Visage - Live 2013 [CD]

Steve Strange Collective

£14.40

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: SSC012
Barcode: 5055373561370
Release Date: 15 Nov 2024
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 2012 saw the 'Hearts and Knives' comeback release by Visage. After a 28 year absence the UK synthpop pioneers had a hit album once more. Frontman Steve Strange was back on top, appearing in a series of TV and radio appearances and even fronting a 'for one night only' Blitz Club.
 Visage had until that point in time been a 'studio band' and (aside from a few TV appearances with the vocal mic turned on) had never performed with a full band. Tasked with the challenge of putting together a full live show to support their hit album, long-time Visage collaborator Steve 'Barney' Barnacle was tasked with the challenge.
 Barney over the years has been a top session musician and played in many bands, including a stint as the bass player in later day Queen.
 Robin Simon (ex-Ultravox) and synth player Logan Sky from Visage laid down their parts immaculately. A drummer friend of Barney, Johnny Marter, was recruited for live drum duties. The resulting powerful live sound presented the perfect backdrop for vocalists Steve Strange and Lauren Duvall to deliver the Visage hits old and new.
 The live CD captures the best moments from the thirteen date 2013 tour. The CD includes banter and chat from lead man Steve Strange and the crowd.
 Visage would go on to do four more gigs in 2014 but without the live drum and bass guitar backbone. This release captures the long overdue Visage live experience. One that no doubt would have been extended and expanded in the years to come if it were not for the sad and untimely death of Steve Strange in 2015. The final album, 'Demons To Diamonds', was released posthumously later that year.

Tracklisting
Never Enough (live 2013 version)
The Dammed don’t cry (live 2013 version)
The Anvil (live 2013 version)
Hidden sign (live 2013 version)
Pleasure boy (live 2013 version)
Mind of a toy (live 2013 version)
The Dancer (live 2013 version)
Shameless Fashion (live 2013 version)
Fade to gray (live 2013 version)
Visage (live 2013 version)