Radio 4 'Gotham', Gary Numan 'Pleasure...', Chris Bell 'I am the Cosmos': Thoughts on my latest purchases

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'Gotham' fucking rocks! I realize it's not terribly original, but it fucking rocks. Have I mentioned that it fucking rocks?

'Pleasure Principle' is brilliant. Is it just me, or does the singer for Modest Mouse sound a lot like Gary Numan? Well anyways, that's not important. It sounds like Kraftwerk, if Kraftwerk was a pop band. I am awash in waves of synth.

'I am the Cosmos'. Disappointed. I've only listened to it a couple of times, but I am underwhelmed. I love Bigstar - they're one of my absolute favorite bands. This album just sounds like a poorer version of Bigstar. Am I misjudging?

I have no idea what the point is of this thread. Just sharing, I suppose.

― Debito (Debito), Monday, 24 November 2003 05:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Strange. Out of the three of those (all of which I happen to like very much), I like the Chris Bell album the most.

You just need to spend time with it.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 24 November 2003 05:12 (twenty-one years ago)

In defense of Chris Bell, most of those recordings are demos used to try and get a record contract. There are a couple of really good songs on that set, especially the title track, but it is really more of an archival kind of thing than a completed album.

The production on "Gotham" is pretty interesting, but the tunes haven't really grown on me like a few songs on Radio 4's first album.

― earlnash, Monday, 24 November 2003 05:19 (twenty-one years ago)

"Pleasure Principle" is great. Numan's first three albums are all good listens.

― earlnash, Monday, 24 November 2003 05:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Pleasure Principle has never sounded better. It seems to match the zeitgeist.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 24 November 2003 05:34 (twenty-one years ago)

'I am the Cosmos'. Disappointed.
Well, maybe the thing is: don't see it as a *record* cause it was compiled by his brother (?)./ rockist mode.

― nathalie (nathalie), Monday, 24 November 2003 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

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