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Track Listings
| 1. Listen to the Sirens |
| 2. My Shadow in Vain |
| 3. Life Machine |
| 4. Friends |
| 5. Somethings in the house |
| 6. Everyday I die |
| 7. Steel + You |
| 8. My love is a liquid |
| 9. Are you real? |
| 10. Dream police |
| 11. Jo the Waiter |
| 12. Zero Bars |
| 13. Living Ornaments 78 |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I believe Gary Numan described this album of a way to get a record deal so that he could record the music that he really wanted to do. The music press quoted him at the time as saying that you could easily get a record deal if you had any material that was 'punky' enough.
With a longtime friend as bass player and his uncle as drummer, this album was the first album of his own songs. They owe much to the post-punk era that it was recorded in, but you can see where it is heading. If you know 'Replicas', then you will hear it in its development stage here. The songs are not punk nor are they electronic music, but the style grows on you very quickly. A stand out track is 'Listen to the Sirens', but as with most of the tracks, the guitar driven sound mixes eerily with the varying levels of eclectic keyboard sounds used.
If you like 'Replicas' then you will like this or if not, it will eventually grow on you.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With a heavy edge to it; be warned this is not a synth based album,it's GUITAR based with some nice minimalistic synth touches here and there,especially on intros and endings,and nihilistic,sci-fi lyrics with some personal allusions.Funnily entitled First Album,these are catchy,short songs with dry,almost minimal but superb drumming to them,courtesy of his uncle Jess Lydiard,gorgeous bass playing by friend Paul Gardiner (he'd remain my fav bass player for the next 15 years) and powerful dual guitar and lead vocals by Gary .Often regarded as a ¨punk sounding album¨ by regular people,it's far from that to my punk ears.The remastered sound does'nt take the album to today's standards but is a far cry from that on my 1978 lp album.The lower end of the spectum is a tad ¨hollow ¨ and the upper end is a little weak but nothing a good eq cannot succesfully deal with considering this was originally a low budget recording from 1978.The bonus tracks are comprised by a set of live songs taken from a horribly sounding archival bootleg called ¨Live At The Roxy ¨and are of marginal interest though I found them a nice treat for a single listen.This is seminal new wave and has to be taken at face value.If you're really hooked by this you may want to give ¨The Plan ¨(which is an early demos comp from the same author-no synth on them) a try.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a more punky and more guitar based Gary Numan than the guy who later had synth-based hits. It was criticised at the time for having pretentious lyrics and sounding too much like Bowie, but it all sounds great to me. My one quibble is that the first Tubeway Army single is not included as a bonus.
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Numan Hits The Ground Running
I clearly recall buying this album with my Christmas money in 1979, the day the shops re-opened after the holiday. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pink
First ever record
Awesome! The bonus live tracks are mostly new to me. Could never play the LP in the car- driving is so much more fun now!
Published 13 months ago by Ian
excellent
bought the cd to replace my vinyl lp.
this took me back to my teenage years.
also had extra/bonus live tracks,recorded before band became famous.
love it.
this took me back to my teenage years.
also had extra/bonus live tracks,recorded before band became famous.
love it.
Published 18 months ago by M. hedges
top jolly !
takes me back to my school days. -----years ago.make s you feel young and different!!
Published 20 months ago by rudi
tubeway army remastered and revisited
I remember hearing tracks from this album as an eighteen year old. I was really heavily into Bowie back then , so most of my money was spent on getting every single thing available... Read more
Published 24 months ago by P. H. Jones
Better than I remember.
I never much liked Gary Numan / tubeway army, mainly due to the handfull of his fans that copied his look & mimicked his every move on the dancefloor of the club I frequented back... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by J. Smart
A surefire indie/new wave favourite for any generation
This album for me easily ranks alongside other seminal new wave debut's such as Magazine's "Real Life" and The Cure's "Three Imaginary Boys". Read more
Published on 16 May 2006 by heavyredsky
NUMAN'S BEST ALBUM
This album is amazing. His vocals and lyrics are his best.Equaled by Telekon though. The guitar isn't repetetive and My Shadow in Vain is EXCELLENT. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2004
Tubeway Army by Tubeway Army
well what can i say!this is one of numans early albums that i did own on vinyl back in 1979.Some tracks are on his other "early" album-The Plan that i have also but obviously these... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2004 by "enigma14366"
Tubeway Army By Tubeway Army
What can i say but excellent! it certainly brought back my wonderful teenage memories but not all the tracks on this album i remember being on the vinyl one i had in 1979 but all... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2004 by "enigma14366"
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