Random: Gary Numan Tribute

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 10, 1997
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Beggars UK - Ada
• ASIN: B0000018AV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,374 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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GARY NUMAN/VARIOUS Random (1997 US 26-track 2-CD album set featuring cool covers of Garys best songs including Stormtrooper In Drag by St Etienne Jo The Waiter by The Orb and Im An Agent by Kenickie black embossed jewel case BBQCD195)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a tribute that doesn't suck!, October 15, 2000

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This review is from: Random: Gary Numan Tribute (Audio CD)

while gary numan certainly had his place in my coming of age, i was never one of his rabid fans. perhaps that's why i find this tribute so refreshing and fun.

saint etienne's "stormtrooper in drag" is worth the price of admission alone. this is the happiest dance song i've heard in a very long time. the chorus is infectious. you'll be humming it for days.

towering inferno's "metal" has a certain ethereal shoegazing quality and borderlines on experimental. it's painful and lush.

dubstar's "everyday i die" is pure jangle manna. heartbreak never felt so delicious.

dave clarke's ironic "cars" cover (essentially a remix of the original) brings the compliation full circle to the present, offering gary his 15 minutes of retro-fame in all it's overproduced glory.

like all tributes, this one is filled with its share of duds. biggest disappointment is no cover of "cry, the clock said," my fav numan track. overall, though, i recommend this to numan purists and the curious alike.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars even stronger, December 26, 2007

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Gregory S. Giovanni (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Random: Gary Numan Tribute (Audio CD)

Hey, I'm a die-hard Numan fan. I always found that his poetry outstrips his music by miles. Somehow many of these covers reveal the desperate longing, the awful alienation and the feelings of worthlessness that are intrinsic to Gary's early works. I listen to both "Random" CDs over and over. I grew up with Gary, working the streets for drugs, questioning my sexuality and reality of emotions. Here is all the anger and disillusionment that he sang lay bare for another generation.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great tribute to a pioneer of industrial music, October 19, 1998

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This review is from: Random: Gary Numan Tribute (Audio CD)

This is one of the best tribute albums of the year. The Magnetic Fields' cover of "I Die You Die" is original, as are the _many_ versions of "Are Friends Electric". Great for any Numan fan, as well as a fans of industrial dance music as a genre.