BILLY CURRIE Interview (Part.1) Ultravox, Tubeway Army, Visage, John Foxx Synth Legend
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- PART 1 of our Electronic Cafe 2023 Interview with the legendary BILLY CURRIE - Ultravox, Visage, Tubeway Army, John Foxx, Live Aid 80s Electro Synthpop Synthwave 80's Legend
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THIS EPISODE :
Ultravox! - Ultravox!
Ultravox! - Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ultravox! - Systems of Romance
Ultravox! - Three into One
Ultravox - Vienna
Ultravox - Rage In Eden
Ultravox - Quartet
Ultravox - Monument
Ultravox - Lament
Ultravox - U-Vox
Ultravox - Brilliant
Visage - Visage
Visage - Fade to Grey
Visage - The Anvil
Billy Currie - The Brushwork Oblast
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MUSIC ARTISTS REVIEWS
CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEWS
HOT-STUFF ALBUM REVIEWS
MISSING IN ACTION "ONE HIT WONDERS"
NEW WAVE SYNTH ELECTRONICA EDM
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The first of our two interviews with the legendary Billy Currie (Ultravox, Numan, Tubeway Army, Visage). Tell us what you think x
Great to see Billy, I lived near him in Huddersfield.. Just playing his CD 'Stand Up And Walk'..
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I saw Ultravox in concert on March of 1979 when I was 23 at the Whiskey A-Go-Go in West Hollywood, California with John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon. The band that opened up for them I do believe they called themselves The Dolphins. When Ultravox came on stage the to do the first song, the power shut down, due to the fact there was a massive rain storm from up the West Central Coast where I still reside and drove down there to see them, and it was pounding rain driving down there. Each time the power went back on, and Ultravox was starting play again, the power just kept shutting down. I thought their concert performance was going to be canceled. But no, the power finally went back on and stayed on throughout their concert performance. I was up front of the middle of the stage and I raised my right hand as high as I could while John Foxx was singing, and he lowered himself a bit down, and gave me a "five" with his left hand. The only song I remember that John Foxx sang that stormy night was "Touch and Go" which that he recorded on his 1980 debut solo album 'Metamatic'. His movements while singing "Touch and Go" was very cool and impressive. I will never forget that.
Part 2??
A lovely and insightful interview. What a lovely person too. A synth genius!
Systems of Romance is a classic.
indeed. 100%. Thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe. MW
Billy is very interesting to listen to. I had the pleasure of meeting him backstage at an Ultravox gig at the Brighton Centre 1981. Also saw him live with Gary Numan 1979 Hammersmith Odeon with OMD in support. A unique musician who brought his classical background into the punk/electronic scene. Astradyne is a superb example of classical/electronic crossover.
Great comments, thanks for sharing. Indeed, Billy is a legend and was a joy to talk to. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
totally agree - thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Systems of Romance, Top,Top album.
Indeed it is. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
agree =one of my all time faves- thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Warren Cann would be a great candidate for an interview. 😉
Agree. We'd love to get the mighty Warren Cann. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
100%! thanks for watching the electronic cafe -Andy
Yes. Apparently, he wrote most of the lyrics for the Vienna LP (apart from the title track, of course) which to my mind are much more interesting and subtle than those of later albums. I'd love to see him interviewed.
Oooh yes, such a hunk. Please
@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xxyou can say that again. The lyrics on the Cannless Uvox are pure trite
Billy is one of those 'Quiet men' that most don't know about but he played an important and essential role in the music of the late 70s and 80s. Great interview.
You are spot on, great comments. Thanks for the kind words + for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Totally agree and thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
Billy Curry on Systems of Romance was a force of electronic grandeur
Well said. 100%. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Being a young teen with Ultravox!, Magazine and Simple Minds producing astonishing albums seemingly every 6 months was mind-blowing. Great times.
Indeed it was. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
So sad about Chris ..Quiet man R.I.P😥
Most definitely. Really sad news. MW
Yes indeed. Another fantastic artist.
This is an absolutely fantastic conversation with a true legend.
Cheers lads.
