Track Listing

1. Pressure
2. Fold
3. Halo
4. Slave
5. In A Dark Place
6. Haunted
7. Blind
8. Before You Want It
9. Melt
10. Scanner
11. Jagged

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5095 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

CD Description
'Jagged' is yet another chapter in the career of one of thepioneers of industrial and electronic music, Gary Numan. Recent albums have seen Numan adopt a more aggressive, guitar-led sound, and this album is no different, and it's sure to extend Numan's appeal to a younger audience. Includes the tracks 'Halo' and 'Scanned'.

Customer Reviews

Cementing an icon
It's a long, long time ago now, but when Gary Numan first appeared on Top Of The Pops with Tubeway Army, we actually sat around the next day at school trying to decide whether or not he was actually a robot or not! Simpler times.

Of course, he was actually an electronic and industrial pioneer, and his touch is to be seen on the recordings of every single industrial act that has followed, whether they care to admit it or not. And that is a problem, not only for Mr Numan, but for every 'legend'. Where do you go next?

There's nothing sadder than an icon trying to reinvent themselves and stay current. Which is why there's a lot to be said for artists not trying - hello Andrew Eldritch! Which may be why "Jagged" is his first studio album in over five years.

But Numan has decided to go down the relevant road by recruiting underground electronic artist DJ Ade Fenton as his co-producer. At least it's a road he (and we) recognise, so ther's no bhangra beats here. What we do get is a very, very dark album which careers between the melancholy, the aggressive and the apocalyptic.

Long time fans are going to love this, but it's not going to win over many new converts. Which is a shame, because with his trademark vocal sneer married to dark beats, some live drums and driving guitars, this is his best work in a decade.

There's even some potential for chart action here with “In A Dark Place”, especially, having enough links to the world of rawk to drag in a few Rammstein / Manson fans along the way. But he hasn't forgotten the synth fans who've stuck with throughout the forgotten years and they will be stroking their Sequential Fugues with icy pleasure when they hear “Blind”.

Lyrically, he's not a happy bunny, but then a happy Gary Numan would be a bit silly, really. However, this is an excellent album, which will cement rather than lessen his reputation.

FANTASTIC !!
This SUPERB dark and anthemic masterpiece is surely the culmination and pinnacle of 28 years of single-mindedness, determination and hard work, for the amazing Gary Numan.

There is not one poor track here, such power and emotion. I am THRILLED with this album, am proud to be a Numanoid of long standing and like 2000 others, so look forward to the album launch show on the 18 March.

Now, will come the acclaim you have long deserved Gary. I am very proud of you indeed, ENJOY !!!!!

6 years? Thats a bit much isn't it?
NO. No it is not. Not if this was what he was rustling up (as well as the lil'chidder numans). Good work cocker, you've really put your foot to some backside right here! Absolutely excellent album, the worst track on it would still be probably one of my favourites of all time. I express a particular liking for the tracks "Fold", "In a Dark Place" and "Scanner", but it's too hard to pick real favourites, they're all great.
The numan sound changes so much, from the ice-clad, disconjugated synth jiggery-pokery of 25 years ago, down into the shoddy depths of funk and out into the bright, shining new world of kinda industrial, kinda metallic but very dark renaissance. This new album really has some darkness in it, but not to the point of indulgence. It's deep and brooding and then its wailing in your ear with mutant rhythms and scary cellos. I've got to say, this is better than sacrifice, exile and pure by some significant degrees of magnitude and those were spectacularly good albums. So spend your money people.