Category Archives: Scots Rock

It does seem that the best bands are Scottish. Why I can’t say. It just is.

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 6]

Posted on February 1, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from past post] LIVE @ HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1981 CD2 The next set of tunes here were almost preordained as the band bit into the three song suite that capped their “Rage In Eden” disc. The way these songs flowed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Live Music, New Romantic, Record Review, Scots Rock, The Great B-Sides | Tagged 1981, 2022, BSOG, live album, Rage In Eden, Ultravox | 6 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 5]

Posted on January 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from past post] LIVE @ HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1981 CD1 The fourth CD in the box got to what was the main reason why I am vulnerable to a box that will represent the 9th time I buy an album … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Live Music, New Romantic, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged 1981, 2022, BSOG, live album, Rage In Eden, Ultravox | 9 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 4]

Posted on January 30, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from this post] SINGLES, B-SIDES + RARITIES [CONT.] The rest of disc three was comprised of glimpses of mostly familiar material in its formative stages. First up were a series of loose cassette rehearsals where the kinks in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Record Review, Remastering, Scots Rock | Tagged 1981, 2022, boxed set, DLX RM, Rage In Eden, Steven Wilson, Ultravox | 4 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 3]

Posted on January 27, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] STEVEN WILSON 2.0 MIX [CONT.] So we were diving into Disc 2 of the “Rage In Eden” ultrabox. The famous ending to the album was the stark and uncompromising “You Name [Has Slipped My Mind Again].” … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Record Review, Remastering, Scots Rock, The Great B-Sides | Tagged 1981, 2022, boxed set, DLX RM, Rage In Eden, Steven Wilson, Ultravox | 3 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 2]

Posted on January 26, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] 1981 ALBUM The classic 1981 album was perhaps the acme of Ure-era Ultravox. Chest-deep in angst-ridden melodrama and European angst. We’ve waxed eloquent about the album itself during the Ultravox Rock G.P.A. so those thoughts were … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Record Review, Remastering, Scots Rock, The Great B-Sides | Tagged 1981, 2022, boxed set, DLX RM, Rage In Eden, Steven Wilson, surround sound, Ultravox | 25 Comments

Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 1]

Posted on January 25, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It shipped to me inexpensively from a US dealer once it went on sale in America in December, 2022; over two months following the late September UK/European release of this ultrabox. It follows in the formats established by the “Vienna” … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Live Music, New Romantic, Record Review, Scots Rock, The Great B-Sides | Tagged 1981, 2022, boxed set, DLX RM, Rage In Eden, Steven Wilson, surround sound, Ultravox | 9 Comments

Alan Rankine: 1958-2023

Posted on January 3, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It’s the first post of a new year and I had everything all worked out. A review I had been thinking of for months that kept getting bumped for this, that, and the other thing. Then I got word that … Continue reading →