Gary Numan TUBEWAY ARMY The Blue Ltd Edt
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£ 50
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Mar 13, 2007
Sold Date
Mar 8, 2007
Start Date
£ 10
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Description
The famous ‘blue’ album, gatefold sleeve and of course blue vinyl. Ltd to 5,000 copies on release.
Numan's songwriting in Tubeway Army was slightly morbid, playfully nihilistic and often concerned with men being at the mercy of the machines they create. Oh, and he also explores the melancholic side of jerking off ("Everyday I Die"), the cruelty of life-support systems ("The Life Machine"), and the futility of human anonymity ("Zero Bars"); the swirling Moog lines on the latter could have easily (de)evolved into the undeniably catchy synth swells that arise on his later mega-hit "Cars."
Musically, the reasons for Numan's sudden leap from psuedo-punk to solo pop star seemed obvious: lose the nasty distorted guitars, buy more synthesizers, and sing about mundane subjects that more earthlings can relate to. In many ways, Numan was probably a better early-Bowie imitator than Peter Schilling (or Jarvis Cocker, for that matter). He took the martian Ziggy persona and augmented it: instead of the man who fell to earth, he fashioned himself as one of the automations we'll all eventually replace ourselves with. And on guitar, Numan gives us a pretty impressive Mick Ronson impression, too.Mint condition
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