This is what Bowie was trying to do from 1976-1978, but Ultravox did it better and with more heart and soul. The pity of it was nobody bought the records and that was the end of that! The influence was enormous, but all to late for this line up of the band. All three Foxx/Ultravox albums are very good and very influential, but they were not punks and they were too early to be new wave or new romantics. They ran out of money and had no success, without them the early 80's sounds very different!
I just wanna say that it is possible to like both incarnations of the group, and that you don't have to hate the Midge era to like the Foxx years and vice versa....some commenters here and elsewhere would beg to differ on that, but sod them. :)
nice attempt by Danzig1777 with that comment above but learn to spell especially since creative "smarts" is what something like this is all about....though i don't expect many thumbs from this public since so many seem to have no fucking idea what i'm talking about.
I HOPE THE BAND S OF TODAY WOUOLD HEAR ULTRAVOX, THEY MIGHT PRODUCE SOME LISTENABLE ROCK AND ROLL INSTEAD OF THE COMPUTER GENERATED MUSIC OF THE NON MUSICIANS OF TODAY/DANZIG777??....GREAT BAND ,,SAW THEM.S.F. IN 1978, OPENING BAND WAS CRIME , AND THEY SMOKED, ULVOX HAD A JOB TO FOLLOW , BUT HANDLED THINGS IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE ROCK'N FASHION..TRIVIA..UVOX IS ONE OF 3 BANDS CRIME FROM S.F. OPENED FOR IN THEIR ROCK WAVE HISTORY, THE OTHER , THE DAMNED AND THE RAMONES.........
This is what I loved about the 70's Punk scene, it was capable of accepting many different musical directions at once, I remember when their 1st LP was considered one of 77's finest punk LP's because of how diverse it was. They werent the only band around then to use Electronic instruments but they were one of the best and were more than capable of a good '1.2.3.4' tune as well.
This wouldnt get a look in from many 'new' punks but to me its still total punk.
1977! 34 YEARS AGO! But it's more original and far fresher than anything from summer 2011! Is that Stevie Shears with the blond haircut at 2:26? Look at that and then cry at the beautiful lyrics.
@evilrobottolhurst No, that's Robin Simon. He joined the band for Systems of Romance, then after Ultravox mk1 split he went on to join Howard Devoto's Magazine.
@1986uno45s Thank you! I really know NOTHING about Ultravox! John was interviewed by Radcliffe and Maconie today (Listen Again until 6/2/12) w w w bbc(dot)co(dot)uk/iplayer/console/b01bf54y - type "John Foxx" into FB for his FB page and this is his site: w w w metamatic(dot)com - as John Foxx and the Maths, he is playing in Brighton on 24/2/12 and Belgium on 25/2/12.
It was a different band with Midge Ure. He also had a go at Numan. For "copying" a band that he wasnt even a part of at the time. What I would really like to see would be Numan and Foxx together singing Slow Motion followed by We are Glass. That would be some duet.
man they got the most outta those analog synths maybe better than roxy or kraftwerk...more on par w/ prog rock lads. total bridge to the next world of new wave. not glitter/glam nor punk and 2 early to be the new wave. shoulda own it all if foxx didn't leave. lets blame bowie.
i was a big ultravox fan but never knew of this track (1977 was slightly before my time and despite being a big fan later i have to admit to buying shaddap ya face and stopping vienna making top spot) until the church covered it on box of birds album - check out covers of silver machine, cortez the killer and all the young dudes.
spot on Danzig ! these new twats of today that sound like bad 80's garbage !! funny thing,they think this is what they're doing , but they miss by a billion miles !! keep 'em away from- U L T R A V O X !!!!
I don't believe you or others like you have listened to the Midge Ure era of Ultravox. The first four albums, "Vienna," "Rage In Eden," "Quartet," and "Lament" were anything but bland and were just as innovative and influential as anything from the three John Foxx era albums. I'm growing increasingly sick of the elitists.
