Notable for being the backing band for Elvis Costello, the British rock group The Attractions (Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas, and Bruce Thomas) released one album, 'Mad About the Wrong Boy', in 1980. Nieve and Bruce Thomas shared vocal duties, and all members wrote tracks. Although distributed in the U.K., it was not released in the U.S. Stylistically, the songs are a part of the power pop/new wave sound of Costello's 70s work with the same kind of cynical and often sarcastic lyrical edge.
These are photos from concerts where The Attractions played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Elvis Costello / The Attractions / Mink Deville / Nick Lowe & Rockpile May 5, 1978 Passaic, New Jersey, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Elvis Costello / The Attractions / Mink Deville / Nick Lowe With Rockpile Apr 30, 1978 Montréal, Québec, Canada Uploaded by Zimtrim
Elvis Costello / The Attractions Mar 4, 1978 Buffalo, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Elvis Costello / The Attractions Dec 14, 1977 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Elvis Costello / The Attractions Dec 13, 1977 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
