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Gary Numan - 'Metal Rhythm'

I did give this one another chance. Do you think Gary would be angry if I suggest that he remix the cd and minus out the backing vocalists

He was angery with himself long ago for 'using too many backing singers and saxophones'.

Numans middle years, or the 'lost years' as i call them are not as bad as people think. If you dont keep listening to the talk about the albums, and actually just play them once in a while, they stand up to most of what was around at that time. Theres some great moments in them even now.

Good point. Too much fiery rhetoric about those albums. I was prepared for the worst imaginable when in reality there were some real gems hidden within. Problem for me personally was reconciling "my" preferred image of Gary with his image during those years.

(We Are)Performance debut album

Picked it up at their recent Glasgow King Tuts gig.
(Thanks Ian )

Thanks also MUST go out to the band,they put on a great show and I had a great chat with singer Joe Stretch,their very charismatic front man.

anyway,the album is SUPERB!!
(I'm sure a few of you would have caught them either as support to Foxx/Gordon a couple of weeks back in Manchester or with Numan in July/Dec(teletour86) also in Manc.

(just a little pic I took at the gig )

Very much back to my Numan 'middle years', so this evening was 'Berserker'.
Best songs for me has always been the title track, 'This Is New Love' and 'My Dying Machine'.

I am back to listening to Interpol. Played Antics before. My favorite tracks are Evil and Narc.

Today it's Darkel. Discovered that album just now though it been out for over a year. That’s kind of strange because I love Air as well. I wouldn’t say I’m a fan of French music, most French music is actually terrible in IMO. But the good stuff is usually great. From Serge Gainsbourg via Marquis De Sade, Indochine, Daft Punk and of course Air. Not discovering Darkel must be a side effect of living in a bubble creating my own stuff.


Bosse from Stockholm
www.myspace.com/bossesvenner

This morning has been Kraftwerk - 'Concert Classics'.

Giving the new She Wants Revenge another listen.

The critics here all seem to like this one better than the first. I am undecided as of yet.