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Its also unlikely to be the kind which well end up in C Exchange or Cash Convertors.
The only Numan songs I heard were what were on Top of the Pops where at first he was the Tubeway Army.
The 20 years worth of chart singles he had seems out of all proportion to an artist who is no more than a Cult in the States and who has churned out nearly a dozen albums
Among his own covers were a pretty odd version of the Drifters' On Broadway which seems rather pointless and a version of Erik Satie's Gymnopadies which is an instrumental.
The music press always saw Numan as a figure of fun especially after his mishaps with airplanes but in a business not noted for normality Gary Numan is pretty straight
After a few weeks of listening to this CD I went out and bought a few Numan compilations and was very disappointed with the originals.
Basically, the strength of this CD lies in how these bands have taken these songs and made them their own.
Saint Etienne have added a melody line which prevents it from become a dirge like the original and transforms it into a high powered 'disco' opener.
Dubstar turn one of Numan's more stripped back numbers into a dreamy track which wouldn't sound out of place on a Dubstar album.
The three diferent versions of 'Are friends electric' each offer something new and are each worthy of mention, including Republica's which features Mr Numan on backing vocals.
Posh, who were unknown to me, take Numans awful attempt at Jazz Funk, 'She's got Claws' and replace the Brass with Keyboard sounds that the Tubeway Army would have been very proud of, that coupled with Siouxsie Sioux type vocals, is a very good combination.
Keneckie's pop-punk rendition of 'I'm an Agent' is a gem along with EMF's 'We are Glass'.
However there are a few turkeys mainly the attempts at the cold industrial sound and the awful version of 'Cars'.
All in all a very enjoyable double album. No doubt Numanoids hate this album, but if like me you have fond memories of watching Numan on 'Top of the Pops' but never took him that seriously then buy this CD.!
saint etienne's "stormtrooper in drag" is worth the price of admission alone. this is the happiest dance song i've heard in a very long time. the chorus is infectious. you'll be humming it for days.
towering inferno's "metal" has a certain ethereal shoegazing quality and borderlines on experimental. it's painful and lush.
dubstar's "everyday i die" is pure jangle manna. heartbreak never felt so delicious.
dave clarke's ironic "cars" cover (essentially a remix of the original) brings the compliation full circle to the present, offering gary his 15 minutes of retro-fame in all it's overproduced glory.
like all tributes, this one is filled with its share of duds. biggest disappointment is no cover of "cry, the clock said," my fav numan track. overall, though, i recommend this to numan purists and the curious alike.
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