Fade To Grey (Orchestral)

Fade To Grey (Extended Version)

The 80's classic hit "Fade To Grey" by Visage. With Orchestra. 

One of the ten orchestral versions of their tracks that Visage will perform with a 70 piece Orchestra. 

Prague on March 15th 2014.  
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Visage with the Synthosymphonic Philharmonic Orchestra - Fade To Grey (Intro Clip)

Visage - Fade To Grey Orchestral (Clip)

ADAY021 02 - Visage - Fade To Grey  CLIP

ADAY021 01 - Visage - The Damned Don’t Cry CLIP

The first ever external "Visage Remix" is featured as a bonus track on the Visage - Darkness To Diamond album (a special / remix edition of the final Visage album "Demons To Diamonds").   All royalties go towards the Steve Strange Collective and the Steve Statue Fund.

This track was written with James Grant (from the band Love and Money) in 2014 /2015.  It was probably going to be lead single for Visage album five. Alas, Steve never completed the vocal before his untimely death in Feb 2015. 

There will only ever be one singer in Visage and that is Steve Strange.  James, however kindly provided us with a vocal of the track and Visage decided to "remix" it.

Verse 2 is the only Visage lyric written to reference Steve's death. When we did the remix Lauren provided a backing vocal for this Verse. It wasn't the easiest to record.... not a dry eye all around. 

RIP Steve Strange.   



HEART BLEED
-------------------
I don’t believe in the sanctity of suffering
But somehow I just got a taste for it. 
I prayed for time, apropos of nothing
When I had the time I wasted it. 
In the cool jewels of your eyes
I see a way, I see a way
In the cool jewels of your eyes
I see myself, Live a better life
I see a way, I see a way
 
I’ve been hated, I’ve been feted
I’ve seen the light and I’ve been blind         
I tried to live my life my own my own way
There’s no time or season, There’s no good reason
That you should put your faith in me
I’ll make your heart bleed, I’’ make your heart bleed
 
Shapeless days, where don’t see something
Till you walk into the wake of it. 
Dreamless nights when you want more than anything 
To sing again just for the sake of it. 
In the cool jewels of your eyes
I see a way, I see a way
I see myself, Live a better life
I see a way, To leave it all behind

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James Grant - Heartbleed (Visage Remix)

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Fade To Grey

Moon Over Moscow

Fade To Grey: The Singles Collection

In The Year 2525

The Anvil

The Damned Don't Cry

Fade To Grey:  The Best Of Visage

Mind Of A Toy

Fade To Grey (12" Version)

Fade To Grey (Bassheads Remix)

01 - Visage - Fade To Grey (Extended Version) CLIP

11 - Visage - Hidden Sign (Extended Version) CLIP

05 - Visage - The Anvil (Extended Version) CLIP

09 - Visage - Shameless Fashion (Extended Remix) CLIP

06 - Visage - Pleasure Boys (Extended Version) CLIP

12 - Visage - You Skin Is My Sin (Antidote Extended Version) CLIP

03 - Visage - Visage (Extended Version) CLIP

08 - Visage - Frequency 7 (The Dance Version) CLIP

10 - Visage - On We Go (Extended Version) CLIP

02 - Visage - Mind Of A Toy (Extended Version) CLIP

04 - Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (Extended Version) CLIP

Fade To Grey (Orchestral Version)

As released on Genetic Records in the 70's.

Visage - 'Frequency 7'

29 years in the making, the opening track of album four needed to start with a bang and it does.  ‘Never Enough’ merges thundering Moroder-esque basslines with layers of Robin Simon’s effected guitars. Real drums with copious amounts of fills power the track. The highlight however is the main keyboard riff which features boldly in the intro and chorus. 

The lyrics reflect a stormy and failing relationship and set the tone for a more personal approach to the song-writing on the album. Songwriting on this current album is less about 3rd party concepts and are a direct line to Steve’s experiences and ideas over the years.  

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Visage - Never Enough [clip]

Visage began in 1978 when Steve Strange and Blitz Club partner-in-crime, Rusty Egan, joined forces with Midge Ure to create a futuristic, synthesizer-led group where style and fashion were matched with experimental, yet accessible music. They recorded their first demos in EMIs Manchester Square studios and soon honed a futuristic, synthesizer-based sound. They recorded their first single "Tar" with Martin Rushent at his Genetic Studio in 1978 (shortly to become the birthplace of the Human League's "Dare" album).

Later in 1978 the group was augmented with members of Magazine (John McGeoch, Dave Formula and Barry Adamson) and Billy Currie from the soon to be leaderless John Foxx incarnation of Ultravox. Their breakthrough track "Fade To Grey" was written with Chris Payne, the keyboard player from Gary Numan’s touring band. It became a European hit and reached number one in eight countries in 1980. The band enjoyed follow up success with the singles "Mind Of A Toy" and "Visage".

In 1980 Midge Ure and Billy Currie returned to the newly reformed Ultravox and recorded the "Vienna" and "Rage In Eden" albums. The pair returned to Visage in 1981 to begin work on the second album. By this time John McGeoch had left to join Siouxsie and the Banshees. "The Anvil" was released in 1982 and named after a nightclub in New York City. It spawned the hit singles "Night Train", "The Anvil" and "The Damned Don’t Cry". Shortly after, Midge Ure and Billy Currie left to concentrate on what became one of the biggest bands of the early 80s, Ultravox. Steve Barnacle joined to replace bass player Barry Adamson in 1982 and played a key role in creating the stand alone single "Pleasure Boys", released in October 1982.

In 1984 the third Visage album "Beat Boy" was released. The single "Love Glove" became a hit throughout Europe and the "Beat Boy" single followed. 

In 2013 the fourth Visage album "Hearts and Knives" was released. The title was not only a paraphrased lyric from the lead single "Shameless Fashion" but also a metaphor for the past 29 years of Steve Strange and Visage. The first song to be written for the album was co-written with former Visage and Magazine keyboard player Dave Formula. "Diaries Of A Madman". Mick MacNeil the creative musical core of Simple Minds contributed to two songs, "She's Electric (Coming Around)" and the radio friendly "Dreamer I Know" (which was also co-written with bass played from Killing Joke, Youth). The comeback was successfully received and had six tracks released as singles.

In 2014 Visage were invited to play alongside a 30 piece Orchestra to close the World Ski Jumping Championships. This led to the band putting a new spin on the traditional "Greatest Hits" album, by performing new versions of their most loved songs backed by Orchestras.The "Orchestral" album featured a new eight-minute-long symphonic version of "Fade To Grey" as its lead single. Logan Sky, live synthesist since 2009, now joined the band.

In February 2015 Steve Strange sadly died whilst on holiday in Egypt. The world had lost one of its most creative music and fashion icons of recent years. After the shock of losing their leader the band rather than leave the fifth and final studio album uncompleted, decided to press on and complete “Demons To Diamonds”. The album cover art was photographed by Boy George. Musical contributions came Mick MacNeil, Didier Marouani ( Space “Magic Fly”) and featured a cover version of the David Bowie song “Loving The Alien”.

With the loss of their inspirational and majestic leader, Visage decided to disband in 2015 after the release of their final work. Their body of work consists of five studio albums, numerous singles and numerous compilations. For the first time in 2016 - and with the participation of all Visage record labels - the compilation “The Wild Life (1978-2015)” was the first release to bring all of their best loved songs together into one definitive release.

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