Thank you. Billy is a true hero of ours and such a thrill speaking to him. Thanks for the kind words and for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Brilliant! It was very nice to see that somebody who made the music that brought me up is such a lively bloke. And a fellow Yorkshireman to boot!!!
Glad you enjoyed. Billy was great to chat to. A real hero of ours. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
A delightfully unassuming man of such influence. The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned, Hiroshima Mon Amour and Fade to Grey cannot be compared. Thanks EC.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!. Billy is a legend. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
you are most welcome and thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe- Andy
RIP Chris Cross 😢
Definitely. So sad. MW
from what I've just now heard of this rip CC
And about time too!!!!! Thank you loads for this interview with the amazing Billy Currie... I have a room full of synths and perform regularly with them because of Ultravox an Billy in particular.
Billy is a legend. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Great interview. What a musician, probably doesn’t realise how influential he is. I remember listening to SOR back in 78 and it blew me away, the sounds used and the production were innovative and the blue print for what was to come.
Thanks for the content👏
Thanks for the kind words. Couldn't agree more!. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe Duncan- Andy
What a coup lads! You've really been getting some great interviews for the channel. Chris Payne and now Billy! Ultravox were there first group I really got into after hearing the Vienna single. Billy and the rest of the band really are musical heroes of mine. Great to hear Billy's take on things. I'll look forward to part 2 very much.
thank you Andrew, yes we're feeling pretty honoured with the guests on the EC, thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Thank you for the kind words and pleased you are enjoying. Agree 100%. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Another fantastic interview, and like Chris Payne, Billy seems like a thoroughly decent chap. Looking forward to part 2. Billy was(is) a brilliant keyboard player and certainly enhanced what Numan was doing. Listening to the Living Ornaments ‘79 album, it’s fair to say that he gave the live band such a massive, powerful sound, aided by Chris Payne. Billy’s synth solo during “On Broadway” always gave me goosebumps whenever I heard it because it is such an amazing piece of keyboard playing.
Agree on all that buddy, thank you for the great comments and for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
You are not wrong. Thanks for the kind words - glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
ULTRAVOX at Nottingham Sandpipers. Brilliant gig. Got all 3 albums on vinyl plus singles. Love that period a lot.
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Bloody legend.
100%. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Found this video by accident ... and immediately changed my plans for the next half hour. I love all the bands he played for, fantastic music. With all the brilliant work he's done I still find it strange that he's something of a "hidden star". He deserves more recognition and honour!
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While playing Astradyne in the car one day my sister commented that the lead guitarist was quite good. I had to explain that the person she was referring to was Billy Currie on keyboards.
Love it! Thanks for watching the electronic cafe -Andy
Exactly what i said to Billy. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
As a Numan fan listening to the Chris Payne interview was fantastic boys and now Billy Currie 👍.. Brilliant..
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Thanks for the kind words Rob and for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
How great sat with a glass of wine and listening to one of my few heroes, and a fellow Yorkshireman to boot…I never knew.
Sounds a fab night. Glad you enjoyed. Indeed Billy is true electronic icon. Thanks for watching Electron Cafe. MW
thanks for the kind words and watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Great to see him looking well, Ultravox! first band i ever saw supporting Eddie and the Hot Rods at Liverpool stadium late 76'.....the memory of that has stayed with me all my life. Those first three albums superb......i have even listened to the Vienna album !!!! after all these years.
thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
@@andymcnab5620 Ive done a couple of Ultravox! covers on my other channel you may be interested in.....ua-cam.com/video/_HN6eutIX6o/v-deo.html
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Thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed. Indeed Billy Currie is a legend in our eyes. Thank you for sharing and for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
The man is a musical genius.
Without a doubt. What a CV. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Great musician, delighted you got him, thanks!!
Thank you too!. Glad you enjoyed it!. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Thanks Luke and for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
its like listening to some bloke in the pub: a retired Bus driver or car mechanic, not a megger famous, highly influential rock star. What an approachable modest guy he seems to be.
