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(1979 – present)
One of the founding fathers of synth pop, Gary Numan’s influence extends far beyond his lone American hit, “Cars,” which still stands as one of the defining new wave singles. That seminal track helped usher in the synthpop era on both sides of the Atlantic, especially his native England, where he was a genuine pop star and consistent hitmaker during the early ’80s. Even after new wave had petered out, Numan’s impact continued to make itself felt; his dark, paranoid vision, theatrically icy alien persona, and clinical, robotic sound were echoed strongly in the work of many goth rock and (especially) industrial artists to come.
For his part, Numan just kept on recording, and by the late ’90s, he’d become a hip name to drop; prominent alt-rock bands covered his hits in concert, and a goth-flavored brand of industrial dance christened darkwave looked to him as its mentor.
Numan was born Gary Anthony James Webb on March 8, 1958, in Hammersmith, West London. A shy child, music brought him out of his shell; he began playing guitar in his early teens and played in several short-lived bands. Inspired by the amateurism of the punk movement, he joined a punk group called “The Lasers” in 1976. The following year, he and bassist Paul Gardiner split off to form a new group, dubbed “Tubeway Army”, with drummer Bob Simmonds; they recorded a couple of singles under futuristic pseudonyms (Valerium , Scarlett, and Rael, respectively) that attempted to match their new interest in synthesizers. Scrapping that idea, Webb rechristened himself Gary Numan and replaced Simmonds with his uncle Jess Lidyard. Thus constituted, “Tubeway Army” cut a set of “punk-meets-Kraftwerk” demos for Beggars Banquet in early 1978, which were released several years later as “The Plan”.
Cars,” which still stands as one of the defining new wave singles. That seminal track helped usher in the synthpop era on both sides of the Atlantic, especially his native England, where he was a genuine pop star and consistent hitmaker during the early ’80s. Even after new wave had petered out, Numan’s impact continued to make itself felt; his dark, paranoid vision, theatrically icy alien persona, and clinical, robotic sound were echoed strongly in the work of many goth rock and (especially) industrial artists to come.
For his part, Numan just kept on recording, and by the late ’90s, he’d become a hip name to drop; prominent alt-rock bands covered his hits in concert, and a goth-flavored brand of industrial dance christened darkwave looked to him as its mentor.Numan was born Gary Anthony James Webb on March 8, 1958, in Hammersmith, West London. A shy child, music brought him out of his shell; he began playing guitar in his early teens and played in several short-lived bands. Inspired by the amateurism of the punk movement, he joined a punk group called “The Lasers” in 1976. The following year, he and bassist Paul Gardiner split off to form a new group, dubbed “Tubeway Army”, with drummer Bob Simmonds; they recorded a couple of singles under futuristic pseudonyms (Valerium , Scarlett, and Rael, respectively) that attempted to match their new interest in synthesizers. Scrapping that idea, Webb rechristened himself Gary Numan and replaced Simmonds with his uncle Jess Lidyard. Thus constituted, “Tubeway Army” cut a set of “punk-meets-Kraftwerk” demos for Beggars Banquet in early 1978, which were released several years later as “The Plan”.
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The Pleasure Principle is, erm, pleasurable...
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"Sacrifice: Live" is now available @ http://strictlydiesel.forummotions.com/
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supershanna wrote:
Somebody should tell me what album I should listen to after Dead Son Rising. Randomly heard the album and fell in love.
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lovelovelove
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http://www.laut.fm/panorama80
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BallerCraig wrote:
Oh. Imm. Gee. My bruh.
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Garyyyyyyyy) The Best :3
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THE FALL
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Review of DEAD SON RISING from WRETCH FALAFEL http://wretchfalafel.blogspot.com/2011/12/gary-numan-dead-son-rising-mortal.html
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Azoshi wrote:
I had no idea Gary was Goth. I guess that's just more the reason to like him!
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amazing at nightmare before xmas fest.
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In cars!
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OMG super nice!
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yugman wrote:
Jagged is superb.
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Enieczka wrote:
New main picture... I admire!
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Auland wrote:
New main picture...I approve, me gusta, etc. etc.
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HELl0S wrote:
Come to South America, please...!!! [2]
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Jinx-Wolf wrote:
I had no idea there was new material! This is AMAZING <3
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THE PACK
21 Nov 2011 | from www.numan.co.uk
Check out this video by The Pack AD for their new single
‘Take’. It’s directed by Jimi Cuell and is a homage to Gary’s
classic video for ‘Cars’. You can find more info about The Pack AD
here.
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