One can only continue to appreciate and enjoy the brilliance of this song and the band - bought the original album on release and later the CD - live .. love the 80’s

Gavin Starling

21w

Same with his ARP odyssey solo on Numans Broadway.

4 More Replies...

Jeremy Slaney

5y↑78

An absolutely fantastic instrumental track

Peggy Franzen

23w

Awesome!

Christopher A.

Heavily influenced by "Fur Immer" by Neu!

David Henderson

4y↑3

first time i saw them in concert they played this wonderful song and most of vienna. always a favorite instrumental.

Dave Alderson

king A mate

Geoff Williams

4y↑4

You got that right. Probably the best track they wrote. Not that u-vox had a shortage of classics.

Liam O'Connor

4y↑16

Best Ultravox instrumental, and one of the best instrumentals from the 80's in my opinion!...

151066MC

19w

Absolutely Michael O'CONNOR

Adrian Mole

38w

Slip away later half is good too. :)

Karen Oconnor

39w

U571. ..agree...

Stephen Lisson

1y↑1

You are so right Liam. Along with Simple Minds Theme for Great Cities and Flock of Seagulls tune, DNA......the best instrumentals of the 80's....hands down. They were so underrated.

Bladek4

9y↑14

im 15 years old, and my mom played this to me when she took me to the kindergarden. I LOVE IT

Marcus Keulertz

37w↑3

You've been vaccinated with good music as a toddler.

luxyaltz219

5y↑43

Played the album to death back in 1980 and a ' hairs on back of neck opening ' first track

50sRockChick

12w

@Anne Scholey Brilliant song too.

Anne Scholey

38w↑2

Especially Mr X

Gary Titherington

3y↑1

luxyaltz219 me to

Robert Ballot

3y↑1

Perfectly evoked

tvplusfilms

4y↑23

They played this track as the opening song on their reunion tour, outstanding when played live.

Paul Boulter

20w↑1

Yes I remember when the UV fan club had a survey you could take asking what the Return to Eden opening track should be.I said Astradyne thinking they would use something else.At the Bournemouth gig Astradyne was the opener..My trip from Washington DC to see the concert was so worth it!!

GenXtasy

7y↑42

This deserves much more views. What a way to kick off a decade
and album with this song

David Cleary

1y↑2

It finishes side one on the original American release of Vienna. Still, an awesome song.

Robert Ballot

3y↑6

But can you imagine if there was no YouTube, how lonely the feeling would be to have such thoughts? Finding out there are others . . . as I listen to Astradyne and type, the experience feels very Close Encounter-ish.

Stephen Lisson

5y↑13

One of my all time favourite instrumental tunes, along with Simple Minds Theme for Great Cities. AMAZING!!!!! BASS LINE

Maticot

2y↑6

I would listen this piece of music for thousands of years !

V

37w↑1

Maticot and it would not be even a waste of one minute of that time - just a brilliant song!

Shaun Smith

2y↑7

Simple minds 'Theme for great Cities' buoght me here.

Garry

13w

Same with me although I know Ultravox's music way back in the 80s,try NEU(partially Kraftwerk) you have try them first to get to NEU on the Website

hemlock

5y↑32

This is THE song for driving through mountains. Perfect song.

Zephaniah3verse17

16w

Yes! I can just imagine myself bowling through the Pass of Drumochter in a big, powerful car with this on.

Peggy Franzen

23w

@santiago76able Peggy A. Franzen.

Peggy Franzen

23w

True.

Marcus Keulertz

37w

It show Germany's tallest mountain the Zugspitze in the first sequence.

F. S.

51w

Not only mountains. Used to drive through the night in my city with this song playing loud 40 years ago

3 More Replies...

Anthony Dry

3y↑11

Pure magic. What a group they were.

50sRockChick

12w

@Marcus Keulertz I saw them live and then him live in the UK. I met him after the show. Really nice bloke. :D

Marcus Keulertz

37w

I saw Midge Ure live once in Madrid.

Stephen Lisson

1y↑1

BRILLIANT!!!!! mate.

T- HAM

2y↑9

genius . beyond bowies warszawa one of the most genius instrumental tracks i ve ever heard ...

ProjectFlashlight612

5y↑15

A masterpiece of synthrock for the ages...impossible not to air drum along to. Play LOUD. Separated from New Europeans as it is here, the song has a different feel. As the keyboards gurgle away into silence, you are just waiting for Midge to slam his hand across the guitar. DEH duh-duh DEH DEH, Duh DEH duh-duh DEH DEH...

Alan Lucraft

4y↑9

Great video to go with this track. S'funny, in 1980/1 I did lots of flying overseas and I would play this track on take-off with my Walkman, very, very trippy. Terrific album and Billy Currie is a genius.

