Originally posted by newvox:
Originally posted by maryann:
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Originally posted by Alex S:
[b] It's great to hear John playing live with a band!
Do you mean Ultravox
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Alex, this is the very reason some of us have been wanting John and Louis to shorten their songs on live sets and add some guitar in future studio work. In honesty they do have synths with a guitar feel to it on recent albums 'From Trash' and 'Sideways'. Would still be great to hear some real guitar and drums again. [/b]I noticed, especially on "Sideways" there is a kind of synthesised guitar sound. That's one of the many things about that album which connect it with SOR.
John has clearly re-established himself as an electronic act though since his re-emergence, and I'm not sure now would be the right time to introduce a full band. No longer his style I guess.
Then again, look at an album like Numan's Pleasure Principle - real bass guitar and real drums, yet one of the greatest 'electronic' albums ever made.
hearing that old Ultravox live recording made me appreciate his version of the band more, and also showed me a side of John the live performer that we haven't seen since - or maybe since 1983.
I think perhaps when John performs a song such as Walk Away or Slow Motion live, good though it is, you can't help but compare it to the original, and you hear more clearly what's missing. Now, would we rather hear old songs revamped in the new style or not played at all due to lack of band?
