An old timer here, veteran of the Foxx / Ultravox years, saw them live a number of times - waited -
oh how we waited -
for live shows when Metamatic was released, none came
. Had to wait for The Golden Section in 83 to see JF step out live again - I was at The Hacienda show : great gig, awful venue [IMO]
Gonna stick my neck out
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I think the song material JF is doing now is his best ever. From Trash and Sideways are two superb albums.
I confess that the Cathedral Oceans material is not my cup of Earl Grey - c'est la vie
This years shows have been fantastic, York Fibbers was great, and by pure chance I was in Coventry the day of the show there and that was a cracking gig.
I wonder why "The Pleasure Of Electricity" seems to get overlooked in the Foxx discussions, even JF himself seems to let it slide with only Nightlife making an appearance live, [in the guise of the "Live From A Room As Big As A City" version], even on the 2003 shows [the one I was at] it was left out completely. But thats just a small quibble...
How long before JF releases the excellent versions of Slow Motion / The Man Who Dies Every Day and Walk Away he and LG performed this year in the live sets ?
oh and another quibble, regarding T shirts, for those of us with a less than sveldt shape, even the L sizes are too small - how about some XXXL for those of us with an abiding passion for pasties or just large by way of genes ?
great to see Metamatic with a forum,
and happy holidays and a great new year to you all.