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quietman
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Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:35 pm (No subject) |
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first post....
I have to say Astradyne is a classic piece. Billy Currie shows off his excellent viola playing and of course his iconic screeching synth solo on his Arp Odyssey. I think this may ironically have been one of the only Instrumentals they did and it was the first one off Vienna.
I have just entered a sound-alike Instrumental for a competition on the Ultravox forum just posted it on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu9O_UbK4h0
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Tangram
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Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:48 pm (No subject) |
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« quietman » wrote:
I think this may ironically have been one of the only Instrumentals they did
Not quite, The Ascent and Monument are a couple of other instrumentals they did that spring to mind.
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sparrow
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Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:02 pm (No subject) |
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I was gobsmacked when Ultravox opened with Astradyne in Edinburgh on the first night of their comeback tour.
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Tangram
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 3:30 am (No subject) |
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« sparrow » wrote:
I was gobsmacked when Ultravox opened with Astradyne in Edinburgh on the first night of their comeback tour.
Back in the early 80's, didn't they open all of their concerts with Astradyne? Or was it the last encore?
My memory isn't so good these days!
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Starwalker
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:56 pm (No subject) |
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Asyradyne always has been an awesome piece, I remember way back when I first heard it, knocked my sox off, and still does
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ubikman
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:07 pm (No subject) |
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Back in the early 80's, didn't they open all of their concerts with Astradyne?
Indeed they did. I saw them in NYC in the early 80s, at a club that is long gone, and although they went on @ 2 AM (!), they opened with "Astradyne" and from then on proceeded to put on a fantastic (if incredibly loud) show.
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geigertek
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:41 pm (No subject) |
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Of course it's good - it's Ultravox. Enough said  Anyone see them live with John Foxx?
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Feb Birthed
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:45 pm (No subject) |
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Cool tune. I never bought an Ultravox album. Heard various songs here and there. It may be time to download a bunch of their stuff to get better acquainted.
I'm a sucker for late 70s/early-to-mid 1980s synth-pop.
I'm listening to Astradyne right now. Reminds me a bit of Visage.
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EM154
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:41 pm (No subject) |
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Ultravox was main reason I switched to EM. Loved those synths.Ure and Currie, the synth player, were in Visage. Another fav of mine. Just recently bought the new Ultravox remasters....ahhhh....good memories....
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Feb Birthed
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:10 am (No subject) |
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That's right! I had a brain fart and forgot the about them being in Visage.
It's easier to get someone into a type of music if they start off with more "poppy" styles. Like finding Jarre and exploring some of the more "deep" 1970s stuff by Klaus S, TD, etc.
Depeche Modes Speak and Spell (1981) was the one that really set me off into eletronic dreamland. Plus Devo, early OMD, etc.
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Starwalker
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:42 pm (No subject) |
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Gary Numan popped the cork with me leading into the gateway of synth POP music, The Cars, .Depeche Mode, OMD, Ultravox to name a few
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