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Track: The Thin Wall
Artist: Ultravox
Album: The Collection

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Name: Ultravox
Spotify Genres: synthpop, new wave
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Ultravox (earlier stylized as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in 1973 as [a=Tiger Lily (2)]. Between 1980–86, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was their 1981 hit "Vienna." The first three LP releases feature the vocals of [a=John Foxx] (real name [a=Dennis Leigh]), while the rest of the line up of [a=Billy Currie], [a=Warren Cann] and [a=Chris Cross] were joined by [a=Stevie Shears] on guitar for the first two and [a=Robin Simon] replacing Shears for the third album, "Systems of Romance," by which the group had dropped the exclamation mark from the band name. In 1979, John Foxx left after an American tour to pursue solo projects, with Simon also departing. Currie, Cross and Cann were subsequently joined by [a=Midge Ure] on vocals and guitar. This became the most successful and well-known, 'classic' 80s line-up. They recorded 10 (UK) Top Twenty singles and 7 (UK) Top Twenty Albums, among them single hits such as "Vienna," "Hymn," and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes." In May 1986, prior to the recording of the ill-received U-Vox album, Warren Cann was asked to quit by the rest of the band due to "irreconcilable differences". The band used [a112841] on drums but broke up shortly after its release. In the early 1990s, Billy Currie formed a new version of the band, using two different singer/songwriters for each album released. They were popular in mainland Europe but by the mid 1990s had also broken up. The classic line-up reconciled and reformed in late 2008 for a large UK tour in 2009. This was recorded and released as Return To Eden. That rekindled interest in the band resulting in the Brilliant album being released in 2012 with a large headline tour. They then were special guests for a [a18547] tour in 2013 but after that the band split up for good. Line-ups Mark I – Billy Currie, Chris Cross, Warren Cann, John Foxx, Stevie Shears Mark II – Billy Currie, Chris Cross, Warren Cann, John Foxx, Robin Simon Mark III (the classic line-up) – Billy Currie, Chris Cross, Warren Cann, Midge Ure Mark IV – Billy Currie, Chris Cross, Midge Ure Mark V – Billy Currie, Tony Fenelle, Rod Gammons, plus some other session musicians Mark VI – Billy Currie, Sam Blue, Gary Williams, Tony Holmes, Vinny Burns

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Release: Ultravox - The Thin Wall
Year: 1981
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: New Wave, Synth-pop

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LYRICS

The sound is on the visions move
The image dance starts once again
They shuffle with a bovine grace and glide in syncopation
Just living lines from books we've read
With atmospheres of days gone by
With paper smiles
The screenplay calls a message for the nation

Chorus:

And those who sneer will fade and die
And those who laugh will surely fall
And those who know will always feel their backs against the thin wall
The thin wall
Thin wall

Grey men who speak of victory
Shed light upon their stolen life
They drive by night and act as if they're moved by unheard music
To step in time and play the part
With velvet voices smooth and cold
Their power games a game no more
And long the chance to use it

(Chorus)

And those who dance will spin and turn
And those who wait will wait no more
And those talk will hear the word
And those who sneer will fade and die
And those who laugh will surely fall
And those who know will always feel their backs against the thin wall
The thin wall
Thin wall

The thin wall (Repeat 3 times)

And those who dance
The thin wall
And those who talk
The thin wall
And those who sneer
The thin wall
And those who laugh
The thin wall
And those who know
The thin wall
And those who dance
The thin wall
And those who wait
The thin wall
And those who talk
(Fade)