hot spots including Soweto and Ireland. "While I'm Still Alive", although subsequently regarded by the band as the album's weakest title, was particularly reminiscent of Sex Pistols, and specifically the vocal phrasing of John Lydon. "Fear in the Western World" also ended with a short burst of feedback – edited from a much longer take, in the manner of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" – which segued into the quiet piano opening of "Distant Smile", which eventually developed into a conventional rock number, albeit using a similar vocal-synth fade as Pink Floyd's contemporaneous "Sheep". "Artificial Life" was reminiscent of Roxy Music's "In Every Dream Home A Heartache", with lyrics that examined suburban teenage life and tribes. "Hiroshima Mon Amour", featured the saxophone playing of C.C. from the band Gloria Mundi, and includes the Roland TR-77 drum machine working a modified bossa-nova preset by drummer Warren Cann, and foreshadowed the music both John Foxx and Ultravox were to make later, apart. In 2012, in an interview with peek-a-boo magazine, John Foxx agreed to say that it was the first synthpop/new-wave song in rock history: "I think no one else had done a song like that before", he said. This was the last album featuring original guitarist Stevie Shears, who left the band early 1978, after the forthcoming Ha!-Ha!-Ha!'' tour. Track listing Personnel Ultravox! Warren Cann – drums, vocals, rhythm machine on "Hiroshima Mon Amour" Chris Cross – bass, vocals Billy Currie – violas, keyboards, synthesiser John Foxx – vocals, guitar on "Hiroshima Mon Amour" Stevie Shears – guitar Additional personnel C.C. (from Gloria Mundi) – saxophone on "Hiroshima Mon Amour" References 1977 albums Ultravox albums Island Records albums Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite