Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Intro/This Wreckage
2. Remind Me To Smile
3. Metal
4. Me I Disconnect From You
5. Complex
6. Aircrash Bureau
7. Airlane
8. ME
9. Everyday I Die
10. Films
11. Remember I Was Vapour
12. Trois Gymnopedies (First Movement)
13. Conversation

Disc 2:

1. She's Got Claws
2. Cars
3. I Dream Of Wires
4. I'm An Agent
5. Joy Circuit
6. I Die You Die
7. Cry The Clock Said
8. Tracks
9. Down In The Park
10. My Shadow In Vain
11. Please Push No More
12. Are Friends Electric
13. We Are Glass/Outro

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21795 in Music
• Released on: 2005-08-01
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Live

Amazon.co.uk Review
Three live albums that capture synth pioneer Gary Numan at the peak of his powers, Living Ornaments '79, '80 and '81 - the first two recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, the third an epic ‘farewell’ to the fans staged at Wembley Arena – are triumphant testaments to entertaining rock largesse.

Nothing wrong with ’79, exactly – within, there’s fine takes on early Numan staples "Cars", "Are Friends Electric?", and "M.E". But it’s the other two that ought to be big news for Numan fans. ’80 will spark the plugs of the obsessives: over double the length of the lacklustre ten-track effort that first emerged in the Spring of ’81, it completes the full performance using some recently rediscovered, digitally remastered footage taken direct from the mixing desk. Meanwhile, ‘81 is probably the pick of the bunch. Blessed with an expansive sound, and captured shortly before Numan started to lose control of his unstable muse, it sees him survey the landscape of Replicas, The Pleasure Principle, and Telekon with imperious poise and immaculate showmanship. The only regret is that you can’t see the elaborate stage-set. --Louis Patterson

Customer Reviews

Glorious Live Album
Not much one can say about this other than stunning!! Highly recommended; and those synths, glorious.

A superb synthesist at his best in the analogue period
The 1979/1980 period is, for many Numan fans, his golden era. However, a lot of the sound from that period is as much from the synths that were available as the musicians using the equipment.

This live album is the absolute zenith of that analogue period (some of the latter LP's suffered hugely by over use of the novel digital sounds of the day, especially from the Roland D50!).

It's a miracle that the synths stayed in tune long enough for a concert (some of the bootleged live shows of the period prove this to have been a problem), and the musicians used in the live shows are testament to their talents too.

So, if I was going to recommend a live CD to someone who's never really heard much apart from Cars and AFE, then this is the one I would select.

The power and the glory of those Prophet 5's, Minimoogs, ARP's and JP4's are justification enough for anyone interested in those keyboards (and sampling...)

Numan's vocal and confidence shine through, and it's a great mix on this CD, although different from the original vinyl release.

Go get this CD !!

Keep your fingers crossed for the DVD!
As an owner of Micromusic (the video of this concert) and the orginal Living Ornaments Box Set on vinyl, I have thoroughly enjoyed now having the CD at long last. The discs are well produced, and a lot of care has obviously been put into this release.
I very much hope that Beggars Banquet will see fit to releasing a DVD of the 1981 Wembley Arena concerts, which would be a stunning tribute to Numan at the height of his career.
While I am a great Numan fan, I have to say that I couldn't recommend this CD to everyone. The music and the pictures together are stunning - 11 out of 10, and recommmended to everyone without reservation - but the music on its own, whilst I enjoy it, may not be everyone's cup of tea.