72. Henning Ohlenbusch Discusses Ultravox!, Ha!-Ha!-Ha!

Send us Fan MailNot only does Massachusetts-based musician, songwriter and producer Henning Ohlenbusch introduce Al to an album he didn’t know on this week’s episode, but with Ha!-Ha!-Ha!, he opens Al up to a whole era of Ultravox! that he didn’t even know existed. Henning talks about why this album is special to him, shares his observations on each of the album’s eight tracks and discusses the making of his new solo album, The Dream is to Dream.Henning’s label, Rubwrongways Records, publishes a playlist called 25 Songs for This Week every Monday. Check it out here! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fyuMn8ZZh8N3FoJnaP7joYou can find Henning’s work on the Rubwrongways website (rubwrongways.com), as well as on his Bandcamp page (https://henningohlenbusch.bandcamp.com/).Be sure to give Henning a follow! @ItsMeHenning on Twitter and @henningo on InstagramYou can also find all things Henning on his website, henningo.com.Al is on Twitter at @almelchiorBB, and this show has accounts on Twitter and Instagram at @youmealbum. Be sure to follow @youmealbum to find out in advance about upcoming guests and featured albums for this podcast.Al has recently launched You, Me and An Album: The Newsletter. You can subscribe for free to get Al’s monthly posts, but paid subscriptions give you access to weekly posts and much more. Please consider trying a paid subscription as it also helps to support this podcast! https://youmealbum.substack.com/LIVESTEAM INFO!!Also, as mentioned at the outset of this episode, Al will be bringing You, Me and An Album to YouTube! Be sure to set your reminder for viewing the first YMAAA livestream on Monday, June 20 at 2pm ET/11am PT by going directly to the livestream page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVv9NLptU7QAnd don’t forget to send your questions for Rebecca Clay Cole, Mariana Timony, Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde by Twitter DM to @youmealbum or in the YouTube chat during the live show.0:00 A special announcement2:16 Henning joins the show3:15 Henning talks about what he likes about the Northampton music scene4:36 Al’s first experience of listening to Ha!-Ha!-Ha! was a bit of a shock6:23 Henning has a strong preference for one version of Ultravox over the other10:05 Henning names some other bands he could have chosen for this episode11:28 Al had to reset his expectations for the albumDiscussion of specific tracks:12:20 Distant Smile18:35 ROckWrok19:07 The Frozen Ones22:58 Fear in the Western World25:56 Comparing Side 1 vs. Side 227:50 The Man Who Dies Every Day32:24 Artificial Life36:56 While I’m Still Alive41:50 Hiroshima Mon Amour47:56 Henning is impressed by the loudness of this album49:50 Henning has had a hard time getting others to explore Ha!-Ha!-Ha!51:14 Henning has an interesting idea about how the album-listening habit gets formed53:20 Henning talks about his approach to recording his new album1:01:44 Henning discusses what’s next for himSupport the show