This Means Nothing To Me
Ultravox - Vienna [CHS 2481 UK 1981 24-Bit FLAC]
It has always bugged me how flat the vinyl album pressings of Vienna sounded and the remasters should obviously be avoided. I took it upon myself to attempt the best possible rip from my original 7" single and despite just a little crackle, it sounds pretty good.
Vienna is only really memorable because it is one of those songs which reminds you of a time and a place, a bit like Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street and Dean Friedman's Lucky Stars it gets annoying stuck in a different era, it's not a particularly good song (a bit over pompous IMHO) yet it is stuck in 1981 and you can remember your world in 1981 just by listening to it.
A1 Vienna
B1 Passionate Reply
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ReplyDeleteI always thought the 12" Maxi of this sounded amazing. I understand what you mean about it being a song that evokes a specific milieu, though from time to time I still find myself saying to someone "This means nothing to me...or Vienna" fully knowing they will have no clue as to the reference. :D
ReplyDeleteBreaking News - 12" maxi appearing here very soon!
DeleteVienna is exactly that mate
ReplyDeleteCheers
Also quoted by Richard Jobson in one of his recitations. A funnier moment there has never been.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. Is a great song. Is like trying to discover the moment when everything will explode, and it explodes with that glorious moment when the violin and the piano and the synths go togheter in the head.
ReplyDeleteI heard this song when I was 8 years old and for a long time I didn't know if I had heard it or had dreamed it. Everybody have a different story with the music. Greetings from Lima.