Everyone else was doing garage and punk. These guys anticipated the 80's. And no that was not such a bad thing at all. Saw them live at the time, but I failed to notice that something different was happening.
wunderschön
blaesse 3 days ago
This song is the absolute template for soooo much of what happened in the '80s. Truly visionary.
bodsnvimto 5 days ago
This is what Bowie was trying to do from 1976-1978, but Ultravox did it better and with more heart and soul. The pity of it was nobody bought the records and that was the end of that! The influence was enormous, but all to late for this line up of the band. All three Foxx/Ultravox albums are very good and very influential, but they were not punks and they were too early to be new wave or new romantics. They ran out of money and had no success, without them the early 80's sounds very different!
marspowerhaus 1 week ago
Awesome !
Mancini21 1 week ago
great song i havnt heard for ages ,thanks.
chasman19651888 1 week ago
john foxx,,,
newromanticism2005 3 weeks ago
the sound of the future.
newwavepop 3 weeks ago
They should have been massive.
ThePunkville 1 month ago 2
bassest bass ever
zammammaro 1 month ago
que genio !!!
Mancini21 1 month ago
Great fuckin band.
liverpoolbellend 1 month ago
I just wanna say that it is possible to like both incarnations of the group, and that you don't have to hate the Midge era to like the Foxx years and vice versa....some commenters here and elsewhere would beg to differ on that, but sod them. :)
ProjectFlashlight612 1 month ago 2
@ProjectFlashlight612 dead right bro
elementel73 1 month ago
nice attempt by Danzig1777 with that comment above but learn to spell especially since creative "smarts" is what something like this is all about....though i don't expect many thumbs from this public since so many seem to have no fucking idea what i'm talking about.
CarellaRoss 1 month ago
Supreme Classic!
kdharrison 1 month ago
These song is a milestone in electronic music history.
Thanks Ultravox.
12qzwx 2 months ago
Foxx here looks like a mix of Ian Curtis and Heroes era Bowie. Very cool.
tommym1966 2 months ago
I HOPE THE BAND S OF TODAY WOUOLD HEAR ULTRAVOX, THEY MIGHT PRODUCE SOME LISTENABLE ROCK AND ROLL INSTEAD OF THE COMPUTER GENERATED MUSIC OF THE NON MUSICIANS OF TODAY/DANZIG777??....GREAT BAND ,,SAW THEM.S.F. IN 1978, OPENING BAND WAS CRIME , AND THEY SMOKED, ULVOX HAD A JOB TO FOLLOW , BUT HANDLED THINGS IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE ROCK'N FASHION..TRIVIA..UVOX IS ONE OF 3 BANDS CRIME FROM S.F. OPENED FOR IN THEIR ROCK WAVE HISTORY, THE OTHER , THE DAMNED AND THE RAMONES.........
dillingerbraineater 3 months ago
@dillingerbraineater I was there, damn I loved this band.
alfalfa19 1 month ago
@alfalfa19 i was there too bruv and i loved this band back in the day !! god im getting old !!
bristolcityifcation 2 weeks ago
@dillingerbraineater was it at the geary theater, or the mabuhay? I forget.
alfalfa19 1 month ago
Bought this album 1978, sounds as good now as it did then, timeless. 49 year old going on 16 again....
panthermad 3 months ago
This is what I loved about the 70's Punk scene, it was capable of accepting many different musical directions at once, I remember when their 1st LP was considered one of 77's finest punk LP's because of how diverse it was. They werent the only band around then to use Electronic instruments but they were one of the best and were more than capable of a good '1.2.3.4' tune as well.
This wouldnt get a look in from many 'new' punks but to me its still total punk.
