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'''Visage''' was an English NewRomantic-[[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]-SynthPop band popular in the 1980's. The band's front-man, Steve Strange, started the group with [[HeterosexualLifePartners DJ Rusty Egan]], Music/MidgeUre, [[Music/{{Ultravox}} Billy Currie]], [[Music/{{Magazine}} Dave Formula, Barry Adamson & John McGeoch]] in 1978 to create music that fit the atmosphere of his ultra-trendy nightclub The Blitz, which up to that point played exclusively music from other artists that fit the feel of the New Romantic scene, like Music/{{Kraftwerk}} & Music/RoxyMusic. Their first single was released in 1979, followed by their self-titled debut in 1980. That album's single "Fade To Grey" became an uber-hit that signalled the beginning of the NewRomantic movement & lead to the rise of synth-pop in the 80's. The band's last album under its original line-up was released in 1984. Steve [[DiedDuringProduction passed away]] in 2015, in the midst of recording Visage's last album, ''Demons To Diamonds''; released posthumously that same year.
!!Discography:
* ''Visage'' (1980)
* ''The Anvil'' (1982)
* ''Beat Boy'' (1984)
* ''Hearts & Knives'' (2013)
* ''Orchestral'' (2014)
* ''Demons To Diamonds'' (2015)
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!!Visage provides examples of:
* CentralTheme: Fashion is king, clubbing is in, but nightlife has a sad underbelly.
* GratuitousFrench: Famously, "Fade To Grey" features a verse sung in French by Brigitte Arens, who was Rusty's girlfriend at the time. It's the same as the English verse sung by Steve, just translated.
* {{Instrumentals}}: A few, like "Moon Over Moscow" & "The Dancer".
* LivingToys: "Mind Of A Toy". It's not a cheerful portrayal.
* LyricalDissonance: Their more haunting songs were full of this. "The Damned Don't Cry" is a lament to loneliness; "Mind Of A Toy" puts a tragic spin on LivingToys. In fact, this was the central concept behind the New Romantic scene - depth and meaning underneath glitz and glamour.
* MeaningfulName: Steve ''Strange'' (real name: Stephen John Harrington), as anyone who saw his fashion sense would agree.
%%* MrFanservice: [[https://prnt.sc/os8v89 Steve]].
%%* NewRomantic: The spearheaders.
* NewWaveMusic: A rare synth-only example.
* SynthPop: The pioneers; "Fade To Grey" was one of the first hit singles to made exclusively using synthesisers. All their music was made using analog synths and not real instruments.
* TheFashionista: The New Romantics were a combination music/fashion scene and thus being as chic as possible was vital. Steve's fashion choices are still stylish even today.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Steve (centre) with two models from the music video for "Visage".]]
'''Visage''' was an English NewRomantic-[[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]-SynthPop band popular in the 1980's. The band's front-man, Steve Strange, started the group with [[HeterosexualLifePartners DJ Rusty Egan]], Music/MidgeUre, [[Music/{{Ultravox}} Billy Currie]], [[Music/{{Magazine}} Dave Formula, Barry Adamson & John McGeoch]] in 1978 to create music that fit the atmosphere of his ultra-trendy nightclub The Blitz, which up to that point played exclusively music from other artists that fit the feel of the New Romantic scene, like Music/{{Kraftwerk}} & Music/RoxyMusic. Their first single was released in 1979, followed by their self-titled debut in 1980. That album's single "Fade To Grey" became an uber-hit that signalled the beginning of the NewRomantic movement & lead to the rise of synth-pop in the 80's. The band's last album under its original line-up was released in 1984. Steve [[DiedDuringProduction passed away]] in 2015, in the midst of recording Visage's last album, ''Demons To Diamonds''; released posthumously that same year.
!!Discography:
* ''Visage'' (1980)
* ''The Anvil'' (1982)
* ''Beat Boy'' (1984)
* ''Hearts & Knives'' (2013)
* ''Orchestral'' (2014)
* ''Demons To Diamonds'' (2015)
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!!Visage provides examples of:
* CentralTheme: Fashion is king, clubbing is in, but nightlife has a sad underbelly.
* GratuitousFrench: Famously, "Fade To Grey" features a verse sung in French by Brigitte Arens, who was Rusty's girlfriend at the time. It's the same as the English verse sung by Steve, just translated.
* {{Instrumentals}}: A few, like "Moon Over Moscow" & "The Dancer".
* LivingToys: "Mind Of A Toy". It's not a cheerful portrayal.
* LyricalDissonance: Their more haunting songs were full of this. "The Damned Don't Cry" is a lament to loneliness; "Mind Of A Toy" puts a tragic spin on LivingToys. In fact, this was the central concept behind the New Romantic scene - depth and meaning underneath glitz and glamour.
* MeaningfulName: Steve ''Strange'' (real name: Stephen John Harrington), as anyone who saw his fashion sense would agree.
%%* MrFanservice: [[https://prnt.sc/os8v89 Steve]].
%%* NewRomantic: The spearheaders.
* NewWaveMusic: A rare synth-only example.
* SynthPop: The pioneers; "Fade To Grey" was one of the first hit singles to made exclusively using synthesisers. All their music was made using analog synths and not real instruments.
* TheFashionista: The New Romantics were a combination music/fashion scene and thus being as chic as possible was vital. Steve's fashion choices are still stylish even today.
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