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Ha! Ha! Ha! is a bruising album, a tsunami of a set that epitomized the fire and fury of its age. Icy to its core, producer Steve Lillywhite brilliantly captured both the band's urgency and the brittleness of their sound. Like the implosion of gases that ignited the Big Bang, Ha!-Ha!-Ha! hangs in the millisecond before the ensuing explosion, trembling with ferocious tension and fierce anticipation of the coming storm. Much of the set seems frozen in this moment in time and space, lyrically reflected in "Hiroshima Mon Amour," "Man Who Dies Every Day," and "Frozen Ones." Unlike the celebration of destruction that defined their debut set, Ultravox! now stood staring aghast into the abyss, with the manic exuberance of "Rockwrock" emerging not as the exhilarating dance through the death of civilization that many listeners assumed, but the band's panicked response to its collapse. And as fear took hold in the Western world, the band battered themselves against its crumbling walls, ravaged by the artificiality of the society rising amongst its ruins. Even decades on, the sheer ferocity of this set continues to impress.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Steven Shears, ComposerLyricist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Steven Shears, ComposerLyricist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Cann, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Currie, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Stevie Shears, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Foxx, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, Composer - William Currie, Composer - Warren Reginald Cann, Composer - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Steven Shears, Composer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Steven Shears, ComposerLyricist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Warren Cann, Producer - Billy Currie, Producer - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Robin Simon, Producer - Ultravox!, MainArtist - Steven Shears, ComposerLyricist - John Foxx, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, ComposerLyricist - William Currie, ComposerLyricist - Warren Reginald Cann, ComposerLyricist - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Steven Shears, ComposerLyricist - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Chris Cross, Composer - William Currie, Composer - Warren Reginald Cann, Composer - Ultravox!, Producer, MainArtist - Steven Shears, Composer - John Foxx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Ha! Ha! Ha! is a bruising album, a tsunami of a set that epitomized the fire and fury of its age. Icy to its core, producer Steve Lillywhite brilliantly captured both the band's urgency and the brittleness of their sound. Like the implosion of gases that ignited the Big Bang, Ha!-Ha!-Ha! hangs in the millisecond before the ensuing explosion, trembling with ferocious tension and fierce anticipation of the coming storm. Much of the set seems frozen in this moment in time and space, lyrically reflected in "Hiroshima Mon Amour," "Man Who Dies Every Day," and "Frozen Ones." Unlike the celebration of destruction that defined their debut set, Ultravox! now stood staring aghast into the abyss, with the manic exuberance of "Rockwrock" emerging not as the exhilarating dance through the death of civilization that many listeners assumed, but the band's panicked response to its collapse. And as fear took hold in the Western world, the band battered themselves against its crumbling walls, ravaged by the artificiality of the society rising amongst its ruins. Even decades on, the sheer ferocity of this set continues to impress.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:48
- Main artists: Ultravox
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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