Gary Numan - We are so Fragile 1979

[MrEvad65]

HOLY SHIT, this FUCKING ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GARY NUMAN IS A GENIUS; all you pretentious pretenders to His throne, watch and WEEP, and WORSHIP YOUR MASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[roothands]

If I saw a live show like this I would shit myself.

[davidpar2]

this live performance is better than the album version

[44petefox]

I've been into tubeway army since 1977,seen Gary play live so many times.But this version is still the mutts nuts.Class.

[LORDGOAT1976]

I would call this more post Industrial then New Wave.

[PinkSmarties72]

I'd have gave him one, that's for sure! And I was called a "freak" when I said so!

[MADBEZMCFC]

great perfomance!!....miles ahead again for his time,he,s doing the back to the future tour at London Troxy,and MANCHESTER!..you gotta go!...brilliance!

[Pardaco]

Very cool, this music was made by synthesizers, but it have a guitars too.

Yesterday I was watching in the VH1 the best singers with one hit wonder of the 80´s and Gary Numan was there, by the way, I really don´t know why Gary Numan did not suceed with the other musics, he was great and "Cars" is not the only song great of him.

Sorry if I made mistakes, because I am brazilian and for some words I used the Google translator.

Greetings from Brazil.

[DimensionsofChange]

Sheldon cooper?

[jrmetmoi]

@DimensionsofChange But prettier MUCH prettier.

[DimensionsofChange]

@jrmetmoi yeah h's not as good looking as the chicks who are into him. But the chicks who are into Frank Zappa are way sexier.

[jrmetmoi]

@DimensionsofChange Good Lord.

[DimensionsofChange]

@jrmetmoi Hey you're the one who called a dude pretty.

[psiconauta21]

A real genius! We need such talents now. Pop music is empty of soul and creativity

[pingsdk]

one thing there really give this number its drive is paul gardiner excellent bass play!

[digitalash00]

I feel so cool when I am Gary Numan.

[gottaLOVEcheetos]

I LIKE THIS LIVE VERSIONS

[daneo101]

All ways thought of Gary as a alien not a robot.Another 80's Genius.

[BlackSkyThunder]

@daneo101 A visionary from 30 years ago, innovative and futuristic music, the opposite of nowadays; nothing as the lyrics of the 80's and the melancholy of new wave movement!!

[BagoZonde]

great fkin great ;) Really cool image, scene and that track are so excellent!

[northernhecklet]

It really strikes me that, although Gary Numan was very much a pioneer of Electronic Music, it's not all that much in evidence on the clips from "The Touring Principle" tour - this could almost be a heavy metal band - the guitars are well to the front here.

[jhnbalance]

so futuristic !

[fstop77]

Wow! I have a bootleg of this show on vhs. Cheers mate!

[stephenp1968]

He sings in his accent and that's cool. It's very pronounced-Robert Smith always did the same.

[LotusCarsLtd]

That synth line reminded me first and foremost of Computer Welt

[ct9898ect]

1979 or 2009 - It doesn't matter Gary has matures musically and personally.

I met him after the show in Edinburgh a month ago and he has got better as time as gone on.

Often copied but never surpassed.

[WinterTwWolf]

@ct9898ect Gary will be relevant and an influence, for years to come. :)

[teddyJadeable]

It's fascinating how someone like him lives in Eastbourne.

[teddyJadeable]

Makes me jump up and down like a maniac.

[enirx]

Living Ornaments 1979 was my very first record I have ever bought with my pocket money I was 10 years old back in 1980 and everyone were into disco...

Gary Numan is a brilliant musician and artist, way ahead of his time.

[petrusaloisius]

Best b -side ever in histroy. I adore it!!!!!

[vermillionsnake]

This should never had been a b side, it was too good. love the ending, i played this to death when I was 13.

[Encryptoman333]

This is so cool...old school Numan, just like when i was 10 ... Fukin Great !

[ScottAln05]

Love the black & white and stagecraft.

[preciousbash]

Yippie, I love Gary Newman and Tubeway Army.

[Forestamtul]

I was thinking of this song then I looked it up on You Tube and Bob's your uncle.

[Sashthecat]

YOU NUMANOID?

GREAT!

NUMA .66.

[Forestamtul]

Numan is about 51 isnt he??

[nederwiet1]

yup

[whereangelsplay1]

at this point, Gary swung both ways,

im sure of it! lol

[ManDown4]

no way plz dont say that you ruined my faith lol

[JetPJockey]

Its featured on the Living Ornaments 79 LP/ CD

[Kammler03]

NO ONE CAN "BEAT" THIS !!!

[modsleix6]

R.I.P Paul Gardiner...

[lovehoney3]

exellnet. love that dark shirt and trouser comination one of his best looks i think. not that i didn't like his looks later on. one of electro's best looking guys. all hail numan.

[Hurricane1A]

he was great when he was at his peak.

