What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

Funny you have Midge Ure here, MH ! I was listening to Ultravox a couple of days ago...Midge has a fabulous voice !!!!!

from my library (cd)



A gift from a mate. Never heard of this band. I do know of Midge Ure from his Ultravox days. I have a couple of
their albums. Don't care much for this. Too electronic I guess. Three instrumentals sunk it from the start. Of the
seven left, only liked four. The group was founded in '78 by Steve Strange, who I have also never heard of. Soon
hooked up with Midge. Fade To Grey and Tar came out on a '79 ep and also appear on this debut album. Tar was ok,
and was the fav, till I got to Mind Of A Toy. Still weak but that took the top spot. It says Tar was an anti-
smoking song, but it just made me want to light up, so it didn't work. Fade To Grey was a club hit and did nothing
for me. Only other ones I liked here were Malpaso Man and Visa-age. The group only lasted for three albums and I'm
not interested in the other two. This one made #13 in the UK and never surfaced here. Just realized, this group was
out in the early 80's, which explains why I never heard of them. That was my dead period as far as new music was
concerned.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - The Steps

Best Track - Mind Of A Toy

My painted face
Is chipped and cracked
My mind seems
To fade too fast
Clutching straws
Sinking slow
Nothing less, nothing less

A puppet's motions
Controlled by a string
By a stranger
I've never met
A nod of the head
And a pull of the thread
I can't say no, can't say no

When a child throws out a toy
When I was new you wanted me
Now I'm old you no longer see

When a child throws out a toy
Spiteful girl
Hateful boy
When a child throws out a toy

I'm all dressed up
And nowhere to go
On a music box
That never stops
I'll dance for you
If you want me to
Move in time, move in time

A wooden head
And a broken heart
Used, abused
And torn apart
I gave you my best
And you gave me the rest
It's time to die, time to die

When a child throws out a toy
When I was new you wanted me
Now I'm old you no longer see

When a child throws out a toy
Spiteful girl
Hateful boy
When a child throws out a toy

When a child throws out a toy
When I was new you wanted me
Now I'm old you no longer see

When a child throws out a toy
Spiteful girl
Hateful boy
When a child throws out a toy

1) Visage *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWxO20ZlHP8
2) Blocks On Blocks *
audio - Visage - Blocks on Blocks - YouTube
3) The Dancer *
audio - Visage - The Dancer - YouTube
4) Tar **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4qPlnIXM9o
5) Fade To Grey *
live - Visage - Fade To Grey (Live on German TV 2005) - YouTube
6) Malpaso Man **
audio - Visage - Malpaso Man - YouTube
7) Mind Of A Toy **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7fytJURpos
8) Moon Over Moscow *
audio - Visage - Moon Over Moscow - YouTube
9) Visa-age **
audio - Visage - Visa-Age - 1980 - YouTube
10) The Steps *

3's - 0
2's - 4
1's - 6

Grade - 1.4

so many albums, so little time