Why did Gary Numan receive so little respect back in his day? when today he is credited as an influence by so many musicians.
2007-06-17 22:16:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
He was ahead of his time and thusly under-appreciated completely. I think now people understand his vision more, and now his music as stood the test of time without fading into obscurity.
2007-06-17 22:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by Tammy Z 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here in my car I am wiping off blood, some of it's mine but most of it's not.
Or you could go with the damned's Gay Bars. Hey Gary is a nice Guy but stealing Bowie's berlin look as a career. Anyway I suggest you find a copy of Ultravox's"Island Years" Where Gary's collaborator cut his teeth. If you are a Numanite This was where the sound came from: see also-Visage!
2007-06-18 10:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gives a whole new meaning to,
Credit Cars, doesn't it?
< See, this is a take on humor. No laughtrack
provided, as I believe in not insulting one's
audience.
You (the readers) ARE being audient, aren't you?
Ok, I'll answer. Agreed. Time and again, I've read
different musicians list the Gar-ster as someone
who expanded their horizons not merely
through technique, but by the unspoken
(unsung?--ironically) views they'd envisioned
or internalized while listening to his work.
2007-06-17 22:26:34 · answer #3 · answered by rockman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gary Numan is one of the alltime greats. CARS!
2007-06-18 03:55:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I still have my 45 of "Cars", still a cool song. Trouble is, here in the states anyway, he was a one-hit wonder; thus, he was quickly forgotten when monstrously popular acts like the Police, Duran Duran, and Michael Jackson came along.
2007-06-18 07:03:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't 'cool' back then..I liked "Are Friends Electric?" and "Down in the Park"..he got slagged for "Cars" for good reason..but "Music for Cameleons" and "The old 30s Rust" some years later were genious..just not fashionable enough and I can see their point,but the music speaks for itself in the end.
2007-06-17 23:24:42 · answer #6 · answered by kit walker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are many musicians who have moved mountains in music yet little is known about them. perhaps, gary is one of many uncharted heroes as well.
2007-06-18 00:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he liked being in the limelight, he was a very private person. Although an excellent performer, I must agree.
2007-06-17 22:20:25 · answer #8 · answered by Jeanette 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I thought musically he was gifted, but I don't believe he could sing as well as he thinks.
Replicas, Pleasure Principle, telekon are all fantastic plus his previous stuff to Replicas.
2007-06-17 22:26:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
unfortunately he suffered from having talent in an age when more singers and groups cared about looks,come on gary,visit us please if we open our door in cars
2007-06-17 23:40:38 · answer #10 · answered by majoti 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