Ultravox- Vienna (First Listen)
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Song Link: • Vienna
I get goosebumps every single time he sings “it means nothing to me. This means nothing to me”
For my money, this is the finest achievement of the entire New Romantic movement. From what I understand, Ultravox intentionally set out to create an overblown and pretentious
epic just for shit and giggles, but they ended up creating a hugely emotional and affecting masterpiece that never fails to send shivers up the spine.
The iconic drum beat, the sparse instrumentation, the extended and pompous middle section and Midge Ure's desperately passionate vocals.......it's almost too good.
The band will be releasing a deluxe edition of their Vienna album this October......let's all buy it, shall we?
@Paul-Martin Scheib Good man. :)
Yes, let's! I'd be happy to buy it again as my vinyl is almost worn out now. This track really is a masterpiece, It's been with me in my life ever since it was released. To me, it still sounds a fresh and enchanting as the day it came out but I do not have objective ears on this one. I would love to know if younger audiences think it's "dated"? In my opinion, it's timeless!
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There are certain songs that are just...perfect. This is one of those songs. ✌
The whole album is a masterpiece.
My one "if I was stranded on a desert island" albums
Ultravox is the bomb! :) This is the first recording after Midge ure was hired after John fox quit the band. There are two camps when it comes to Ultravox. Those who like the Mudge Ure iteration and those that like the John Fox one. I personally love both.
Midge Ure's surname is pronounced just like "your". He's a Scottish musician and, along with Bob Geldof, was the driving force behind Band Aid. His solo stuff is pretty amazing too.
Vienna had as much impact for the video as it did for the music. It was as unlike anything else at the time as the music was. Even now its unique.
It sounds so eighties. I remember being out clubbing when this song was played it's guaranteed to get everyone in full voice - Oh Vienna!
Now, there's an urgent need to call Gary Numan to this channel...
Agreed, although I'd offer the thought that Tubeway Army/Gary Numan seem to have been more than a bit influenced by Ultravox's first album (check out the track 'Maximum Acceleration' to see what I mean)
@@richardthresh3587 maybe you're right, who knows? :) anyway, Gary is recognized as a huge influencer, Ultravox or even Midge, not so much and, perhaps, a bit unfairly
@@ruipina5636 I guess I was talking about the three pre-Ure Ultravox albums really:
~ Ultravox!
~ Ha! Ha! Ha!
~ Systems of Romance
... all of which pre-dated the first Tubeway Army album (which did not then chart for about a year from its release at the end of 1978). Whilst credit for the 'sound' may have been given to Tubeway Army and thereafter to Gary Numan, listening now (especially to Systems of Romance) it is difficult not to conclude that Ultravox were the progenitors of that style of music.
@@richardthresh3587 The movement, or better, the sound was shared by other bands both in London and Birmingham and heavily club (tribe) related so it turns very difficult to identify progenitors.
@@ruipina5636 ... indeed
Great band! They had two periods: their post-punk era with John Foxx as lead vocalist, then their rebirth in the '80s 'New Romantic' period in British pop with Midge Ure where they achieved their greatest commercial success. I like both periods. For the Foxx-era, try "Systems of Romance", leads off with three killer tracks ("Slow Motion," "Can't Stay Long," "Someone Else's Clothes"), also seek out on UA-cam their awesome "Old Grey Whistle Test" performance of "Hiroshima mon Amour." For the Ure-era, some of their best: "Passing Strangers" (amazing song), "The Voice" (especially the live version, with what I jokingly call the 'Simmons pad tribal lovejam' at the end), "Hymn," "Reap the Wild Wind." Right after Foxx left the band, he made a groundbreaking solo album in the vein of Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, etc. called "Metamatic," but I suspect (could be wrong) that might not be your cup of tea.
hmm I'm not sure Justin wouldn't like John Foxx!!! his music is very cold and robotic (especially his superb debut album Metamatic) but not devoid of charm and mystery.
