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Gary Numan - Live Dark Light Audio CD

A fair review of the Gary Numan "Live Dark Light" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Gary Numan reviews here, or go back to the Gary Numan tabs.

Gary Numan Band: Gary Numan
Title: Live Dark Light
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Release Date: 1998-08-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Pray (Intro) 2: Question of Faith 3: I Dream of Wires 4: Noise, Noise 5: Listen to the Sirens 6: Everyday I Die 7: Desire 8: Friends 9: Scar 10: Magic 11: Praying to the Aliens 12: Replicas 13: Mean Street 14: Stormtrooper in Drag 15: Deadliner 16: Bleed 17: Dream Police 18: I Die: You Die 19: Hunter 20: Remind Me to Smile 21: Are 'Friends' Electric? 22: Do You Need the Service? 23: Love and Napalm 24: Jo the Waiter 25: I'm an Agent

A tight band with great material and a loving crowd.
What everyone has already said. . dark, crunchy, and very melodic. The band is obviously having a great time and so is the crowd.

But it is the encore that amazes. Jo the Waiter: Listen in the background for the guy in the audience yelling behind the lyrics ". . . held me close, behind the door marked Gentlemen. " Or the reaction after ". . . call me friend. " It will send chills through you. But then hold on for "I'm an Agent", their final song. You get the tape loops, the beat, then the band just explodes into the song. I had no idea that song could be played that way. When this is out of print you will be very sorry you don't have a factory CD you can rip them from.


Numan Excels Live
Yet, through it all, his live albums tend to serve him well. Gary's had many ups and downs in his career. This might be one of the best. Sound is very clear, the performance is solid with just enough loose and raw ambience to give it edge. The set list is really what makes this stand out though. This was recorded on the 'Sacrifice' tour, so that album is well represented. What recommends this, however, is focus on tracks that are rarely heard live. "Cars" and "Metal" are absent from this set. Instead you get b-sides, Tubeway Army and Numa tracks like 'Noise, Noise', 'Stormtrooper in Drag', 'The Hunter', 'Jo the Waiter' and 'I'm and Agent'.


LIVE,HEAVY AND DARK !!!!!!!!
Recorded during the Sacrifice tour,it features like 80% of that record played live and rabid. Man what a return to form for the electric pioneer Gary Numan ! This live record is a milestone. The tracklist is absolutely out of the ordinary including the most sombre songs of GN's career,with an emphasis on non-album singles and the earliest of songs (The Plan lp) performed in the new industrial style. Despite of the continuous volume variations,this is the most bottom-heavy cd I've ever owned ( kept clipping my amp's protection circuitry) and the midrange is a bit subdued but it's as good as live records get. The set transpires agression,drummer Beasley makes some of his trademark mistakes here and there and guitarrist Kipper is totally out of place with his Stevestevenesque style and soloing (but I like them both anyway)
At 110'this is very generous 2 cd set. Get it or rot !!!!!.


I got it for 12$Can!!
The tracklisting features a good balance between his industrial Sacrifice stuff(which I love the drumming by Richard Beasley)and a bunch of old songs basically from Tubeway Army, Replicas and Telekon. I really like this live recording from 1994. Cars and other great numbers from The Pleasure Principle are absent here (I guess he became tired of them after 15 years!) but it can't bring this great concert under 5 stars. Favorite tracks : Question of Faith, Noise Noise, Listen to the Sirens, Stormtrooper in Drag, The Hunter, Are Friend's Electric, I'm an Agent. . . Great stuff!

The overall sound is pretty beefy when compared to his old studio stuff. I like it! His band is tight and professional, truly first class. I guess the audience at the Labatt Hammersmith Apollo had a great time that night!

Finally, a really good live album and an appropriated way to discover Numan. Go with The Pleasure Principle along with this one for a good view of the classic Numan stuff. And get away from his work between 1985 and 1992 if you like Dark Light! 5/5

p. s Bought it for 12$Can in Montreal, my all-time best quality/price rate for a CD :).


Numan Shines LIVE!
This album is from Gary's 1995 "Sacrifice" Tour. Gary Numan's music is great, but hearing him live - it's magic. "Sacrifice" ranks among fans as Gary's return to musical form - the songs are powerful, thought provoking and inspired. Hearing this material live is a real treat. Standout songs from the "Sacrifice" tracks like "Bleed" and "Magic" were made to be played live. Other treats are the older songs like "I Die, You Die," "Are Friends Electric," the ever present "Cars" and a great rendition of "Jo the Waiter". This is a great album to introduce people to Gary's music.


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