April 27, 2023. Following 1986's Strange Charm, Numan signed with IRS, but the relationship was fraught with discord from the start. [119], Numan joined the Air Training Corps as a teenager, when he wanted to be either a pilot or a pop star. Gary Anthony James Webb[9][10] was born on 8 March 1958 in Hammersmith, London. [20] His initial pseudonym was Valerian, probably in reference to the hero in French science fiction comic series Valrian and Laureline. [121], In November and December 1981, Numan successfully flew around the world in his Piper Navajo with co-pilot Bob Thompson on their second attempt. Numan returned in the fall of 1980 with Telekon, his third straight chart-topping album in Britain, and scored two Top Five hits with "We Are Glass" and "I Die: You Die"; "This Wreckage" later reached the Top 20. [49] The album featured several distinguished guest players; Mick Karn (bass guitar; saxophone) and Rob Dean (guitar) of Japan, Roger Mason (keyboards) of Models, and Roger Taylor (drums) of Queen. Its accompanying single, "Are 'Friends' Electric?," was a left-field smash, topping the U.K. charts and sending Replicas to number one on the album listings as well. [100] He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. and "Cars" (both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart), Numan maintains a cult following. Records through his final studio album of the 1980s, Metal Rhythm (1988), which also sold relatively poorly. You'd look forward to someone turning up to have a chat with them, and they'd be dead. His 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. [9] Chiefly influenced by Kraftwerk and David Bowie's Berlin-era collaborations with Brian Eno, the album also displayed Numan's fascination with the electronic, experimental side of glam (Roxy Music, Ultravox) and Krautrock (Can), as well as science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. He also gained a display pilot's licence and flew the machine on the UK air display circuit. Tubeway Army were a London-based new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan.Formed at the height of punk rock in 1977 the band gradually changed to an electronic sound. Establishing a lonely, android-like persona, he rose to fame leading Tubeway Army, a pioneering new wave band whose second album, 1979's Replicas, became the first of Numan's three consecutive gold-selling, chart-topping full-lengths in the U.K. After recording an album's worth of punk-influenced demo tapes (released in 1984 as The Plan),[23] they were signed by Beggars Banquet Records in 1978[20] and quickly released two singles, "That's Too Bad" and "Bombers", both of which did not chart. Gary Numan albums and discography on AllMusic including all best, old, and new album information. [4] Liana Jonas, reviewing the album for Allmusic, said, "Pure is good, dark mood music, seasoned with menacing basslines, electronic crashes and spikes, and slow-grinding guitars. 1979-1980 is his Ultravox trilogy (the best one), from 1981 to 1983 he was copying Japan, 1984 to 1986 is his "Trevor Horn's production techniques" phase, 1988 to 1992 he was going after the Prince technofunk sound. charts in the US but only in 1980. In 2013, he released his 20th studio album, Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind). His own work took a turn towards industrial and darkwave with releases like 1994's Sacrifice and 2000's Pure, and the release of a tribute album, in addition to numerous dance artists sampling or reworking his past hits, helped revive his popularity. 6. [138] He has been credited as a key influence by fellow British musician Kim Wilde as she was working on her debut single "Kids in America" with her brother Ricky. Numan and Beggars Banquet subsequently parted ways, and he formed his own Numa label, kicking things off with Berserker in late 1984. The three singles released from the album ("Your Fascination", "Call Out the Dogs" and "Miracles") all charted in the top 50 on the UK charts. plus a boat and a plane", "Electro-pop Pioneer Gary Numan Sells U.K. Country House and Decamps to Santa Monica (CA)", "Gary Numan Is Happy and Living in California", "Gary Numan Numan Convinced He Has Asperger's", "Gary Numan: 'Eye contact is something I find incredibly difficult' - This much I know", "Asperger's syndrome: The ballad of Nikki Bacharach", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gary_Numan&oldid=1152557047, People educated at Ashford County Grammar School, People educated at Upton Court Grammar School, Articles with dead external links from January 2022, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 23:34. [64] A few months later the live album White Noise recorded during the Berserker Tour and a live EP with tracks taken from it (titled The Live EP) reached No. Focusing on the album and his personal life in 2016, Numan also found time to collaborate with Jean-Michel Jarre on his album Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise. There are also some 99 singles/EPs accredited to him. I was fortunate to see Numan live in Reno, NV. