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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Whilst i Loved Sacrifice and Exile,i wasnt so keen on Pure so it was with anxious trepidation that i opened my copy of Jagged..I needn't have worried. This album is quite superb.Pressure opens up sort of full of Eastern promise as it has a hint of indian culture to it,very differant!!Fold is a good old fashioned bit of Numan high swirlling choral effects with quiet,dark verses.In my humble opinion, Haunted is the best track Gary has written in many a long year.It sort of creeps up on you then,at the chorus, smacks you in the eardrums!!His use of real drums with that track gives it a very rich sound, Wonderful. "In a dark place" has the same effect.The swirlling keyboard effects sets the mind into glorious termoil.Listen to these two tracks with headphones and you will see what i mean.
I'm probably the only Numan fan who doesn't like "Cars" (each to their own you may say!)and this album is nothing like Cars!!
If you like heavy swirling synthesizers,dark lyrics and Gary's distinguishing voice coming over the top of it all,this album is definitely for you.
I'm probably the only Numan fan who doesn't like "Cars" (each to their own you may say!)and this album is nothing like Cars!!
If you like heavy swirling synthesizers,dark lyrics and Gary's distinguishing voice coming over the top of it all,this album is definitely for you.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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NO. No it is not. Not if this was what he was rustling up (as well as the lil'chidder numans). Good work cocker, you've really put your foot to some backside right here! Absolutely excellent album, the worst track on it would still be probably one of my favourites of all time. I express a particular liking for the tracks "Fold", "In a Dark Place" and "Scanner", but it's too hard to pick real favourites, they're all great.
The numan sound changes so much, from the ice-clad, disconjugated synth jiggery-pokery of 25 years ago, down into the shoddy depths of funk and out into the bright, shining new world of kinda industrial, kinda metallic but very dark renaissance. This new album really has some darkness in it, but not to the point of indulgence. It's deep and brooding and then its wailing in your ear with mutant rhythms and scary cellos. I've got to say, this is better than sacrifice, exile and pure by some significant degrees of magnitude and those were spectacularly good albums. So spend your money people.
The numan sound changes so much, from the ice-clad, disconjugated synth jiggery-pokery of 25 years ago, down into the shoddy depths of funk and out into the bright, shining new world of kinda industrial, kinda metallic but very dark renaissance. This new album really has some darkness in it, but not to the point of indulgence. It's deep and brooding and then its wailing in your ear with mutant rhythms and scary cellos. I've got to say, this is better than sacrifice, exile and pure by some significant degrees of magnitude and those were spectacularly good albums. So spend your money people.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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You mention Gary Numan to the non converted and they reply "Oh its that bloke that did cars and crashed planes innit?" Well they have not listened to his last few albums have they? Its been about five years since 'Pure' album and 'Jagged' has been well worth waiting for. Numan style has changed a huge amount over his 28 year career. The pioneer of synth music, this still features heavyly on this album which is a good thing. Every track twists and turns from soft vocals building to crushing heavy beats with catchy melodies, you just have to sing along. The album opens with 'Pressure' an atmospheric track laying out the blueprint for what is to come. 'Fold' a very old style Numan track with rising synths and traditional vocals stepping back to 'Sacrifice album'. 'In a dark place' Builds on the first two versus to a brilliant corus that will stick in your head for days. 'Haunted' Do you like Rammstein? 'Blind' Who said Numan can't sing? listen to this. This quality continues through to the final track 'Jagged' with its Manson style menace vocals and heavy Nu Metal tones. Unlike most modern albums that have three or four good tracks and the rest just filling in and some you have to eject from the player before the end. 'Jagged' hooks you and you can,t let go, you play it over and over again. Buy it, then see him live!! A masterpiece of musical engineering.
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After Long Wait, Numan Issues Uncommercial Slow-Burner...And Why Not?
A mere six years after the mighty `Pure', Gary Numan issued this follow-up, the slow-burning `Jagged'. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Pink
A solid effort but not as good as the previous albums (Pure &Exile)
I really really wanted to rave about this Album, I have been a long standing fan of the much maligned Numan since as early as 1977. Read more
Published on 5 April 2010 by Joseph Mcmorrow
Machine Rock.
For those people who have wrote 1 star reviews (so called fans) move on you are no longer required.
I am one of the newer fans and as much as I love his older classic... Read more
I am one of the newer fans and as much as I love his older classic... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2008 by Mr. Peter Campbell
Disappointingly predictable
Having had to wait nearly 6 years for a new album from Mr Numan, I found Jagged to be a huge let down. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2008 by M. Evans
Gary Numan Brilliance
I've never heard much about his newer work but this is dark, hard hitting brilliance. 5 out of 5.
Published on 5 Aug 2007 by Mr. J. Le Gresley
Worth the wait
Being a huge Gary Numan fan, I almost died of excitement when I heard Jagged was coming out in March 2006. I had it earmarked as a "must purchase". Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2007 by R. Irving
For Jagged read Ragged
After the long wait and three previously very good studio albums we all thought that this would be the icing on the cake-we were wrong. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2007 by Mr. G. Crowe
must have album
This is a must have album from gary, must be the best one yet, its just a shame they dont get any air play from his single "in a dark place" but what the heck who wants to pay any... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2007 by Mr. Leslie Martyn Lake
Time to move on!
More of the same from Gary Numan. He was once a leader of electronic pop music, and now he's imitating the people he influenced (think Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson). Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by TM77
Numan proves he's God yet again!
Ok, I must admit there are a few songs I tend to skip but the good songs are truly awesome. 'Halo' , 'Haunted' & 'Jagged' stand out - truly unbelievably good. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2006 by G Ure
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