jetblacksdad wrote: ↑10 Jun 2021, 09:06
Gary Numan got to No 2!
He got to no. 2 with the album before it, too. The guy has a very devoted following that is larger now than it was in the late 80s/early 90s. AND he always focuses on new stuff and doesn't fall back on the oldies, and his career was in far worse shape than The Stranglers at one point.
What?? Even Mark2 Stranglers?? Hell, things must have been dire.
jetblacksdad wrote: ↑10 Jun 2021, 09:06
Gary Numan got to No 2!
He got to no. 2 with the album before it, too. The guy has a very devoted following that is larger now than it was in the late 80s/early 90s. AND he always focuses on new stuff and doesn't fall back on the oldies, and his career was in far worse shape than The Stranglers at one point.
What?? Even Mark2 Stranglers?? Hell, things must have been dire.
They were. Around the time of Machine & Soul his career was pretty much down the toilet. It took a while, but he managed to pull himself out of it.
jetblacksdad wrote: ↑10 Jun 2021, 09:06
Gary Numan got to No 2!
He got to no. 2 with the album before it, too. The guy has a very devoted following that is larger now than it was in the late 80s/early 90s. AND he always focuses on new stuff and doesn't fall back on the oldies, and his career was in far worse shape than The Stranglers at one point.
Everything you have said is spot on,i've seen him a few times back in the day with tubeway army and again decades later at brixton a few years ago and he was still amazing if not better than when i saw him the first time the guy gets better and better.I think since he toke to the stage as frontman with and without his electric guitar hes been so much better and like hugh does too they both don't like to look back on the old materail but just keep moving forwards with new ideas and themes.Gary just gets better with age and like you say he has a massive ever growing and very devoted fanbase very much like the Stranglers have too.But then if you were big in the eighties you were lucky because those bands fans have stayed loyal ever since and they can all still pack out a venue.
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jetblacksdad wrote: ↑10 Jun 2021, 09:06
Gary Numan got to No 2!
He got to no. 2 with the album before it, too. The guy has a very devoted following that is larger now than it was in the late 80s/early 90s. AND he always focuses on new stuff and doesn't fall back on the oldies, and his career was in far worse shape than The Stranglers at one point.
I think they could still do well in the charts it just all depends on the promotion,but they have already been putting things into place with very good usage of youtube for the album that may well for non fanbase buyers after hearing the three they have put on there with the likes of White Stallion,Dave song,The lines may well want to buy the album.
He got to no. 2 with the album before it, too. The guy has a very devoted following that is larger now than it was in the late 80s/early 90s. AND he always focuses on new stuff and doesn't fall back on the oldies, and his career was in far worse shape than The Stranglers at one point.
I think they could still do well in the charts it just all depends on the promotion,but they have already been putting things into place with very good usage of youtube for the album that may well for non fanbase buyers after hearing the three they have put on there with the likes of White Stallion,Dave song,The lines may well want to buy the album.
You have quoted your own reply...again!!! The LP will go Top 10 then disappear until maybe the UK Tour.