Ingenuity

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Ultravox

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Unlike its predasessor Revelations, Ingenuity sounds more like the Midge Ure years of Ultravox. Billy Currie is the only original member left but his writing influence is unmistakable. The keyborads on the first track Ingenuity harkens back the days of Rage in Eden. Future picture Forever is just a great song. The Silent Cries sounds very much like something on the Quartet CD. The tracks Distance, Ideals, and A way out a way through, also harkens back to the Rage in Eden/Quartet days. The last track is an instrumental that could have been pulled right out of the Lament CD. Often times new lead singer Sam Blue sounds like a strong voiced Midge Ure, especially on the songs I have mentioned above. This is obviously not the old Ultravox but its very close. Billy Currie and his new mates did a great job of writing to get that old Ultravox feeling back. Just remember, if your looking for the Midge Ure Ultravox you won't exactly get that but if you have an open mind, put on the headphones and drift back to yesteryear.