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. (The record also included "Down in the Park," an oft-covered song that stands as one of Numan's most gothic outings.) [130] However, his biggest hit "Cars" was unconventionally written on a bass guitar. . [64] In 1987, Numan performed vocals for three singles by Radio Heart, a project of brothers Hugh and David Nicholson, formerly of Marmalade and Blue, which charted with varying success ("Radio Heart" No. Discogs (April 2020) Gary Numan has 78 albums and 76 compilations accredited to him. He developed a signature sound consisting of heavy synthesiser hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, and is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous "android" persona. 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Pleasure Principle is a top album of all time, in my opinion. 1 in the UK. The following year, he and bassist Paul Gardiner split off to form a new group, dubbed Tubeway Army, with drummer Bob Simmonds. He had written and sang all of the songs on the Tubeway Army albums, and no longer felt the band name was appropriate. Into the new millennium, a number of Gary Numan compilations hit the shelves, as well as 2003's Hybrid, which found him reworking and modernizing his earlier pop hits. He put together a hugely elaborate, futuristic stage show and went on a money-losing tour, and also began to indulge his hobby as an amateur pilot with his newfound wealth. Born 8th of March 1958 in Hammersmith, London, England. [107] On 18 May 2017, Numan received an Ivor Novello Inspiration Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. [102] Numan performed a sold-out, one-off live show in London in November 2014 at the Eventim Apollo supported by Gang of Four.[103]. 2021 April - (R)evolution: The Autobiography - Book. Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), better known as Gary Numan, is an English singer, musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. Gary Numan. He was educated at Town Farm Junior School in Stanwell; Ashford County Grammar School; and Slough Grammar School,[14] followed by Brooklands Technical College in Weybridge, Surrey. "[162] Numan is not overly politically engaged and distances himself from political commentary. [95] Numan later published some of his tour diary online. His retirement proved short-lived, but when he returned in 1982 with I, Assassin, some of his popularity had dissipated -- perhaps because of the retirement announcement, perhaps because the charts were overflowing with synth pop, much of which was already expanding on Numan's early innovations. The second single to be released in the UK was "The Leather Sea" on 30 July 2007, which charted. 1 on the albums chart. Many would call him a pioneering electronica musician, although he would argue this point. Buy/listen: https://GaryNuman.lnk.to/IntruderID Tubeway Army - Listen To The Sirens (3:05) Tubeway Army - My Shadow In Vain (2:59) Tubeway Army - The Life Machine (2:45) Tubeway Army - Friends (2:30) Gary Numan was born, Gary Anthony James Webb in Hammersmith, London on 8th of March 1958. And no way will you believe it's a Gary Numan album. [127] Then in 2005, after several of his friends and colleagues were killed in unrelated flying accidents, he gave up flying. Jagged is the fifteenth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, his first original album in over five years, following Pure in 2000. He is an artist in its truest sense and the other band members were super entertaining. Gary Numan discography and songs: Music profile for Gary Numan, born 8 March 1958. We hope to eventually work on a solution for this when we have the resources to do so. He continued refining his sound, incorporating elements of jazz and funk into more sophisticated efforts like 1982's I, Assassin, and remained a consistent presence in the U.K. charts throughout the following decades. [19] The latter band would soon become Tubeway Army, with his uncle Jess Lidyard on drums and Gardiner on bass. 1970s - 2020s. Although it is not considered an official remake and is remixed by Sulpher. [126], Numan held licences for piston and turbine helicopters and had a fixed wing multi engined rating. A companion piece of sorts, Intruder arrived in 2021. The title track was released earlier, on 11 January 2021. A number of the tracks were also remixed for the Hybrid collection, released the same