Gary Numan
The Pleasure Principle (Remastered) (Bonus Tracks)
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MOG Editorial Review
Some may know it simply as the album that produced the iconic "Cars," but Gary Numan's debut album under his proper name was one of the most important electronic albums to come out of the '70s. Feeling in many ways like fitting end to the decade and welcome to the new wave and synth-pop of the '80s, Numan created songs that were at once accessible and avant-garde, breathing bright life into the dark ideas of Kraftwerk on songs like "Metal." While it's without question an electronic album, the fact that Numan decorated it with doses of rock and pop gave the genre new possibilities, not to mention one of its first monster hits.
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AMG Review of Pleasure Principle [Bonus Tracks]
Greg Prato
All Music GuideThe most popular of all the Gary Numan albums is undeniably 1979's The Pleasure Principle. The reasons are simple -- there is not a single weak moment on the disc, it contains his sole U.S. (number one worldwide) hit, "Cars," and new drummer Cedric Sharpley adds a whole new dimension with his powerful percussion work. The Pleasure Principle is also one of the first Gary Numan albums to feature true ensemble playing, especially heard within the airtight, killer groove of "Metal" (one of Numan's all-time best tracks). Starting things off with the atmospheric instrumental "Airlane," the quality of the songs gets stronger and stronger as the album progresses -- "Films," "M.E.," "Observer," "Conversation," the aforementioned "Cars," and the U.K. Top Ten hit "Complex" all show Numan in top form. The 1998 reissue contains three unreleased instrumentals (one the B-side to the "Cars" single, "Asylum"), as well as four live tracks. If you had to own just one Gary Numan album, The Pleasure Principle would be it. [Note: In addition to bonus tracks, all of the Gary Numan/Begggars Banquet re-releases contain classic photographs and informative liner notes by Numan biographer Steve Malins.]






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