Outland
EIRSA 1039 / X2 13077
© 1991 Illegal Records, IRS Records
(A now-defunct division of Capitol Records)
Ask any Numan fan. Heck, ask Gary himself. They'll all tell you: Outland
is
one of Gary's poorest albums. Coming as it did during a self-described low
point in his career, this album suffers from a few problems, notably an
attempt (foisted upon him by the record label) to sound like Janet Jackson
or Prince - in fact, a cover of Prince's "1999" was recorded as a b-side
during this era.
I don't entirely buy this negative point of view. Certainly there are some tracks
here that are not among my favourites. But there is some good work here,
and some catchy tracks. Gary says that this album lacks "Numanness", yet it
incorporates many elements from the soundtrack that he and Michael R. Smith
put together for the movie "The Unborn" (which turned up again in the 1995
album Human), and THAT had PLENTY of "Numanness".
Judge for yourself. But try to keep an open mind and forget, just for a
moment, what you may have heard or read about this album. I know it gets
its fair share of playing time in my CD player...
| # | Song Title | RealAudio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interval 1 | 28K G2 01:14 |
| 2 | Soul Protection | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 3 | Confession | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 4 | My World Storm | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 5 | Dream Killer | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 6 | Dark Sunday | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 7 | Outland | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 8 | Heart | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 9 | Interval 2 | 28K G2 00:19 |
| 10 | From Russia Infected | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 11 | Interval 3 | 28K G2 00:38 |
| 12 | Devotion | 28K G2 02:00 |
| 13 | Whisper | 28K G2 02:00 |
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This Album Is Published By
Capitol Records. If You Like What You Hear, Please - Buy A Copy! |