FANTASTIC 2 11/28/2014 This is where Costello began

This is where Costello began to display the chameleonic tendencies that would serve him so well throughout his career

often spectacular music within

Vassar Clements

with many of the tracks turning into lengthy epics full of shifts in mood and tempo

It saw the band move into more complex song structures

FANTASTIC 2 11/28/2014 This is where Costello beganSlum Village: Jay Dee, T 3, Baatin. Additional personnel: Busta Rhymes, Q Tip, D'Angelo, Kurupt, Pete Rock, Jazzy Jeff. Recorded at Studio A, Dearborn, Michigan; Electric Lady and Unique Sound, New York, New York; RJ Rice Studios, Southfield, Michigan. When A&M Records shelved the release of Slum Village's first proper album in 1998, it seemed only a minor setback given that the group's legend was already growing via bootlegged demos of their debut