R.I.P. Chris Cross

I just found out recently that bassist and keyboard musician Chris Cross passed away this past March of 2024 at the young age of 71. Very, very sad. Do Rest In Peace Chris Cross, and it was a fantastic experience seeing you in concert back in 1979 at the Whiskey A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California. Us old Ultravox listeners (with John Foxx) will miss you, but never forgotten.

This really shows how diverse Ultravox was in the early years. Two completely different songs that could have been from two different bands.

That bass line f'in rips!

@georgegiapitzis8204

4 ай бұрын

RIP Chris Cross 😢

Well, this the Ultravox I've been wanting to see in concert in 1977 when I was 21. They were young and wild. Billy Currie did not look like Billy Currie. Chris Cross was really wild, and Warren Cann kicked (Influenced by Keith Moon?) his drum kit after "Young Savage". The young German audience just sat there with very little reaction and their fashion was still early to mid 70's look. There was much more excitement with the audience (including myself) when I saw Ultravox in March of 1979 at the Whiskey A-Go-Go in West Hollywood, California with John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon. Late that month John Foxx quit and left Ultravox which he was the founding member, and shortly after so did Robin Simon. For me that was disappointing, but John Foxx had his reasons, which I understood.

My fav band when i was young

@JOHNMONO

14 күн бұрын

I saw them play at Barbarrella's in Birmingham seeing John Foxx sing ' My Sex ' just blew me away , still one of my all time fave bands

So glad John Foxx is still making music

Super band 😊😊😊

The precursor to New Romanticism, electro-pop. I even hear a little Japan in there somewhere. True pioneers.

Wow, an animated performance by John in full rock star mode. Great!

Very underated brilliant stuff!!X

Thanks for uploading this. Great quality.

Ultravox is sacred in this house. Take the songs to heart and each surface when accommodating to heal. I'm not surprised, even at the well noticed hair replys, good to Honorable efforts. Need me...

These guys were so underrated light years ahead the midge ure years great also

I do like the fact the audience are clapping along seemingly to a different song entirely

Dangerous Savage and Young Rhythm !

Loved the debut but their second album Ha! Ha! Ha! is my favorite

@paulr1193

2 ай бұрын

Both good but their masterpiece for me was Systems Of Romance. Ahead of its time and still sounds amazing today. Those first three albums with JF were great. Not wishing to rip on the post-Foxx era, but they lost me after that.

Billy leaves the stage like he’s dying for a piss..!😂

RIP Chris Cross

Great bass line!

One of the best bands of its time. Foxx is the unsung genius of an era long past......

I got my firsr gig in a band in 1977 ,the singer was a public edinburgh schoolboy ,i was a council estate kid ,he introduced me to Magazine Bebop Deluxe who blew me away and then he played Ultravox ,,OMG ,, i fell in love and ive never recovered,,,ive never had one notion to play Ultravox 2 ,,Only the name connects them. Maybe the most influncial band of recent times !!

My goodness. Billy Currie was so good looking at that time!

art rock at its finest

I'd never seen the Dangerous Rhythm video before :0 Thank you for sharing!! 💕

They are formidable

love the way Chris bites off the mic cover at the beginning lol

@iirachelmadness8677

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Good eye Susan I never noticed that!

There’s no-one driving….

Great sounds from a transitional year, pity the new romantics were born soon after Rip Chris Cross

a brilliant savage playback thx for upload !

awesome, Young Savage is excellent

Even in playback they kicked ässes

Oh poor Chris

superb footage, a reminder of how 'punk' they were back in 77, so much better than the midge ure fronted hit makers

Random wannabe who hears Young savage: This is so punk rock!

Right into these at the time - weren't keen on the Midge Ure version tho - thanks for putting it here

Young Savage a fecking fantastic Punk anthem up with best and covered by the Skids a couple of years back

A German Steve Wright presenting? Young Savage is absolutely bonkers 😜

Excellent miming..!

I’ve just noticed that David Tennant got his Doctor look from Stevie

A proper bit of Foxy vox quality.

Absolutely epic

John is sooooooooo intoxicating here. What a performer. Very different performing wise compared to his solo performing. This is STUNNING!

Muy buenos. Maravilloso vídeo.

How could Chris tolerate this bull in young Savages? 😮

Dennis's performance these days couldn't be further removed. maybe he should take up this stage persona again now he's reintroduced geetars to his sound

とてつもない刺激的なパフォーマンスの裏で、この頃は既にメンバー間ギクシャクして関係が冷え切ってきた頃かと、、 この直後にリリースされる　just　for　a　momentなんかは完全にバンドへの決別の曲ですな

On young Savages, what the $#@# was that performance!

@iirachelmadness8677

4 ай бұрын

top ten battles of all time

que belleza !!!

Not too sure of Billy’s glasses, very reminiscent of Pauline from League of Gentlemen...

Did Chris prosecute John for assault after young savage?.

On Young Savage, poor Chris and Billy. Is that an assault charge ?

Whatever happened to Weird Al Yankovich?

Yeah, it's got the vibes of a "comedy" music show. And John looks like he's playing up the lyrics to the song. But wow. Billy, Chris and Warren aren't into it. Maybe John left Stevie alone cos he's much shorter.

Were there any more songs of them on this show or only these two?

@user-yc5um2pl5v

2 жыл бұрын

Only these two.

Never realized how much Foxx sounds like Bryan Ferry at times. Not their best songs though. :/

Midge made them massive?

John, I understand but..hands off!

@iirachelmadness8677

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why John beats up everyone expect for Stevie. Also the comedy of the facts they are on a kids show and they are acting like that.

@rachelar

2 жыл бұрын

@@iirachelmadness8677 coz he'd make him screw up the quite complex guitar parts on Young Savage

@johnwhit9471

Жыл бұрын

@@rachelar They were miming so it wouldn't have mattered...

@4tuneagent

7 күн бұрын

And it was 1977. Punk and the Sex Pistols were in full force. Slam dancing, pogo-ing, and putting the stranglehold on your closest friend were popular at the time.

Mithc ure si the singer?

@iirachelmadness8677

3 жыл бұрын

No it is John Foxx.

@jorgerosas

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rachel

@finlaybiddlesden2426

4 ай бұрын

No but Midge soon would be…

That was horrible! But Billy Currie was a good looking guy back then!

Poor Billy, doesn't look very comfortable on Young Savage, with Foxx prancing around the stage like a plastic punk rocker. Thankfully they found Midge.

@narasimha7187

2 жыл бұрын

Ok, out of your mind!

@johnwhit9471

Жыл бұрын

Midge Ure killed the band...

@robertmarles9665

Жыл бұрын

I like both versions of Ultravox.

@paranormalpendle5920

Жыл бұрын

​@@johnwhit9471He saved it

@markstevenson1646

7 ай бұрын

​@@paranormalpendle5920I like both versions too, but the John foxx iteration is far superior imo

Fantastic!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