JAGGED - New Gary Numan album out 3/21
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JAGGED - New Gary Numan album out 3/21
Gary Numan's new album Jagged will be out in the US on the 21st. It will be released a week earlier in the UK. This marks the 18th studio album of original material from the "Godfather of Electronica" (that's right folks, he didn't stop after "Cars" ).
You can check out sound and video samples at the album site here: http://www.jagged-album.com
Here are some of the reviews that have gone out so far:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...=glance&n=5174
You can check out sound and video samples at the album site here: http://www.jagged-album.com
Here are some of the reviews that have gone out so far:
'Recently Numan has undergone a renaissance and he's going for broke with these anthemic tunes. Underpinned by steroidal beats - some featuring real drums - the massive synths and guitars are stacked up like some Babelesque tower constructed from breezeblocks. Subtle it ain't - listening on headphones feels like putting one's head in a car crusher - but it is supremely confident and the innovator of the late '70s never sounds like he's having to play catch-up.'
Mojo
'The beats are fresh, the incident effects impact nicely and there's more energy here than there should be from someone who has been through the music industry mill for the last quarter of a century plus. . . When the chorus of tracks like 'Slave', 'In A Dark Place' and the superb 'Haunted' hit home, you see the lights lift and the arms raise just like they did in '79.'
Future Music 8/10
'Comparing his current sound to the synths on Replicas, for example, is rather like comparing Terminator to Terminator 2. If Replicas was the future in a Buck Rogers/Barbarella kind of way, then Jagged is a prophesised Android Armageddon, replete with a dark wave industrial metal soundtrack. It's scary but the special effects are spellbinding. Numan's vocals are superb throughout, still disconnected obviously, but in songs such as 'In A Dark Place' and 'Haunted' he conjures up the soaring choruses that fill your head to bursting. Elsewhere, barely audible noises clash with bulldozer guitars, whispered voices speak of isolation but suggest that you are not alone, and bass lines swell and bounce like steel balloons, combining to make Jagged an exhilarating, if at times claustrophobic, experience.'
Musicomh.com
'This is his best work in a decade. There's even some potential for chart action here with 'In A Dark Place', especially, having enough links to the world of rawk to drag in a few Rammstein / Manson fans along the way.'
Metal4life.com
Mojo
'The beats are fresh, the incident effects impact nicely and there's more energy here than there should be from someone who has been through the music industry mill for the last quarter of a century plus. . . When the chorus of tracks like 'Slave', 'In A Dark Place' and the superb 'Haunted' hit home, you see the lights lift and the arms raise just like they did in '79.'
Future Music 8/10
'Comparing his current sound to the synths on Replicas, for example, is rather like comparing Terminator to Terminator 2. If Replicas was the future in a Buck Rogers/Barbarella kind of way, then Jagged is a prophesised Android Armageddon, replete with a dark wave industrial metal soundtrack. It's scary but the special effects are spellbinding. Numan's vocals are superb throughout, still disconnected obviously, but in songs such as 'In A Dark Place' and 'Haunted' he conjures up the soaring choruses that fill your head to bursting. Elsewhere, barely audible noises clash with bulldozer guitars, whispered voices speak of isolation but suggest that you are not alone, and bass lines swell and bounce like steel balloons, combining to make Jagged an exhilarating, if at times claustrophobic, experience.'
Musicomh.com
'This is his best work in a decade. There's even some potential for chart action here with 'In A Dark Place', especially, having enough links to the world of rawk to drag in a few Rammstein / Manson fans along the way.'
Metal4life.com
Last edited by Numanoid; 03-09-06 at 11:03 AM.
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I'm hoping he comes through on tour. I've recently started looking for more of his albums, and will probably pick up the new one.
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He has recently stated that he plans a US tour around June/July, but no dates have been announced as of yet. I've seen him on his most recent US tours ('98 and '01) and he puts on a truly smokin' live show.
#4
Anyone know if Sulphur worked with him on the new disc??
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Rob Holliday (Sulphur) has remixed some tunes for eventual release. The album itself is being produced by techno DJ Ade Fenton.
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
He has recently stated that he plans a US tour around June/July, but no dates have been announced as of yet. I've seen him on his most recent US tours ('98 and '01) and he puts on a truly smokin' live show.
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
Gary's just announced that the US tour will begin on July 21st. Dates and venues will be forthcoming.
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Here are the confirmed tour dates. I'll definitely be at the HOB in Chicago. Maybe Milwaukee too.
