Hmmm. Though it was ok. Should have been better for a comeback single after 28 years though.
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Tue 17 Apr 2012, 8:47 pm
by Patrick Bateman
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Tue 17 Apr 2012, 9:21 pm
by StevePSB
Well, it's not knocked me out on first listen, but then again it's a long way from being crap. The vocals seem a little distant / weak compared with previous stuff. It's certainly Ultravox though - it's good to hear some old trademarks (heard Billy got his ARP Odyssey going again) yet it not sounding out of place in 2012.
Looking forward to hearing more in May, or before with a bit of promo luck.
StevePSB
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Wed 18 Apr 2012, 1:00 am
by Syncratic
Far weaker than the recent OMD stuff. Where's the chorus?
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Thu 19 Apr 2012, 2:05 pm
by glennjridge
hmmm not bad, a tad too repetitious but has a sort of big uplifting quality to it. on a proper sound system like I have in my truck this would sound pretty awesome.agree about the chorus. I never understand this thing where some bands come up with a nice piece of music and leave out a chorus.but I kinda like this thanks for posting.
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Thu 19 Apr 2012, 7:05 pm
by BlueSwan
The vocals are strangely weak. Are we sure that this is the classic line-up?
EDIT: Heard it a couple of times now and I quite like it.
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Thu 19 Apr 2012, 7:37 pm
by Pani
I don't like it much although it is rather typical Ultravox/MIdge Ure. I saw Midge Ure
in 2010 with Schiller in concert.
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Fri 20 Apr 2012, 1:07 am
by Hmmm
It's funny how some groups age well and sound better than they did years ago Ultravox have not.The song is ok but not Brilliant!.
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Fri 20 Apr 2012, 5:26 am
by Radiophonic
This means nothing to me.
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Fri 20 Apr 2012, 11:14 am
by le petit corbusier
He sounds almost like the guy from Roxette...
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2012, 8:46 am
by StevePSB
It's a grower for me, but I don't think it's ever going to tear up the chart.
StevePSB
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2012, 1:41 pm
by Drico One
Do you think they will play it on their forthcoming tour, Steve?
Drico.
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2012, 4:45 pm
by StevePSB
I think it's bound to be, being a single and all that.
Still can't get my head around the vocals being so weak. Whoever mixed this got the vocals very wrong - they're far too tucked behind the music. It sounds almost like one of those karaoke effects on certain hi-fi's to deliberately hide the vocals.
For anyone interested in them enough to think about seeing them on tour, I'd thoroughly recommend it. I'm not a massive gig-go-er, but I've seen a few bands live now and considering until 2009 they hadn't played a note together for 24 or 25 years it was like they'd never been away. They were fantastic and it was the best live performance I've been to bar none.
StevePSB
Re: It's Brilliant!
Posted: Sun 22 Apr 2012, 5:27 pm
by Eldritch
I saw them here in Helsinki in August 2010 and while it was a very good gig, they spoiled some songs with pointless guitar squealaing that was not to be heard on the original albums. Nevertheless, I will be purchasing Brilliant, and I hope it will be a better album than OMD's lukewarm History Of Modern.