John Foxx - Where To Start?

[Deleted User] · 30/03/13 - 23:09

was never taken by Underpass but stumbled across some of his more recent work with The Maths and was rather surprised. Think I might invest in some of his albums, anyone got any recommendations.

mgvsmith · 30/03/13 - 23:20

I'm not a fan but Ultravox's 'Systems of Romance' is one of my favourite albums and Foxx had a hand in all the writing. It's also reckoned to be a major influence on Gary Numan and other electropop people.

Electra · 30/03/13 - 23:28

Ooooh, now there's a blast from the past. Didn't realise he was still on the go. I saw him when he was still with Ultravox, at Newcastle Mayfair. The 'hairies' (as we punks used to call them) up on the balcony were throwing stuff at the stage (as they did with all the punkier acts) & he got hit on the head by a bottle or glass. He then stood, with blood pouring down his face & dedicated Young Savage to them.

Cool guy :cool:

This song shows the direction Ultravox were heading in - Hiroshima Mon Amour from 1977. (spot the Roxy Music influence)

LaVieEnRose · 31/03/13 - 00:21

John Foxx is supporting OMD on their forthcoming UK tour, which is an unexpected and welcome bonus.

mgvsmith · 31/03/13 - 00:30

Electra wrote: »

Ooooh, now there's a blast from the past. Didn't realise he was still on the go. I saw him when he was still with Ultravox, at Newcastle Mayfair. The 'hairies' (as we punks used to call them) up on the balcony were throwing stuff at the stage (as they did with all the punkier acts) & he got hit on the head by a bottle or glass. He then stood, with blood pouring down his face & dedicated Young Savage to them.

Cool guy :cool:

This song shows the direction Ultravox were heading in - Hiroshima Mon Amour from 1977. (spot the Roxy Music influence)

Brave or foolish guy...I like 'Slow Motion' and 'When you Walk Through Me' from 'Systems of Romance'

[Deleted User] · 31/03/13 - 19:28

Personally the only album of his I own is mirrorball, which I think is probably quite different from the stuff you're thinking about?
I'll have to give John Foxx and the maths a listen though.

Anyway Mirrorball is more dreamy/ambient stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKH_J03NMJM

[Deleted User] · 31/03/13 - 20:23

starfoxxx wrote: »

Personally the only album of his I own is mirrorball, which I think is probably quite different from the stuff you're thinking about?
I'll have to give John Foxx and the maths a listen though.

Anyway Mirrorball is more dreamy/ambient stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKH_J03NMJM

I gave Underpass another go and it has got a Warm Leatherette kinda charm, dunno what the rest of his early stuff is like but apparently there's 45 albums out there, ranging from everything from experimental analog synth stuff to synthesized choral music.
Anyway, thought I'd start with the John Foxx and the Maths stuff first, since I really liked what I've heard of Interplay, The Shape of Things and Evidence and work my way backwards.
I did see Mirrorball listed on ebay and considered it but think I'll check it out first before I go ahead and buy it, since his cds are rarely cheap.

Straker · 15/05/13 - 18:56

Metamatic and The Garden are his undisputed masterpieces. Aside from In Mysterious Ways he has rarely put a foot wrong.

Multimedia81 · 16/05/13 - 10:47

As well as Underpass, he had a few other minor hits. One I liked was Burning Car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XZfL_As4Oo

mushymanrob · 16/05/13 - 12:07

underpass? .... i thought it was underpants !

devo live · 17/05/13 - 15:38

Another vote for Metamatic from me. This bonus track is a great dark instrumental.

Film One

[Deleted User] · 17/05/13 - 21:04

I finally got around to buying Metamatic and The Garden. There's a wonderfully creepy video for Film One on the Roundhouse DVD.

I see he's got a new Best of coming out, think I might get me a copy.

http://johnfoxx.tmstor.es/index.php?page=products&section=CDs

Microkorg · 18/05/13 - 03:16

Metamatic is timeless

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