New Wave Outpost Forum

Pardon me, folks, but I'd like to get your opinion on this well-known but highly overlooked 'new wave' artist.

I've been a Numan fan for 25 years or more, buying all the LPs (and most of the singles) then buying the CDs, CD singles, etc. I felt that most of his Beggars Banquet recordings are fabulous (bar the "I, Assassin" album, which was a weak offering), and I really loved the Numa Records stuff (essentially the mid '80s to mid '90s albums like "Berserker", "The Fury", "Strange Charm", etc)

Even his last few albums have been really good (although the closer he gets to noisy industrial, the less I like....but he hasn't quite crossed that line yet, thankfully).

Oh, and I'm not very fond of the song "Cars", but isn't that always the case.......


Does anyone here listen to him apart from just a few songs?

Gary is obviously known for the synthy layered sound but my top 5 Numan songs are:

1. Jo the Waiter
2. Bombers
3. 1930's Rust
4. Are Friends Electric?
5. We Take Mystery to Bed (12" mix)

[i]*edit* WHAT the hell was I thinking, I forgot "That's t

I have always been a big fan and have all of his cds, except for his current stuff. I think he was a true pioneer of new wave, like Devo, but he has never been recognized as such.

His album, "Replicas", stands out as one of THE best New Wave albums o

[quote][i]Originally posted by devildog[/i]
<br>I have always been a big fan and have all of his cds, except for his current stuff. I thi

One of the original electro heroes. His albums with Mick Karn (Dance), Bill Nelson (Warriors), Even his re-make of princes She's got the look" and his cd "pure" are all a stepping stone to his next recording venture. I'm a big fan!

I only have the really early Numan stuff, which I really like. The Tubeway Army stuff is awesome & "The Pleasure Principle" isn't too shabby either, but that's all that I know. Any suggestions for what I should check out next? I always assumed that he tur

I'm also a big fan of spaz! Where have you been?

I only saw him during his tour for 'The Fury' [:(] but really my favourite is his "Iceman" image circa [i]Berserker[/i].

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>I'm also a big fan of spaz! Where have you been?
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In terms of Numan, I think that "Pleasure Principle" is a 'good' album but is also a bit weak due to the songs sounding too samey.

"Telekon" and "The Fury" are two albums that stand out for me....

I love his stuff. I relatively re-discovered him due to this board a while back, and I can't believe I missed out on him all these years!
[i]Telekon, Replicas,[/i] and [i]Pleasure Principal[/i] stand out for me, as well as Tubeway Army's stuff. I listen

I like "Telekon." I stopped getting his albums after "I, Assassin" for no particular reason. I still love his music and think he was a huge influence.

When I worked in radio I used to get the throwaways...the stiffs...and the promotional records th

I don't dislike Gary Numan in any way, but I'm not the biggest fan either. He kinda lost me after the "Dance" album (which even featured Roger Taylor from Queen on drums on a couple of songs), but I did get "Warriors" as part of a 2-for-1 CD packaged wit

Funny.I thought Dance was brilliant...Mick Karn (Japan) on bass is amazing and the production level is awesome. Listen to it again.[:p]

Oh man.... Numan rocks my world.

I have tons and tons of his stuff..

He doesnt really do wrong.
some Strange Charm and Exile era stuff doenst relaly phase me much.

Warriors was just OK.

I Assassin was uhm....OK... White Boys and Heores saved