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Visage album By Marc Fink Visage, a studio concept steeped in the British pop tradition linking music with fashion, packages its 10 strongest tunes in a new romantic compilation, "Fade To Grey ? The Singles Collection." Unlike most recording entities, Visage was not a touring band, it maintained its British and continental popularity through a series of nightclubs. Blitz is the name eiven tr? thp movp. ment that evolved into the new romantic trend, with a concern for clothing and decor. Although Blitz and the new romantics caught fire coming out of the demise of punk and New Wave in its home country in the late 1970s, the movement took a few years to catch on in America. As ABC, Soft Cell, Human League and Spandau Ballet hit the charts, the lorcrunning visage remained virtually unknown, despite two albums released here on Polydor in 1980 and *82. "Fade To Grey" consists mostly of remixed versions of tunes from albums "Visage" and "The Anvil,"' dance TdlcMcL jk/nq# i)anmurr 6wadA? hfondeduAid -+\towi i "v /CRSITY OF SOUTH CARC Mouse - Ballroom ? 00-5 00 F 1 UNivi_.. ! I Russei. .._ | Monday. January 3U. 1 cmowuDS Midway Music Hall Sunday. January 29. 12 00-4 0 Singers * Dancers * Instrumentalists Variety Performe ( )nr ruund trip ,??/ i,trt' will Iw fKiiif lt> hittnl fu,rtt)rnwr\ tt.iicl> (UniMl / nWfl.nnnwnt I h'lhiilmrnl ( .unwind* /Y > 8m ( l*WI /.iff Attr.uhor mj t Ittfhl.i ( i i carolina's showcase r( isfassE H CONCERT H, ? t (MM ? < mtmni! tonight mmss! ^hrb9wb?ihmk^fiflkuhds*h ?::::: aabmartgaflmmflm ^ national finalisi "STAR SEARCH"TV 1| ONE NIGHT ONLY! as:::;:::: :n:s:::: ?!!!!?THURS.SAT. Ill MflXX WflRRI 8iiijj THURS...QREAT BUD BEER all vmi radf to nsiuk* im onn no* cover $4 S;i;ii FRI.TEQUILA $2 9-1 2...MIDNITE HAPP cover $3.00... ::::::: SAT... BOURBON...$ 1.75 WINE COOL EEiliii THE STONESHOW[~ "SUGAI FRI. JAN. 27 | SAT. Biiiiii! BUiiiiiMiiiiiii SHiliiiiiHHiim 903 HUGER BETWEEN BLOSSOM S GERVAIS '/j MILE F leading the rrn tracks that neither bow down to synthi-tech nor are overpowered by funk. Singer Steve Strange, the face of Blitz and Visage, is backed by drummer Rusty Egan, along with Ultravox members Midge Ure, producer of several tracks herein, and Billy Currie; and Dave Formula and Barry Adamson ftom Magazine. Visage, however is neither as robotic as Ultravox nor as moody as Magazine, but upbeat for a partv. The strongest cuts on the album are from the first sides of the previous albums, "Fade To Grey," nearly twice as long as the original mix with its breathy French voice over, "Night Train" with its interplay of vocalists and the twisted lyrics of "Mind of a Toy," "I gave you the best, you gave me the rest/ It's time to die, time to die." Capping the album is the anthem, "Damned Don't Cry," a study in isolation, both physical and emotional, "Traveling with no destination, no place to go/ Nameless towns with faceless people, no place I know." VELL hp ct^? 829 I1 Anaoi#? tpwt*ra ^ "Back-Ti >u^ \ Start yoi 'M ? I treat i/? ' Ifamous Rib! Technicians M r$ * $190-$260/week V /J it ?. in# i>\ff JS4) nul4*\ Ut ihv furk Bf g *f* J .' U)r,ll, ( h.irloltr \( H ' f i> f ntrfl.immrnl /V/urTmrnf j||| ml Awnut* Msg int innMi ( >hi(t 4^JI^ DCK CLUB I mS iilii I ALL J | IM g ttft;;:; | fg trrrTm ~~~~ c;;; j gr 1 Y HOUR... ijiil ERS...7 5* iijjl KREEK"... JAN. 38 lisssH TiMEnT^iiiil ROM COLISEUM I ihhhhbhmhhshH usical 'Blitz' The worst song is a remake of Zager and Evans' '69 hit "In The Year 2525," as Visage's new arrangement fails to support a weak number, although the '78 track's use of synthesized voices is ahead of a pop music pack. Unlike many "greatest" collections, "Fade To Grey" really is the best of Visage, with only two cuts worth adding to the LP, "Malpaso Man," with Duane Eddy's guitar and snappy drum^ J tinr?i i * " ? nuns t?uu wna Liie," summing up the Blitz credo: when in doubt, party; when not in doubt, party. A project like Visage is a natural for videos because of its concern for attire and looking smart, and this route should give the futuristic dance tunes a marketable quality. Plans for turning Visage into a road outfit will result in showcasing Visage's more-thanmodern visual imagery. It's a new year, and as January iooks both torward and backward, so does Visage's "Fade To Grey ? The Singles Collection," a strange face leading the Blitz. AS * I LI S <nox Abbott Dr. I presents 1 The 1 iSchool Special" I jr year off right and I self to one of Vella's I ;yes, with Salad, Potato I and Bread 8 Only I $2.99 j +* I m Save $1. P? rndwich M< Tender choi W' Good through Movies IVIUf IVIl M.iji" . 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