Best Ultravox album
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Topic: Best Ultravox album
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Best Ultravox album
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 01:58
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Ultravox have steadly and not so slowly rizen up to become one of my topp 15 band/artist list. They exudes confidence and also stoic calm; in how the music is presented. I have heard all the albums from debute to U-Vox so I will wait voting until then but for now its a tie between Quartet and Rage in Eden, wow not Vienna or System of Romance you shockingly thinks. I just love the enirgy and atmospheres perfected in Quartet (produced by George Martin) and Rage in Eden. GOOD luck -------------  
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 02:26
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Best Ultravox album imho is Vienna (1980 ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 02:40
I Second That Emotion, even though that's a Japan song, and not Ultravox, so it's goodnight Vienna from me.
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geekfreak wrote:Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 02:59
| Not sure about this one, Vienna is the obvious choice but Rage in Eden is excellent as well, so are Systems Of Romance and Lament, I will give it some thought. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 03:26
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I've only heard a few, and no at all familiar with pre Midge albums. I agree with Alan, Rage in Eden was excellent. Vienna was also good. I also enjoyed Quartet. Hymn was one of my favourite singles. They had a mini live album (Monument?) which I've not heard for donkeys years, but I remember my friend - a huge fan - used to play this at earsplitting volume and I remember it sounding very powerful. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 03:53
| Rage of Eden has my favourite Ultravox song - The Voice. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 04:13
Yep! That's my other top Ultravox single :-) Great song. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 08:02
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The Hymn deserves to become a power metal cover song -------------
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 08:11
I wouldn't be surprised if it's been covered already. There are several metal covers of Dancing with tears in My Eyes, I know the covers by Dreamscape and Freedom Call. Both fun.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 08:15
This was sweet https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H9s-FLh7yRM" rel="nofollow - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H9s-FLh7yRM -------------
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 08:25
yeah, just like I thought, it's been covered. Decent cover you posted there.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 10:32
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I voted Quartet -------------
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 10:33
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 10:52
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"Mine for life" is very good and is from Quartet - shows amongst other things what Midge brought to the band, not only a wide vocal range, some cool scottish articulation but also some serious guitar chops. hes soaring guitar, the ultraviolet hot guitar tone and the knowledge of the using whammy bar. But also nice soft muted guitar playing showing a deft hand. Very seldome does a synt-pop band score a "guitar hero" worthy track. Though "Mine for life" is not pure synth pop, as it also have elements of post punk - the bassplayin is post punk with the classic post-punk "clanky" tone And the moat important player in Ultravox, Kevin Currie, whom displays Eddy Jobson and Tony Banks like skills in terms of atmosphere-compositions and sound use, a daftness in chosing the right synth keyboard for the right effect https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPA0udh77NM" rel="nofollow - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPA0udh77NM -------------
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 11:09
True, but it's Billy not Kevin.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 11:46
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 20:18
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Systems ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 20:21
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I love em all up to past Lament but i think the debut is my absolute fave. -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: March 12 2021 at 21:44
| I only know the Midge Ure era and I think "Quartet" is my fave by them. "hymn" is so beautiful and I also love "Reap the Wild Wind", "Visions in Blue", "Cut and Run". I also love the extended version of "Love's Great Adventure" which I used to own as a 12" single |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 22 2021 at 11:05
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: March 22 2021 at 13:40
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Ultravox, one of my fave bands , seen them live as well, is deserving of being in PA , IMHO. The John Foxx era is quite brilliant, Systems of Romance is a fascinating and original take on gothic/punky progressive etc...with some sizzling songs , namely Dislocation, Maximum Acceleration and Just for a Moment. Foxx solo is a genius. Midge came in and kept the VOX going with the superb Vienna. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: March 22 2021 at 21:29
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I loved Vienna. Discovered it when my favorite post-prog artist Gary Numan touted them. At the time he was talking about the John Foxx Ultravox but I didn't know that so I got their latest at the time which was Vienna. It was revolutionary to me. Then I heard about the John Foxx version and got Systems of Romance and 3 into 1. It took a while, but eventually I came to love Systems even more than Vienna. The first 2 were a lot rougher but had some great moments. Rage was a bit disappointing and it seemed to go down from there. Then Foxx's Metamatic blew me away all over again. So Systems of Romance.
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