year. February 2023. Numan released his subsequent album, Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind), in 2013. I was able to purchase his latest double album signed for $55.00 and you wont regret any moment of his live performance. [82] In 2005, Numan took control of his own business affairs again with the launch of his recording label, Mortal Records. Like Paul Mccartney, if someone told me that the REAL Gary Numan died in the mid-eighties I would instant believe it! 59. The industrial-tinged Sacrifice, the first glimmering of Numan's return to critical favor and underground hipness, was released in 1994. You might have the Ghostery extension installed. For years, I couldn't understand why people thought I was arrogant, but now it all makes more sense. Lyrically, Pure was seen as continuing Numan's attacks on Christian dogma, but in a somewhat more personal fashion than on his previous album, Exile (1997). He was an aerobatic flying instructor and was appointed by the Civil Aviation Authority as an air display pilot evaluator. Like Savage before it, the project focused on mapping the effects of human destruction and climate change, this time from the perspective of the Earth itself. The following is a comprehensive discography of Gary Numan, a British singer and musician. [68] An album was also released, credited to "Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan" although Numan only appeared on three tracks, but failed to chart. "from The Pleasure Principlefor its hook. 1998 http://www.discogs.com/Gary-Numan-The-Pleasure-Principle/release/29293 Numan (born Gary Webb, 1958) released his first record in 1978 as part of the outfit Tubeway Army. The Pleasure Principle. [40] Telekon, the final studio album that Numan retrospectively termed the "Machine" section of his career,[41] reintroduced guitars to Numan's music and featured a wider range of synthesisers. Like Savage before it, the project focused on mapping the effects of human destruction and climate change, this time from the perspective of the Earth itself. And then it ended. The band were quickly signed to Beggars Banquet Records. He later joined The Lasers where. [58] The album peaked at No. Interesting how you can break down Numan's carrier into neat "threes" of phases he was going through of copying other people. You (or someone with the same IP address as you) might be using a script or program to download pages from this site automatically. As you can see, not many good songs/tracks came from Numan after the departure of Gardiner. It's probably due to the company he keeps (or which keeps him, more like), whereas before he was parting with people easily and that most likely influenced his drift to another source of "inspiration". One of the founding fathers of synth pop, Gary Numan has influenced countless artists with his constantly evolving form of dystopian electronic rock music since the late 1970s. [77] He cites "Closer" as his favorite Nine Inch Nails song,[78] and has said "Head Like a Hole" has "the best chorus ever". Gary Numan. [118], In January 2023, a US show was announced: he will play at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, California on May 20, 2023. Community. The album reached the U.K. Top 20 and Numan embarked on a worldwide tour to support the release throughout 2014. [94] Both parts were supported by Welsh soloist Jayce Lewis; in an interview during the tour Numan said Lewis was "one of the most popular" support acts he had toured with. "[128], Numanair continued operating but after 31 years, with Numan and his family emigrating to the US, it was dissolved on 18 June 2013. On 6 May 2016, Numan was one of several collaborators on Jean-Michel Jarre's album Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise, with the track "Here for You", cowritten by Jarre and Numan. Gary Numan. [162], In 1997, Numan married Gemma O'Neill, a member of his fan club from Sidcup. After releasing two albums with the band, he released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979, . ", and a piano line that references "Remember I Was Vapour" from Telekon. The following is a comprehensive discography of Gary Numan, a British singer and musician.Numan (born Gary Webb, 1958) released his first record in 1978 as part of the outfit Tubeway Army.Initially unsuccessful, the band scored a huge hit in 1979 with the single "Are Friends Electric" and their second album Replicas, both of which reached number one in the UK. Gary Numan. Numan is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous android persona and has been cited by many bands as a key influencer. [139] Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears, another new wave act of the 1980s, cited Numan's style as one that inspired them while recording their debut album The Hurting. 