Pleasure Principle, The [Remastered] - Gary Numan

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Synth Pop - MixedRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Beggars Banquet - Distributor: PIAS UK/Sony DADC - Released: 22/06/1998 - 607618001025 more

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Author's product rating:   Pleasure Principle, The [Remastered] - Gary Numan - rated by dave27

Originality Average 
Lyrics Standard 
Quality and consistency of tracks Mixed 
How does it compare to the artist's other releases Average 
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Advantages: Some good stuff
Disadvantages: Too many retreads

Recommend to potential buyers: no 

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Gary Numan’s pose aroused passionate loyalty in those who overlooked its superficiality, and equally vehement loathing in those who did not. Following the release of Replicas in 1979, he immediately seemed to gather an army of devoted fans, including many look alikes, who ensured that his follow up releases later that year were also well received.

These - the album The Pleasure Principle and the single Cars - were ready for early autumn release, and soon topped the UK album and singles charts. By that time, his hair was jet black and the records were issue under his own name; otherwise little had changed. Numan emphasised the stark, futuristic aspects by giving all the tracks one word titles (Airlane, Complex, Metal, Films, Observer).

Numan was a potent phenomenon. Harsh and simplistic though his music was, and however thin his vocals, his production expertise compensated for everything, and the records that he made at this time showed that he understood perfectly how to record synthesisers. His songs may have lacked melody, but they carried a rare punch. He found an adolescent audience which believed in him and claimed him as its own. His image was derived primarily from Bowie, his music from Kraftwerk, Ultravox and Eno, while a smattering of science fiction completed the persona.

By the time of The Pleasure Principle, Numan was starting to repeat the feats achieved on Replicas, but was clearly dropping into formula.
 

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