It's weird I have always associated John Foxx's Metamatic with Peter Gabriel's third album although their style of music is not similar at all but maybe that's because "Underpass" (Jan. 1980) and "Games Without Frontiers" (Feb. 1980) were released as singles a month apart and I listened to both of their albums at the same time that year ( and was equally fascinated by both). Maybe Justin could try "Underpass" .... that's an idea !
I AGREE PASSING STRANGERS IS A GREAT SONG
Vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Midge Ure was also an important part of the project named Visage in the very early 80s (you probably know their hit "Fade to Grey") and he also collaborated with Thin Lizzy's singer/bass player Phil Lynott on his solo song "Yellow Pearl" (in 1979 Ure even stepped in to help Thin Lizzy complete a US tour following guitarist Gary Moore's abrupt departure).
The main keyboardist is Billy Currie who also plays violin and viola. bassist Chris Cross also does some synth parts when he's not on his 4-strings.
Also from Vienna I recommend the track "Passing Strangers", or "The Voice" from Rage in Eden (1981). otherwise you can also try Ultravox with their 1st lead singer John Foxx. try the track "Slow Motion" from the Systems of Romance album in 1978
All stood still is an interesting track and the Voice.
I love listening to you dissect a song! Because this song is so familiar to me, hearing you talk about it gives me a whole new appreciation of its brilliance. 😍
Ty Andrea!
I like this but my favourite Ultravox song is "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes".
..or "Dancing With tears in My Yeyes" as it's sung?
That’s a bit of magic. Fabulous song.
Lemming 998 see what you mean. Lol. Still a great song.
Midge Ure is 70, still touring, and still sounds amazing. I got to see him a few years ago. ❤️
Ultravox - one of the coolest new wave bands of the 70s & 80s. Vienna was everywhere on TV & radio here in the UK. The whole album is great, as is the next one, Rage in Eden, but they had hits right through the 80s, and made a bit of a comeback in 2012 with their Brilliant album. Midge Ure (pronounced "you're") was the brains behind Live Aid. Congrats on finding another classic!
Not listened to Ultravox for years! They were at the forefront of the UKs electronic music scene in the 70's and started having hits in 1980. I can recommend All Stood Still, The Voice, Hymn, The Thin Wall and of cpourse, Dancing With Tears In My Eyes. By the way Midge's name rhymes with 'pure'.
They were one of the only synth pop bands, that also used searing guitar riffs, as heard on many of the other tracks on Vienna. My favourite part of the album is Astradyne, transitioning into New Europeans, both songs guitar driven.
Midge Ure played for Thin Lizzy on a US tour, he was given 3 days notice and had to take his guitar on the plane to play along to a tape of the live show. He then got off the plane and played that night !!!
So glad you reacted to Vienna! One of my 80’s favorite songs. I played this one so much, on a cassette tape! Oh well, old guy out.
I love Ultravox's sound but only know a few songs by them. My favorite 'Reap the Wild Wind' is beautiful! Had not listened to it in ages and ran inro it on UA-cam recently and sounds even more beauriful than I remembered!
You are officially forgiven for 'Tenner' (not that you needed it). I have loved this song for decades and time has aged it well imo. When I first heard it, read the lyrics, the first thing that sprang to my mind was the scene where Orson Welles comes out of the shadows in the movie 'The Third Man' and then applied the lyrics to the whole movie itself (set in 1940's Vienna)...when I saw the video for the song, set in monochrome with the same film noire techniques, I've convonced myself to this day that this was a nod to that atmospheric film and its pizzicato zither theme by Anton Karas...every musician I know are very criticial of the use of synth in music, very old school, and I do get it but when I confront them with Ultravox and Kraftwerk, they tend to agree it can produce a beautiful avante garde sound, Synth Brittania was very much an interesting genre...next track, hmmm, personal favourites would be 'The Voice', 'Ascent on Youth' or 'Sleepwalk'...though I get a feeling its the John Foxx era that may appeal to you ultimately if at all.
Just a beautiful song that builds and explodes like a musical orgasm, masterpiece.
