THE HALF-DOZEN OR SO MOODS OF ULTRAVOX
Onstage, the amazing Ultravox. Right in front, on the edge of the area called the pit—not, unfortunately, in my honor— myself and the affable photog Bob Alford. Affable Bob’s busy at his trade; I can afford to sit and blow smoke. Ultravox are blowing smoke, too. Literally.
THE HALF-DOZEN OR SO MOODS OF ULTRAVOX
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J. Kordosh
Onstage, the amazing Ultravox. Right in front, on the edge of the area called the pit—not, unfortunately, in my honor— myself and the affable photog Bob Alford. Affable Bob’s busy at his trade; I can afford to sit and blow smoke.
Ultravox are blowing smoke, too. Literally. The show opened in a swirl of the stuff and intermittent haze continues apropos of nothing. Behind them is what I’ll call The Set. The Set is a construction of pillars and slabs, made out of plywood and light metal, that bears a vague resemblance to the Parthenon. You can see it for yourself on the cover of Quartet, or on an Ultravox T-shirt, or on an Ultravox tie ($10 at Ties-R-Us). What does The Set represent? “It doesn’t mean anything,” Midge Ure is to reveal later. Which certainly explains why Ultravox is having it lugged around with them over half the world.