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Gary Numan

Musician

Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb) is an English singer, songwriter and pioneer of electronic and synth-pop music, who emerged in the late 1970s with Tubeway Army and achieved mainstream success with the solo album The Pleasure Principle and the hit single "Cars."

Born 8 March 1958; leader of Tubeway Army; breakthrough solo album The Pleasure Principle (1979) featured the hit single "Cars" which reached high chart positions in the UK.

DeBaser hosts a handful of reviews on Gary Numan that praise his late-1970s/early-1980s peak while viewing later work with mixed feelings. The Pleasure Principle and Telekon are highlighted for their cold, synthetic clarity; Berserker is noted here as a strong post-1981 effort. Overall, reviewers emphasize Numan's influence and distinctive vision.

For:Fans of synth-pop, new wave and electronic music; listeners interested in late-70s/early-80s synth pioneers and album-focused reviews.

 The Gary Numan of the first four albums, the two under the name Tubeway Army plus "The Pleasure Principle" and "Telekon", is something phenomenal and fundamental for originality, quality, and influence on a plethora of artists and subsequent sub-genres.

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 Gary Numan was perhaps the one who best represented the "dandy" figure during the new-wave period.

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 Telekon is the natural continuation of "The Pleasure Principle".

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