Glad you reacted and enjoyed Ultravox, one of my favourite bands of the 80’s. Some interesting facts...Midge Ure co-wrote “Do They Know It’s Christmas “ with Bob Geldoff. Ure also had a successful solo career. Also, former Beatles producer produced their Quartet album. Ultravox were pioneers in the early techno new Romantic movement. Check out The Voice, Hymn or Reap The Wild Wind. Peace and love from Toronto!
JV Monte I love Ultravox and Midge. Midge is one of my fave singer/songwriters. Saw him many times in concert...in Toronto 🙂
And worked with Phil Lynott on his solo recordings including "Yellow Pearl". Vastly talented.
Midge Ure had a great part in the whole Live Aid idea/event. Mr Geldof literally grabbed all of the praise. Both he and Midge Ure agreed a time they would both go on stage & TV together, however, Geldof went on alone earlier than the time he had given.
Paul Jensen also joined Thin Lizzy on a tour. ua-cam.com/video/ki-mBUpSS-E/v-deo.html
The earliest group I remember him in was Slik. Looking him up, I didn't know he was in Visage (Fade to Grey) as well.
I am pretty sure that the solo string sound is a real viola. Billy Currie played both viola and violin, along side his usually keyboards and synths, on a lot of Ultravox's tracks and also on Gary Numan's Pleasure Principle album. He and MIdge Ure were also key contributors to Visage and basically wrote Fade to Grey. I am delighted that Ultravox have got back together again with this line up for gigs and new recordings. They were responsible for me getting into electronic music - a hobby I still persue to this day almost 40 years later! Added nugget of info - Midge Ure also wrote "Do they know it's Christmas" for Band Aid in 1984 (actually - I have just seen that quite a few others have already mentioned this - still it doesn't hurt to give the man some credit again!). What a dude!
Funny thing, just in the last week, I've rediscovered Ultravox. For some reason, "Reap The Wild Wind" popped into my head and I immersed myself back into their catalog. I bought Ultravox - The Collection just last night and was listening to the album this morning. Timing is everything, lol.
Vienna is an awesome song to start with, but I also love "Hymn", "Visions in Blue", "The Voice", "Reap the Wild Wind", and "Dancing with Tears in my Eyes". "Love's Great Adventure" is another track that's a bit more obscure, but a good example of their overall sound.
Sadly, the true artistry of Ultravox was limited by the technology available in the 80's.
Also, the violin in Vienna is a real violin. I believe it was played through pedals to distort the sound slightly.
Midge Ure wrote ‘Do they know it’s Christmas’ and was the unsung hero of the organisation of Band Aid overshadowed by the more showy Bob Geldorf
Nice to mention. I forgot that factoid!!!
Geldoff.I think Geldorf was in Harry Potter.
I remember many beautiful Ultravox songs: "New europeans", "Dancing with tears in my eyes", "Astradyne" ... Midge Ure was/is a great songwriter
Apropos ... er, nothing in particular, in our house the term "Vienna" is shorthand for "it means nothing to me" (in the same way as "Tom Jones" means "it's not unusual")!
@@HippoYnYGlaw ... Shits & Giggles?
Thanks for the reaction. UK band Ultravox one of my all time favourite bands. 'Vienna' was their biggest hit (I'll let someone else comment on it's number 2 chart position) but they had many hits over a 14 year or so period. Midge Ure (pronounced 'you-er' btw) had a successful solo career after the band split and he was the joint organiser/writer of the Band Aid song (though often forgotten and in Bob Geldof's shadow). 8 great new wave/electronic albums up to 1986 and I'm sure you would enjoy almost any track off any of them. One of my favourites is 'The Voice' on 'Rage in Eden'. PS Band member Billy Currie is the violin player - and yes it is a real violin!
Ultravox was a solid post punk, keyboard and percussion forward new wave band.
Ultravox! One of the bands that inspired New Wave-era Rush. And yet, despite being a fan of Rush of that era, Ultravox is a band that, despite my good intentions, I STILL haven't listened to (and I've listened to Rush collaborators Max Webster, for cryin' out loud) so, it'll be a first reaction for me, as well.
(And now that I've heard it: I like it. Hey, Mikey...definitely want to check out more.)
