Part 1 of the 80:10 for Ultravox keyboard player, Billy Currie, with lots of fabulous music discussed in lovely bite-sized pieces.
Part one covers 1-5;
1. FADE TO GREY (1980/81)
After a pre-amble, setting up where Billy was come 1980, we start with the first of Billy’s seminal hits of the 80s, Fade to Grey by Visage.
This is a 5 minute excerpt of Billy’s chat about F2G. The full version can be found on the Anatomy of a Song episode on said track.
2. B SIDES (1980-87)
An interesting detour as we discuss the many Ultravox b sides of the 80s. Billy discusses his favourites.
3. VIENNA (1980/81)
Another iconic hit of officially “the best number 2 of the 80s”, and another excerpt from an Anatomy of a Song episode.
4. THE VOICE (1981)
Original concept of interview was to discuss ten tracks, this changed during the course of the chat. This is why The Voice is discussed rather than the brilliant LP, Rage in Eden.
Originally we discussed the music video as an audio commentary but edited down due to large pauses and just included as part of the chat.
5. GEORGE MARTIN (1982)
Moving away from Conny Plank, the boys decide to try an up-and-coming producer called George Martin. Billy discusses how they worked together and the influence George had on them.
He later did the orchestration for All In One Day but that is not discussed at this point. [It’s farking great tho]
For more on Billy check out billycurrie.com
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