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One of my favorite early New Wave videos. Gary Numan actually looked like an android which matched perfectly with the futuristic sound of the music.
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Gary Numan
The Pleasure Principle
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AMG Review of The Pleasure Principle
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 get 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.]
New Wave Wars #2
Jammin This Too
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It's all electronic and steel and european sounding, not unlike the Chemical Brothers _Surrender_. I like the way the English approach their music in contrast to the Americans.
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Jammin This Too
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It's all electronic and steel and european sounding, not unlike the Chemical Brothers _Surrender_. I like the way the English approach their music in contrast to the Americans.
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A Numan that I will always love
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And no, it's not Randy...It's an oldie but a goodie ... and if you don't like this song, well, personally, I think you're crazy.
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New Wave Wars #2
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One of my favorite early New Wave videos. Gary Numan actually looked like an android which matched perfectly with the futuristic sound of the music.
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Although nothing seems right
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When you take a step back and examine your life it looks pretty good, right? Well, maybe "good" is overselling it a bit, but everything is working out pretty all right, all in all, you're pretty content. You're also pretty miserable. That's how these things work, the human condition, etcetera...Being miserable isn't all bad, though. It affords us the opportunity to pinpoint that one thing t...
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How I learned to stop worrying and love synth pop
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[Reposted from the Tynan's Anger blog]Alright folks, it's confession time: I love synth rock.I shouldn't have to confess this: I don't believe that synth pop, or any other genre, is fundamentally flawed, nor do I believe a rockist notion that unless it's got guitars and distortion, it's not rock 'n' roll.What I do believe is that certain genres have a tendency to go overboard for the sake of po...
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MOG it up!
Unbelievable Choreography: Dancing In Paris
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I'm in UR carz, defying UR gravity
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