Indeed. Billy was (and is) fantastic. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Yes Billy is super cool, thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
Great interview gentlemen! It was interesting to hear Billy compliment Midge during this interview--it was my understanding that they've had a falling out.
thank you so much for the great feedback my friend and for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
What a thoroughly engaging and open interview! I was always interested in how Billy ended up in so many bands a once and it must have been an incredible time to time to have been in the business. I recently saw Gary Numan (May 2023) at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena and Billy's early contributions came to mind. Thanks for all the fantastic music, Billy.
I saw Ultravox (2) on the Quartet tour at Hammersmith Odeon 4 Dec 1982, It was (like Mark) my first ever gig and was 13... Mark looks way better for his years than I do!!!!
Haha. Thanks for the kind words. Indeed Billy was a joy to talk to. We loved it and such a talented and important musician. Thanks for sharing and for watching the Electronic Cafe. MW
Ultravox were my favourite group growing up and even to this day I play their albums. I've even got their tracks on my USB in the car. Absolutely great interview with Billy
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Such a talented man. Unmatched.
100%. You’re not wrong. Thanks far watching Electronic Cafe. MW
I just wish Billy would of done more work, including newer material with Numan. Thought he was amazing on the Touring Principle line up.
Billy's DNA is all over some classic work. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
ULTRAVOX was my best band in my early teenage years but still favorite till today, glad to find this channel,
will get to the rest of material ASAP ,
thanks for the all interviews 😘😘😘😘😘
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That's a good ass music God to me.Billy is. The real life super hero of music. His music is saving the world with out fighting singing both make people very helpful to live ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So true. Thanks for your sharing and for watching the Electronic Cafe. MW
Billy was immense in ultravox
Without doubt. 100%. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
"The arp odyssey is the first punk synth," Billy Curry. My biggest synth hero, love you so much, massive influence, thanks for ALL you've done.
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Not exactly the first punk synth there was the very much used Korg 700s and the British Wasp 🐝 ( Robert Rental and Thomas Leer , Daniel Miller ….. Etc etc )
@@NTRSN-Archiveand who are you ? In a famous band as well? Werid to comtradict someone who actually was there and had a music career . LOL a nobody speaks of what is , yup its 2024 where ecerybody think they know without actual experience.
Love Billy wish him midge Warren and chris would give it one more tour to say goodbye to the very loyal uvox fans 😮
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Billy’s solo on Numan’s Every day I die is just superb, nobody else ever came close to it after he’d left
Indeed. Great comment. Thanks for sharing and watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Billy’s solo on Everyday I Die? 🤔 You must be referring to the ‘79 version, which to me was nothing compared to ‘80 version which was played by Roger Mason. That one was superb. Couldn’t be matched on the ‘81 version either as Roger wasn’t there.
But wat was truly outstanding was Billy Currie’s solo on On Broadway… 👍🏻
@@andrefokkema Yep the On Broadway solo still gives me shivers after all this time.
Billie is an utter genius. Thank you for a fantastic interview.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Agreed and thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
One of my all time heroes!! thanks so much for this treasure of interview!! In my opinion, Systems of romance is one of the most important albums because it sorts of predicts the electronic sound to come, which John Foxx continues with Metamatic (Systems of romane part 2).. Billy Currie creates the soundscapes in almost all of those albums, with Ultravox, Gary Numan and Visage, besides his solo carrier, a multiinstrumentist, a part from keyboard wizard...
thank you for the kind words my friend and for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Couldn't agree more!. Thanks for your kind words. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
20:20 Middle section of "Someone Else's Clothes" that he was talking about (they played the chorus instead..) ua-cam.com/video/sZcREp0c9Bk/v-deo.html
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Gteat interview. Was hoping Billy would mention how he came up with the solo for On Broadway. I get goosebumps everytime i hear it.
Glad you enjoyed it + kind words!. Just maybe we will speak to Billy again. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Brilliant track and thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
.We love you Billy... ❤😊
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Superb interview guys,
Billy is such a legend, I was always fascinated how he could make his keyboards sound like guitars or a cross between guitar and keyboard.
What a wonderful life so far.
