Visage (Official Thread)

[Sweaty]

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Visage were a new wave rock band that were formed in 1978 and split in 1985. They released only 3 studio albums and a best of. Steve Strange and Rusty Egan formed the band and other members included Midge Ure and Billy Currie.

The band reformed in 2004 and have made various appearances but no new material has surfaced, only a best of in 2010 remastered.

Steve Strange & Visage Mk II | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos

Studio Albums:

Visage
The Anvil
Beat Boy

Check out these great tracks:

Night Train



Fade To Grey 12"



Tar



In The Year 2525



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[METALPRIEST]

I dig alot of this OLD techno stuff...col cover of 2525 also!!!

 

[LOU/REALM]

VISAGE . I have the first 2 albums, havent played them in ages Sweaty, along with ULTRAVOX. HUMAN LEAGUE, GARY NUMAN etc were the best of the synth/pop acts of the 80s. " Fade to Grey" is an ultimate classic !! The video at the time was groundbreaking.....still artistically brilliant after all these years.
" The Anvil" was a superb album at the time....going to give it a spin see if it sounds dated or still delivers
Also good to see Steve Strange back on the music scene....

 

[LOU/REALM]

Great 80s electro/funk on these forgotten classic VISAGE tracks taken from the second album

Wild life/ the horseman

 

[Sweaty]

Great tracks Lou, good band shame they split...

 

[Big Ears]

I could not relate to the night club and 'new romantic' fashion aspect of Visage, but good musicians like Midge Ure were involved, and their version of Night Train really hit the mark. It had a snappy production and was released around the same time as similarly produced songs like Steve Miller's Abacadabra and The Jacksons' State of Shock.

 

[LOU/REALM]

......Shock, horror !!! after years of talk of a "new" album....its here. Released July 2013 VISAGEs long awaited 4th album "Hearts and Knives"
Okay, it doesn't actually go for the jugular, but sounds a better release than the disapointing ULTRAVOX comeback album.
Steve Barnacle returns on bass...but the big surprise is the addition of former Ultravox guitarist Robin Simon ! Steve Strange is also joined by vocalist Lauren Duvall.
Soundwise Strange does well in recreating an 80s retro sound, using vintage synths and occasional drum machines

Shes electric

 

[LOU/REALM]

Very sad to hear of the death of Steve Strange....him and Boy George basically started the new romantic movement .
I fear this is the end of VISAGE

 

[Sweaty]

They can't replace him...

 

[LOU/REALM]

VISAGE ended up releasing 6 albums in all. The last release in 2015 "Demons to Diamonds" 9 months after the death of frontman Steve Strange. R.I.P

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