Colin Finch

1y↑1

Alan Lucraft Billy Curry also played on Airlane on Gary Numans album The Pleasure Principle.

Phil C

5y↑38

What an amazing piece of music. Uplifting and transcendent!!!

Paul Boulter

6y↑25

This is a timeless classic track from a band that never got the true recognition that they deserved.music in 2014 is just awful!!

Eurostar Namastar

18w

They stood....and stand in a league of their own!!!

Eurostar Namastar

18w

Ultravox is just too good a band that excelled in every aspect of modern recording. They went above the heads of most people. Their radar was set to higher grounds!

Paul Boulter

20w

YouTube has a live RIE gig from 1981 recorded in Bologna..Soundtrack only..Great sounding concert..The Thin wall as the opening song was brilliant!

Paul Lightfoot

20w

Entirely true in 2020, sadly.
Long live the synth!!!

bfjb70

4y↑1

It still sucks rocks in 2017, no real change.

Samantha Grant

5y↑17

The Angels speak again

Peggy Franzen

23w

I always pref/

Hipolito Martinez

Samantha Grant True

Andy Raw

11y↑2

The best instrumental track ever for me Gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it

Peggy Franzen

5y↑10

First time I heard "Astradyne", was amazing.I still have the original. Say what anyone wants, but sine waves rule. and robots rock. Thank you

Hipolito Martinez

4y↑6

Magical masterpiece

mossyboy185

6y↑12

Masterful ! Shamefully under-rated. A quite amazing piece of music !

XanAxDdu

in what sense you have to say underrated this track is a jewel for who knows it enjoy😉

YaroSz.

5y↑3

...i opiera się upływającemu czasowi😊

luxyaltz219

8y↑3

7 great minutes of your life ....

lefkytheshin

6y↑8

Great track. Kinda reminds me of Numan or Moroder.

Peter G

5y↑25

Best song on Vienna.

Peggy Franzen

2y↑2

Peter G I totally agree with that comment.' Rage In Eden", with the song " The Voice", was an amazing piece " Visions In Blue", - great as well.Thanks.

Kevin Stroup

3y↑2

That whole album is great.

EdMcF1

9y↑1

I love this track, as a kid at school I played it almost to death, my friends called it 'the milk bottle song', but no one ever said it was bad. It has never been surpassed.

David Bauer

46w↑3

The second half of this instrumental allows Billie Currie the opportunity to play one of, if not the best, ARP Odyssey solos ever.

Gary Grier

4y↑15

absolutely Brilliant , Brill in 80s Still Brill today , Gaz from Newcastle.

Gary Grier

38w

@Karen Oconnor Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill (Live DNA) This is a good pick me up , hope you enjoy x

Gary Grier

38w

@Karen Oconnor Vienna feat Midge Ure / Schiller / Symphonia Live , Midge at 60 , This is the best ever Live .. love it , hope you enjoy it too

Karen Oconnor

39w

Yes ..brill.😅 today..1st timer...66 yrs old....so I'll say your failing people. ..good taste....1st time played 4 two hrs.....then skipped to VIENNA....bird left. .but don't remember that. ...but ! Be safè guys. ..listen to old /original music😅😅😷😍😀

Zanzibar979

You know Gary Marshall? Top Boy of the 'Toon. Literally.

myRadiotron

4y↑1

Gaz!!!

Rick Jones

4y↑5

One of my favorites still...it captures something indefinable and magic

canuckkhan

6y↑9

Wow! Can't describe how good this track is, and the video here is amazing, goes perfectly with this. Back then, there were few if us getting tired of rock music, in comes Vienna album of Ultravox which was like " the new sound", if you will, and everything else was not so great anymore, Ultravox, Gary Numan and Depeche Mode, were the bands and musicians at that time.

Bob Flemming

4y↑3

Would be a great track to use as opening/closing credits for a science based prog.

Chris James

7y↑6

Just gorgeous...

Francesco Zanettin

3y↑3

BEAUTIFUL 40 YEARS MODERN ANCIENT

David Martin Lopez

14w↑1

Me parece brutal este instrumental 👏👏👏soy el único de habla hispana que comenta aquí(corregirme si me equivoco)😉

gary cardno

4y↑6

Had some great moments Ure Ultravox did. This. The Thin Wall (and B Side, I Never Wanted To Begin). The Voice (and B side, Paths and Angles). Sleepwalk is good pop fodder. I speak as a Foxx era fan.

