411mania's "worst 80s songs":

**Janszoon** · 09-26-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

He made it more commercially acceptable maybe but he was'nt doing anything particularly original TBH.

I think it's debatable. There certainly was plenty of electronic music being produced before he came along, but his particular take on it seems like it was somewhat unique for the time. Of course that time was the 70s not the 80s so we're still in agreement that the person who wrote that piece didn't know what they were talking about.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-26-2008, 02:22 PM

I don't think it was that unique.

The Human League & Japan were ripping off Low just as much as he was at the same time.

The only difference was he wrote a hit single before they did.

jackhammer · 09-26-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I don't think it was that unique.

The Human League & Japan were ripping off Low just as much as he was at the same time.

The only difference was he wrote a hit single before they did.

Agreed. Even bands such as Punishment Of Luxury were using similar templates and adding guitars before Numan decided to strip it down a little and replace the guitar riffs with keyboard riffs.

**Janszoon** · 09-26-2008, 02:36 PM

*shug*. I'm no big Gary Numan booster, I'm just saying I don't think someone is wildly off base for thinking of him as an early electronic pop pioneer. Considering the level of retardation in these lists I don't think it's that big a deal. I mean the same person who mentioned Gary Numan also claims "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel to be one of the top five songs of the 80s FFS.

jackhammer · 09-26-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

*shug*. I'm no big Gary Numan booster, I'm just saying I don't think someone is wildly off base for thinking of him as an early electronic pop pioneer. Considering the level of retardation in these lists I don't think it's that big a deal. I mean the same person who mentioned Gary Numan also claims "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel to be one of the top five songs of the 80s FFS.

Quite possibly one of the worst tracks I have ever heard althouh how dare they put in Duran Duran. Part of my childhood that

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-26-2008, 02:53 PM

I don't mind Gary Numan.

I just think he's one of those artists where you can buy a greatest hits album & that pretty much covers anything you want to hear from him.

**Janszoon** · 09-26-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I don't mind Gary Numan.

I just think he's one of those artists where you can buy a greatest hits album & that pretty much covers anything you want to hear from him.

Yeah, I'd say that's pretty much true.

**Janszoon** · 09-26-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RockGuitar101

Can hardly stand them and thier music

Who are you talking about?

09-26-2008, 02:22 PM	#22 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don't think it was that unique. The Human League & Japan were ripping off Low just as much as he was at the same time. The only difference was he wrote a hit single before they did. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

09-26-2008, 02:53 PM	#26 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don't mind Gary Numan. I just think he's one of those artists where you can buy a greatest hits album & that pretty much covers anything you want to hear from him. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

09-26-2008, 02:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	shug. I'm no big Gary Numan booster, I'm just saying I don't think someone is wildly off base for thinking of him as an early electronic pop pioneer. Considering the level of retardation in these lists I don't think it's that big a deal. I mean the same person who mentioned Gary Numan also claims "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel to be one of the top five songs of the 80s FFS.