I’m so thankful that I lived to have witnessed Gary’s music. Numanoid forever.
@kennethbropson8019
11 ай бұрын
I loved this and am now watching the Replicas video. Please tell me a Telekon video is in the future!
@daviddeath6029
11 ай бұрын
Numanoids are the most interesting of people 😊
@stevewebb7126
11 ай бұрын
The reason it gets away with no chords , because the analog synths were so powerful one note does the job , no chords required .A lot were monophonic synths , meaning only one note at a time can be played , not chords .
@TheArpomni2
6 ай бұрын
Perfectly put
@ncapone87
6 ай бұрын
A lot of it was on the Polymoog, which is polyphonic as the name implies
@stevewebb7126
6 ай бұрын
@@ncapone87 But chords were not used, all monphonic parts, Maybe everyso often a couple of two note parts, in the song Me for instance . Like most of Numans early music simple but effective. If you read my comment I say a lot were monphonic, not all.
@ncapone87
6 ай бұрын
@@stevewebb7126 nice backpedaling
@geecee4746
11 ай бұрын
Ive been listening to this album since 1979,its an absolute gem
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
👍
@statzuno
2 ай бұрын
Me, too. Mom played the crap out of it. Then took me and my sister to see him in Philly, Upper Darby, Tower Theater in Feb. 1980. First concert!
@tonyrapa-tonyrapa
11 ай бұрын
This album is so simple yet so effective. It doesn't need to be technically mind-blowing in order to reel you in and keep you captivated. Obviously, at the time there wasn't much like it around. It had more feel and groove than Kraftwerk. But even now I still love it. I love this channel - such a broad range of music without any dregs! Hey Chanan, I'd love to hear your thoughts, opinions and analysis of my all time favourite album: Green by Steve Hillage - if it's something you'd be interested in.
@JohnLloydDavis
11 ай бұрын
A classic album indeed. I was a big Zappa and Gong fan when I was learning guitar and always loved the Hillage era.
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
That's what I love about this album, the fact that you have this very synth driven music sitting alongside more conventional instruments such as electric bass and drums. At the end of the day, Numan was still a bit of a rock 'n roll musician and for me Gardner and Sharply give the music that edge. I'll check the Hillage album and see if I can come up with something. Thanks for watching!
@BilboFromTG
10 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks! Totally agree with your notes on Gardiner’s playing; together with Sharpley, they were perfect to fulfill the Numan sound at the time!😎👍
@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx
11 ай бұрын
Ah, an excellent and insightful analysis of another album (just after 'Replicas') I bought back in '79 aged 13 and which soon was my best-loved, even though at the time I could tell it was made by someone who didn't know what he was doing. The use of the synth to back Numan's vocal melody was odd (no doubt because Numan was self-conscious about his voice); its use of the bass guitar to follow the tune was even stranger, so it was plain that Mr N hadn't quite grasped how most popular songs are constructed. But all to the better, as the results were so awkwardly fascinating to my ears. It seems he had not discovered minor chords by this point (I don't think there are any on his first LP, Tubeway Army). Numan also double-tracked his vocal part to strengthen it, but it was obvious and quite crude, and when he later discovered the Eventide Harmoniser, he used that to rather better effect. But in total, the album is very well produced by Numan if you compare it to the demos, and consider how inexperienced he was. Airlane: to me, the best version by far is the one recorded at Wembley Arena in '81 and later released as Living Ornaments '81. Some great guitar and lead synth work by Numan and the band. Hear the Polymoog drift badly out of tune, as well! And yes, it's still a great album, one I keep coming back to.
@MyMusic-cd3do
10 ай бұрын
What I really learned from this video, and the one on Replicas, is just how beautiful the music on these albums are. Sometimes just hearing the chord progressions is so sweet. Gary said that he didn't really know what he was doing musically, and there were a lot of happy mistakes, but I think he really was a musical genius.
@toniscandella4746
2 ай бұрын
fascinating but I'm sure Numan didn't have anywhere near this level of theory and just played what he thought sounded good
@GNeuman
11 ай бұрын
Funny, it was absolutely lacerated by the music critics when it came out. Fantastic review! ❤❤❤❤
@Teeb2023
11 ай бұрын
That's usually a good sign. :)
@CONSIDERABLYMORE1
11 ай бұрын
This is brilliant! Keep up the good work. Your channel is superb!
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
Many thanks.
