Hello, my name's Mariateresa, I'm from Milan, Italy. When I was a teenager, I remember I owned a tape of a band called Ultravox!

It was early eighties :rolleyes: and, while all my schoolmates listened to the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack, I loved Talking Heads, The The, Gary Numan.

In 1984 we changed home, and my Ultravox! tape went lost. A few weeks ago, I heard "Rock Wrock" on the radio. I couldn't believe how good the song was.

So I bought the cd "Ultravox! The Island Years" which contains nearly all the tracks that were on my early 80's tape.

Oh my! What a trip down memory lane. All the songs sound as fresh as when they came out and not at all dated, after all these years. "Hiroshima Mon Amour" still sends shivers down my spine.

I also saw a video on Youtube of "Hiroshima Mon Amour" and John Foxx's performance is simply breathtaking.

I just wanted to share all this with you fans (sorry for the English mistakes).

Thank you John (if you ever read this).

Ciao!

Hi Maria teresa,

Welcome to the forum, and thank you for sharing your memories with us.

Ciao Maria Teresa - and welcome! Another voice in the Italian camp ... didn't you see the recent gig in Milan?
Benvenuta fra noi..

Ciao! You mean John REALLY did play in Milan... ohhhhhh I can't believe it! Sob!

When was that?

14th April I seem to remember - he did one gig in Cento nr Ferrara/Bologna on 13th and the next night in Milan.
You can find various descriptions and accounts elsewhere in this forum .. sorry you missed it. .. but there are some good reviews and pictures around, starting from here:
http://www.metamatic.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000058

Very welcome Mariateresa!

Hi Mariateresa.
Welcome to the forum.

Peter

Thank you all for your replies. The late 70's and early 80's were really great years for music. I must admit that now there are good bands that find their inspiration in the 80's (Interpol, Bloc Party, Arcade Fire) but nothing sounds quite like the original.

Am I being too nostalgic? :rolleyes:

A couple of years ago, I spoke to Julian Cope, when he came to Milan to present his book and record, and when I asked him what he thought of this "new wave" of bands like Franz Ferdinand etc, he said he didn't like them at all (actually, he used the four letter word!)

Now I will buy again all of the Ultravox! cd's (early period, of course) and I think I will explore John's solo career, too.

Ciao!

No - for me it is the same. Or I'm too nostalgic too?!

This is a good decision! You will not be disappointed!!

Ciao Mariateresa and welcome! Be careful - John Foxx is addictive...

Luca

I can relate to your Saturday Night Fever comment, most definitely.

Greetings from New York!