That's right ! the members of Rush were listening to Ultravox, Simple Minds and The Police in the early 80's and were inspired by them to introduce a few more synths into their music.
Speaking of - Max Webster on Battle Scar would be a great one to review! Geddy in a duet! Rush guys on instruments too.
I am just glad you didn't stop the song every 10 seconds like some on here, you absorb the whole song, which in general gives a better reaction.
Haha ty!
Ultravox's Vienna entered the UK Top 40 on the 17th January 1981 and peaked (sadly) at no.2.
The top 10 of the last week in February were:
1 - Joe Dolce - Shaddup your face
2 - Ultravox - Vienna
3 - Rainbow - I surrender
4 - John Lennon - Woman
5 - Roxy Music - Jealous guy
6 - Motorhead/Girlschool - Please don't touch
7 - Madness - The return of Los Palmas 7
8 - Fred Wedlock - The oldest swinger in town
9 - Coast To Coast - Do the hucklebuck
10 - Phil Collins - In the air tonight
Other selected tracks from this week's top 40 were:
Adam & The Ants - Kings of the wild frontier
Pretenders - Message of love
XTC - Sgt Rock
Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime
Blondie - Rapture
Jam - That's entertainment
John Lennon - Imagine
Toyah - It's a mystery
Spandau Ballet - The freeze
Teardrop Explodes - Reward
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Ultravox should have been no.1 this week.... alas
Good start to 1981 though
PS. If you get chance to see the video, it's worth it. Both the song and video are a work of art
There’s some fantastic tracks in that chart, Lennon, Roxy, XTC, Talking Heads, Teardrop Explodes, The Jam, Pretenders. Even the Blondie, Toyah and Spandau Ballet tracks are good
It's not about chart positions. It's about longevity. And Vienna has proved to be immortal. Can the same be said for Joe Dolce?
teppolundgren no it was a terrible song back then, and I never want to hear it again. It’s a crime that such a terrible song kept Vienna from the top spot. Those other songs in the standup early 40 years later. The Phill. Collins song is in the charts at the moment.
Hello Gayletv, you should do this for each of Justin's video… very interesting
@@Rowenband thank you, but much of what Justin reacts to are album tracks and I'm not sure if there is the data for album charts. But definitely the more commercially successful tracks for sure x
One of my favorite tunes from the 80's. Very powerful and majestic.
When this first came out (the tail end of my school days) there was nothing like it, the whole New Romantic scene was huge musically and visually with music videos really starting to very important for bands. I always liked the piano piece in the song, try “Dancing With Tears In My Eyes” or “Hymn” also “The Thin Wall” is another good one
Midge had come a long way since his Slik days, eh?
It was really great to see you hear this. I bought the single of this as a kid. It was the 3rd record I ever bought. I can't tell you how often I played it. Used to turn it up a loud as possible with bass and treble on full. Loved it...
YESSS! Finally someone reviews Ultravox, and Vienna no less! The whole album is a great listen. The beginning is odd because it is a segue from from the previous track. Probably the only band with lead electric viola (not violin, which is higher pitched). "New Europeans" is pretty cool but probably won't get votes from others. "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" is also recommended.
Great reaction to a beautiful song!! I first got to know Ultravox with two other songs, which I HIGHLY recommend checking out: Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, and The Voice. Such a unique and wonderful New Wave/Romantic group!
Co wrote, arranged and produced 'Do they know its christmas' - Band Aid. This song is Legend in the UK
Now you're dialing into MY channel. From "Systems of Romance" to "Lament", Ultravox was my JAMS. Another adventurous pathway you've chosen to venture down. The keyboardist/violin player Billy Currie played with Gary Numan who was influenced by early Ultravox. At the same time, Currie as well as Midge Ure were also apart of Visage which was a kind of super group. Speaking of super groups, Currie also did an album with Steve Howe (Yes guitarist), which I've still not managed to listen to yet. Midge Ure's vocals always so powerful! And at the end of this I was ready to roll into "We All Stood Still", the next and final track on the Vienna ablum! Not many talk about Ultravox and Blue Nile in the same sentence. This is why I'm here JP!
