Did all four of you think it was a good idea to have nothing prepared? We made an album we couldn’t have made under any other circumstances, I think. We were either incredibly brave or incredibly naïve and stupid, but it turned out very well. Conny’s studio and his creativity became an instrument. We might have had a riff or a chord change, but we had zero songs and we created the entire album in the studio. We went off to Conny Plank’s studio in the middle of nowhere outside Cologne with no ideas. Most people expected Vienna part two, but we didn’t want that. Of course, for most of the band, Rage In Eden was their fifth album, but it was only my second in Ultravox, so it could have easily been my difficult second album. With Vienna, we’d toured most of its songs before going into the studio, so it was incredibly quick to record. It was a brave record to do and, along with Brilliant, it’s probably my favourite Ultravox album. How does it feel to have Rage In Eden coming back out into the world? Midge Ure discusses the Ultravox Rage In Eden reissue, his initially conflicted thoughts on Steven Wilson’s new mix, the joys of hearing long-forgotten demos, his two new solo albums and the possibility of another Ultravox reunion.
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