Gary Numan (London 1981) [09]. M.E.

[@Ac22768]

Gary’s band is fantastic live in this era. The synths sound absolutely amazing. The audio quality here is phenomenal, too.

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

I was there in 79, i saw the tele tour show twice, and I was at the last 2 nights of the Wembley shows, I still have very vivid memories of all of it, especially Wembley! Incredible shows.

[@PHOENIXHOUSE137]

I was there on one of those eves - I’ve never been to a concert so loud in my life, just too loud. The seats were vibrating!

[@NZappone53]

As brilliant as he is musically, he doesn't get enough credit for his singing voice. Just blends in perfectly with the electronic sounds swirling around each song. M.E. a perfect example.

[@ohcrikey9560]

He uses his voice as an instrument. Tracks like 'Stormtrooper in drag' and 'Noise Noise' illustrate this perfectly. There's musicians and there's Gary Numan.

[@antennawilde]

Unique voice, just irreplaceable.

[@Miniature-Solutions]

I'm on a Gary Numan group and some newb was like ," I love his music, but ho voice is pitchy". I responded, " Are you insane, his voice Its one of the main reasons I adore him!" It's perfect for his music!!!

[@Rottweilers]

I just saw him live in March 2024 touring with Ministry. He blew me away. And, I’m so glad I found this gem. ❤

[@DodderingOldMan]

Agreed... I posted elsewhere that I think he may be the best singer in electronic music, for the way his voice fits in perfectly with the synthetic sounds, neither overpowering them nor being overpowered by them.

[@freethinkingamerican80]

This song is almost 40 years old yet sounds like it could have come out recently, these are the songs that are truly magnificent, bravo, job well done!

[@fuvahola7468]

I don't know, i don't think this song could exist these days, the music industry is so diferente these days. But im very Glad this exist in the 80s.

[@lionessheart2652]

Born in 81. I love the heavy new wave industrial influences in my birth year. Amazing music

[@freethinkingamerican80]

@@fuvahola7468 the sound is back in vogue. I think it 100% could be from today

[@blueknight5754]

Well said…he could have pumped this out and top 40 would have this in heavy rotation! 👍

[@vincentlincoln4786]

I'm surprised it wasn't a hit- one of his best polymoog melodies! I swear I've heard excerpts from this song recently in commercials and on show commercial breaks....

[@adammorris5635]

all true numan fans love this , this was the best time for him

[@xboxboy0867]

you clearly haven't heard the later years stuff then :)

[@johnjones9689]

@andy morris No it's not.

[@scottmacleod9830]

I've you tubed pretty much all of his work and feel I somehow got into his music and bought the two best albums. Replicas and pleasure principle.. just my opinion. All his work is decent 👍

[@cinsationalcinema1776]

andy morris I dig Savage and Splinter

[@Deckardpr]

He stills.

[@antonio8897]

Most of the artists today are very run of the mill. Numan brought something very new, dark and different to the mix. His music is not an easily forgettable sound.

[@nottavictim5]

Just beautiful. Electronica at its peak. Noone did it better.

[@ryanhunter226]

I don't think anyone can top Numan. NIN is extremely close (in my personal opinion) with the power in their sounds, melodies and lyrical content that rivals Numan's, but he will always be the true Master of Electronic Music. Have you listened to his stuff from 1994 up to now? Bloody worth it, "My Name Is Ruin" is an absolutely incredible track as well as "The End Of Things" and "If I Said". All from 2017.

[@tong_levin]

Master of Electronica, in short M.E.

[@zerosava]

Kraftwerk did it better. But Gary did it 2nd best and that's damned good.

[@harveyclare3168]

My older brother tone introduced me to Gary in the eighty's he died but i wish he was still here to see what Gary has achieved. He would still be educating me about good music. Fans and artists. Music is a gift that makes this world more bearable. As Abba said thank you for the music.

[@erkbzr]

Love that ABBA quote. My favorite ABBA song 🎵

[@garyduckett579]

RIP Tone, a man of great taste x

[@PaulEdgewatertheman]

His magnum opus as far as I'm concerned. This song is a masterpiece. My favorite by far.

[@NS9213]

Mine too, especially the 1979 Live version that you can find on KZbin.

[@empress1711]

Gary = genius.

[@user-ur9wy1lt8z]

Basement Jaxx sampled this for one of their hit tracks "where's your head at". Both songs are great.

