Golden Plains 2009 - Gary Numan - Cars

An amazing video of Gary Numan's Numetalisation of his classic 1979 track 'Cars'.

Check out the whizz bang halfway through.

Some info about Gary Numan
-His signature style combines gloomy themes of depersonalisation and alienation accompanied by energetic synthesizer work.
-has been described as the "King of synthpop
-He had an early ambition to be an airline pilot, but did not gain any academic qualifications; however, he did go on to join the Air Training Corps as a teenager.
-After exposure in a television advertisement for Lee Cooper jeans with the jingle "Don't be a dummy", Tubeway Army released the single "Are 'Friends' Electric?" in May 1979. The single took seven weeks before it finally reached #1 at the end of June; the parent album Replicas simultaneously climbing to #1 in the album charts.
-Numan's great popularity and unabashed admiration of wealth alienated critics and even some fellow musicians; Yes recorded a sardonic song about him, "White Car," for their 1980 album Drama, a reaction to his habit of tearing around London in the white Chevrolet Corvette given to him by Beggars Banquet.
-the eighties were cruel to him, seeing his fortunes rapidly dwindle
-he is a vocal athiest, a theme he explored in the 90s.
-Numan claimed that Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer" is his favourite hit single of all time, and influenced his music
-the nineties were spent in commercial exile
-the noughties have been good to him: The band Basement Jaxx had a huge hit in 2002 with "Where's Your Head At?", which relied on a sample of Numan's "M.E.", sugababes, NIN, and fear factory also had hits with his songs
-Numan was an outspoken supporter of the Conservative Party and of Margaret Thatcher after her inauguration as Prime Minister.[10][11]. He later expressed regret for giving his public support, calling it "a noose around my neck.
-he married a member of his own fan club
-Numan has Asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder which causes restricted social and communication skills
-On 6 November 2006, Numan took part in the Sky1 reality show The Race. It pitted ten celebrities (five male, five female) against each other in a series of Formula One-style car races. These races were held at Silverstone over the next five days, and varied in racing styles, ultimately culminating in one final Grand Prix race on Sunday, 12 November. Numan did win on the overall leaderboard, though he lost the final race to AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson.
- he was also on the mighty boosh

Category:

Music

Tags:

• gary numan
• golden plains
• 2009
• victoria
• australia
• rock festival
• music
• electro
• Numetal
• 1979
• cars
• fireworks
• night time
• synthpop

[jesskakershaw]

This gig was the best until some biatch came up to me and said he was lipsyncing. I kicked her in the head baha