![]() That's how important I consider him to this band's ascendency. I'm not pinning it all on Plank, but if they had gotten George Martin to produce "Vienna," …I don't think we'd be having this conversation. I think that it was Plank who took them to that level of achievement, clearly self-evident on "Systems Of Romance," "Vienna," and "Rage In Eden." They were ready for him, of course. ![]() In 2022, I can look back now and see that it was the band's collaboration with Conny Plank that made that three album run so successful. But in terms of playing and singing, the "Vienna" album is still a powerhouse.I still listen to it in wonder at how accomplished it was during a time when achieving that sound was not at all easy or simple. I think he's got a penchant for a pretentious turn of a phrase alien to Midge Ure. Tracks 2-10 and 2-11 are previously unreleased. Track 2-5 'Passionate Reply' is 30 seconds longer than the previously released versions of this song. Tracks 2-3, 2-4, 2-10 & 2-11 recorded with the RAK Mobile. Largely from the pen of Warren Cann, I suspect. Special thanks to Will, Thelma and Suzanne. This video has been restored, re-edited and remastered from. "Vienna" has been played a thousand times, and over time the chinks in its armor have become more apparent to me. You are watching the official restored HD video for ‘Vienna Live in St. I really warmed to "Systems of Romance" and over time came to consider it my favorite Ultravox album. Getting all of that took no more than 2-3 months. Then "Metamatic" which was the coldest album I'd ever heard! Followed by "Systems Of Romance" and then "Ha! Ha! Ha!" was last as it was an import pressing. Then came the debut album, which sounded radically different to what I had thus far heard. I'd read a review which cited Ure and Currie's involvement and hearing "Fade To Grey" on college radio that month ignited my actions that January of 1981. Since it was the 1st Midge Ure led album, all I could do was work my way backwards My first purchase after that was the "Visage" album. It took all the traits I liked in music and pushed them out to the far periphery of things. I probably last played "Vienna" about 10 months ago, when I bought the last RSD Steven Wilson 2.0/instrumental 2xCD.Īs I've mentioned, it was instantly my favorite album. U ltravox looked to have been dead and buried once they’d been dropped by Island and by Foxx, who jumped ship to pursue a typically esoteric solo career and, to a lesser extent, Simon, who joined Magazine.
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