Gary Numan (dance, album, Sugababes, tracks, memory)

~~Gates_of_Iscariot~~ · 12-10-2007, 09:14 AM

Anyone like him? He's pretty good for a listen. He probably has the most well known synthpop song "Cars"

O'Bannion · 12-10-2007, 02:21 PM

Jagged is pretty good.

jackhammer · 12-10-2007, 03:15 PM

There was some great tracks on his live double album White Noise. I would love to give it a listen to see if it holds up. I have'nt heard it for about 15 years now.

right-track · 12-10-2007, 03:22 PM

Preferred him with Tubeway Army.
Had a novelty value at the time, but some of his stuff was actually pretty good.

~~Gates_of_Iscariot~~ · 12-10-2007, 08:23 PM

Right Track, are friends electric?

right-track · 12-11-2007, 06:54 PM

Only if you plug them into the mains.

He was original...ish.
I'll give him that.

right-track · 12-11-2007, 07:01 PM

My abiding memory of Gary Numan, wasn't him, but the Gary Numan lookalike wannabe that used to frequent a local teen disco.

He would always be on his own and never spoke to anyone.
His only purpose was to wait for 'Cars' to be played by the DJ (especially for him) and he would dance robotically with a deadpan face and a large crowd would gather round to watch.
Talk about a fanboy.
He was the first lad I saw wear eyeliner.

And he's the only person I've seen get his head kicked in without blinking.

Dizzys in the wolf · 12-12-2007, 09:31 AM

haha always makes me think of the mighty booooosh when I hear Gary Numan now, but cars is a good tune. Didn't sugababes sample one of his songs too?

right-track · 12-12-2007, 10:35 AM

Yeah, they did a version of Adina Howard's 'Freak Like Me' mixed with 'Are Friends Electric'.

David Bowie and Jarvis Cocker are known fans of his, but IMO he's a better musician than he is a pilot...which isn't saying much.

Didn't he crash a plane or a helicopter once?

Dizzys in the wolf · 12-12-2007, 01:18 PM

xD I think that was only a rumour.

YouTube - the mighty boosh montage lol

12-10-2007, 09:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~Gates_of_Iscariot~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: new hampshire Posts: 191	Gary Numan Anyone like him? He's pretty good for a listen. He probably has the most well known synthpop song "Cars"

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O'Bannion Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: earth Posts: 211	Jagged is pretty good. __________________ Think for yourself. Question Authority.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	There was some great tracks on his live double album White Noise. I would love to give it a listen to see if it holds up. I have'nt heard it for about 15 years now. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Dizzys in the wolf Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 158	haha always makes me think of the mighty booooosh when I hear Gary Numan now, but cars is a good tune. Didn't sugababes sample one of his songs too? __________________ There’s something about seeing this city at night Where we can say what we want and do what we like. These streets are empty but we don't feel alone, We can run in the dark and sleep on the roads.

12-12-2007, 01:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dizzys in the wolf Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 158	xD I think that was only a rumour. YouTube - the mighty boosh montage lol __________________ There’s something about seeing this city at night Where we can say what we want and do what we like. These streets are empty but we don't feel alone, We can run in the dark and sleep on the roads.

12-10-2007, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Preferred him with Tubeway Army. Had a novelty value at the time, but some of his stuff was actually pretty good.

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~~Gates_of_Iscariot~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: new hampshire Posts: 191	Right Track, are friends electric?

12-11-2007, 06:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Only if you plug them into the mains. He was original...ish. I'll give him that.

12-11-2007, 07:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	My abiding memory of Gary Numan, wasn't him, but the Gary Numan lookalike wannabe that used to frequent a local teen disco. He would always be on his own and never spoke to anyone. His only purpose was to wait for 'Cars' to be played by the DJ (especially for him) and he would dance robotically with a deadpan face and a large crowd would gather round to watch. Talk about a fanboy. He was the first lad I saw wear eyeliner. And he's the only person I've seen get his head kicked in without blinking.

12-12-2007, 10:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Yeah, they did a version of Adina Howard's 'Freak Like Me' mixed with 'Are Friends Electric'. David Bowie and Jarvis Cocker are known fans of his, but IMO he's a better musician than he is a pilot...which isn't saying much. Didn't he crash a plane or a helicopter once?