Tag Archives: Midge Ure

First Record Show In Over Four Years Disappoints

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

Let’s take a break before yet more OMD posts. Other things have been happening and one of the that merited commentary was the first record show in my sleepy town in over four years. Just like the last one, this … Continue reading →

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Former Ultravox Vocalists Make Moves In 2017

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

So there it is. Up front and as bold as life. I got an email last night from Jordan, who comments here in occasion. My wife has been holding out for a JF+TM tour of some sort, and when “The … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure @ City Winery, Nashville 1-23-17

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

Well, I was gone for a few days, so no posts while I was seeing Midge Ure a second time last Monday night on the final date of his 2016-2017 North American Tour. My wife and I enjoyed our first … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure Mystery

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

As I’m less than two weeks from a return match with Midge Ure in Nashville, thoughts are turning to the upcoming concert as well as a mystery that’s centered around the Scot icon. On the occasion of my birthday last … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry and Midge Ure: Weighing the Differences [part 2]

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

When the last 20 years of Mr. Ure’s solo acoustic US tours are taken into consideration, they weren’t what I was looking for from him, so I didn’t go. I can’t say what sparked the idea of him playing electronic rock … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry and Midge Ure: Weighing the Differences [part 1]

Posted on November 8, 2016 by

Shelf made a great comment that was full of interesting points to discuss a short while back in the comments for my Midge Ure review. Now that I have a little extra time to reply, I want to address the intriguing … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure @ The Earl, Atlanta 10-15-16 [part 5]

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

Following “Vienna,” what else could Ure do but perform the bracing follow-up that was “All Stood Still?” It performed the same function on the “Vienna” album, and even here, 36 years later, it still managed to be the final Molotov cocktail from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bowie, Concert Review, Core Collection, New Romantic, Scots Rock | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments