Ha!-Ha!-Ha! | Loppylugs

Submitted by Glyn Lewis on 9 August 2014 - 10:00pm

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Artist:

Ultravox!

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Track-listing:

ROckwrok*The Frozen Ones*Fear In The Western World*Distant Smile*The Man Who Dies Everyday *Artificial Life*While I'm Still Alive*Hiroshima Mon Amour

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Bean

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2 014

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Short-title:

HaHaHa

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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

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Ha!-Ha!-Ha!

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reviewed by

Glyn Lewis

This whirlpool’s got such seductive furniture

3-4-8

The three John Foxx era Ultravox albums move from sort of post-punk / new-wave towards an embryonic electronic synth sound. This album sits in the middle of that trajectory, fusing together a guitar-driven, aggressive, rock-based sound with some electronic effects and synthesis. Throw in a bit of sax and violins with noise, and I think it is positioned in a fairly unique place. The fact that it all sits together so well and so naturally I think is credit to some great songwriting and some conviction in the performances. Some great guitar riff aggression and some in-your-ace, hard and fast drumming.

It’s also got all that lovely alienation / disconnection vibe which is triffic, with all his half-crazy, half-scary, half-silly surreal imagery. So the lyrics, too, are at that perfect punk / new romantic juncture. Again, delivered right on the money. It's all good stuff, hope you enjoy.
79

reviewed by

Richard Norbury
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reviewed by

Martin Lewis

Hi Tempo electro - painting memories you never had

3-5-8

HHH is the second album released by Ultravox! in its orginal line up headed by Dennis Leigh (John Foxx). Although the band were commercially much more successful with Midge Ure after Foxx left, the original line up was musically far superior and orginal. Of the three albums they released with Foxx , Ultravox, HHH, and Systems of Romance, my favourite is the slower paced and more moody Systems of Romance. HHH is the fastest tempo of the three albums containing high energy new wave music as good as it gets punctuated by fractured, lyrics from Foxx. The album contains one track more appropriate for the tempo of Systems of Romance, 'Hiroshima Mon Amour' one of the most beautiful and evocative tracks ever written with its haunting saxphone. Foxx's disjointed poetic lyrics and unique ultra-English voice are so good at painting memories you never had.
72

reviewed by

Neil Hornsey

This means nothing to me...

5-6

Having had no knowledge of life before Vienna, this came as rather a surprise to me. A fine album full of well crafted pop/rock/new wave/synth tracks that are well ahead of their time. It's kind of Sex Pistols meets Frankie meets Depeche Mode, perhaps?
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reviewed by

Matthew Baker

Ok-ishvox

8

Very early album in the new-wave / synth world. Some quite fast punky things going on in there too.

Hiroshima Mon Amour points to things to come, but the main body of the album left me mainly unmoved.