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Beyond Belief by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Artist Biography For Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Was A Critically Acclaimed Pop And Rock Band Formed By English Musican Elvis Costello In 1977. Producing Famous Work In The Genres Of Punk And New Wave Music It Also Contained Steve Nieve Ne Nason On Keyboards Pete Thomas On Drums And Bruce Thomas No Relation On Bass. Costello Recorded And Toured Solidly With Them Until 1984 When He Disbanded Them To Pursue Solo Projects. Internationally The Band Is Perhaps Best Known For Popular Rock Hits Such As "Oliver's Army" And "Pump It Up" Both Featuring Expressive Yet Sardonic Vocals From Costello. He Reconvened The Band For One-Off Albums And Tours Over The Following Decade Particularly From 1994 Through 1996. He Has Also Enlisted Nieve And To A Lesser Extent Pete Thomas For Other Recordings And Performances And This Continues To The Present Day. Costello And Bruce Thomas Have Had A Notoriously Stormy Relationship Documented In Thomas' 1990 Autobiographical Novel 'The Big Wheel'. The Original Attractions Reunited For The 'Brutal Youth & All This Useless Beauty' Sessions Despite Costello And Thomas' Differences. Pete Thomas And Steve Nieve Along With Bruce Thomas' Replacement Davey Faragher Have Been A Part Of Costello's Other Most Well Known Backing Band The Imposters. Together Costello And The Attractions Based Out Of London England Recorded Ten 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. In Addition The Attractions Also Recorded An Album Without Costello Titled 'Mad About The Wrong Boy' Which They Released In 1980. Elvis Costello & The Attractions Most Recently Appeared Together Although They Didn't Play When They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2003. The Band's Work Has Continued To Receive Much Airplay And Sell Quite Well Over The Years. 'Mad About The Wrong Boy' While Obscure Has Been A Collectors Item For Many New Wave And Power Pop Fans.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Beyond Belief
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"Beyond Belief" Is A Song Written By New Wave Musician Elvis Costello And Recorded By Costello With His Backing Band The Attractions. The Song Appeared On Costello's 1982 Album Imperial Bedroom. With Vague Hazy Lyrics "Beyond Belief" Features An Active Drum Line From A Hungover Pete Thomas As Well As A Frantic Vocal Line Costello Composed After The Backing Track Was Completed. Though Not Released As A Single "Beyond Belief" Appeared On Several Costello Compilation Albums And Remains A Fan Favorite. It Has Been Lauded By Critics And Has Made Several Appearances In Costello's Live Setlist. "Beyond Belief" Was Radically Rearranged In The Studio Largely In Response To Drummer Pete Thomas' Energetic Performance. Per Costello “Pete Thomas Arrived At The Studio Straight From A Night Of Carousing He Confounded All Of Us By Turning In The Single Inventive Take Of "Beyond Belief" That Transformed The Song Into The Opening Track Of The Record. The Strength Of Pete's Performance Meant That I Was Able To Consider A More Ambitious And Confidential Vocal Approach. I Re-Wrote The Song Over The Existing Backing Track Achieving A More Coherent Structure.“ In His Autobiography Costello Noted That This Restructuring Of The Song's Structure Over An Existing Backing Track Was "unprecedented" For Him Concluding That The Novelty Of Such A Form Of Construction Was A "real Liberation". This Strategy Influenced Costello To Reconsider The Vocal Lines Of Other Songs On Imperial Bedroom Leading To Similar Tweaks Throughout The Sessions.
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions Was A Critically Acclaimed Pop And Rock Band Formed By English Musican Elvis Costello In 1977. Producing Famous Work In The Genres Of Punk And New Wave Music It Also Contained Steve Nieve Ne Nason On Keyboards Pete Thomas On Drums And Bruce Thomas No Relation On Bass. Costello Recorded And Toured Solidly With Them Until 1984 When He Disbanded Them To Pursue Solo Projects. Internationally The Band Is Perhaps Best Known For Popular Rock Hits Such As "Oliver's Army" And "Pump It Up" Both Featuring Expressive Yet Sardonic Vocals From Costello. He Reconvened The Band For One-Off Albums And Tours Over The Following Decade Particularly From 1994 Through 1996. He Has Also Enlisted Nieve And To A Lesser Extent Pete Thomas For Other Recordings And Performances And This Continues To The Present Day. Costello And Bruce Thomas Have Had A Notoriously Stormy Relationship Documented In Thomas' 1990 Autobiographical Novel 'The Big Wheel'. The Original Attractions Reunited For The 'Brutal Youth & All This Useless Beauty' Sessions Despite Costello And Thomas' Differences. Pete Thomas And Steve Nieve Along With Bruce Thomas' Replacement Davey Faragher Have Been A Part Of Costello's Other Most Well Known Backing Band The Imposters. Together Costello And The Attractions Based Out Of London England Recorded Ten 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. In Addition The Attractions Also Recorded An Album Without Costello Titled 'Mad About The Wrong Boy' Which They Released In 1980. Elvis Costello & The Attractions Most Recently Appeared Together Although They Didn't Play When They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2003. The Band's Work Has Continued To Receive Much Airplay And Sell Quite Well Over The Years. 'Mad About The Wrong Boy' While Obscure Has Been A Collectors Item For Many New Wave And Power Pop Fans.
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"Beyond Belief" is a song written by new wave musician Elvis Costello and recorded by Costello with his backing band the Attractions. The song appeared on Costello's 1982 album, Imperial Bedroom. With vague, hazy lyrics, "Beyond Belief" features an active drum line from a hungover Pete Thomas as well as a frantic vocal line Costello composed after the backing track was completed.
Though not released as a single, "Beyond Belief" appeared on several Costello compilation albums and remains a fan favorite. It has been lauded by critics and has made several appearances in Costello's live setlist.
"Beyond Belief" was radically rearranged in the studio, largely in response to drummer Pete Thomas' energetic performance. Per Costello:
“Pete Thomas arrived at the studio straight from a night of carousing, he confounded all of us by turning in the single inventive take of "Beyond Belief" that transformed the song into the opening track of the record. The strength of Pete's performance meant that I was able to consider a more ambitious and confidential vocal approach. I re-wrote the song over the existing backing track, achieving a more coherent structure.“
In his autobiography, Costello noted that this restructuring of the song's structure over an existing backing track was "unprecedented" for him, concluding that the novelty of such a form of construction was a "real liberation". This strategy influenced Costello to reconsider the vocal lines of other songs on Imperial Bedroom, leading to similar tweaks throughout the sessions. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.