[@nickmurray9151]

Those booming synths...music perfection. Great song, absolutely brilliant show...the supreme showman.

[@swapsplat]

Holy shit. 2:20 Gary Neuman invented The Carlton!

[@sober9582]

True af 😎😂

[@pizzamahn1208]

Hahahahahaha I thought that too 🤣

[@douglandry4350]

What a showman he was ahead of his time Bowie couldn't touch this dude techno new wave.

[@daverawcliffe3212]

In my opinion he’s one of the greatest innovators of “NEW “ music and he has been so unappreciated for how he changed music and became a massive influence on so many artists.

[@Sinistar8u]

What an entrance! I would've loved to see this concert live, bet it was amazing.

[@davemcintyre7195]

I was there! Wembley Arena April 1981. I was 17. Now 57. This was in the middle of the show. It's on you tube and the VHS was called Gary Numans Micro Music. The top of the set was the biggest moving indoor structure in Europe at the time. As he was "retiring" he wanted to go out with a bang. Have a look at the whole gig and enjoy. 👍

[@matthewjessup8584]

The greatest musical event I ever witnessed to this day.

[@davidspion9548]

I was there. It was stunning. Probably the most amazing and emotional show I've ever been to in my life.

[@HazelS71]

Such a strange but brilliant man

[@1972Ventura455ho]

Actually if you ever have talked to him, he is a really nice person.

[@dilonpolaris]

He is beyond brilliant and was light years ahead of anyone during that time. He conceptualized all aspects of his music. And such a sweet, considerate person, considering the fact that I was a bumbling fool @in-store signing & performance during his "Splinter" tour. Just had to get that out into the ether..

[@davidspion9548]

Funny thing is, he's probably the most genuine and down to earth guys you could ever wish to meet. A very normalan who made extraordinary music and looked absolutely amazing while doing so.

[@brando9751]

I was cruising through Chicago blasting this on my way home

[@richardrickford3028]

His voice sounds robotic and steely - and yet I have rarely come across one that grabs my soul more. I think it is because the subject matter can often be emotional and deeply effecting

[@matachresis]

Legend.

[@charlesbull6188]

Please who could make this today nobody just timeless

[@piranhafish]

This is in mindhunter series

[@tourproven]

When I look back upon that he was a complete nut, I only now realize his brilliance and how much of a pioneer he really was...

[@seanpaulfarnan5742]

Just superb - another Gary classic

[@c70honda40]

Gary Newman is a legend 👌👍🏻

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

Its a pity I can't say the same about your spelling! "Numan"

[@reeses_unicorn]

Gary Numan's always been a musical genius. 💖

[@ohcrikey9560]

He actually doesn't regard himself as a musician. More an arranger of noises. His words, not mine.

[@davidspion9548]

​@@ohcrikey9560 He's genuinely modest, but regardless of what he thinks, he's been responsible for some of the best music ever written.

[@adecross9475]

Please take me back to the 80’s. Music just made sense back then,performed by naturally talented musicians. Unlike the dross played today !

[@ohcrikey9560]

Christ you sound like my dad! 🤣 he used to say that about Numan comparing him to Sinatra.

[@garzilla4624]

I feel he is not credited enough for the electronic music we have today....

[@J_J_P_]

Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor) celebrate Gary, but I agree - he should get far more credit.

[@DR-xt9ux]

@@J_J_P_ Fk Trent he’s a sell out

[@RodEdwardsImagery]

Even now in 2021, forty years later, this music is still so far ahead of its time. 💛

[@hudsontoo1212]

There funniest thing is synth-wave is the rally cry for alt-right spergs now 😂😂😂😂

[@telsbet]

Still effing brilliant

[@coolkid9967]

I’ve only discovered Numan the other day. Very pleased that I did.

[@timward3912]

One of Garys best songs live. Genius.

[@bassinterceptor9634]

Gary Numan M.E. And m.e. I eat dust We're all so run down I'd call it my death But I'll only fade away And I hate to fade alone Now there's only m.e. We were so sure We were so wrong But there's no one left to see And there's no one left to die There's only m.e. Why shoud I care Why should I try Oh no, oh no I turned off the pain Like I turned off you all Now there's only m.e.

