That Record Got Me High Podcast

S7E346 - Ultravox 'Vienna' with Oscar Herrera


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When British band Ultravox released their fourth studio album 'Vienna' in 1980, the addition of new lead singer Midge Ure marked a total change in direction from experimental post-rock to lushly orchestrated synth-pop. This week's guest, singer/songwriter Oscar Herrera (The Sleep of Reason, Black Tape For A Blue Girl), joins us as we explore this icely beautiful record that manages to be both cold-blooded and fierce at the same time. "This means nothing to me..."

Songs discussed in this episode: Vienna - London Symphony Orchestra; The Sleep Of Reason - The Sleep Of Reason; Io, Father Whiskey - Oscar Herrera; Saturday Night In The City Of The Dead - Ultravox!; Forever and Ever - Silk; Fade To Grey - Visage; Get Out Of Here - Thin Lizzy; Sleepwalk, Passing Strangers, New Europeans, Private Lives, Astradyne, My Sex, Mr X, Western Promise, Vienna, All Stood Still - Ultravox; Final Sound (Chamber Version) - Oscar Herrera

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