Tag Archives: Ultravox

Rock GPA: Ultravox – Monument: The Soundtrack | Lament [part 7]

Posted on June 12, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox – Monument: The Soundtrack | 1983 – 3.5 The final flickerings of Classic Ultravox: Mark II flowered on this live EP released after the “Quartet” tour. It was the soundtrack to a home video that I first saw on … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Ultravox – Quartet [part 6]

Posted on June 11, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox – Quartet | 1982 – 3 The next Ultravox album was slotted into Chrysalis UK’s Christmas season schedule; the band had hit the big time. I picked up my import copy of “Quartet” in December of 1982 and was … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Ultravox – Rage In Eden [part 5]

Posted on June 8, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox – Rage In Eden | 1981 – 4 The band that entered Conny Plank’s studio in 1981 to write their fifth album was decidedly different from the one that had recorded the previous four. For starters, Ultravox had finally … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Ultravox – Vienna [part 4]

Posted on June 7, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox – Vienna | 1980 – 4 After the band got shelved for a while following the departures of Foxx and Simon, the members all scattered to their own respective gigs to keep some income flowing. Irony of ironies, Billy … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Ultravox – Systems Of Romance [part 3]

Posted on June 6, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox – Systems Of Romance | 1978 – 4 The third Ultravox album saw them eschewing the exclamation point they “borrowed” from Neu! and they made a few other changes as well. Guitarist Stevie Shears was out, having been replaced by … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Ultravox [part 2]

Posted on June 4, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox! – Ha! Ha! Ha! | 1977 – 3.5 For their second album of 1977, the band continued with producer Steve Lillywhite at the helm, but this album is a far cry from the one that preceded it.  It can be argued … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Ultravox [part 1]

Posted on June 1, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Well, the new Ultravox album, “Brilliant,” arrived in the mail yesterday, so of course, that means that I’m delving into the deep chasm of another Rock GPA, this time for one of the ultimate core collection bands in my Record … Continue reading →

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