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| 4.5 superb | cfishlock | July 25th 09 |
A classic album, it defines synthpop, Numan is plain genius.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jared Floryan | September 1st 15 |
At one point or another, we've all heard the legendary synthpop hit "Cars"; whether you know all about the song because of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Family Guy, or industrial metal band Fear Factory's cover, it's a number that just won't leave our heads even on the day of the Apocalypse. English musician Gary Numan's 1979 full-length effort The Pleasure Principle is cold, futuristic, and downright entertaining. Contrary to popular belief, the record hasn't aged as well as you'd like to think, but this statement notwithstanding, I would still recommend the album. It was really impressive for its time, that much is more than certain. There are many tracks off here that are well-written and too damn infectious for words.
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| 4.5 superb | Tom93M | June 30th 11 |
'The Pleasure Principle' is one of the most important and iconic electronic albums of its time, and fortunately, for all the right reasons. Arriving at the tail-end of 1979, the record helped blueprint the way for swathes of other young British groups who were bored of punk and were looking to experiment with new-fangled synthesisers as tools for making pop music. As it turned out, few did it better, with 'Cars' becoming a serious chart presence on both sides of the Atlantic, the album reaching number one in the UK, and Numan himself failing to scale the lofty heights he reached here, ever again, with a series of increasingly disappointing albums leading him down a steady slope to cult-status, rather than maintaining the sheer commercial superstardom he managed here. 30 years on, tracks like 'Cars', 'Metal' and 'M.E.' are still blisteringly good, and Numan's icon has swelled immeasurably since his solo debut, with a mass of covers and remixes of his most memorable songs, and references of influence by the likes of artists such as Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. In short, 'The Pleasure Principle' is a fantastic listen, and nothing less than essential to fans of electronic music at any level, despite one or two minor niggles.
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| 4.0 excellent | Minion | May 3rd 11 |
Archetype Synth-pop album. Very influential artist and album.
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| 4.0 excellent | amialive | December 14th 10 |
great grooves, cool synths and simple but meaningful lyrics make this album.
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| 3.5 great | Snuron | April 19th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | ffs | April 14th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | lurxy | April 13th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | jk2two | March 22nd 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Lani | February 21st 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | john | August 6th 23 |
| 3.5 great | gschwen | September 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | MvdW | September 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | robb61 | April 4th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | krongey | March 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Collis | September 28th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | synk | August 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jrzg85 | January 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | KuyJuk | December 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ovisamsa | September 13th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | June 18th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | TOBD | March 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbgames | January 12th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Veldin | December 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ewgads | March 11th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | heck | February 12th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | wg98 | December 24th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Ryus | November 30th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | tycobb | November 3rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Naseki | March 24th 18 |
| 3.5 great | KOZAKY | October 17th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | oira317 | September 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | November 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | October 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jackled | October 11th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | artyzmu | September 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Robbit | May 25th 16 |
| 3.0 good | manu8a | April 12th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Mus | January 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | daFigz | November 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Rrook | November 20th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | August 24th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | anadelph | November 23rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | menawati | February 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | unkle | November 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | obutton | November 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | joomisy | August 3rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | grini | February 22nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | tarcus | December 29th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | erdi | November 14th 12 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | June 14th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | quelus | May 29th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Jackus | February 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | bonus | December 17th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Weed | August 9th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Jim | July 5th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Zo0lz | April 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | rjmunthe | February 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | tonimau | January 6th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | morte | December 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Titan50 | September 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Skyler | August 15th 10 |
| 3.5 great | IAJP | July 15th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Koloz | April 24th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | KJAnsia | January 20th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Chiral | October 25th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | Egglord | September 15th 07 |
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