The Skin Mechanic: Live [Live]

1. Survival

2. Respect

3. Call Out the Dogs

4. Cars

5. Hunger

6. Down in the Park

7. New Anger

8. Creatures

9. Are 'Friends' Electric?

10. Young Heart

11. We Are Glass

12. I Die: You Die

13. I Can't Stop

The Skin Mechanic: Live,Gary Numan,Capitol,Electronic,New Romantic,New Wave,Rock,Synth Pop

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The Skin Mechanic: Live
Gary Numan
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008J1G
Release Date: 1990-08-24

Tracks:

Survival
Respect
Call Out the Dogs
Cars
Hunger
Down in the Park
New Anger
Creatures
Are 'Friends' Electric?
Young Heart
We Are Glass
I Die: You Die
I Can't Stop

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"I can't stop it - I can't stop anything..." - Awesome
LIVE HIGHLIGHTS
Superb Sound Quality
The Search Is Over
This isn't music, this is survival

The Skin Mechanic: Live
Gary Numan
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000259Z2
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

Survival
Respect
Call Out The Dogs
Cars
Hunger
Down In The Park
New Anger
Creatures
Young Heart
Are Friends Electric?
We Are Glass
I Can't Stop
I Die You Die

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of Numan's 1989 concert album for I.R.S. Contains all 13 tracks from the original release, including 'Cars', 'Down In The Park', 'Are 'Friends' Electric?', 'We Are Glass' and 'I Die You Die'. 1999 release.

Album Details

Remastered Reissue of 1989 Live Release.

Customer Reviews:

"I can't stop it - I can't stop anything..." - Awesome.......2007-07-25

I was disappointed to read other reviews that dislike this album. I think it's great.

I've never heard the "flubbed lines." I just hear Gary being his amazing, powerful self. It feels "Live" - he's getting tired!

Interestingly, there's a slight difference between the import and US versions (?) of this album - the import ends with "I can't stop it", "I Die You Die", and the other version ends with the reverse order. They both work great!

I especially like how the background singers are "into it", and how the audience screams "Gary!!!".

The key test - do you leave this album in your player, and listen to it twice without wincing, after you've had it 5 years? My answer: Hell yes, and I've had it 10 years! And I'll listen to it THREE times!

I must admit that I listen to this album loud, and I'm into it.

LIVE HIGHLIGHTS.......2006-01-08

Of a 1989 concert.Not the complete show.Excellent sound and versions of the songs.Only drawback is that if you already own the ¨In Concert ¨ DVD, (which is also made up of highlights) half of the songs are the same,so get it if you find it ultra cheap only.For Numan completists.If you want a complete show from about the same era (87),go for the double ¨GHOST: EXHIBITION TOUR¨,or better yet get the DVD of this one,which,by the way,is originally entitled as the cd ¨The Skin Mechanic¨,my all time Numan fav DVD,and the poppiest for that matter.

Superb Sound Quality.......2004-01-28

Of all the Gary Numan live albums, this has the best sound quality. By this I mean audiophile quality. You can take this CD to hi-fi stores when you want to test speakers or amplifiers. For those of us with refined tastes, this is a great choice.

The Search Is Over.......2001-07-03

If you're looking for the worst Gary Numan album, you've found it. It sort of feels like a contractual obligation album of some sort (maybe IRS demanded a follow-up to METAL RHYTHM immediately). The METAL RHYTHM album is actually quite good, but it just doesn't translate well on stage. Or, at least, it didn't this night. Gary sounds bored (flubbing his lines even more than usual), and only the backing vocals seem interested in doing "Cars". The version of "Call Out the Dogs" keeps it from being a total zero, but I'd make this the last Gary Numan album you pick up.

This isn't music, this is survival.......2000-03-25

This is possibly the least of all Gary Numan's live offerings. The four live versions of tracks from the 'Metal Rhythm' studio album (released just before this) don't sound particularly strong, oddly enough. Numan fluffs his lines occasionally and seems strangely unmoved by the experience. However, all is not lost. There are good versions of the old standards and a brilliant version of 'Call out the Dogs'. However, a little more imagination and a wider cross-section from the selected songs would have been nice. For the complete live Gary Numan experience, grab hold of 'Dream Corrosion'.