Hopefully we can look forward to a new Ultravox album soon
And an interview with Midge?
I'd love to see that!❤🤗
We've already interviewed Midge. Check it out !
ua-cam.com/video/eq2MtB4tBiA/v-deo.html
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Thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
Excellent gentlemen, Billy as always brings new life to what it was like in both versions of the band. Can't wait for the second instalment.
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this Man is the ultimate Legend in early Pioneering Electro Pop Music ???? What a Legend...???? Just to name a view Songs Vienna / Fade to Grey & Cars from Gary Numan and soo much more.....???? Cross Fade / Just for a Moment & Dislocation/ Mind of a Toy / Dancing with Tears in my Eyes / The Damned Dont Cry..........
Agree 100%. A legend. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
... the outstanding synth solo on Numan's bizarre version of 'On Broadway'....
Billy needs to write an autobiography.
Without doubt. I’d love that. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Thanks for this! Also love his solo album "Transportation" with Steve Howe on guitars.
You're welcome. I need to check out the "Transportation" album. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
I am still listening to Ultravox 2 albums, almost every day.
Ultravox was my first real love of music
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Brilliant interview!. So great to hear Billy. Fortunate to have attended 2 of the 4 shows at the Paradise in Boston March 1979. The most impressive live band I've ever seen. It was like a light went on in a way similar to what the Beatles did. Seemed to us like the dawn of a whole new movement in rock with the Synths and electric violin being used in ways as powerful as the heaviest rock guitar(s) and more exotic!!! The other cool thing was the contrast of the controlled tightness of the band yet many moments where it sounded like the music was going off the edge which created so much excitement and danger! Loved the growling synths.. Couldn't wait to hear studio versions of the newer songs ( He's a Liquid /Radio Beach/ Touch and Go) shame it didn't happen. Became a personal mission to create something inspired by that magic!! Thanks Billy!
Great comments. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for the kind words and of course for watching Electronic Cafe. Glad you enjoyed. MW
Great comments and thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
I always have time for Billy. Great interview, and I'm excited for Part 2!
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thank you for the =kind words and watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Danke,für dieses tolle Interview.
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Billly is truly a legend.There are musicians and then there's those that have the ability to give you shivers.
i couldn't agree more. Thanks for your comments and watching / supporting Electronic Cafe. MW
Saw the mesmerising Ultravox! in Swansea Circles and Reading Fest in 1978. In Swansea, when Currie did a violin solo, the strobe would coincide with his bowing to the point where he seemed to be motionless, despite the energy pouring forth. Never to be forgotten. Bought the albums, with the free live EP. Great stuff.
Hadn't realised he was in Visage. I went to art college (Leicester) in '79, and didn't know about the Blitz scene until I saw a few gigs where there were more bizarre and creative clothes wafting by than even in the punk gigs I saw in '77. Just as in the punk scene, stereotypes rapidly coalesced, and New Romantics appeared. But for a brief period, there were no stereotypes, and the creativity was wonderful to see.
I miss those days!
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those early ultravox albums are very similar to what magazine were also doing
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Great interview. Had me rummaging through my LP’s trying to find HaHaHa… oh well… off to eBay!
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Ultravox Mark I were, and are, a very special band. They hit true success chart wise in their later incarnation, but that never appealed to me beyond their first album, Vienna. Shame we didn't get to hear about what it was like being produced by Brian Eno on the debut album.
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Fantastic, thanks lads amazing
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Genius , love anything of the new wave movement.
100%. Me too. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
My pleasure guys, keep up the good work Seen pretty much all of the bands live at some point. Classix nouveaux at the dominion 1980 my stand out gig , support act Blue Zoo.
Wern't they just amazing times to be a teenager. I spent every penny on decent synth vinyl... instead of school lunches!
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great choice ! I hope you still have some
I do! Over 15,000 now, I have tried really hard to keep my collections as mint as possible too! @@michaellorenzen8200
they were the best times! thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Billy Currie has left is mark on electronic music forever. Man's a legend !