Jul 21. San Francisco, CA. The Fillmore
Jul 22. Anaheim, CA. House Of Blues
Jul 23. San Diego, CA. Belly Up Tavern
Jul 24. Los Angeles, CA. House Of Blues
Jul 26. Boulder, CA. Fox Theater
Jul 28. Minneapolis, MN. Fine Line Music Cafe
Jul 29. Chicago, IL. House Of Blues
Jul 30. Milwaukee, WI. Shank Hall
Jul 31. Detroit, MI. Majestic Theater
Aug 01. Cincinnati, OH. Bogarts
Aug 02. Cleveland, OH. House Of Blues
Aug 03. Toronto, ON. Circa Nightclub
Aug 05. Montreal, QU. La Tulipe
Aug 06. Boston, MA. Paradise Rock Club
Aug 07. New York, NY. Irving Plaza
Aug 08. Philadelphia, PA. TLA
Aug 09. Washington, DC
Jul 21. San Francisco, CA. The Fillmore
Jul 22. Anaheim, CA. House Of Blues
Jul 23. San Diego, CA. Belly Up Tavern
Jul 24. Los Angeles, CA. House Of Blues
Jul 26. Boulder, CA. Fox Theater
Jul 28. Minneapolis, MN. Fine Line Music Cafe
Jul 29. Chicago, IL. House Of Blues
Jul 30. Milwaukee, WI. Shank Hall
Jul 31. Detroit, MI. Majestic Theater
Aug 01. Cincinnati, OH. Bogarts
Aug 02. Cleveland, OH. House Of Blues
Aug 03. Toronto, ON. Circa Nightclub
Aug 05. Montreal, QU. La Tulipe
Aug 06. Boston, MA. Paradise Rock Club
Aug 07. New York, NY. Irving Plaza
Aug 08. Philadelphia, PA. TLA
Aug 09. Washington, DC
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The US tour schedule has been rearranged.
JAGGED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2006
Jul 31, 2006 (Monday)
DETROIT, MI. Majestic Theater
Aug 1, 2006 (Tuesday)
CINCINNATI, OH. Bogarts
Aug 2, 2006 (Wednesday)
CLEVELAND, OH. House Of Blues
Aug 3, 2006 (Thursday)
TORONTO, ON. Circa Nightclub
Aug 5, 2006 (Saturday)
MONTREAL, Quebec. Le National Cabaret
Aug 6, 2006 (Sunday)
BOSTON, MA. Paradise Rock Club
Aug 7, 2006 (Monday)
NEW YORK, NY. Irving Plaza
Aug 8, 2006 (Tuesday)
PHILADELPHIA, PA. TLA
Aug 9, 2006 (Wednesday)
WASHINGTON, DC. 9:30 Club
Aug 11, 2006 (Friday)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 13, 2006 (Sunday)
MILWAUKEE, WI. Shank Hall
Aug 14, 2006 (Monday)
CHICAGO, IL. House Of Blues
Aug 15, 2006 (Tuesday)
KANSAS CITY, MO
Aug 17, 2006 (Thursday)
BOULDER, CO. Fox Theater
Aug 19, 2006 (Saturday)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. The Fillmore
Aug 20, 2006 (Sunday)
LOS ANGELES, CA. House Of Blues
Aug 21, 2006 (Monday)
SAN DIEGO, CA. Belly Up Tavern
Aug 22, 2006 (Tuesday)
PHOENIX, AZ. Martini Ranch
Aug 23, 2006 (Wednesday)
ANAHEIM, CA. House Of Blues
JAGGED NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2006
Jul 31, 2006 (Monday)
DETROIT, MI. Majestic Theater
Aug 1, 2006 (Tuesday)
CINCINNATI, OH. Bogarts
Aug 2, 2006 (Wednesday)
CLEVELAND, OH. House Of Blues
Aug 3, 2006 (Thursday)
TORONTO, ON. Circa Nightclub
Aug 5, 2006 (Saturday)
MONTREAL, Quebec. Le National Cabaret
Aug 6, 2006 (Sunday)
BOSTON, MA. Paradise Rock Club
Aug 7, 2006 (Monday)
NEW YORK, NY. Irving Plaza
Aug 8, 2006 (Tuesday)
PHILADELPHIA, PA. TLA
Aug 9, 2006 (Wednesday)
WASHINGTON, DC. 9:30 Club
Aug 11, 2006 (Friday)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 13, 2006 (Sunday)
MILWAUKEE, WI. Shank Hall
Aug 14, 2006 (Monday)
CHICAGO, IL. House Of Blues
Aug 15, 2006 (Tuesday)
KANSAS CITY, MO
Aug 17, 2006 (Thursday)
BOULDER, CO. Fox Theater
Aug 19, 2006 (Saturday)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. The Fillmore
Aug 20, 2006 (Sunday)
LOS ANGELES, CA. House Of Blues
Aug 21, 2006 (Monday)
SAN DIEGO, CA. Belly Up Tavern
Aug 22, 2006 (Tuesday)
PHOENIX, AZ. Martini Ranch
Aug 23, 2006 (Wednesday)
ANAHEIM, CA. House Of Blues