I know, Howard was big here too (everywhere) - but was he recognised as much
more than a pop star with a haircut?
NME was dominated by jaded punk hacks who dismissed New Romanticism as not
cred enough - they preferred Julian Cope and Paul Weller etc. It's
worthwhile finding old copies and reading
I play who's that girl almost every week. But that's all.
Kamal K. Stoddard
Turner Broadcasting Systems
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From: Cyclone Wehner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:29 PM
To: 313 Detroit
Subject: Re: (313) Ultravox
I know, Howard
Why?
Man, he had a superb, soulful voice like fellow Scot Annie Lennox - strong
contrast with the electronic music. (I notice that Eurythmics are
experiencing a revival among leftfield club DJs at the moment.) And, man,
did he not have the look. Suave with a capital S!
The record Vienna is
On Jun 22, 2005, at 1:59 PM, Greg Earle wrote:
Whoa, this must be the Generation Gap[tm] speaking. (Sorry
Cyclone :-) )
At the risk of breaking ranks, I will respectfully disagree with my
slightly older brother. ;-)
Vienna is brilliant electronic music, and it crystallized the
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Cyclone, Howard Jones was massive here! in the charts all the
time etc, as a young (very) kid I had all his ahem
cassettes. Can't really remember anything dead good he did
though (?)
Does poppy necessarily mean short lived?
no, not at all! sorry didnt quite come across right there
Does doing leftfield dubs (which,
lets face it plenty have, therefore not really an entitlement to ahead of
their time genius) automatically move the artist to a higher plane?
no! ha, must
great compilations! my personal ultravox favourite is dislocation (though
it's not listed)
anyway - those cds should be in every djs record bag for one of those
nights you get invited to dj at your best friends party. after about an
hour of playing the finest from detroit your best friends
talking of ultravox, give this a whirl cyclone:
http://www.discogs.com/release/380369
Yours,
ACME SELF-ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
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22, 2005 6:30 AM
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talking of ultravox, give this a whirl cyclone:
http://www.discogs.com/release/380369
Yours,
ACME SELF-ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
i play this on 33 +5
heavy
armin
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talking of ultravox, give this a whirl cyclone:
http://www.discogs.com/release/380369
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i play this on 33 +5
heavy
wah, cosmic vibe
: )
hey, more vanity projects coming soon! some good ones!
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On Jun 21, 2005, at 3:46 PM, Cyclone Wehner wrote:
I unearthed an Ultravox 'best of' for very little the other day. This
is one
of the most underrated electronic bands ever... - always found Midge
Ure's
soulful tones very affecting. I was not in favour of their later
material -
too Big
Avoid all Ure-era Ultravox like the plague :-)
what about Herr X/Mr X Greg? Do you not like that one...?
thats from 'ure' era maybe?
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I unearthed an Ultravox 'best of' for very little the other day. This is one
of the most underrated electronic bands ever... - always found Midge Ure's
soulful tones very affecting. I was not in favour of their later material -
too Big Country/Simple Minds like for me - but anything circa Vienna
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