[lottaluck]

@Hurricane1A massively KRAFTWERK influenced

[neilolly]

@Hurricane1A  didnt even know he liked climbing

[BlackSkyThunder]

En esta canción Gary alcanza límites insospechados de originalidad. El sonido que produce su banda, the tubeway army, resulta virtuoso. En este canción habla de la tremenda fragilidad del ser humano, de su profunda debilidad aunque la sociedad nos intente hacernos ver como seres fuertes. Sin embargo todo esta falsa capa de fortaleza se derrumba nada más levantarnos y comenzar un nuevo día.

[JimmyJizzbag]

in the future everyone will be new wave

[theseus27]

Brilliant song! I got this on the B-side of a Gary Numan 45rpm vinyl record.

[theTF2sniper]

cool :D

[oncewuzblonde]

So do i, i have ALL the vinyl..it was inherited HAHA

[theseus27]

Me too! My favourites are Cars,We are glass and Are Friends Electric.

[oncewuzblonde]

i like beserker, strange charm and tubeway army

[whereangelsplay1]

beserker was his struggling "im back" career, that didnt quite get a welcome back.

How many farewell tours did he do?

By that point people had moved on and werent interested.

A hair transplant later an HEYYY Numan is popular again with Goths.....lol

[nederwiet1]

mine are cars, we are so fragile, me i disconnect from you, i die you die,change your mind,etc

[Synthsound1]

Love the sheer power of this track.

[cocadid]

OMG .....I went to this concert in New Zealand ..years ago ...its still great muzic ...love it

[TheReliquary]

≥ You jammy beggar! ≤

≥ It goes without saying that this is a tremendous track. ≤

≥ Numan also looks the business in that shirt & tie - what a dude! ≤

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[Cougari72]

John foxx is great but Numan beats him...

[Ilikenuman]

i like his voice, its unique. it sounds even better now in his darker industrial songs.

[John833]

wow, His vocals might just be the worst in music history, along with a really bad indi screamo band lol

[PenisMacWhirter]

Re: John833 "wow, His vocals might just be the worst in music history, along with a really bad indi screamo band lol"

Good to see you using a capital 'H' for the possessive pronoun in reference to Mr. Numan. Bow down and worship.

[John833]

Shut up dont judge my fucking spelling lol :P

Wow, -6 thumbs! nice!!! haha

And no i do not bow down to his gayness (if it's even a word O_o),, i do admit,. The only good song i like is "cars" other than that... But i judge the vocals, and the music is good.

[PenisMacWhirter]

John833, fellow Numan worshipper - I don't judge your eccentric spelling. Mr Numan is a married man, and you rightfully say that you don't acknowledge gayness within him.

You have honoured the god of electronic music with your capital "H" when you referred to "His vocals" and praised "Cars".

Your reward in the next life will be to spend eternity endlessly listening to "We are so Fragile" by His Excellency, Gary Numan, with the volume turned up to 11.

You lucky person!

[victenant]

Thanks for posting this. I saw Tubeway Army on this tour at The Birmingham Odeon. I was only 13 years old and it blew me away. I hadn`t realised how electrifying live music could be until that moment and it had a real impact on me. Thanks again.

[pogleswood2]

one of my favs. cheers

[muzikman2008]

This was the B side to my first single i ever bought.... Are Friends electric. Was there from Day 1! inspired me endlessly, i now play keyboards thanx Mr Numan! still love that deep phat synth sound of the Moogs & ARP synths, i try and emulate them in my own music, and its still inspiring. Real music for Real people.... thats what i say! :o)

[petrusaloisius]

Yes one of the best B-sides ever :) Here too.

[petrusaloisius]

Synth heaven at the top of the world!

[fewzebrank]

brilliant !

[JackalGB]

Robert Johnson,while not the originator, gave us the early blues which was copied by many (Jimmy page being one). Gary Numan was the Robert Johnson of the electronic era. Not the originator, but copied by many. God bless Robert Johnson...long live Gary Numan!

[Brownies79]

I got chills watching this.

[haroldsteptoe36]

read praying to the aliens .numan is god.!!

[nopartyplease]

Style, chique, intelligence and whit are so conspiquesely absent these days. So, natural, Gary! Bless you!

[DecimusKrieg]

Amen to that!

[vytautasval523]

noob

[lisaemberton]

Great days!!!!

Thanx.

Coxynuma.66.

[SarahsVlogs]

Thank you so much for this! I shall be dancing away now! :)

[numanami]

Replica`s tour dates appearing, pls check Numan myspace site :)!

Past and present Numanoids are all welcome.

[CelticGeisha]

I wish I could have been at this tour - so bad. its so beautiful. too bad I was a newborn.

[Kammler03]

Thanx for sharing !! Brilliant!!

[absolutereference]

The studio version is nothing compared to the live version. Where can I find this exact version??

[presutton]

It's available on CD as 'Living Ornaments '79 - which includes the whole concert. Released on the Beggar's Banquet label.

