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I love 'Second Helpings' - fave track is 'The Game Above My Head' - wish they'd release a 12" collection with 'Living On The Ceiling'

Nirvana - mtv unplugged

Just cos I bought the cd recently - Japan - Tin Drum. Also UV - Rage in Eden. Had these two down in my 'early Walkman years' era and along with Vienna. I distinctly remember wandering the streets of Leeds or sat on the bus listening to those albums. It's that kind of nostalgia that really hits you if you've not heard the albums for so long.

Don't you also find that albums back then were "crafted" moreso than today? Or is that part of the naivety of youth? Gawd knows but it's a good feeling to hear those tracks again, in the right order too.

Switching to non 80's stuff - on a daily basis I tend to go for internet radio stations which are primarily house and breakbeat. I've tried cutting down on electro, just 3 or 4 tracks per day now as I'm cleansing my soul of such filthy impurities. Wicked boy!

Hi Groovebox

Don't know if they were more crafted; I think as teenagers we had more time on our hands to listen to them! Back then, we had only so many albums, so we'd listen to them repeatedly, looking for clues (to what, I don't know..)

Nowadays if I can snatch 45mins on my tube journey to listen to something, I consider it a bonus! Being able to sit at home and put some music on is a rare treat.

It was the first sunny/warmish day in a while today so I'm snatching listening pleasure where I can find it for 'Endless Summer' by Fennesz today.

And you're right - 'Tin Drum' is boss...though not as boss as 'Quiet Life' or 'Polaroids'

This morning, it's David Byrne's Look Into the Eyeball.

Later it will be Living Ornaments '79' by Gary Numan.

In a bid to get away from numan and foxx this week i have been playing early '70s music, the best of them being bowies 'space oddity' and 'the man who sold the world' albums.

Billy Currie's synth solo at the end of "Broadway" on Living Ornaments '79 is great...

It's not great...It's fantastic! Really makes the hairs on your neck stand up!

Talking briefly of Numan live albums, I was passing Fopp the other day and they have a load of them for £3 each. I confess I gave up on Numan on hearing 'OutLAND' - does anyone know if the following are good; 'Dark Light' 'Ghost' 'Shepherds Bush' - there were a couple of others but the names escape me.

Dark Light is WELL WORTH investigating - it contains fantastic versions of Replicas, Praying to the Aliens and Do You Need the Service?...

Incidentally - I'm currently (and coincidentally) listening to Living Ornaments '79.

Rob

Dark Light is one of my favourite Numan albums and certainly my favourite Numan live album, as it was the one that really introduced me to his work. But that's more of a personal thing. It's not the best recording (the gigs suffered endless technical problems, resulting in a wee bit of post-production) but I really liked the choice of songs and simple arrangements.

Live at Shepherds Bush '97 is fantastic! For 3 quid you can't go wrong!! It consists of a lot of new stuff, but the way the older tracks have been re-arranged, really works well. This album certainly catches the live Numan sound. I'd really recommend it.