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Track: The Machman
Artist: Gary Numan
Album: Replicas Redux

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Name: Gary Numan
Spotify Genres: new wave, synthpop, industrial, industrial rock
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Born 8th of March 1958 in Hammersmith, London, England. Started his musical career in 1977 as a punk rocker in the band [a=Mean Street], before being sacked in May 1977. He responded to an advert in Melody Maker to join the band The Lasers, alongside [a=Paul Gardiner]. Both soon left to form their own punk band, [a=Tubeway Army], with his uncle [a=Jess Lidyard] filling in on drums. In 1978 [a=Tubeway Army] was signed to [l=Beggars Banquet] and released a couple of punk singles. By then he was using the name Numan and the band was performing live in pubs and clubs around London, supporting [a263209]. Whilst recording demos for Beggars, Gary stumbled upon a "Minimoog," that had been left behind in the studio, still programmed to a sound that caught his attention.

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Release: Gary Numan + Tubeway Army - Replicas
Year: 1979
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: Synth-pop, New Wave, Post-Punk

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I saw him turn onLike a machine in the parkSaying `please come with me'But you've been there beforeI saw him whirr awayInto the nightLike a nightmare on wheelsSaying `never again'I'd give it all up for youI'd even be a number just for youThe strangest living boyYou could ever wish to see`That's me'Yellowed newspapersTell the story of someone`Do you know this man?'Tomorrow the cureOnly police everSee night time for realTurn on the lightAnd cry `no more, no more'I was standing outside your doorWaiting for the grey men to goWhen my mind turned on meWith a vengeance I had never knownMy ownEveryone heardThe voice on the radioSaying `why move aroundAnd waste my time'There are noIndependents anymoreThe tape is a circleBut who really caresI saw you behind the wallI even heard you laugh at meYou disgust me tonightWith your answer to something newThat's you