@boebylaybe6477
11 ай бұрын
Fascinating commentary on a fascinating album! Paul Gardiner was indispensable on those first 4 albums. Wish he was able to contribute more to "Dance." Great stuff - cheers!
@AugustMedia
Ай бұрын
Interesting, the blues of Cars 'sound' starting at 21:50, is almost exactly like the same notes of 'Me, I Disconnect From You', and it sounds great!
@ingoweinard2517
2 ай бұрын
you should record the whole album with your guitar-would sound great
@djesmusic
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Chanan for this video and Replicas one, I loved Gary's music in my teens when Albums came out. Nice breakdown of core parts and it was interesting to hear played on guitar. For some reason there is very little published sheet music, in print, of any of Numan's work.
@davidparker1458
2 ай бұрын
I never understood why Complex was the follow up to Cars. Films or Metal would surely have had greater success?
@Wonky4925
8 ай бұрын
Dude, can you please do the TA blue album then Intruder..?????
@johnkowall7558
3 ай бұрын
Do you offer these Numan songs tablatures guitar tabs ?.. if not do you know where I can get them ?… great videos .. thank you 😊
@DeactivatedCharcoal
3 ай бұрын
I remember critics saying his music wasn't "real" because synthesizers were artificial. Come on, guitars and pianos don't grow on trees. When you get right down to it, aside from the human voice, ALL instruments are artificial contrivances. As are the scales of notes and selection of rhythms. If it weren't for these "creations" there would be no music.
@factoryneworder
6 ай бұрын
Great analysis. Really enjoyed this.
@ingoweinard2517
2 ай бұрын
great!
@laurencehogg6010
11 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed that even though I didn't understand a word 😂 - but I think I'm learning loads, so thank you. Would be interested in your take on his later albums especially Savage - it's so utterly desolate but somehow beautiful at the same time.
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
I'm working towards it, hopefully I can go through them chronologically, that would mean that Telekon is up next. Thanks for watching.
@CONSIDERABLYMORE1
11 ай бұрын
@@ChananHanspalCan’t wait for Telekon, and the discordant, atonal piano parts in the title track! Maybe you could play them on a piano?
@marshallsmith1366
4 ай бұрын
Please do one on Tubeway Army's first album, the one before Rrplicas, PLEASE, thank you..
@FreddieM-p8r
11 ай бұрын
he also a pilot .. imagine that.
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
Nice Boosh reference there. Thanks for watching.
@brendanbilling4323
11 ай бұрын
Hi chanan always enjoy your musical journey! Hope your well bro all the best x
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
Thanks Brendan. Best wishes
@JohnLloydDavis
11 ай бұрын
Another great choice for analysis Chanan. I remember Complex as a single back in the day and I liked the way it doesn't really have a definitive end, just seems to trail off. Something my brother pointed out that I really didn't think about is, back at this time you had a lot on instrumentalism in pop songs. This sometimes means a musical motif replaces a chorus, like it does in Are Freinds Electric, Cars and Enola Gay for example. "We are glass" and "I Die ,You Die" are classics that remind me of this period too.
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
Yeah I liked Complex for similar reasons, in fact the structure of some of the other songs on the album are unusual too. Thanks for watching.
@midlander4
11 ай бұрын
Brilliant commentary
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
Many thanks.
@robertslinger3811
11 ай бұрын
You playing these songs with implied chords on the guitar has made me see the link between Numan and the Durutti Column. Thank you!
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
👍
@co.agmusic
11 ай бұрын
This is a great video
@MrPaddy924
7 ай бұрын
Really interesting, thanks!
@redonblue99
8 ай бұрын
Really interesting , great stuff
@TheArpomni2
6 ай бұрын
Loved that you showed Druid
@lemonkid2009
11 ай бұрын
Would there be any chance in doing a full version, on guitar, of some of the songs from this album? Complex sounds fantastic (from the small part you played). An acoustic/guitar interpretation, with your playing skills, would be rather wonderful! Kind of ironic considering it is supposed to lack any guitar. (I think theres a sneaky bit on tracks and Airlane though)
@ChananHanspal
11 ай бұрын
It's on the radar for sure. Thanks for watching.
@terry8283
9 ай бұрын
@@ChananHanspal I'd love to hear Cars get the whole bluesey treatment. Fascinating bit of insight.
@johnmalmborgmusic
10 ай бұрын
Love this! I'd love to see you do Telekon as well!
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