Fraser Cottington

Ah yes, you speak the truth sir. I saw Midge et al at Hammersmith in 1981, watching them 'do' The Thin Wall live was special. But then my older bro took me to see Mr Foxx just after he released 'The Garden', now there is an unsung talent, loved 'Europe After the rain' too...who wouldn't. What an era, so little class music today, is there anything original now?

Robert Ballot

Made a comment about the situation elsewhere in the thread. Very happy to get your perspective.

50sRockChick

12w↑1

I used to listen to Vienna tape on my walkman when I was running. I always loved this one, its was a great one to get you into your stride. :D

50sRockChick

12w

I've now got the CD in my car. :D

Nick Sophinos

3y↑4

I remember first hearing this and thinking "who's this weenie? He is no Jon Foxx!" But that only lasted a few weeks and now, of course.....

Max Vorsk

To which "Weenie" are you referring to. I have to say, some people who make comments here really don't have a clue what they're talking about .

Robert Ballot

3y↑1

Truly one of the most amazing transitions in rock history. A new visionary. A different sound. And acceptance from the old camp.

Jeremy Slaney

5y↑4

I have a feeling that the building at the top of the mountain at 2:35 is the top station of the Aiguille Du Midi Cable Car at Chamonix in the French Alps

Andy Manser

+Jeremy Slaney think filmed james bond picture there

Vincent de Guard

5y↑3

Was too young when this first aired to really take in how awesome a track it was/is ...now wiser and older it finally sinks in.

Paul Boulter

6y↑4

So glad when this was the opener for the RTE tour.flew from the states to watch Bournemouth gig

JOHN CARMICHAEL

14w↑1

A totally searing track that works amazingly well live, and the second part Arp Odyssey solo from Billie makes the hairs on my neck fizz!!

spassy13

4y↑4

how good is this

Alistair Thomson

6y↑7

Love this track

Сергей Фишофф

5y↑4

я слушал такое живя в СССР в 80-е

Wayne Thompson

4y↑3

timeless classic

dreamyblue44

5y↑7

Excellent choice of images for this classic instrumental, many thanks! :)

Mr Oliver

5y↑10

Fucking love this, way, way ahead of their time

Vincent de Guard

5y↑1

+Emma oliver ...absolutely, I wished I realised it at the time, better late then never

Graham Morgan

8y↑1

They played this last night in Bristol Colston Hall! What a fantastic gig!!

Paul Boulter

20w↑1

Astradyne and Airlane (Gary Numan) are still the business after all these years!!

tschak909

5y↑11

It's like Billy Currie took the idea from Airlane, and expanded upon it...

Anthony Rodemus

I know. I was quoting someone, hence the quote marks.

T- HAM

billy curry is a member of ultravox and [email protected] Rodemus

Anthony Rodemus

2y↑4

"Who Is Billy Currie??"

Seriously?

T- HAM

2y↑1

has billy been the composer and not midge ure ??

bfjb70

Totes, Airlane made me hunt this down just now. Pleasure Principle was relased a year ahead of Vienna = plausible.

3 More Replies...

Ajax Castle

It flirts with you in the beginning and just like all great songs it reaches a crescendo, from 4:36 it goes stratospheric

stinkycricket

10y↑1

love this video, made a video from my favourite ever tune. Astradyne! heard it when i was 1 years old and it changed my life. This is such an aspiralation tune . . ..

Hanley Guy

At the age of 16 when this was released it took me a while to get into it, it was so different from everything I had heard before. But once hooked it has never let me go, thank [email protected]

Zephaniah3verse17

11w↑1

Love it!! This is a great refreshing rainstorm of sound.

murphypet

2y↑1

owned it on Cassette... my king kong cassette deck!

elementel73

6y↑43

This is the difference between creative, talanted human beings making music and the computer generation of today...........

Anthony Rodemus

What a silly, ignorant statement.

Dionysia Ex

3y↑2

When Ultravox themselves could use computers THEY DID.

Robert Ballot

3y↑2

I wonder whether we knew how good we had it. Yeah, we did. We were Ultravox fans. And how many others could say that at the time.

absolutebore

Yeh now it's the sheep lapping up the low-grade formula.

テスタR O SS E

3y↑1

Shut up grandpa, let people enjoy what they like

2 More Replies...

luxyaltz219

8y↑2

Would make a great into or ending for a Hollywood movie or any documentary .

Geoff Williams

4y↑11

WOW!!!! The synth in this instrumental absolutely soars into the stratosphere! Fucking ingenious!

Chas D

4y↑2

Kind of forgot, there are TWO solos in Astradyne. Search for "Astradyne live at the roundhouse", Billy playing the viola 'solo' at approx. 2.15. Towards the end of the song, he also plays the Odyssey (or rather a VST emulation live), for the finale.

