Complex

...and endlessly sampled songs of futurist isolation, while Cars, his biggest hit, was raced through with zippy energy. The melancholy Complex, meanwhile, was dedicated to Paul Gardiner, Numan's band-mate who died of a heroin overdose in 1984,...

In this article: Gary Numan, Marilyn Manson, The Pleasure Principle, Cars, Heroin, Steroid, Paul Gardiner, and Chris McCormack

...with its highly distinctive sound , remains one of Numan's most highly-regarded efforts to date. A second single from the album "Complex " made it to #6 in the UK charts. Numan was pop music's first successful synthesizer star. He...

In this article: Gary Numan, Cars, UK, Tubeway Army, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, Jagged, Dance, Replicas, and Warriors

...told by the last machine on Earth (later used as backing for Basement Jaxx's "Where's Your Head At?"; the electronic ballad "Complex ", a UK number 6 single; and "Cars ", a worldwide synthpop hit recently covered by Fear Factory and...

In this article: Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle, Cars, Replicas, Telekon, On Broadway, Afrika Bambaataa, Ultravox, and Living Ornaments '79

...and seemingly ill-at-ease pop star had an unusually soulful voice; which was perhaps more apparent on the electro ballad, and single 'Complex'. And of course the album had the colossal single 'Cars', which would prove to be his second number...

In this article: Gary Numan, Metal, Replicas, Cars, Tubeway Army, Nine Inch Nails, Beggars Banquet, Moog, and Sugababes

...recordings such as "Hiroshima Mon Amour" by Ultravox and "Neon Lights" by Kraftwerk by a couple of years. Numan rarely performed "Complex" in concert throughout the '80s and '90s, with versions appearing on the recently re-released...

In this article: Gary Numan, Hope Bleeds, DVD, BBC Radio 1, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Neon Lights, Living Ornaments '80, Living Ornaments '81, and Ultravox

The song "Conversation", included at the end of disc one, is a bonus track. It was played at the first two Wembley shows but replaced by "Complex" for the 28 April show. The version included on the Living Ornaments '81 set is from the 26 April...

In this article: Living Ornaments '81, Gary Numan, and Wembley Arena

...September 1979 at the Hammersmith Odeon , London (during 'The Touring Principle' concerts) and released on the B-side of the single "Complex " later that year. This arrangement differed from the earlier recordings, featuring a Roland CR-78 drum...

In this article: Gary Numan, Bombers, That's Too Bad, Paul Gardiner, David Bowie, Tubeway Army, The Pleasure Principle, The Plan, Dream Corrosion, and Engineers