Jappy
Nautical Twilight
[M0:6]Japalacious
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Post by Jappy on Apr 20, 2006 16:21:49 GMT -5
I don't suppose there's many Numan fans here (if any!) but thought I'd share my views of last night's show at Birmingham Academy. It was a fabulous show by Numan and his band. Most of the 90 minute set drew material from the last two albums, Jagged and Pure and they all sounded incredible. In fact, that's one of the best shows I've been to for sound quality - the mix was practically perfect. Of course, with a back catalogue going back almost 30 years, there had to be a smattering of oldies too and there were some surprising choices such as 'Me, I Disconnect From You', 'Metal', 'My Shadow In Vain' and a storming version of 'Down In The Park' which drew the biggest applause of the night. Naturally, proceedings ended with 'Are Friends Electric?' but Numan treated us to yet another slant on it with a quiet, almost cabaret-like verse before storming into the familiar chorus. A stunning hour and a half and a show that goes straight into my top ten live shows of all time....no mean feat.
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Post by Saar°berry on Apr 23, 2006 4:07:50 GMT -5
Hey Jappy! Glad you enjoyed the concert so much!! I don't know much of Gary's music... only 'Are friends electric?' Which reminds me, I posted some rarities of An Pierlé in the 'Soul Trading' section, she covered 'Are friends electric?', maybe you wanna hear it?
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Jappy
Nautical Twilight
[M0:6]Japalacious
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Post by Jappy on Apr 23, 2006 5:54:31 GMT -5
I already have it, sweetie....and I LOVE it. It's a fab version. Thank you
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Post by Franklin on Apr 24, 2006 9:32:22 GMT -5
I only know his song "Cars", which is played a lot lately on City FM, which is on at my work. And that song is from 1979!
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Jappy
Nautical Twilight
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Post by Jappy on Apr 24, 2006 15:14:15 GMT -5
Cars is a classic, of course. Numan guested on Fear Factory's version of it a few years ago. Also, his 'Are Friends Electric?' single was taken back to number one by the Sugababes under the guise of the excellent 'Freak Like Me'. The best track ('Haunted') from Numan's new album 'Jagged' is available as a free download here: www.jagged-album.com/exc_down.html
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