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With 1978's Systems of Romance, Ultravox left punk behind and single-handedly blueprinted the entire new romantic movement to come -- well, with a little help from co-producers Conny Planck and Dave Hutchins. Gone was the brittleness of Ha!-Ha!-Ha!, replaced by a rich lushness of sound that would define the forthcoming genre. Shifting from the political to the interpersonal, gone too was the overwhelming sense of looming Armageddon, replaced by more generalized (and mundane) feelings of alienation, "Dislocation," and unease. "Quiet Men" is a Lowry painting brought to life, the chorus of "Slow Motion" a swaying field painted by Renoir, "I Can't Stay Long" a Degas ballet, while "Maximum Acceleration" is as lavish in sound as Botticelli was with paint. The rhythms still remained dangerous, however, and Robin Simon's guitar gives the set a tough edge, but it's the swirling, swooping synths and keyboards that predominate within.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Ultravox, MainArtist - William Currie, Composer - Ultravox!, Producer - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, Author
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Cross, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Warren Cann, Producer - Billy Currie, Producer - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, Producer - Ultravox!, MainArtist - John Foxx, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Conny Plank, Producer - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Dave Hutchings, Producer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
With 1978's Systems of Romance, Ultravox left punk behind and single-handedly blueprinted the entire new romantic movement to come -- well, with a little help from co-producers Conny Planck and Dave Hutchins. Gone was the brittleness of Ha!-Ha!-Ha!, replaced by a rich lushness of sound that would define the forthcoming genre. Shifting from the political to the interpersonal, gone too was the overwhelming sense of looming Armageddon, replaced by more generalized (and mundane) feelings of alienation, "Dislocation," and unease. "Quiet Men" is a Lowry painting brought to life, the chorus of "Slow Motion" a swaying field painted by Renoir, "I Can't Stay Long" a Degas ballet, while "Maximum Acceleration" is as lavish in sound as Botticelli was with paint. The rhythms still remained dangerous, however, and Robin Simon's guitar gives the set a tough edge, but it's the swirling, swooping synths and keyboards that predominate within.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:03
- Main artists: Ultravox
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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