I agree 100%. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Love it guys.... ❤😊
Thanks Keith - much appreciated. MW
I once sat and chatted and drank beer with Billy after a Wang Chung / Alan Darby show at the Marquee. Absolute top bloke
Haha. Yes, top bloke indeed. Thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe. MW
Awesome and your right Billy is a top bloke! Thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
Great video of billy currie 🎶
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@@electroniccafemusic You’re Welcome 😊
Another superb legend interview .
Interesting stories
Love it guys!❤
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Brilliant. Such a joy to listen to 😊
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thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Still swapping passports with Jim Kerr. Good work fellas
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Wow what a great surprise, Billy Currie, thanks so much guys, a real treat to watch, still got my fingers crossed for john foxx !
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thanks Raymond and for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
A fascinating and compelling interview .Billy is true legend a big part of the jigsaw and a really lovely fella to boot. Love from Reg Plasma x
Spot on Sir. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Thanks for the kind words Reg and for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
Great work again boys
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Thank you sir and or watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
I stumbled on this Video,thanks to me listening to some of Ultravox last night.
After watching,listening,i suddenly thought,hmm,i wonder what Billys done of late,what is he up to these days,so i typed in Billy Currie Interview and i chose to watch this.I watched both parts.
I enjoyed them,you both did a very good job,it was good,easy goin Interview. 👏Billys a great guy!. 😎
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@@electroniccafemusic I`ve just subscribed and have given a 👍 😊
loved so many things Billy has been involved with.
Agree. total legend in my eyes. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Great interview - you've had some good scoops lately - keep it up.
Any chance to get some of these synth greats show some of their tricks?
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Thanks Simon we are hoping to announce some more scoops soon! Thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
The first 3 Ultravox! albums are so different and are all so great. The 1st a Glam Rock album with fantastic violin work by Billy. The 2nd, a punk album, brilliant songs. The 3rd, a signpost to what was to come, New Romantics and electronic pop.
100%. Thanks for commenting and for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Brilliant stuff - again
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
Absolutely brilliant 👏
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What a nice bloke. I loved Ultravox as a child and still do. I was amazed by their sound and their music videos. Me and my brother used to rent "Ultravox The Collection" on VHS constantly.
I feel so lucky I got to see the band perform live on their 2013 tour with Simple Minds I never thought in all my wildest dreams I would get to see the classic line up in the flesh! Amazingly I have only just recently listened to the John Foxx era. So ground breaking and although not commercially successful at the time I think it is rightly getting the credit it deserves. Great channel, great Interview guys!
Great comments. Thanks for sharing
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Really enjoyed this (and part 2)
Can you get John Foxx on the show?
I knew him (Dennis Leigh) when he taught Graphic Design, lovely chap.
In Leeds? My ex-drummer had him too.
Yep at the Uni. Who was your drummer, I might know him/her. @@gingerfreak01
Karl (you understand if I don't give his surname). Tallish, blond hair, skinny - might even be you! If it is, how are you doing mate? @@Thirdfish
@@gingerfreak01 To be honest I can't remember many from back then, Ricky the singer from Kaiser Chiefs was one I can remember though. What was the name of your band?
@@Thirdfish Ah, this would have been long before your time then. He'd be 53 now.
He wasn't in our band at the time, he joined in the mid-90s.
Great 'long form' interview/conversation about an incredible career. I saw Ultravox Mk 2 at Manchester Apollo in May 1984. The gig mostly went well enough although there was some problem / on stage hiccup (with the synth programming..?) and one track off the new Lament album couldn't be played, which was frustrating. Tbh I hadn't been completely sold on the overall direction of Lament - I'd always liked their choppier tracks. However later that same summer I discovered Ultravox Mk I's albums HaHaHa and Systems of Romance in a small record shop in a nearby town, and they completely blew me away. I remember hoping that a return to working with Conny Plank would make the much anticipated 1986 album more like the Mk 1 / early Mk 2 stuff, but (imho) I found the W.Cann-less U-Vox album very disappointing, and I stopped following them after that. For me a track that only made the B side of the Vienna single, Passionate Reply, somehow epitomises Mk 2 at their best, because it carries with it the best of Mk 1.
