darkandrew Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I'm just listening to the new Ultravox album, "Brilliant", which arrived from Amazon today. So far, so good - a couple of tracks have stood out so far ("Live" and "Remembering"); the expected Ultravox trademarks are there - dramatic piano lines, monosynth bass lines, etc. I'll write a bit more when I've finished listening to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Just finished it. It was OK - not their best, not their worst either. Pretty much an average Ultravox type album which after a 30 year break is quite surprising really (although what did I expect - Ultravox doing dubstep?) The album closer is a bit of strange one, kind of Ultravox doing jazz but the rest was pretty much a combination of Vienna / Rage in Eden / Lament with a bit of Visage's The Anvil thrown in for good measure (even features some Arp Odyssey solos). Out of ten I'd give it a seven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Some [i]Vienna[/i] style stuff would be great, with a touch of [i]Systems of Romance[/i] thrown in. Good thing Joe Dolce didn't release an album a new album and snub Ultravox for a second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I liked some of their early stuff like 'One Small Day, and Hymn. They should have stopped after the awful 'Dancing with tears in my eyes' [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv5ZYXZ_ZUE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv5ZYXZ_ZUE[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 No John Foxx? Not really Ultravox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 He's got his own thing going called Ultrafoxx, the stuff on their myspace is alright but nothing amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1338360703' post='1673124'] No John Foxx? Not really Ultravox. [/quote] No John Foxx....no out of tune vocals ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Saw them on the last two tours and have 2nd row tix for Blackpool. Superb band. Have got the new album in post - need to put it on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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