[@corvideity]

definitely lyrics that incorporate the spectrum and ones understood by those on it because it was written by someone also there 🖤

[@craigfarmer3878]

Dude was well before his time

[@edwinluna1749]

Epic

[@jackieanderson74]

By far one of my favorite songs!

[@antennawilde]

A true artist, can't get enough of this song lately

[@mtv4701]

Those sparkling eyes though!

[@mountzod]

Favorite GN song by far, its so heavy in its own way 🤘🏻

[@GarryShepherdDreamGazePostPunk]

Gary Numan always had that futuristic sound, which of course now is legendary 🎹🔥🎹🔥🎸🎹🔥

[@c70honda40]

I was only ten in 1981 I still love his music today 👍

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

I was 11

[@Uglier.]

imagine that vibe in there 😰😰💕

[@sophonax661]

Oh shit this song burns Mindhunter brought me here

[@zenithoclock1048]

Man this brings back memories, I was at this gig. I still remember every second of it.

[@Donseycat]

♥♥ Nothing wrong with his dancing here....♥♥

[@lobsterrock4570]

so ahead of his time. also so boyishly handsome here!

[@davidlinden7274]

I was there, 1981,"iam going to see him at derngate Northampton in a few months 2022

[@CarlsVlogs]

Wow lucky you, i just wish i could get a small stage show like that for my disco system.

[@alanjohnston3648]

Me I eat dust 🔥 This is what you call real music. Gary Numans voice is unreal here 🎧😎

[@mjp96]

Saw him tonight in Boston, 3/18/24 - fantastic. I'm 61, might be my last show, what a great way to retire!

[@KevinSmith-up1qo]

The best concert I ever attended. Wagged off school to get there on time

[@martineriksson726]

Really stunning piece of electronic music!😯

[@gaycha6589]

I was there. Stoned and mushrooms. Ahhhhh. Times change. But Still sounds great.

[@KimAtkinson-f7g]

Wow great memories,love numan today as much as ever,massive fan.❤❤❤ki.m

[@glyphgarage]

timeless

[@miguelbrass2008]

La mitad de los créditos es para Tubeway Army las giras del 79 al 81 fueron grandiosas, ME es un gran tema brillante y electrónico

[@TonyTheHitman1981]

Placebo have a lot to thank this legend for too

[@J_J_P_]

Legend. Excited to listen to his new album.

[@joseavila214]

THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!

[@Egeris95]

Mindhunter season 2..

[@freethinkingamerican80]

It's why I'm here.....

[@DossRocket91]

Trussssst me daddy

[@samuelmoles83]

Agent Tench and Agent Ford

[@cynthiaearls2020]

I'll love you forever..❣️

[@00BeesKnees00]

This is the future from the past.

[@neilolly]

This man changed my life so much , gave me so much confidence and a very good few years imitating him with my bleached blonde hair and make up much to my mums embarrassment.

[@earldelsanto]

Last machine running out of time. Fantastic.

[@garymarquett7989]

Gary is so unique and original

[@pascpech9525]

Oui parfait,quel son ,les synthés sont parfaits ,la mélodie au top et surtout quelle voix , unique,et cette présence sur scène "énorme" du grand Gary numan....

[@devanmoran]

Love his freaking voice amazing song the future (:

[@victorrodriguez5765]

Fantastic !!!

[@steveclarke7684]

I was there wot a night

[@Corkoth55]

Very jealous!

[@ryszmansoundvision6572]

Me too!

[@Hot80s]

Butter in every bite of this song.

[@juanpabloarena2724]

Artista de culto! Aplausos desde Argentina!

[@jonshadow4052]

i was there

[@sheldonbenton5278]

How was it ?

[@jonshadow4052]

+Sheldon Benton greatest ever concert

[@AndreChandler]

How incredible Jon. I was hooked when I bought 'the pleasure principle' in '79. I was only 17 at the time.

[@jonshadow4052]

it was the greatest night ever ..

[@diplo9027]

I was there as well, my first gig , best ever. I was left almost deaf for two days after. no health and safety noise level rules in the 80s.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Brilliant. This song SOARS

[@eduardorivera4343]

One of the coolest still alive..

[@unclegeemus]

5 measures one sees he was 35 years ahead of his time. I guess I knew that 35 years ago that was his schtick and during puberty I did not appreciate it, but he was kinda cute for another dude I always waited for his vids after school. Damn MTV messed me up forever or I would not be writing this right now

[@undergroundwarrior70]

Gary Numan; a pioneer of Ambient Rock with songs written by him and he sings them.

