- Purchase a product from the Music Store sold by Amazon.co.uk and receive £1 to use on an album download in our MP3 Store. Here's how (terms and conditions apply)
Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
|
Disc 1:
Disc 2:
|
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Three live albums that capture synth pioneer Gary Numan at the peak of his powers, Living Ornaments '79, '80 and '81 - the first two recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, the third an epic ‘farewell’ to the fans staged at Wembley Arena – are triumphant testaments to entertaining rock largesse.
Nothing wrong with ’79, exactly – within, there’s fine takes on early Numan staples "Cars", "Are Friends Electric?", and "M.E". But it’s the other two that ought to be big news for Numan fans. ’80 will spark the plugs of the obsessives: over double the length of the lacklustre ten-track effort that first emerged in the Spring of ’81, it completes the full performance using some recently rediscovered, digitally remastered footage taken direct from the mixing desk. Meanwhile, ‘81 is probably the pick of the bunch. Blessed with an expansive sound, and captured shortly before Numan started to lose control of his unstable muse, it sees him survey the landscape of Replicas, The Pleasure Principle, and Telekon with imperious poise and immaculate showmanship. The only regret is that you can’t see the elaborate stage-set. --Louis Patterson
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great "final" live album,
By A Customer
This review is from: Living Ornaments '81 (Audio CD)
Gary's supposed last live gig at Wembley sounds excellent despite some rough edges. All the old machine music classics are there, and there's also previews of some of the new material he was writing for 'Dance' showing a more textured approach to song writing.If you've never heard Gary live this would be an excellent purchase.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superb synthesist at his best in the analogue period,
This review is from: Living Ornaments '81 (Audio CD)
The 1979/1980 period is, for many Numan fans, his golden era. However, a lot of the sound from that period is as much from the synths that were available as the musicians using the equipment.This live album is the absolute zenith of that analogue period (some of the latter LP's suffered hugely by over use of the novel digital sounds of the day, especially from the Roland D50!). It's a miracle that the synths stayed in tune long enough for a concert (some of the bootleged live shows of the period prove this to have been a problem), and the musicians used in the live shows are testament to their talents too. So, if I was going to recommend a live CD to someone who's never really heard much apart from Cars and AFE, then this is the one I would select. The power and the glory of those Prophet 5's, Minimoogs, ARP's and JP4's are justification enough for anyone interested in those keyboards (and sampling...) Numan's vocal and confidence shine through, and it's a great mix on this CD, although different from the original vinyl release. Go get this CD !!
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Living Ornaments '81 - CD,
This review is from: Living Ornaments '81 (Audio CD)
I was there in the 70's, and while listening to this liverecording..... I WAS THERE AGAIN ! ! Sad, I know, but the noises on the recording were of the Concert not just the tracks.... just as a Live CD should be. Some of the tracks have just a few Mic' 'screeches' etc. but for me that only adds to the 'being there' feeling. ** I thought that older CD's such as this might ALL be in an
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
