Anybody remember Ultravox?

[Touchdown]

circa 1986? Would they still be relevant?

ALL FALL DOWN.
When I was a boy there's a dream that I had
That a war if it's fought was for good against bad
And I woke up to find that the world had gone mad
And we'd all fall down.

And I feel like a child again, sitting observing
You're toying with power, your fingers are burning
You're pushing so hard that the worms won't be turning
We'd all fall down.

While you try to pretend you're a god upon high
With your party ideals and your squeaky clean lies
When it comes to the crunch, you're no smarter than I
And we'll all fall down.

Well, look in the mirror and what do you see
An American, Russian, a soldier or me
When you've all pressed the buttons just where would you be
When we all fall down.

It gets harder to see just what future's in store for us
Hard to see through all the wool you pull over us
Words that you give us are just words to console us
We'll all fall down.

And what will you do when you pull the release
When the sound of the thunder has drowned out the pleas
'Cause after all that was your idea of peace
When we all fall down.

No sun for a world that once stood so tall
No wind's going to blow and no rain's going to fall
No flowers for graves, in fact no graves at all
When we all fall down.

[rbnyc]

1. I was just thinking of them the other day.

Someone was playing Cold Play and I was remided of ultravox.

[DebJ]

2. wow fantastic lyrics....I don't remember the group though but I

was only 12 in 1968 and not too much into rock as yet

[Touchdown]

8. Well they formed about 10 years after 1968

So that would make you about 30 when this song was released.;-)

[stevedeshazer]

3. I remember Ultravox very well

And that song in particular. Haven't thought about it in years, thanks for the jolt to mt memory.

It was at the peak of Reaganism.t

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. I used to love them in the early '80s

they were a staple at dance clubs.

[Rick Myers]

5. Absolutely!!!!

Dangerous Rhythms... Sat Night in The City of The Dead (an anthem for my home town of Youngstown, OH)... Vienna... Western Promise...

Now I've gotta dig out those disks!!!

:thumbsup:

[no name no slogan]

6. HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

U-Vox is one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES!!!

However, I must disclose that I'm a fan of the pre-Midge days, when John Foxx was the vocalist. I actually own the first three LPs (pre-Midge) on CD. I found these pre-WWW, which was very difficult considering that they were never released in the US.

If you can get your hands on Systems of Romance (1978), do so. It is a synth-pop CLASSIC. Let's put it this way: if not for Systems, you would not have had the "New Romantics" of the early 80s (Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet) OR Gary Numan's whole 'electro-man' phase (he of "Cars" fame).

Ultravox RULES!

:toast:

[Touchdown]

7. Didn't Ure write "Do they know it's Christmas"

I know he was involved in Band Aid, and the music certainly sounds like his.

I agree that his solo work is a bit preachy, but he's always been politically charged.

I bought a new one ( "Ingeneuity" ...I think 1999 or so)...It's intolerable!:puke: Who's this new guy?

[mr blur]

9. Co-written with Geldoff, I think

I remember the two of them put together the single.

[ajacobson]

10. Thanks, good memories

Ultravox one of my faves back in the day...

[CanuckAmok]

11. These guys are staples on my Goth/New Romantic radio show...

(see link in my sig if you're interested in tuning in).

I love both 'stages' of Ultravox, both with and without John Foxx.

Foxx's solo LPs are great, if you ever come across them. I have them all.



Hey, trivia fans, what were Ultravox (with John Foxx) called before they changed their name to Ultravox? Can you name the Tinpan Alley song they covered?

[mitchum]

13. Tiger Lily (but I can't remember the song)

I REALLY like the John Foxx-era Ultravox

[CanuckAmok]

14. Oh, good memory!

I have the Tiger Lily 7": Monkey Jive b/w Ain't Misbehavin'

[no name no slogan]

15. WOW!!!

Did you know that their version of "Ain't Misbehavin'" was originally recorded for a porn movie soundtrack? I forget where I read that, so it may or may not be true...

[NightTrain]

12. "Reap The Wild Wind!"

MTV used to play the fuck out of that video. Always loved the song, too!