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Track Listings
| 1. White Boys And Heroes |
| 2. War Songs |
| 3. A Dream Of Siam |
| 4. Music For Chameleons |
| 5. This Is My House |
| 6. I, Assassin |
| 7. The 1930’s Rust |
| 8. We Take Mystery To Bed |
| 9. War Games |
| 10. Glitter And Ash |
| 11. The Image Is |
| 12. This House Is Cold |
| 13. Noise Noise |
| 14. We Take Mystery (early version) |
| 15. Bridge? What Bridge? |
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Album Description
Originally released in 1982, I, Assassin combines Numan’s pioneering electronica with a jazzy fretless bass and solid rock drumming. Though the change from his earlier pop style resulted in moderate sales at the time, the album’s groove-orientated songs offer a complexity and maturity that has a more contemporary edge. The remaster includes the three singles, ‘White Boys and Heroes’, ‘Music For Chameleons’ and ‘We Take Mystery’ as well as seven bonus tracks. Remastered from the original studio analog tapes for optimum sound quality the album includes original and expanded artwork in a 20 page book, extensive new sleeve notes and lyrics.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some of the best bonus tracks ever,
By Mick E (Up north) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I, Assassin (Audio CD)
I always remember this album in particular for two of Gary Numan's best singles, `Music For Chameleons' and `We Take Mystery To Bed' (his last Top 10 hit). `I, Assassin' followed on from the mighty `Dance' and while it is not really anywhere near it's predecessor in terms of experimentation and overall musical quality it is still a pretty fine effort nonetheless. It could almost be classed as `Dance-lite' as Numan continued with the fretless bass and sax but in a much more upbeat, commercial manner.
There aren't any real bad tracks on this album as such; for me only `'War Songs' really stood out as an average track while stuff like the aforementioned singles and the magnificent `This Is My House' are the tracks which left the most lasting impression. Where Gary Numan really slipped up with `I, Assassin' is only evident when you get to the B-sides and bonus tracks, as some of them are MILES better than the album's original tracks, which as I said earlier weren't half-bad themselves. Considering that `I, Assassin' only had 8 tracks on it's original release it seems baffling why songs like `War Games', `The Image Is', `This House Is Cold' and the classic `Noise, Noise' were only used as B-sides or 12" extras. These tracks really do enhance this album even further making `I, Assassin' an even more attractive purchase now than it was in 1982.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
this takes me back....,
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This review is from: I, Assassin (Audio CD)
I bought the original in 1982 on cassette so was compelled to see if, over 20 years on, I, Assassin still held it's own.It does to some degree, but is undeniably a product of it's time. Numan returned to thefore having spent a year in America as a tax exile. He "retired" from live performances with a bang, putting on three consecutive sell out extravaganzas at Wembley Arena. Unsurprisingly, for someone who now professes to love touring, he toured I, Assassin in 1982 in North America, having assembled a new band. It's a rich album, full of warm anlaogue synths and showcasing the talent of a previously unknown bassist called Pino Palladino. Palladino is now one of the most coveted session bassists on the circuit and has played with some of the world's biggest artists on some of the world's biggest stages. On this album, Numan gave him the freedom to explore using the fretless bass as almost a lead instrument. Palladino developed a fat trademark bass sound that is probably best remembered not on this albunm, but on the following year's Paul Young track, "Wherever I lay My Hat". So, if you're not a fan of fretless bass, you won't like this album. I, Assassin proper only has eight tracks, three of which were singles, Music for Chameleons, We Take Mystery, and White Boys and Heroes. This remastered edition contains all the additional tracks that were on the flip sides of the singles and the 12"s. (Remember the days when a 12" single was an event because you got extra tracks?) The additions are all good. As a whole though, the album is fairly one dimensional but that's not necessarily a bad thing. There is some strong song writing here especially if you look at the electronic music he was releasing only a couple of years before. I, Assassin is probably best appreciated when looked at in conjunction with the ablums it's sandwiched between - 1981's Dance and 1983's Warriors. When you look at these three and realise that he wrote these before he was 24, it does show you what a versatile talent he had at the time. So, if you like your 80s music, like Japan and like your fretless bass, this should be on your list.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Numan delivers once again!,
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This review is from: I, Assassin (Audio CD)
Gary Numan - I, Assassin Review
During the early 80's the last Numan album I bought was "Telekon". Then, as far as I was aware Gary Numan disappeared off the musical scene. Yes, there were the singles which followed, but for some reason Numan's profile as far as albums went was non-existent for me. Just probably my own ignorance, but I feel that other "big players" were dominating the album charts and I just didn't notice Mr Numan's work. Until recently, I thought that "Telekon" was his final album release -how wrong I was! Numan delivers the goods with "I, Assassin" once again. This time it's a much easier listen than his previous "Dance" and contains no fewer than 3 hit singles in the shape of "White Boys And Heroes", "Music For Chameleons" and "We Take Mystery". Incidentally the remastered edition also contains the alternate version of "We Take Mystery" which is completely juxtaposed to the pacey single release version and well worth a listen. One of the reasons I like Numan is because of his odd quirky lyrics which leave you scratching your head as to what they mean and yet are strangely catchy with the often vague vocal delivery which makes not so much of what he's saying sound good, but rather the sounds of his subtle vocals which make for a great hook to his choruses. For example, in "War Songs" the chorus goes: "Old men love war songs, love Vera Lynn" "Old men love war songs, now I'm Vera Lynn" Okay, it's weird, but it works! The track "I, Assassin" has a great melodic rhythm and is a fine namesake for the album. I am really glad the remastered version of this album includes tracks like "Noise, Noise" with its compelling rhythm and deliciously strange lyrics and "Bridge, What Bridge?" with Gary and some friends basically mssing around whilst the real deal is in the background song which I have no idea what Numan is singing, but because of his unique vocal style and sound just sounds great! As Numan albums go, this is one that I've found an easy listen. There's basically not much to dislike on "I, Assassin". If you're interested in Nyman'Numan's music and don't have this one, then why not?
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