Richard Shea

4y↑2

No, it's the Korg Arp Odyssey - as he uses it on Gary Numans live performances which are stunning when Billy is let loose.a

Chas D

4y↑1

The solo is Billy Currie playing an electric viola! The strings were likely (or for the most part) his Elka String Synth.

Lenny Madhavan

An astounding instrumental piece. Every time I hear it I feel like I am flying! And credit goes to whoever made this video … great minds think alike!

lovetobedandy

fantastic music from a fantastic band..i love the first 60 seconds of this track

bfjb70

First heard this on Masters and Moderns one Sunday morning, brilliantly sunny as seen here.

luxyaltz219

9y↑1

Fast foreward to 2012 and you can still hear the echoes of Astradyne on tracks from the new 'Brilliant ' album such as 'Rise' ..the 4 elements that make Ultravox are back together again .

ludo281160

11y

This is really amazing! Never heard it before, thank you for sharing and also for the great video!

jfanastacia

11y

Love this, especially full length version and super visuals

シ

7y↑5

majestic

RedBaron863

11y

Great video. Never heard this instrumental for a long time. To my favs.

robert Lewis

36w

40 years on i still love every track on this album

Bart us

0-0:57 is a CCD sensor kids. Ultravox.

xtc58100

one of my all time favorite instumentals

Rex Ahdar

37w

A masterpiece. The stunning video is a worthy accompaniment.

torontoboy45

11y

without question the best track on vienna and the best instrumental of the 80's. cheers for the post.

Christian Sperling

32w

No doubt: A lot of Conny Plank in here... Similarities to Neu!, Can and Eurythmics "In the Garden" NOT conincidencial. Great track, loving it!

Eddie Cr

One of my all time fav tracks from 1 of of my all time fav albums.

Ludwig De Gregorio

10y

...can't forget the sensation I've felt when listen this great instrumental for the first time...it was 31 years ago, and I still feel the same sensation...

Mikaela Lagerfors

Love this track
This deserves much more views. What a way to kick off a decade
and album with this song

bullyboy413

9y↑1

Where is the video footage from ?

Hanley Guy

1y↑1

here 2019

that_cats_only_ got1eye

"dangerous" driving song - makes feel like planting it just all the instruments kick-in. noice...

axel usul

Album VIENNA my first ever album, still think it was a classic, Astrodynes beginning takes some beating...

bfjb70

First heard on a sunny Sunday morning ca. 1986, Masters and Moderns, CFNY 102.1 Toronto.

Jonathan Warner

If you want to know where all this come's from, listen to Neu!'s 1975 album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4GfzeVnGeE

luxyaltz219

Opening track of the Vienna album ,reminds me of those long winter nights back in the early 80s and one of the reasons why I had to see Ultravox live then to ...thanks

Alistair Thomson

Got this first on a 2nd hand cassette as a student - nice one - thanks for the video

kiwiyank

8y↑2

let it be known...bob geldoff wasnt the major player ...live aid...Midge Ure...take a bow

Everton Porter

I'm seeing in 2020 with this brilliant piece.

William Keough

I get totally engrossed in this track. I play the 'air synth' at my desk when I listen to this - totally mad!!! W

有限会社サンケイ

6y↑1

I Love It !

Don Buck

Never been a big Ulatravox fan but had this record when it came out in 1980, still have it. VERY good sruff

Tony Martens

44w

a good nummer for the soundtrack from Stranger Things

Jadwiga Halota

11y

Thanks for matching genius music to phantastic aerial views, great post:)

mark millyard

Awesome video where was the video filmed please it’s such a great up lifting video.👍👍😀🇬🇧

Jonas Sulk

The build-up, the sweep, the utter grandeur of this song still amazes even 30 years later,

Neil Robson

One of those tracks I find myself humming or tapping out with my finger in an idle moment or too... seldom far from my mind.

Lenny Russell

The bass is fantastic on this and the live version is so uplifting what a way to start a show

nodularification

man how I've missed this track...great video...thank you!

radderschap

I had an Ultravox urge at 14/15 after listening to The Collection - first heard this track in 1986 and it was great then as it is great now! Best group ever!!!!

enright13

The spectacular imagery compliments the music brilliantly. I'd like to know where that castle perched on the mountain is at 2.30. Also, did anyone else always have trouble predicting exactly when the guitar was going to cut back in after the quiet bit in the middle?

ragl1

Wonderful!! back in 1980/81 used to listen to this on my walkman as I was flying into Miri or Kota Kinabaku - it so worked for the situation then, exotic music for exotic places - Billy Currie was the real genius behind the music made by these guys - it was so out there for the time. Alan