I have seen Midge Ure (and Ultravox) in concert a few times and they are fantastic. The first time I saw Midge Ure live he was doing a set with just an acoustic guitar and singing - it was fantastic - it was a great way to demonstrate how good the song was...
Thanks, its really nice to see someone open minded hearing this song for the first time.
Your the first subscription I have done for content.
What a track, what an album. Bought it the day it was released and still have it
This was a big hit in 1980. Several weeks on no. 1. Still really like this song. Nice to sing along with (not that anyone wants to hear that ;-) ). It always makes me think of a song from 1981 by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark > Joan Of Arc. Not similar but in my mind they are alike :-) Haunting melodies, simple / open, electronic. I can recommend that one to you as well!
Always had a soft spot for old Midge (and this song), he's always seemed a good bloke. Nice surprise JP. (Yuur).
A favorite of my college buddies at the house we were renting - we would play "Vienna" and the other great song on this album "All Stood Still", which is in a more simple punk style. I have Ultravox's Collection album, which is mostly techno-pop. Heavy synth meaning nothing, but yet much more meaning can be ironically found in "Vienna".
Can't help thinking of the cat in the Rising Damp sitcom! His name was Vienna.
I always think of Rigsby when I hear this song as well. I imagine him singing forlornly to the cat after Miss Jones rejects him.
@@ataru4 LOL!!!
Wow. I haven't heard this in a long time. But it holds up well. Sounds great. Ah, the Cold War era... I was a fan of this album when it came out. Also enjoyed a band called Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark.
Really good band OMD
4:25 onwards the song goes almost to 70's Tangerine Dream / Jean - Michel Jarre. With this it is hard to imagine Midge Ure coming from this one and half hit wonder band Slik.
I love that haunting intro … Clise your eyes , and your back in the 80s
This song is so hauntingly beautiful. It always made me imagine a soldier, out in the Cold War torn Vienna. Remembering the beauty of its past. He looks through the window of an abandoned mansion house and sees it come to life, with dancing and orchestra music. But he’s a soldier and has to stop the flood of emotions......trying to convince himself, that “this means nothing to me!” Oh Vienna!
You mention David Sylvian so much. I know him from his band 9 Horses. The song: Atom and Cell. Have you reviewed that one? Love you! ❤️
I just had to comment that I love how you described Vienna. It's perfect. Take care and have a great day.
Vimana Thank you so much! 😊
Arom and Cell (as all of Snow Borne) is fantastic, love the way he rrpeats the title in the ending
At their best, they were a good group, and everything works, this does, and it works so well. Another expert reaction Justin.
Ty Dale!
Ultravox released several good albums, and "Vienna" is a fine song from one of them. Nice analysis, as usual, Justin.
Midge Ure, second lead singer for Ultravox, was also part of a project called Visage ("Fade to Grey"), along with musicians from other bands, including the keyboard player and bassist from Magazine. If you are willing to look to the early post-punk period, nobody seems to have 'reacted' to songs or music by Magazine, the great band formed by Howard Devoto, the first lead singer for the Buzzcocks (leaders of the punk movement from Manchester, who couldn't help but write great tunes in very fast guitar songs). Magazine started by releasing a guitar-riff led single (written by DeVoto and Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks), "Shot By Both Sides", but continued to grow from there, with a strong first album. Other strong songs on that first album included "The Light Pours Out of Me", "Motorcade" and "Parade". Music critics who didn't like Magazine, disparagingly referred to them as "Punk Floyd", but they were very influential on lots of other bands including Radiohead... Magazine split up at the start of the 80s after four studio albums and a live album, but reunited in 2008 and produced a new album, No Thyself, which is terrific, too. While several singles are fine, the deep cuts are great, too. Here's a vid clip from a concert of the band after reuniting in 2009, with a song from the album, The Correct Use of Soap.
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Didn’t know Magazine did an album in 2008, thanks for the info. Don’t forget Howard Devoto’s post Magazine band Luxuria. First album is excellent , 2nd not so much.
