American Songwriter

Midge Ure Still “Amazed” by Ultravox’s Greatest Hits Compilation ‘The Collection,’ 40 Years Later

The Collection featured 14 singles from Ultravox’s run of Chrysalis Records releases—Vienna (1980), Rage in Eden (1981), the George Martin-produced Quartet (1982), and Lament (1984)—and sold more than ...
Louder

“Originally a career-staller, this version really is essential”: Ultravox’s The Collection – Deluxe Edition

Revisited with deep attention to detail, Midge Ure and co’s imperial phase reissue is a genuine audio-visual banquet ...
American Songwriter

Writer’s Block: From Ultravox, Thin Lizzy, Live Aid, Solo and Beyond, Midge Ure Still Likens Songwriting to Baking a Cake

Still connected to his Visage and Ultravox classics, along with his extensive solo catalog of songs, the enigma of Ure’s socio and political songwriting is in its “lovely” delivery. “Music should be ...
Los Angeles Times

Chris Cross, Ultravox bassist and “Vienna” co-writer, dies at 71

Ultravox bassist Chris Cross, who co-wrote the U.K. new wave group’s 1981 smash “Vienna,” has died. He was 71. The English bassist, born Christopher Allen, was a founding member of Tiger Lily, the ...
Orlando Weekly

Ultravox’s Midge Ure comes to Mount Dora’s Music Hall with a greatest-hits set

Suave Brit singer Midge Ure is on his way to Mount Dora in a few days to play the Mount Dora Music Hall on his “Band in a Box” tour. Worth the drive, we’d say. Ure, who came to fame fronting sleek ...
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Chris Cross dead aged 71: Ultravox star who played and co-wrote classic Vienna hit has died as frontman Midge Ure pays tribute to 'loved and missed old friend'

Ultravox star Chris Cross, who played the bass and co-wrote their classic hit Vienna, has died age 71. The musician - real name Chris Allen - died on March 25 but the sad news was only announced late ...