Elvis Costello & The Attractions (Rockpalast 15/6/78) - Pump It Up

[@ManMonkey600]

Elvis and his band are a very underrated act. These guys were rocking socks on this night.

[@ivanjulian2532]

Underrated by who? Not by anyone who ACTUALLY knows about music. I mean seriously. It's such a stupid term. What's next? Sting is a very underrated songwriter?

[@themaestro3034]

He sucks. This was his only good song.

[@eddiemichaels6285]

So tired of this "underrated" BS.

[@rodrosco5442]

argyle socks ftw

[@SSGTStryker]

It’s like 60’s Mod Rock meets late 70’s Punk. 🤘🏼

[@ElGrooveEstaEnElFlan]

Man i was just watching this and thought to myself this is punk as F... cheers from Argentina!!!

[@blehoo1]

I saw Elvis and the Attractions 6 times through the 80s. To this day I only remember Prince with as much fondness. They were a brilliant act and Elvis was/is a brilliant performer.

[@fluffydelberg]

this song is brutal

[@confusedgnome4269]

Bruh think about which one was first.

[@Stone-faced]

What do you mean?

[@Dejay06]

😂

[@elihufsmith8055]

Great reference 😂

[@lauranewberry6520]

Great bass ,great song. Great vocals Decko

[@inventomx]

The energy!

[@cdkmonkey2699]

Raw

[@mijlaid]

Cocaine

[@lowtit]

insanely brilliant -

[@PatJennings95]

Loving the bassline

[@kingofallwhites]

Not loud enough

[@lyndonelock110]

Great tune and performance

[@olivejunkie]

Amazing energy, I loved watching it! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@MrMuzikProductions]

Great video upload. Thank you. The birth of New Wave.

[@jennycraigadventures3314]

Wow, this goes way back, before he had “Elvis Costello” inlayed on the fretboard of his Fender Jazzmaster. Great vid!

[@danielstoddart]

That was a different guitar. The one he's playing here is a Fender Jaguar. I think he got the Jazzmaster later, or maybe he just used that for different songs.

[@damienbrown9250]

He played that guitar yall are referring to at this very show. He played it on Chelsea

[@hoover728]

The Jazzmaster is on the poster behind him…

[@Indieguitarist2007]

Underrated guitarist

[@911insidejobreminder]

Fcking Awesome...Love the Intro!

[@lindadote]

Have you guys not heard Elvis's more recent number "The Delivery Man"? It's the best work he's done since this IMHO. Definitely worth a look.

[@danielstoddart]

This song is my generation's version of Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues."

[@robertmcadam2216]

Wall of sound - love it🇨🇦🇬🇧

[@HadEnough745]

Faster, faster, faster...

[@TommyWinters-sk1sk]

Yea Get some Elvis bad ass song 💯🇩🇪🇮🇩💜🇦🇪🇲🇴❤️🇧🇪💯

[@anonymousanonymous9638]

Top man on top of his game

[@不思議のパルプンテ]

An interesting and good song.

[@cdkmonkey2699]

Still relevant and raw .

[@TommyWinters-sk1sk]

Amen pump it up Elvis way up way way up ❤️💯💯

[@garyhosty9874]

I saw them back then in a club in Birmingham UK - stunning.

[@danielisabella9241]

Super Elvis Costello!

[@johnnyboy5491]

Genius!

[@ellyreginald6546]

Really fast here. Tempo is pumped up :)

[@SuperFlanders123]

Good song,Good band!

[@TOMOHIROAOKI0511]

バラードももちろん良いが、コステロ氏のこのロックなキレっぷりがファンにはたまりません。

[@roberthayes9842]

Brilliant

[@jaschul]

Pete Thomas, man. There is no better rock & roll drummer.

[@strat8333]

First time I heard him when I was aware of it. Great player as is the rest of the band.

[@Thats-Cool-Thats-Trash]

Charlie Watts, Nick Knox, Pete Thomas in no particular order.

[@CthulhuInc]

@@Thats-Cool-Thats-Trash you forgot clem burke

[@pit2ryan3]

@@Thats-Cool-Thats-Trash - Terry Williams (Rockpile period)

[@lifeisjusttodie]

Pete’s in my top drummers along with Charlie Watts and Janet Weiss !!

[@stephenlancaster7038]

That is great

[@davidjohnson8054]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWESOME!!!!!

[@weburnitatbothends]

That's tight music

[@kr9825]

Heck yeah!

[@deepzepp4176]

if anyone ever needed a slap, it was Costello.

[@bobbyfeather1]

40-years today. June 15, 2018.

[@gplunk]

Organic rockitudinal!

[@pseudonomous]

You can see that jaguar that Elvis is playing has been modified to have a 3rd, middle position pickup, which is kind-of interesting. Hard to tell from the low-res video if it's actually a jaguar or strat-like pickup or even a humbucker (maybe all the pickups were swapped out in addition to adding the middle pickup). I wonder what the story behind that extra pickup is.