@@kevinm4138 I liked both Luxuria albums, but that's just me. And I messed up on the year of release of No Thyself. Was actually 2011.
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AND ULTRAVOX! My guy, you are absoluely SLAYING!
Thank you for reminding me how much I miss and love the 80's..✨🙏🏾🎶🎶🎶💜💜💜
Happy to!
It's a real violin. Billy Currie who plays keyboards also plays violin and does so in several Ultravox songs. Live, though, it was sometimes a sampled violin so that Billy could keep playing other keyboard parts (the Live Aid performance has both).
one of my favorites from the 80s.....aw heck, from forever. thank you!
Glad you enjoyed Julie!
Midge Ure and Ultravox had a list of 31 singles . Well worth a dip into btw Midge is Scottish
Justin, ultravox's "the voice" next please, great review as usual🎵👍
Ty Doug!
I agree. The Voice is epic !
I vote for "Reap the Wild Wind" for the next Ultravox song. It has a nice flow to it. Also, you should check out Thomas Dolby, Blinded Me With Science was kinda a novelty, but songs like Submarines, Airwaves, Hyper Active, show he was more than a one hit wonder.
Airwaves and Cloudburst are two of my favorite Dolby tracks. Aliens Ate My Buick and Budapest By Blimp are also great T. Dolby songs from later in the 80's.
Golden Age of Wireless remains one of my favorite albums; so much more than SBMWS.
This is probably their best known song, it was a big hit and I like it. It just seems to be the perfect expression of whatever it is.
This album was their 4th but the 3 earlier ones they had a different singer John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon and I think artistically the earlier band was greater, more imaginative. But Vienna made them way more popular than they had been. Systems of Romance is the one to listen to. John Foxx has had an interesting solo career he did 4 albums after leaving Ultravox starting with techno pop and the other 3 had more traditional rock instrumentation. He had a light brush with fame got on top of the pops, but themn disappeared and worked as a graphic designer, then he came back and has collaborated on a lot of albums that I'd call art techno pop, using vintage synths and with his unique lyrical imagery, with a lot of hints of J G Ballard and empty cities overgrown by foliage. Both kind of stark but also beautiful.
I'd probably recommend starting with something off Systems of Romance like "Slow Motion" "Just for a Moment" or "Quiet Men"
He's an artist who I feel has genuinely explored a unique imaginative space.
I am not a fan of many 80's band, primarily because the synths and electronic drum sounds that so represented this era, leave me cold. But Ultravox is the exception for me, I don't know how they do it but they have found the soul of these instruments and use them perfectly. And Midge Ure is similar to Bryan Ferry in that his singing is so emotional that the cold electronic sounds are the perfect counter balance to his fieryvocals. I love Midge for that. My favorite album is Quartet and the song to hear is Hymn. For me the pinnacle of Ultravox.
My all time favorite song since 1980.
Don't know much about Ultravox but Midge Ure was a great vocalist and also a hero of Live Aid.
You need to here Midge Ure’s live aid version of this , breathtaking.
Love that you listened to this. Definitely a great band while they lasted.
Your references are good, but you'd be blown away if you'd listen to Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and early Roxy Music that includes Brian Eno. My personal song by Ultavox is The Voice. Also really like Reap the Wild Wind.
Great song reveiw. You nailed it. It is a real violin as you can here the wood in the tone that a synth can't replicate. Well done.
Nice exploration and beautifully knowladable input dude, thanks for sharing - the strings are very much real, a lot of viola in there...
"Vienna" album was the first new romantic album ever recorded 😍
I love Midge Ure. He was a great friend of Mick Karn from Japan ❤️
One of the best 80's tracks ever , if not the best.
It’s a great track that I’ve loved for years, they used it in the American Crime Story: Assassination of Gianni Versace a couple of years back in a mind blowing opening scene which elevated it even more.
Great man ,forgotten organizer of Live aid . Scotland`s finest
I haven't heard this song in such a long time, lovely tune. Thanks for reminding me. Very airy tune with a beautiful melody, loved the keyboard melodic run. Nice choice and reaction.