[@hudsontoo1212]

Synthwave god.

[@undergroundwarrior70]

@@hudsontoo1212 Well, I wouldn't call him a God, but he was (and still is) a pioneer of Synth Wave Music of the Future. He was influenced by David Bowie, Kraftwerk and by Ultravox!, which they considered themselves (with founding member John Foxx) futurists. Gary Numan in his own right became one too with his music.

[@hudsontoo1212]

@@undergroundwarrior70 lower case g.

[@undergroundwarrior70]

@@hudsontoo1212 OK.

[@nickcarroll5034]

@@undergroundwarrior70 he really was not influenced by Kraftwerk. He's even said it before. It was all pretty much Ultravox.

[@kotidze]

Muchas gracias for existing, Gary!

[@guanchankey]

Maestro de maestros !!!

[@marguskiis7711]

An impro song but what a sounds. And I like Garys poses.

[@EthanolEnthusiast]

Very 80’s :-)

[@prager_handgriff]

Thank you Gary Numan

[@Sacco112]

fantastic quality, and fantastic song, thank you!

[@cmdrchris971]

He invented the Zoolander look 20 years before the movie ever came out.

[@vincenzo7632]

or maybe rather nosferatu

[@ernestoitz]

And that's is important because...?

[@dylanramsey3455]

Ahaha, yep, right at 1:08

[@jimjam1719]

@@vincenzo7632 ya, i got it, good catch.

[@dmacarthur5356]

@@dylanramsey3455 Gary dropped the "Blue Steel" lol

[@SonicNurse666]

This song fucking ROCKS WHY SHOULD I CARE WHY SHOULD I TRY

[@Daddy53751]

Gonna sound weird, but as an 80s kid metalhead of course I wasn’t into GN. Listening to this and Cars, it strikes me as so right on the verge of seriously heavy! I always said I’d love a Zakk Wydle cover of “Cars”, and the same for this. (GN singing of course) IMO, GN has a really cool dark edge.🤘🏻 Would be awesome to see GN pair up with Black Label Society and come at this from a completely new angle, like AH-HA came at “Take on me” from a new angle, and it was just FIRE! A better example of what I envision is more along the lines of when Bjork teamed up with Skunk Anansi and did a smoking heavy remix of “Army of me”.

[@ramses1982]

This must have blown peoples minds back in 1981. Also, what's with that guy dancing in the background?

[@robdinsdale5072]

"that guy dancing in the background" is, I believe, Rrussell Bell hitting a pair of syndrums rather theatrically!

[@derekgeary2832]

Rob Dinsdale There was another video that showed this concert and you can see the whole band. It was so cool and the user took it down for some reason.😢😢 But yes you could see him playing the drums. I missed the Gary Numan Era with the exception of the song Cars, but recently discovered his Song Ruin and went back and listened to his early stuff. The man is amazing.

[@jer-san2878]

The voice of 80s in the early 80s

[@fortylove68]

Such genius

[@bevmorris5634]

This man was my world x

[@KimAtkinson-f7g]

And mine.and still is!❤❤❤

[@franciscodacunda]

a los 40 segundo te detroza la cabeza..

[@GNeuman]

Just. How. Fucking. Good. Is this song?

[@SuperDonnaMO]

Just a boy, giving it all away.

[@veganvocalist4782]

;D Love his stuff

[@traceyjane4288]

perfection

[@sooolhomesustenta.mesmodeo55]

Raluca é linda livre, leve, e solta... Por Ela mesma.

[@jaysendanley3766]

The syntho David Bowie

[@ohcrikey9560]

His best track. No doubt.

[@lindakius1523]

Amazing - thanks for sharing

[@backyardboogiewoogie]

Pioneer

[@themajesticmagnificent8561]

Genius…All the 80’s should have followed this lead..it did in the early 80’s..Then we was forced feed Candy crap from the mid-80’s on..The early 90’s picked it back up and used it in rave and trance..

[@simonw1252]

How is this 43 years old?? It blows my mind I had no idea..... Production, sound, visuals.....😮😮😮😮😮..... Drums, Bass combo, the Synth Bass? ......😮

[@Artifacts187]

numan was ahead of many times........

[@jesserichardson4900]

Magical