Electric Friends: A Gary Numan Podcast
Electric Friends: A Gary Numan Podcast
Celebrating the music of electronic pioneer Gary Numan, track-by-track. Each episode delves into a different Gary Numan song from various albums and eras in a non-linear journey. Plus, interviews with Gary Numan-related people.
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wasn’t she also in the music video for Music For Chameleons??????
What a magnificent episode! Playing the track with Numan talking about how he felt after Wembley 81 over it, was really heart felt, and pretty stunning actually. Well put together..👍👍
Trent reznor loves this album can you blame him it is amazing
Loved their music, but why did we keep it a secret 😂😂
One of my favourite GN tracks from a criminally underrated album. ‘Now I’m behind glass, I’ll talk to you’
Awesome track from an awesome album and what an image he had for it one of his best I think super cool
0:25 - 0:30 What song is this from? It seems familiar to me, but I can't place it.
I Die You Die. Or the one before it was sampled for Where’s your Head At
@@seaoftranquility7228 Thank you so much!
Love the album
such a great tune thank you for this as its one track i keep coming back to for over 44yrs. love it x
Still my favourite Gary Numan album every single track pure genius Love it ❤❤❤ Big Thank you for this ❤
This was and still such moving song to me. Love it and Telekon. Always wished I was at those Wembley show.
I was at the final Wembley show in '81. It was highly emotional, I can tell you.
His most beautiful song and his saddest ... The synth solo alone is wonderful ...
Standout tune for me on that album ❤
Numan was/is a very astute man.
Hey there! Request for a future episode: Sister Surprise (from Warriors). I love the song, particularly the single mix. The saxophone is fantastic! Thanks👍
Can't say it's quite my cuppa tea to be honest I prefer his more ambient atmospheric classic sound and some of his Industrial goth current stuff.
I don't know much of this phase of Gary's career but I bet he was great to work with as he seems so humble but man is he ever creative, he has melodies pouring out of him! I've never heard of dollar though!
Pure is a poor mans NIN and put me off Numans music.
Chris was born to play Gary
It was the album that got me back into his music also seen gary twice on this tour. Top 5 album imo.
A residency at the Pizza Express, Soho😂😂😂😂
Just catching up with your channel, I think the last time Gary must have played this live was on a guest slot with Nine Inch Nails (featuring Pino Palladino on bass, no less, as Pino was working with NIN at the time). 🙂kzread.info/dash/bejne/o4aAq7yTlJrggJs.html
Superb album. Every track is great. For me it's 2nd only to The Pleasure Principle. BTW anyone know is Gary releasing the Wembly show he did a couple of years back on BlueRay?
A couple of months ago they were still unsure of which format they would use to release it
They need to get their finger out... I haven't got too many years left!! I need to see it before i pop my clogs! 😁
@@andybrown4361 I'd send that to Gary's Patreon
he is not Gary.
This is basically Numan's " in the air tonight"
My favorite Numan record. A classic NIGHTTIME record.
Who were you with in the moonlight is numan rythm drum machine from dance album.. still sounds great today 2024
My favourite Numan song. The plaintive message resonated with me.
Me gusta la incorporación del sonido de Japan
Fantastic interview. Bill so talented
Awful album, i was so disappointed when it was released, love the single though
Thanks. I discovered Bill through Gary and "Change Your Mind". Sadly the "Automatic" album was probably a bit late seeing Pop was really changing and musicality was being pushed aside. I really like Numan as a Pop singer like with Bill and Radio Heart. I really love the whole "Famous People" album and it led me to buy a few Shakatak albums. Bill has such a lovely feel as a key prodder. Deffo in the Best Eva! category. I'f yer bored Mr Sharpe, I'll make a record with ya. :-)
Automatic is and always will be a stunning album. I know many purists wil baulk at this, but for its time, it resonated with the era perfectly.
I love Automatic. One of my go to BBQ albums in the summer with mates
It could be about his adopted brother john?
Nah
Love it when you both worked together ❤️
I am a long time Numan fan. I loved that collaboration and the Album. I played it everyday in my car for at least a year on my journey to and from work. And even friends of mine who weren’t into Numan liked it when they heard me playing it. I still play it from time to time. I like every track on that album. Nightlife is a favourite.
Change Your Mind was a great track and is still played in the mainstream today. Think both Gary and Bill were out of their comfort zone when they did it. Which was a good thing. Bill has always come over as such a nice, humble guy. Would love to see another collaboration between Gary & Bill. Thanks for the great interview.
Do you two have a lung disease
My personal favourite track from the Sharpe & Numan "Automatic" album is "Voices". I think that should have been the first single, as it sounds a lot less 'Gary bemoaning the state of his career' than does "I'm On Automatic". It has a very memorable and catchy chorus too. But I appreciate that often record companies are fickle and move on to other things regardless. I'm definitely a fan of the Automatic album.
Totally agree, would have charted if Voices was the A-side. In Germany they did exactly that. So why not UK? Would have been a good question to ask Bill. I wonder if that discussion was had with Polydor at the time?
Love your channel. Learning more about Numan than I ever knew when I started listening back in the 80s!
Thanks ! check out the unedited version of "Change Your Mind" as featured on the japanese pressing of Bill's album ---> kzread.info/dash/bejne/hmqBypmEhanFgqQ.html
I love your podcast - the content is great. One request: please look into what you can do about your breathing: its quite loud and distracting at times. Today's software can help with that and can make it easier to listen. I hope you will take this in the spirit it's meant - constructively. Thanks and please keep up the good work.
Hey - thank you! And I totally agree, thankfully these are old episodes I'm still uploading and I've since fixed the breathing issue - it was because of an effect I was putting on the audio which elevated the sounds and made it sound far louder than necessary, but in more recent episodes that disappears. I'm even tempted to go back and fix the audio of the old ones now!
A great track.
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I like the 'Warriors' single but I think the album is a disappointment. Too many female backing vocals and too much saxophone. Although saxophone was used on 'I Assassin' that was more restrained. I thought the choice of 'Sister Surprise' as a single was a mistake and I'm not surprised it was his worst performing single since his first hit. I rarely listen to this album. Of course it wouldn't be his lowest point.
Best album he made after principle , a dream of siam one of his very best
His performance of this song in the Urgh! A Music War video is the highlight of the compilation (along with The Cramps performance of Tear it Up.) Truly a magnificent and innovative performer! And going around the stage in that remote controlled 'coffin car' was a sight to behold!
This album and his masterful performance on the Urgh! A Music War video/soundtrack influenced my musical tastes unlike anything I've listened to since.
i'd love to take part in this podcast someday, huge numanoid here and only just discovered this cast nice show !!