Metamatic Forums Socialising The Green Room What Music Are You Listening To ?

Yeah, "Dance" is one of Gary's most diverse and unusual albums. Very different to what had gone before.

It's an album which took me a while to appreciate, but I'm glad I persisted with it. "A Subway Called You" was always a favourite of mine.

'Dance' is my favourite Numan album by a mile. 'Cry The Clock Said' 'Slowcar to China'-just beautiful and heartbreaking. I haven't played it for ages because otherwise I'll just live in it for a few weeks.

It's one of those "late night" kind of albums for me.

Right! Listening to "Dance" now!

Even though it's daytime

You have astutely summed it up, Garry.
Dance is breathtaking. I have not listened to it in a very long time and I guess now I will be making up for lost time.

Agreed. The lyrics on this album are right up there with Numan's best.

It's a stunning album. Still find it hard to be believe that a man capable of making such an exemplary album about love and betrayal could write the immature sixth-form dross that is 'Outland'.

Garry, I don't have Outland so I cannot make comparisons.

Regarding Dance: I found that the Eno and Japan influences, layered with Numan's own sound AND his haunting lyrics all worked together perfectly.
I am so sorry I forgot about this one. It is an underrrated and underappreciated work of art.

Thanks much, K.

You lucky, lucky girl!

I loved Numan; was obsessed! But this album just killed it for me. Many cite 'Machine and Soul' as his worst but 'Outland' wins it by oceanic distances. I hope you never, ever hear it. I have no interest in his current Ozzy Osbourne/NIN-phase either, but I will always love everything he did up until 'Outland'.

You know what? I don't mind Outland!! I cannot bear Machine and Soul, although there are a couple of reasonable tracks.

Outland is a bit of an oddment. It does have some ideas that work. Unfortunately they're outnumbered by ones that didn't.

Dream Killer is probably the best one on there, followed by the 1999 remaster bonus tracks, Shame, Icehouse and Tread Careful. Those 3 alone are better than anything from the actual album! But for me it's not his worst.

Then again it's not like I play it much either! Overall it is much wiser to jump straight from Metal Rhythm to Sacrifice!!