Gnottason 3 months ago
I saw them at the Marquee in London summer 1978 just before System Of Romance they blew my mind... glorious times
joeyrider 3 months ago
Our kid (Robin Simon) on guitar, hes cuurently working with AjantaMusic /watch?v=bY_WPqWgxSw
PSimonAjantaMusic 3 months ago
1977! 34 YEARS AGO! But it's more original and far fresher than anything from summer 2011! Is that Stevie Shears with the blond haircut at 2:26? Look at that and then cry at the beautiful lyrics.
Thanks for sharing!
evilrobottolhurst 3 months ago
@evilrobottolhurst No, that's Robin Simon. He joined the band for Systems of Romance, then after Ultravox mk1 split he went on to join Howard Devoto's Magazine.
1986uno45s 3 weeks ago
@1986uno45s Thank you! I really know NOTHING about Ultravox! John was interviewed by Radcliffe and Maconie today (Listen Again until 6/2/12) w w w bbc(dot)co(dot)uk/iplayer/console/b01bf54y - type "John Foxx" into FB for his FB page and this is his site: w w w metamatic(dot)com - as John Foxx and the Maths, he is playing in Brighton on 24/2/12 and Belgium on 25/2/12.
evilrobottolhurst 3 weeks ago
Dio, che brividi.
roseselavy77 3 months ago
He looks very much like Rob Lowe in this vid, doesn't he? Jammy git!
bodsnvimto 4 months ago
john foxx genius,i love this
knapsuck 4 months ago
Beautiful! I could listen to John Foxx until the end of time & never get bored. . .
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It was a different band with Midge Ure. He also had a go at Numan. For "copying" a band that he wasnt even a part of at the time. What I would really like to see would be Numan and Foxx together singing Slow Motion followed by We are Glass. That would be some duet.
MrMinty1967 4 months ago
John Foxx at his best. Sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.
scorbieholic 4 months ago
its not elitism only preference personally i thought the later incarnation were not as interesting this had more style
The2yung2die 5 months ago
1977 this could be 2077 one of my best songs .
vespasianlegx11 5 months ago
sorry for being an elitist then
bungalowblue 5 months ago
Never gets old, never gets boring.
diskochimp 6 months ago
Billy Currie is a hell of a Keyboard and Violin Player. Who said no one can make "Rock & Roll " with a synthesizer?
connieplankghost 6 months ago 2
he is similar to this a ha singer
batalion666 6 months ago
this is unbelievable
vespasianlegx11 7 months ago
brilliant....
SnorfRaider 7 months ago
Muy bueno
gotzolones 7 months ago
AWESOME
Mancini21 7 months ago
Absolutely love it when the bass kicks in - fantastic...
iansmithphotos 7 months ago
one of the greatest songs ever done
Stahlfront44 8 months ago
john foxx creo su sonido
GenialIdea 8 months ago
luv this song! like a supa roxy music! happy bday w.cann. also nice TR-77 drumbox. live drums and bass wow!
kristoscan 9 months ago
john fox=ultravox
TheYellowellies 9 months ago
the big ship from eno's anther green wrld is xtrmly similar in form. prhps he influenced this, produced their 1st album so...
kristoscan 9 months ago
man they got the most outta those analog synths maybe better than roxy or kraftwerk...more on par w/ prog rock lads. total bridge to the next world of new wave. not glitter/glam nor punk and 2 early to be the new wave. shoulda own it all if foxx didn't leave. lets blame bowie.
kristoscan 10 months ago
Such good use of such a basic snyth....Curries the man!
schmads 10 months ago
They used to be called Tiger Lily and I sold them hundreds of acid trips in Oxford in '77 - makes sense, duosent it..!
profbarkingmad 10 months ago
WHEN JF LEFT AND MANURE ARRIVED THE REAL ULTRAVOX HAD FINISHED
CORPUS77 11 months ago 2
like a punk Roxy
headofapollo 11 months ago
@headofapollo
Funny you should say that - Brian Ferry did a song called Hiroshima, and very good it is too.
