don't patronise me old timer, like I care about fretless basses - I'm a synth man (have you heard my crappy music) - it's just something I seemed to recall from a conversation many moons ago.Muff Wiggler wrote:no... seriously?CypherOne wrote:fretless bass (I think he may have invented it?)
I can't believe you actually think that!
Ever hear of 'jazz'?
Upright basses?
Jaco Pastorius?
all waaaay before the 80's bro
hehehehe...kids these days
gary numan: opinions??
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- KVRAF
- 7936 posts since 18 Feb, 2003 from out there somewhere
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- KVRAF
- 7936 posts since 18 Feb, 2003 from out there somewhere
Gary Numan crashed a plane or two back in the day.vurt wrote:CypherOne wrote:MTMMike wrote:just don't let him fly himself there...BONES wrote: I wish someone would bring him out here so I could hear the new stuff live.
what is this sudden fascination with planes?
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- KVRist
- 135 posts since 27 Sep, 2003 from Reston, VA.
Gary Numan was one of the first artists to get me interested in synthesizers. The song Cars was a favorite of mine as a teenager, and I loved the album Telekon once I got my hands on it in college.
I think Gary's new stuff is good, but I still prefer his older work. I am glad to see that he has made a comeback with his work. It's also good to see someone who is able to make a decent living as an independent artist.
As for the autobiography going for $70 on Amazon, you can buy it for a lot less on his site. (No, I don't own it.)
I think Gary's new stuff is good, but I still prefer his older work. I am glad to see that he has made a comeback with his work. It's also good to see someone who is able to make a decent living as an independent artist.
As for the autobiography going for $70 on Amazon, you can buy it for a lot less on his site. (No, I don't own it.)
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- KVRian
- 1408 posts since 9 May, 2003 from Manchester, UK
CypherOne wrote:don't patronise me old timer, like I care about fretless basses - I'm a synth man (have you heard my crappy music) - it's just something I seemed to recall from a conversation many moons ago.Muff Wiggler wrote:no... seriously?CypherOne wrote:fretless bass (I think he may have invented it?)
I can't believe you actually think that!
Ever hear of 'jazz'?
Upright basses?
Jaco Pastorius?
all waaaay before the 80's bro
hehehehe...kids these days
I don't think he was patronising you Cypher. And you surely cannot presume anyone is an old timer just coz they have a good knowledge of music ?? Basically, I just think you needed to rephrase your original statement. "Gary Numan brought Fretless bass into the pop charts". THEN ... I would agree.
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"It's square to be hip"
"It's square to be hip"
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- KVRAF
- 2107 posts since 12 May, 2003 from gone
i do Cypher, no worries 
and I'm sure you know I was trying to be more silly than patronizing... we are probably quite around the same age (I'm 30)
cheers
and I'm sure you know I was trying to be more silly than patronizing... we are probably quite around the same age (I'm 30)
cheers
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- KVRAF
- 2107 posts since 12 May, 2003 from gone
but I'll give you royal hell for not caring about fretless basses! 
you haven't lived 'till you've been able to appreciate Mr. Pastorius, Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter.... just to name a few!
now buck up synth boy and dig some of our collective musical roots.... modern day electronica owes an awful lot to the jazz pioneers, esp. the bebop era ones!
you haven't lived 'till you've been able to appreciate Mr. Pastorius, Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter.... just to name a few!
now buck up synth boy and dig some of our collective musical roots.... modern day electronica owes an awful lot to the jazz pioneers, esp. the bebop era ones!
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
Gary Newbon? Shite ITV sports commentator?
Bit of a twat.
Bit of a twat.
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- KVRAF
- 37440 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Not really. I was into synth rock/jazz music going way back to Annette Peacock and prog and later "new wave" stuff like early Ultravox, Human League and This Heat so Numan just seemed passe and boring - rather like some of these boy bands like Busted that try to sound "dangerous" and just make you want to laugh. I don't see how he could be seen as a founder of anything much - he just hitched a lift on a trend.
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- KVRAF
- 7936 posts since 18 Feb, 2003 from out there somewhere
oh forgive me, how silly do I look? fretless bass, pffft, I meant piano.Muff Wiggler wrote:but I'll give you royal hell for not caring about fretless basses!
you haven't lived 'till you've been able to appreciate Mr. Pastorius, Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter.... just to name a few!
now buck up synth boy and dig some of our collective musical roots.... modern day electronica owes an awful lot to the jazz pioneers, esp. the bebop era ones!
and yeah Muff, me 30 too
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- KVRAF
- 2107 posts since 12 May, 2003 from gone
fretless bass, pffft, I meant piano
now don't get me started on piano....
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- KVRAF
- 2336 posts since 13 Oct, 2002 from Terra Firma
Remember Numanoids? Gary was a bit of a joke after the second album. NME used to take the piss out of him all the time. He did a few good tracks but most of his output has been second rate Kraftwerk. He innovated a bit and then fell into cliche pretty quickly. He's the Midge Ure of synth pop not John Foxx that's for sure.
Does anyone remember reading NME in the late 70's early 80's? The amount of bile dripping from journo's like Ian Penman etc. was outrageous but fantastic. They would write poncy disertations about The Fall and Echo & The Bunnymen. Deliberately antagonising everyone who thought they were into the latest 'cool' thang.
Where has that healthy disrespect for music gone? It's all arse licking muso's and producers now. How I wish for a Computer Music review that completely deconstructs the latest faddy synth, tearing it to pieces, while praising to high heaven some clapped out old simple vsti that hasn't been updated for yonks. Them were the days...sigh...
Gary was a bit of a joke after the second album. NME used to take the piss out of him all the time. He did a few good tracks but most of his output has been second rate Kraftwerk. He innovated a bit and then fell into cliche pretty quickly. He's the Midge Ure of synth pop not John Foxx that's for sure.Does anyone remember reading NME in the late 70's early 80's? The amount of bile dripping from journo's like Ian Penman etc. was outrageous but fantastic. They would write poncy disertations about The Fall and Echo & The Bunnymen. Deliberately antagonising everyone who thought they were into the latest 'cool' thang.
Where has that healthy disrespect for music gone? It's all arse licking muso's and producers now. How I wish for a Computer Music review that completely deconstructs the latest faddy synth, tearing it to pieces, while praising to high heaven some clapped out old simple vsti that hasn't been updated for yonks. Them were the days...sigh...
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- Banned
- 6127 posts since 1 Apr, 2004 from Et in Arcadia Ego
cars 0wned
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- KVRAF
- 2818 posts since 30 Aug, 2001 from where dinosaurs are still alive
impressive producer. never bought an album, though.
I like the string version of Cars
I like the string version of Cars