A great early 80s band with many hit singles in the UK, check out "The Thin Wall", "The Voice", great music from a bygone yet relatively recent era...
I wish I could just say "this means nothing to me" but I do love Vienna!
this song and Kate Bush "Wuthering Hieghts" along with Robert Fripp "easter sunday" changed music for me as a kid.
I had just started learning guitar and these songs pulled me out of all the rock guitar tropes into music as painterly beautiful art
This was a great Hit in ole Germany that year. I like Ultravox.
I'm familiar with this song from the MTV days, I'm going to have to check out the whole album.
I was unawares of how good Midge Ure is as a guitarist until he took Claptons role in a live performance of Hunting of the Snark by Mike Batt, super tasty and melodic player even stepping into the Thin Lizzy lineup for a few emergency gigs would you believe. He never lent into it during the New Wave scene, mores the pity
Such a quiet favourite of mine, not one i hear often these days. Midge (stress the 1st syllable in the surname) Ure, such a talented singer, songwriter. A fellow Scot.
Best concert I’ve ever been to in my life! And I’ve been to many! Worth going if you can ❤️❤️
Back to my late teens. I loved the synth-pop from the eighties. Ultravox, Eurithmics, Depeche Mode, Talk Talk, Human Leage etc.
The mtv videoclip is great but this song can do without it. I like the singing, the changes in tempo, the dry synthesizer lower tones in combination with the piano.
For me this is their best song but Dancing with Tears in my Eyes, is also good.
Several other great hits on the same album. We all stood still. The Voice. Dancing with tears in my eyes. They’re great style was to be synth, but not sequenced. They used manual synthdrums and manually played keyboards (often, at least). Then never forget We all fall down which is just old school Irish folk music on traditional instruments, but extremely moving (not the same album)
Looooong time since I've heard this. Had this on vinyl at one time. Thank You!
Anytime!
Comprehensive , intelligent review.. really liked it. Bravo!
Ty Strumski!
This is the song that made me dig into the New Wave rave. And it is still as catchy as ever 😁. Stereo cassette Walkman era.. the good old days 😆.
Oh and you might want to check out Electric Avenue, by Eddie Grant.. just a thought that came about. 👍🏼
neo-romantic year 1982, great music !!!
Proto-Punk-Pop at its finest. Midge Ure (the lead singer) is also close friends with Sir Bob Geldof. Together, those two wrote the song, "Do They Know it's Christmas", which would be recorded in 1984 as a benefit to provide aid to the famine in Ethiopia. Later, they both would go on to work on 1985's Live Aid concert.
What a fantastic voice! Always liked this song even though it wasn't the type of music I was listening to at that time.
My all time favourite song, my all time favourite band. The song is actually about a holiday romance.
wonderful song
Epic soundscape in this song, loved it as a kid 👍🏼
Thanks for the reaction JustJP it's a great song, your breakdown of it for someone familiar with it since it was released is an excellent insight.....check out more of theirs, not just the singles, if you get the chance, well worth it 👍
Got the album - wonderful!
Omg, hope you like! Coming back to this comment after I watch 😃
They sure know how to create an amazing atmosphere! It just puts you in that space. I recommend Rage In Eden, I Never Wanted to Begin, and Paths and Angles from the album Rage In Eden. All Stood Still is another good one.
Ty!
Love it. It was used to devastating effect in the miniseries “The Murder of Gianni Versace.” It was perfection then and I was so happy because I had totally forgotten about it until I saw that. So much love for Ultravox.
Ooh lucky random find! ❤
Blimey, that's a blast from the past. Such a tune though... I always thought this had a major influence on Mama by Genesis.
Front man Midge Ure was in a mid 70's bubblegum pop band called Slik, after they split he was considered for the Sex Pistols by Malcolm Maclaren but would later join up with Ex pistol Glen Matlock to form the Rich Kids who were produced by Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson.
Ure replaced Jon Foxx who was in the original Ultravox line up, which made two quite interesting albums before Ure arrived and became more commercial.