[@aicdbckmkemcm]

Looks like a strat pickup to me

[@patmarsden2840]

@@aicdbckmkemcm agreed. Hand wound Texas Special?

[@danielstoddart]

It wasn't modified. It's a Fender Jaguar, which came stock with three single coil pickups. You're probably thinking of his Fender Jazzmaster, which he got later and has two larger pickups but doesn't have one in the middle. That's the one that he had his name custom inlaid into the fretboard.

[@pseudonomous]

@@danielstoddart Vintage Jaguars never came with 3 pickups. You may be thinking of the Bass VI, which did have 3 pickups and aesthetically looked like a cross between a Jaguar, a Jazz.Bass and just a hint of Stratocaster. But this is clearly a modified Fender Jaguar Elvis is playing in the video.

[@danielstoddart]

@@pseudonomous Yes, it's definitely a Jaguar. You can clearly see the upper bought control plate which is different than the Jazzmaster pickguard.

[@devildoll9929]

that guitar in the intro...

[@eddiemichaels6285]

The inspiration for My Sharona

[@leftystevenson2436]

Yes! Berton said so!

[@cesarelombroso6735]

No comparison. Hands down bad ass version. EC Rules.

[@hihats]

that tempo is fucking flying!

[@Milesco]

Yeah, maybe a little too much, imho.

[@lismoeff]

Yeah, Grrrreät...!!

[@mentirosoduarte]

WOW

[@sumego4180]

I have twisted my ankle!

[@WhatiMeamWho]

Elvis Costello, he wears glasses with no actual glass in them.

[@ltsmeet]

Funny because there is glare from his glasses.

[@WhatiMeamWho]

@@ltsmeet One of the Sex Pistols said that about Elvis Costello

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

He got the tune from Dylan who got it from Chuck Berry. All praise Chuck, Bob, and Elvis.

[@samuelfawley646]

Is it me or does anyone else think that the bass and drum solo sounds similar to the drum and bass lines to the Knack's My Sharona?

[@grahamjarman]

cocaines a helluva drug

[@Mitchell_E_Underscore]

Holy shit

[@jimdartouzos2127]

Fucking Awesome

[@stevebutler812]

Here’s what I think: imo; (🧐 “pump it up” is an addiction to 🌪️Chaos vs Order) … 🎼🎤I've been on tenterhooks, Ending in dirty looks, list'ning to Muzak, thinking 'bout this 'n' that. She said that's that! I don't wanna chitter-chat! Turn it down a little bit- or turn it down flat! -- (Chorus) Pump it up! When you don't really need it! Pump it up! Until you can feel it! -- Down in the pleasure centre, He’ll bent or Heaven sent, listen to the propaganda, listen to the latest slander! There's nothing underhand, That she wouldn't understand. -- Pump it up! Until you can feel it! Pump it up! When you don't really need it! --- She's been a bad girl! She's like a chemical! Though you try to stop it! She’s like a narcotic! You wanna torture her! You wanna talk to her! All the things you bought for her, Could not get a temp-a-ture! ---- Pump it up! Until you can feel it! Pump it up! When you don't really need it! --- Out in the fashion show, Down in the Bargain Bin, You put your passion out, Under the pressure pin. Fall into Sub - Mission, Hit-and-Run, Trans- Mission. No use wishing now, For any other sin. --- Pump it up! Until you can feel it! Pump it up! When you don't really need it!

[@mikhail606]

Amphetamine sulphate is a helluva drug

[@veramclaughlin4849]

Toy dolls ...we're mad ...cherry red record's a lit alike!

[@stephenlancaster7038]

How fast is it

[@veramclaughlin4849]

Ian dury...& the blockheads...hit me with your rhythm stick

[@1mimali]

Bruce Thomasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@roncarpenter7240]

Subterranean Homesick Blues

[@rodrosco5442]

Erin go Bragh breh??🍀🥸🍀

[@DaveAlbiston]

:-)

[@rodrosco5442]

Argyle Sox Andy

[@josebacelar7156]

Nesse tempo, os roqueiros subiam no palco para se divertir. Hoje, a maioria sobe para lacrar.

[@HailAnts]

I hate it when an artist plays their music much too fast live..

[@TommyWinters-sk1sk]

It call Elvis Costello will be soon ask to write a special unavailing song for Mr Tommy Hilfiger and Partners for Humanity 🖤 Worldwide Sovereignty of each and every Country a Sovereign Nation under it own law🖤💯🌹

[@Stone-faced]

Old nirvana

[@Squiffy1025]

THE SAN ANTONIA BLUUUUUUUES 😐

[@motodrummer]

wayyy too fast but still great

[@ellyreginald6546]

Don't hear the bass. too fast

[@kingofallwhites]

This is a bit of a mess. It should be the bass leading this song. You can barely hear it.

[@ryinh4117]

It's punk. The energy translates more raw live

[@veramclaughlin4849]

Not unlikable music...like cherry red record's...we're bad!

[@trueboomshakalaka364]

Bullish

[@pseudofox]

Fantastic! :-D