![]() However, although many hardcore devotees of the Foxx-era were disgusted at the band’s new direction, in hindsight Vienna certainly isn’t an out-and-out pop record. While much of the original line-up’s output was perhaps slightly too uncompromising to infiltrate the charts, the Midge Ure-fronted configuration of the band was certainly more tooled up for the mainstream. This 5CD and DVD edition of the album adds a trove of extra material, providing further insight into what was the most pivotal point in the band’s career. 40 years on and the nine-track LP stands as a truly seminal piece of work, and although it may have acted as a further blueprint for much of what was to become the sound of the 1980s, the songs on Vienna have an enduring and timeless quality. Vienna was released in October of 1984, initially rewarding the band with their chart breakthrough, before it’s majestic title track carved them an immortal place in music history. This new incarnation of the band was a rather different beast indeed, with Ure’s arrival bringing a more accessible approach to the songwriting process. However, after keyboardist Billy Carrie had worked with Midge Ure in Visage, in 1980 the pair regrouped with remaining Ultravox members Warren Cann and Chris Cross to form a new line up. Or at least that’s how it seemed after frontman Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon decided to pursue their own separate paths. As a John Foxx-fronted five-piece, Ultravox (formerly with an added “!” in homage to Neu!) gained much critical acclaim with their increasing synth dominated glam punk rock, but split after third album Systems Of Romance failed to generate any commercial success.
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