ballhawk387]

Those German Tonmeisters were very well trained.

[@misterbonzoid5623]

I saw them round about then, with Wire in Canterbury. Awesome.

[@ballhawk387]

Man, such flat-out intensity and brilliant musicianship! Never fails to put a smile on my face.

[@slalomluke]

They killed it.

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

Just shortly after LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH. Love it! Thanks for posting!

[@RobertClark117]

This is my Musical Hero- Mr. Elvis Costello and the Attractions... pay attention to the keyboards Mr. Steve Naive (Genius) This is shot VERY early in Elvis's career -probably 1974-'75 or thereabouts...

[@Warrogue1]

The title says 1978.

[@tompaste]

he was on his game!

[@ballhawk387]

Hell, the entire band was.

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

AWESOME! VIVA ELVIS COSTELLO!

[@cristinaklun3665]

Just by the sound of it, I'd say that the drummer punching his right plate is mimicking a station ring bell at 4:10. While the song goes like: "We got to the station about twenty minutes later" Brilliant!!! Cool detail. Not present in the original version. (the same happens at 4:54)

[@mizufae]

Wonderful stuff. Thanks for much for uploading!

[@hirepimike]

Got to see Pete play on his birthday a few years ago. They are all legend.

[@random1186]

I saw him play the day before his birthday (Elvis mentioned it) at the Concord Pavilion in 2019. Blondie opened.

[@ballhawk387]

Good on the camera crew for deserved attention to Pete Thomas on drums and Steve Nieve on keys; but (as usual) demerits for pretty much ignoring Bruce Thomas, who also was really killing it on bass.

[@phillydog17]

I love this!

[@switchcasper]

Excelentes temas!!

[@ramoer705]

Great act. Speed galore. Elvis was never better (but different). Anyway: Since some people here made fun of the "lame" audience: This show is not a real live concert in some club, it's was performed for and in a TV studio. The kids sitting around are just furniture. I am not even certain whether they knew ahead of time who was playing that particular night. It's different from the later and legendary Rockpalast festival nights (in which EC appeared again 1983 and in which some drunken idiots really pissed EC off).

[@avatar2005]

F*CKING BRILLIANT...THANKS!

[@GasmaskAvenger]

ah this was the night before the infamous Brussels incident when Suicide opened for them

[@rschiel50]

Amazing! Politics haven't changed-much...

[@ballhawk387]

Ha ha! (mirthless) If anything, worse.. at least in the States.

[@captaindillo]

I do.

[@louishawkins6008]

"Alan Bangs" haha

[@GenoHarton]

jhees, and the rest.

[@snapdeus]

holy f'in shit

[@Goosemeyer]

Fuck auto tune! Bring back real music

[@richardtoy1600]

Lotsa little blue pills?