In the past, many have felt that Numan's debut disc didn't measure up to his later triumphs (1979's "Replicas", 1980's "Telekon", etc.), but listening to it today, you discover that it's the most underrated of all his early albums. Numan & The Tubeway Army were one of the first new wave/punk bands (along with Kraftwerk and Devo) to successfully fuse robotic synthesizers with rock & roll. Gary Numan's guitar riffing is more prominent here than on any other of his albums, which gives the tunes a splendid "Ziggy Stardust" feel at times. Kicking things off with several strong compositions — "Listen to the Sirens," "The Life Machine," and "Friends" — the album sags momentarily in the middle ("My Love Is Liquid"), but soon returns to its high standards with "Are You Real?" and "Jo the Waiter." [Source: AMG]
Credits:
Bass, Backing Vocals - Paul Gardiner
Drums - Jess Lidyard
Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Written-By - Gary Numan
Track Listing:
A1. Listen To The Sirens (3:05)
A2. My Shadow In Vain (2:55)
A3. The Life Machine (2:44)
A4. Friends (2:25)
A5. Something In The House (3:57)
A6. Everyday I Die (2:23)
B1. Steel And You (4:09)
B2. My Love Is A Liquid (3:26)
B3. Are You Real (3:19)
B4. The Dream Police (3:38)
B5. Jo The Waiter (2:36)
B6. Zero Bars (Mr. Smith) (3:48)
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Shame that such a great band was cast in the garbage bin of bad new wave.
Also a great performance in "Urg" yet under "Gary Numan".
Commercial success blowback in the MTV video beginnings.
3/10/10
Tubeway Army (1978)
In the past, many have felt that Numan's debut disc didn't measure up to his later triumphs (1979's "Replicas", 1980's "Telekon", etc.), but listening to it today, you discover that it's the most underrated of all his early albums. Numan & The Tubeway Army were one of the first new wave/punk bands (along with Kraftwerk and Devo) to successfully fuse robotic synthesizers with rock & roll. Gary Numan's guitar riffing is more prominent here than on any other of his albums, which gives the tunes a splendid "Ziggy Stardust" feel at times. Kicking things off with several strong compositions — "Listen to the Sirens," "The Life Machine," and "Friends" — the album sags momentarily in the middle ("My Love Is Liquid"), but soon returns to its high standards with "Are You Real?" and "Jo the Waiter." [Source: AMG]
Credits:
Bass, Backing Vocals - Paul Gardiner
Drums - Jess Lidyard
Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Written-By - Gary Numan
Track Listing:
A1. Listen To The Sirens (3:05)
A2. My Shadow In Vain (2:55)
A3. The Life Machine (2:44)
A4. Friends (2:25)
A5. Something In The House (3:57)
A6. Everyday I Die (2:23)
B1. Steel And You (4:09)
B2. My Love Is A Liquid (3:26)
B3. Are You Real (3:19)
B4. The Dream Police (3:38)
B5. Jo The Waiter (2:36)
B6. Zero Bars (Mr. Smith) (3:48)
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Shame that such a great band was cast in the garbage bin of bad new wave.
Also a great performance in "Urg" yet under "Gary Numan".
Commercial success blowback in the MTV video beginnings.