NoblyRotten 10 months ago
those were the days when anything could happen
thepinktent 11 months ago 3
Sure that is Robin Simon on guitar - also played on Play for Magazine - class is permanent!
iainwish 11 months ago
i was a big ultravox fan but never knew of this track (1977 was slightly before my time and despite being a big fan later i have to admit to buying shaddap ya face and stopping vienna making top spot) until the church covered it on box of birds album - check out covers of silver machine, cortez the killer and all the young dudes.
downatheel66 11 months ago
I bet if John Foxx was 30-35 years younger, and released this song it would be a big hit in the modern day charts. Undiscovered and timeless!...
Cougari72 11 months ago 2
one of the greatest tunes ever.
23angelful 1 year ago
spot on Danzig ! these new twats of today that sound like bad 80's garbage !! funny thing,they think this is what they're doing , but they miss by a billion miles !! keep 'em away from- U L T R A V O X !!!!
giggie 1 year ago
This was a bad live-recording !
The guys where great live and took over where Roxy ended
the more interesting music !
Sad that the original set in the band lived so shortly !!!
NIDANWalthersan 1 year ago
Ultravox without John Foxx, were like Genesis without Peter Gabriel...slipping into a world of blandness...
feeklestng 1 year ago
@feeklestng I fully agree with you.
steu968 1 year ago
@feeklestng
I don't believe you or others like you have listened to the Midge Ure era of Ultravox. The first four albums, "Vienna," "Rage In Eden," "Quartet," and "Lament" were anything but bland and were just as innovative and influential as anything from the three John Foxx era albums. I'm growing increasingly sick of the elitists.
RockyBalboa7777 5 months ago
John Foxx! then came Midge Ure, but thank goodness that happened
TrainmasterCurt 1 year ago
@TrainmasterCurt You know opinions is like butt-holes, everyone has one !!!
NIDANWalthersan 1 year ago
Actually, this performance is from 1978.
funnylittlelion 1 year ago
This was the REAL Ultravox.
Mustyke 1 year ago 11
Everyone else was doing garage and punk. These guys anticipated the 80's. And no that was not such a bad thing at all. Saw them live at the time, but I failed to notice that something different was happening.
unomeimeno 1 year ago 7
I had the extreme pleasure of driving John around Boston in 1977 when Ultravox played there.
AnthonyFVitale 1 year ago 3
LOVE THE SONG!!!!! <3
MinaAlisa 1 year ago
Kandinsky meets Raffaello Sanzio
siropik 1 year ago
Great Vid! Thanks!!
sakotakanonosue 1 year ago
Communicate like distant stars.....
dfsdjvjhakkffds 1 year ago
John FOXX: UN GENIO !
FranciscoDeOroseY 1 year ago 27
@FranciscoDeOroseY John Foxx-Siouxsie Sioux-Julian Cope
lewisner 1 year ago
@FranciscoDeOroseY E vero! Italia mon amour!
FitzroviaTV 6 months ago
Changed my life ! Musical and social ! Allways thankful for that !
Comacain 1 year ago
I saw Ultravox about this time at the Marquee in London, they were unreal and awesome, like from somewhere else.
Johnniehaha 1 year ago 2
Its too complicated for the halfwits these days they will just sample em to death lol
NumanFanlfc 1 year ago 10
Awesome sound - somehow I don't think Pussycat Dolls fans would like this.
lewisner 1 year ago 3
just blew me away at the time
thepinktent 2 years ago
sick bass on this track
heavydutydudes 2 years ago 5
I agree with Danzig1777!!!
MysterCD 2 years ago 9
amazing sound and i hope the talentless musicians of today dont get there hands on early Ultravox
Danzig1777 3 years ago 51
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@Danzig1777 They will eventually
jrmetmoi 1 year ago
@Danzig1777 They will eventually. I hear Lady Gaga a-callin' right now!
jrmetmoi 1 year ago
@Danzig1777 too late... I've got my hands on them! hehe sorry pal
beeman256 6 months ago