Gary Numan - Disconnection

Title: Disconnection Artist: Gary Numan Release Date: 10/8/2002 Re-Released On: 2/15/2005 Label: Sanctuary, Castle Music Ltd. Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 021823610320, 060768121423, 5050159146628, 766488565027 Genre: Rock Styles: Synth Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, New Romantic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave Moods: Cold, Detached, Austere, Dramatic, Refined/Mannered, Restrained, Boisterous, Clinical, Hostile, Tense/Anxious, Wintry, Brooding, Hypnotic, Paranoid, Reflective, Atmospheric, Eerie, Energetic, Ominous, Rousing, Spacey, Playful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 3

1. Berserker [A-Side]
2. My Dying Machine [A-Side]
3. Cold Warning
4. Pump It Up
5. Child with the Ghost
6. The Hunter
7. Empty Bed, Empty Heart [B Side]
8. Here I Am [B Side]
9. Call Out the Dogs
10. This Disease
11. Your Fascination
12. Miracles
13. Creatures
14. Tricks
15. God Only Knows
16. I Still Remember

1. Rumour [B Side]
2. My Breathing
3. The Sleep Room
4. I Can't Stop
5. Strange Charm
6. The Need
7. This Is Love
8. Time to Die [B Side]
9. Machine and Soul
10. Generator
11. The Skin Game
12. Poison
13. Love Isolation
14. In a Glass House

1. Call Out the Dogs [Live]
2. I Die, You Die [Live]
3. I Can't Stop [Live]
4. Me, I Disconnect from You [Live]
5. My Breathing [Live]
6. Cars [Live]
7. We Take Mystery (To Bed) [Live]
8. We Are Glass [Live]
9. Are 'Friends' Electric [Live]
10. Down in the Park [Live]
11. My Shadow in Vain [Live]
12. Emotion [Live]
13. Your Fascination [Live]
14. Time to Die [Live]
15. The Skin Game [Live]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Castle Music Ltd. 36103 2002 CD Sanctuary 81214 2002 CD Sanctuary 466

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The three-CD box set Disconnection compiles a wealth of Gary Numan's recorded output from the 1984 to 1992. Discs one and two are a mini treasure trove of B-sides, rarities, and overlooked gems from a period when Numan fell off the map a bit critically and commercially. Compared to his earlier, somewhat minimalist synth albums, these songs incorporate funk bass, jazzy saxophone, and soulful female backing vocalists to great effect. Numan's voice still leans toward Gothic indifference, but the music suggests a compelling hybrid of Numan's techno inclinations with doses of Talk Talk's romanticism and Eurythmics' swing. Synth washes and pre-industrial percussion still abounds, but most of the songs will please casual listeners as much as Numan fanatics. Disc three adds a mother lode of live tracks that sparkle as much as their studio counterparts. Here, some of the Numan staples like "I Die You Die" and "Cars" sit alongside the material Numan was releasing at the time. Yes, there are some overly bombastic flourishes and an overabundance of backing vocals on some tracks, but this 45-song collection is a fascinating look at Gary Numan's artistic output at a time when much of the world had foolishly moved on. ~ Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide

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