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Gary Numan/Tubeway Army Album Reviews 3out of 5
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If Gary Numan had stopped making records in about 1982 it is not unreasonable to think that he might be held in high esteem nowadays. This compilation exposes the major flaws in his later career whilst first, sensibly, highlighting that even though he had a horrible nasal whine of a voice he knew his way round his keyboard. 'Cars' and the oddly chorusless 'Are Friends Electric' are the relics he is most fondly remembered for but elsewhere there are other less-heralded joys such as the sinister, chilling 'Down In The Park' and the aptly-titled 'Complex' which for once reveals Numan as a human being ("Don't let them take me" he pleads) rather than a cyborg. Like many artists he has made a little go a long way although at least his absence from the limelight (whether deserved or otherwise) and insistence on making new albums (regardless of their lack of quality) is somewhat less irritating than the spate of other groups who start a reunion tour when the money has run out again.
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  Track Listing
01 Cars (Premier Hits)
02 I Die: You Die
03 Are 'Friends' Electric
Standout Track Down In The Park
05 We Are Glass
06 Bombers
07 We Take Mystery (To Bed)
08 She's Got Claws
09 Complex
10 Music For Chameleons
11 That's Too Bad
12 This Wreckage
13 Warriors
14 Love Needs No Disguise
15 White Boys And Heroes
16 Sister Surprise
17 Stormtrooper In Drag
18 Cars (Original Version)

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