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[30], At this point Numan was recording his next album with a new backing band. 4/20/23 and he was excellent! [15] He joined the Air Training Corps as a teenager and then briefly held various jobs including forklift truck driver, air conditioning ventilator fitter, and accounts clerk. "[3], The album was more positively assessed in Kerrang: "This veteran artist has released a superbly dark and dysfunctional industrial album that will electrocute you. That same year, he was awarded the Moog Innovation award as well as the Ivor Novello award for inspiration. 2017 saw the release of Numan's 21st album, Savage (Songs from a Broken World). With number-one singles Are Friends Electric? and Cars, Numan achieved the peak of his mainstream popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but maintained a cult following. [168] Numan and his family lived in Essex,[169] then Heathfield and Waldron in East Sussex,[170] and in October 2012 moved to Santa Monica, California. Jagged was released in 2005, and incorporated more of an industrial goth sound. Random was released shortly before Exile and featured artists, such as Damon Albarn and Jesus Jones, who had been influenced by Numan. He has sold over 10 million records. Over the next few years, bands like Hole, the Foo Fighters, and Smashing Pumpkins covered Numan songs in concert, and Marilyn Manson recorded "Down in the Park" for the B-side of the "Lunchbox" single; moreover, Nine Inch Nails cited Numan as an important influence. © 2023 XANDRIE SA - 45 rue de Delizy, 93692 Pantin CEDEX, France. Albums and singles by other artists on which Numan appears in some form. The same year's The Pleasure Principle, his first solo effort, included the perennial favorite "Cars," which remains his biggest worldwide hit. [108][109][110], In 2017, Numan released the single "My Name Is Ruin" and went on a European tour September. It even has a prelude to Cars. Gary Numan reveals "he doesn . 1 with "Freak Like Me," a mashup of Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me" and "Are "Friends" Electric?" The remix, titled "Cars (E Reg Model)" charted at No. Last album he did with Numan was Assassin, I . [93] Numan's album Dead Son Rising was released on 16 September 2011 which had a full UK tour split in two-halves, 1521 September and 711 December. [56], Warriors (1983) further developed Numan's jazz-influenced style and featured contributions from avant-garde musician Bill Nelson (who fell out with Numan during recording and chose to be uncredited as the album's co-producer),[57] and saxophonist Dick Morrissey (who also performed on Strange Charm and Outland). Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 2020 August - Stars - NEP003 - 12". Both soon left to form their own punk band . However, he didn't truly hit his stride in this newly adopted style until 2000's Pure, which was acclaimed as his best work in years and expanded his cult following into new territory. As of May 2011 currently missing from the Video's list are the Touring Principle 79 on DVD and The Touring Principle 2010, and the Decoder (limited edition) dvd from Australia March 2009, Guide d'utilisation de la Base de Donnes, Replicas Redux (Expanded 2008 Tour Edition), Artists performing under a pseudonym, stage name or nickname (a name other than their real or birth name), Great music, Weird Music, Important Music, Band & Artists I have paid to see live (Headliners not festivals), DYNAMO! Website Viewing. [106], On 10 May 2016, Numan was named the recipient of the 2016 Moog Innovation Award by Moog Music. 8 with a six-week chart run. I have no interest in anything he does since 1994, but it's interesting how he broke the aforementioned rule and copies Nine Inch Nails up until now (about 10 albums or so, can't be bothered to count). Pure's style was compared to that of other industrial rock acts, such as Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, who had themselves acknowledged Numan's earlier influence on their own music. 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Although it is not considered an official remake and is remixed by Andy Gray, This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 03:52. 24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo. Especially for a guy like Numan who can do so much better. "[53] His "wooden" stage presence was, in his words, a result of "incredible self-consciousness" and "incompetence I didn't know to move on stage". [129], Numan's recognizable vocals have become one of his trademarks, along with his androgynous "android" stage persona.
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