History Music / UVox

''U-Vox'', released in 1986, is the eighth album by British band Music/{{Ultravox}}. The first to be produced by longtime collaborator Conny Plank since ''Music/RageInEden'', it finalizes the band's shift away from the electronic NewWaveMusic that had defined their output since ''Music/{{Vienna}}'' six years prior; instead, ''U-Vox'' dives fully into mainstream pop-rock, with the occasional foray into the unusual on the Celtic "All Fall Down" and orchestral "All in One Day".

''U-Vox'', released in 1986, is the eighth album by British band Music/{{Ultravox}}. The first to be produced by longtime collaborator Conny Plank since ''Music/RageInEden'', it finalizes the band's shift away from the electronic NewWaveMusic that had defined their output since ''Music/{{Vienna}}'' six years prior; instead, ''U-Vox'' dives fully into mainstream pop-rock, with the occasional foray into the unusual on the Celtic "All Fall Down" and orchestral "All in One Day". Conny Plank returned to produce, his role having previously been filled in by [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] producer George Martin on ''Music/{{Quartet}}''; Martin did however maintain involvement with the band on this album by arranging and conducting orchestra parts for "All in One Day".

The album's recording wasn't an entirely smooth process, with drummer Warren Cann being unceremoniously fired from the band prior to recording. In his stead, he was replaced by Music/BigCountry guitarist Mark Brzezicki. Frontman Music/Midge Ure and bassist Chris Cross would also exit the band after the album's release, with Ultravox dissolving two years later. Violinist Billy Currie would briefly revive the band under a different lineup in 1992, but the 80's configuration wouldn't reunite until 2008.

The album's recording wasn't an entirely smooth process, with drummer Warren Cann being unceremoniously fired from the band prior to recording. In his stead, he was replaced by Music/BigCountry guitarist Mark Brzezicki. Frontman Midge Ure and bassist Chris Cross would also exit the band after the album's release, with Ultravox dissolving two years later. Violinist Billy Currie would briefly revive the band under a different lineup in 1992, but the 80's configuration wouldn't reunite until 2008.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"When I was a boy there's a dream that I had/That a war if it's fought was for good against bad/And I woke up to find that the world had gone mad/And we'd all fall down."'']]

The album's recording wasn't an entirely smooth process, with drummer Warren Cann being unceremoniously fired from the band prior to recording. In his stead, he was replaced by Music/BigCountry guitarist Mark Brzezicki. The album's release wasn't entirely pleasant either; despite it continuing Ultravox's streak of commercial success (peaking at No. 9 on the UK Albums chart), it was savaged by critics, who had long been disillusioned with the band since their GenreShift from PostPunk on ''Vienna''.

Fans additionally met ''U-Vox'' with indifference at best, and even the band had nary a kind word to say about it, feeling that the record had become directionless. Frontman Midge Ure and bassist Chris Cross became dissatisfied with staying in Ultravox, and as a result left the band shortly after the album's release. Brzezicki and keyboardist/violinist Billy Currie would attempt to keep the band afloat for a little while longer, before eventually calling it quits in 1988. Ultravox wouldn't see the light of day again until 1992, when Currie organized an entirely new lineup to revive the band's brand, and the Ure-led incarnation wouldn't fully regroup until 2008.

* RecordProducer: Conny Plank, returning to work with the band after briefly being replaced by [[Music/TheBeatles George Martin]] on ''Music/{{Quartet}}''.

''U-Vox'', released in 1986, is the eighth album by British band Music/{{Ultravox}}. The first to be produced by longtime collaborator Conny Plank since ''Music/RageInEden'', it finalizes the band's shift away from the electronic NewWaveMusic that had defined their output since ''Music/{{Vienna}}'' six years prior; instead, ''U-Vox'' dives fully into mainstream pop-rock, with the occasional foray into the unusual on the Celtic "All Fall Down" and orchestral "All in One Day".

* RecordProducer: Conny Plank.

Fans additionally met ''U-Vox'' with indifference at best, and even the band had nary a kind word to say about it, feeling that the record had become directionless. Frontman Midge Ure and bassist Chris Cross became dissatisfied with staying in Ultravox, and as a result left the band shortly after the album's release. Brzezicki and keyboardist/violinist Billy Currie would attempt to keep the band afloat for a little while longer, before eventually calling it quits in 1988. Ultravox wouldn't see the light of day again until 1992, when Currie organized an entirely new lineup to revive the band's brand.

* ShoutOut: The title logo on the album cover is a noticeable riff on the IBM logo.

* OutOfGenreExperience: "All Fall Down" and "All in One Day", which respectively make use of Celtic arrangements by the Chieftains and orchestral arrangements by George Martin (who had previously produced ''Music/{{Quartet}}''.

The album's recording wasn't an entirely smooth process, with drummer Warren Cann was unceremoniously fired from the band prior to recording. In his stead, he was replaced by Music/BigCountry guitarist Mark Brzezicki. The album's release wasn't entirely pleasant either; despite it continuing Ultravox's streak of commercial success (peaking at No. 9 on the UK Albums chart), it was savaged by critics, who had long been disillusioned with the band since their GenreShift from PostPunk on ''Vienna''.