What is the best number on "Vienna"?

I voted for New Europeans - I love Ure's crunchy rhythm guitar because it really helps move the track along. Although second place goes to Astradyne for the sheer balls (or maybe arrogance) of opening an album with a 7 min+ instrumental.

This means nothing to me.

Although come to think of it, best riff goes to Western Promise

sleepwalk is fun

I remember playing a videogame back then that used the bassline from All Stood Still as the background music

Lots of great songs, but the title track is still in a league of its own.

^^ This.

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I always think that it should be the closing track, not least because the heartbeats at the end mirror the "tink-tink" sound at the beginning of Astradyne.

I have always loved Passing Strangers, so that.

"Passing Strangers" has those awful verses: "Running through memories/Like fields in the night."

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lol ppl have no idea what they are talking about

I didn't get to vote on this one. Feel bad about it now. It's certainly their best album.

Oh come on, only 8 people on ILM give a shit about this album?

"All Stood Still" could have been a foxxy track.

Like a faster shoutier version of "Burning Car"?

What is with people saying this is better than Systems of Romance. Do you lack taste?

If I got around to voting, I would have voted "Vienna" but "New Europeans", "Mr. X" and "Sleepwalk" would have got a run.

What's with people saying this is better than 'Ultravox!' even.

Midge Ure sounds like the guy from your office who is in charge of the stationary cupboard accidentally allowed to join a pretty good group.

His mustache may have been the most laughable in rock. He probably used a booster seat at restaurants too.

Oh man, my friend never shuts up about that moustache. He thinks it looks so cool. I beg to differ.

It looks like a typical 14 year old's "hey I'm growing a 'tache" bumfluff 'tache

I would say this is better than Ultravox!. On the other hand, the two first John Foxx solo albums from 80-81 were also better than Ultravox!.

"Vienna" is fine, but "Sons of Northern Darkness" is better.

New Europeans lyrics are a nonsensical, barely grammatical gem:

In a quiet street washed by the rain, the room within the home.
A lonely man sits cheek to cheek, with unique designs in chrome.
The mellow years have long gone by, but now he sits alone.
He has a brand new radio, but never turns it on.

A photograph of lovers lost, lies pressed in magazines.
Her eyes belong to a thousand girls, she's the wife who's never seen.
Their educated son has left, in search of borrowed dreams.
His television's in his bed, he's frozen to the screen.

Ure's lyrics, at the very least, are far far better than Foxx's!

7 votes, yikes.