[absolutereference]

I can't find the album on limewire...I guess I'll have to search for the cd on ebay. Thanks for telling me the album.

[dazzr9s]

i used to have this tour on video. they should make it available on dvd at nuworld.

[UthurPendragon]

Ha I Love this track I tortured my parents with this on 'repeat' naff funtion on old record players. Two much effort to change the record. Back yonder

[daveydevil]

i wonder what he does with all his old stage sets - the warriors set was brilliant.

[jeannec1]

His live performances from his early years are always so...better. They're more clearer as in you can actually hear the music, not just gargle because of guitars, and in these early performances he still keeps a rhythm to his vocals.

[muddyflucker]

I'm sure I remember this show, or one like it, being shown on TV sometime in the late 70's early 80s?

[trouty44]

just joined y/tube to look for gary numan...... what a great video cheers

[daveydevil]

numans best b-side just in front of "noise noise" its really not that dated is it???

[jeannec1]

I agree. Both this song, 'noise noise' and maybe 'random' or 'In a glass house' could have easily been singles, or, at the least, put on the albums...

[daveydevil]

i heard that noise noise was supposed to be a single but it was dropped last miute- big mistake.

[jeannec1]

Definitely! I think it was made around the time of or after 'Dance' and Numan just kind of lost interest in the song around the time 'I, Assassin' came along. 'I, assassin's my personal favorite, but I think it'd be an even stronger album with noise noise in the original listing.

[flagrantsake]

that is one suave mother fucker

[eggtoc]

Always loved this early song of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army. To see him perform it live is excellent. I wonder if Gary Knows his vids are on YouTube still being watched?

[jmedia1]

unique; a GEM!

[retromaster2000s]

Goth Rock Classic best song on this VHS & also Down In The Park both 2 of my favorite songs. The end of this song is my favorite when the Synths get really errie & dark then the drums get heavier Cedric Sharpley was Numan's best drummer hands down!

[ashingtoon]

Rather good eh! My favourite B side of all time, saw him do it live at Newcastle City Hall with OMD supporting, at the time it was Orchestral what!!

[glennwinstanley]

THIS IS 'IT'

[UpTheShakers]

Get this on VHS on e-bay. If poss buy the more expensive first edition which was released by Beggars Banquet and has a B&W sleeve as opposed to the slightly later Palace Video release (Gazza in a brown leather jacket on the cover). the Beggars video is the worlds first ever music video, Numan just beating Blondie to it. In 99 I got an e-mail response (from numan's dad!) saying that Beggars had unfortunately lost the originals of the film, so a future DVD release looks unlikely.

[evelsteev]

I have a FLAWLWESS copy of this on DVD-r. STRAIGHT from the factory copy,no title graphics or anything.

[skuvasteve]

great song brings back my punk days wish the 80's were back he made electro punk so much for the music today bleh

[swalk813]

Thanks, friend!

[1967BADGER]

Electro GOD

[ozzywarrior]

Always was a good song. The covers on the random LP are good as well.

[nightwatch01]

I love this track. It was the B-Side of Are Friends Electric in Germany. I was 12 or 13 then. A huge influence on my musical interest since today... Thanks

[newromanticgal]

He*( Yeah, F@*('n luv it :)

[zcarriemoon]

Is there somewhere that you can buy a dvd of this?

[Tazz77]

Yes.

[jacqueshoover]

simply marvellous.

[numan2006]

the mans a genius

[Omidion]

To call Numan a genius is taking fandom just that bit too far for my liking. He had a superb band in those days and while I will not take anything from Gary without musicians like Chris Payne and Denis Haines Numan wouldn't have got any where.

[presutton]

Really? He played all the guitars and keyboards himself on the album (though I do admit this live version is better)

[elevonic]

I'm showing my age now.................I was there!! Great footage, really captures it.

[Equality72521]

elevonic - Jealous as hell!

[glennwinstanley]

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!

[Tazz77]

The video The Touring Principle was originally released back in April of 1980. It was the first commercially available rock video. Eat To The Beat by Blondie followed several weeks later, which was actually the first video album.

I have a bootleg of The Touring Principle. PM me if you want the website of the guy I got it from. I can vouch for the guy since I've been ordering from him for years now. Quality is top notch.

[zarcon85]

this is f=== great... i need that bootleg---how can i get it???

[whitefalcon]

This is freaking awesome concert footage.

[leslielove]

thisd is assome the ebst for gary numan

[frostycola]

this is a bad ass concert. I own the tape. Sadly, he doesn't perform every song that is on the Living Ornaments '79 live album.

[Tazz77]

True...the video is heavily edited. It would be great if Beggars Banquet were to re-release the entire show along with Living Ornaments '80 on dvd.

[BakaNewMexican]

After watching this and the other videos from this concert, I really, really, really, really want to watch the whole concert. It still looks awesome!!!