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| 1. Visage - Midge Ure, Visage |
| 2. Blocks On Blocks - Midge Ure, Visage |
| 3. The Dancer - Visage, Midge Ure, John Hudson |
| 4. Tar - Midge Ure, Visage, John Hudson |
| 5. Fade To Grey - Midge Ure, Visage |
| 6. Malpaso Man - Midge Ure, Visage, John Hudson |
| 7. Mind Of A Toy - Visage |
| 8. Moon Over Moscow - Midge Ure, Visage, John Hudson |
| 9. Visa-Age (Visa Age) - Midge Ure, Visage, John Hudson |
| 10. The Steps - Visage, Midge Ure, John Hudson |
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This is the album that spawned the singles Fade To Grey, Mind Of A Toy and the title track. Taking time out from their regular musical activities (Ultravox and Magazine - two of the late seventies' most influential British bands - among them), Visage were always conceived as a studio project and they delivered the goods on this album and its sequel The Anvil (1982).
Highlights here? The singles but also tracks like The Dancer, Blocks & Blocks, the stonking instrumental Moon Over Moscow and the homage to Clint Eastwood himself, Malpaso Man.
If you want to know how British synth-based pop/rock developed in the wake of Numan, Foxx and Kraftwerk, buy this and know the truth.
The band consists of members of Ultravox, Magazine and Skids, along with singer Steve Strange. It's unusual to see such a melting pot of talent produce something so original and coherent. Steve Strange is far from the best vocalist technically, struggling to pitch and hold a tune for most of the album, but his style fits so perfectly that lack of technical ability is irrelevant - this is a perfect example of the performance being the most important part of the delivery.
The fantastic 'Fade to Grey' makes this album worth the price, but there is also 'Mind of a Toy' and 'Visage' here, along with some excellent instrumentals.
This album started the new romantic movement, and without it I don't think the movement would have got anywhere!
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