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@@electroniccafemusic My pleasure. Keep up the good work!
I love the original Ultravox, the second line up not quite so much. I have been listening to them since the start and still to this day. Love Visage too some great great tunes on the two album's, Interesting interview.
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Jf left wasn't doing well no record deal that's says it all owned money Steve shearers left? Midge came in made Ultravox better even better vocals?
Looks great for 73.
Indeed he does. A great man. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
As an amateur musician, I welcome every time you do a deep dive question into the music itself to hear detailed stuff. I could listen to Billy discussing that endlessly. I often wonder on individual tracks who played what, who wrote what, which instruments and effects they used, why they made certain decisions on a track, etc. :-)
Indeed, that appeals to our musical geek nature too. Thanks for supporting Electronic Cafe. MW
Great show guys, looking forward to part 2, it is nice to see and hear these artists of a much loved era of music, cheers fella's.
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Thank you Brian and for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
What an interesting guy .
Indeed. We loved speaking to Billy. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Fantastic
Thanks. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Fascinating interview incredibly talented muscian
thanks for watching the Electronic `Cafe -Andy
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Enjoyed your chat with one of the greatest, always humble in the background making magic sounds. 🙂
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100% agree and thank you for watching the Electronic Cafe- Andy
All these years and for some reason - having never heard his voice before - I always thought Billy was Scottish, not a Yorkshireman! That's on me, though. I love all the music I've heard that he's been connected with, and it's great to hear him reminiscing about stuff here. It's a pity more synth artists aren't interviewed by mainstream broadcasters (even now, some people are STILL sniffy about any pop/rock music that's not entirely guitar-based), but on the other hand thanks to channels like this one for attempting to plug that gap. :-)
Thanks for your kind words and for supporting Electronic Cafe. Great comments, what you say is so true, we (Electronic Music) are music fans ourselves and we want to speak to these people and ask the questions the we (as fans) want to know the answers to. MW
@@electroniccafemusic Cliche coming: Keep up the good work! There's not a much better way to say that. :-)
@@marquonuk thanks my friend. MW
i always thought he looked scottish and i didnt even know his name which sounds scottish
Thank you for uncoving these lost histories.
Glad you like them! Thank you for comments and for supporting Electronic Cafe. MW
I have been waiting for this for years!!!!
Pleased you enjoyed. Part 2 is coming soon. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
glad we delivered for you, thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe -Andy
Quality guys.
Great to see Billy.
Cheers.👍
Thank you, glad you enjoyed. Thanks for sharing + for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Pan Billy Currie powinien dostać nagrodę na Soundedit w Łodzi w Polsce. ❤❤😊
Indeed. 100%. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Absolute hero.
100%. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
I really wish the original lineup would get back together & play the first 3 albums in their entirety maybe at Glastonbury?? Imagine that?? 🤔👌👌
Wow, Imagine that!. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
yup that would be amazing! Thanks for watching the Electronic Cafe- Andy
Festivals are never the right venue for performances of albums. Most of the crowd would only know Vienna & Dancing...
@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx Any fan who loved the original lineup of Ultravox! & the first 3 albums definitely wouldn't be expecting Vienna trust me.
@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx he's referring to Ultravox Mk1.
Outstanding interview. I look forward to Part 2! Anyone know how Chris Cross is these days? I had heard acouple of years ago of serious health issues, but haven't ever heard anymore. Hope he is well. Like someone else said, Warren would be a great interview--as would Chris.
Thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Thanks for the kind words and for watching the Electronic Cafe-Andy
Im surprised that The Stranglers weren't mentioned as having a keyboard right up front in a "PUNK" band plus Dave Greenfield looked like he was a member out of Jethro Tull
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thanks Dalida !
When I first saw Ultravox I thought they were all from Scotland.
Then I heard Billy speak and I realised that he was from Yorkshire.
He’s been through a lot of bands. Amazing musician.
100%, a unique talent. Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
He's turned into Mr Grimsdale
Thanks for watching Electronic Cafe. MW
Very good also Peter Glazer from Crackerjack