Tubeway Army were a London-based punk rock and new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. They were the first band of the post-punk era to have a synthesizer-based hit, with their single "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK Album Chart in mid-1979. "Are 'Friends' Electric?" was also the only song released by Tubeway Army to be a hit single, making the band technically a one-hit wonder; however, the success of Gary Numan often overshadows the band, leaving them off most one-hit lists.
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Gary Numan on the making of Replicas
Steve Lamacq speaks to Gary Numan about the creation of Tubeway Army's 1979 album Replicas.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Wikipedia article on Tubeway Army
- Last.fm page on Tubeway Army
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Tubeway Army
- MusicBrainz entry on Tubeway Army
Members
- Paul Gardiner (1977-1979),
- Gary Numan (1977-1979),
- Jess Lidyard (1977, 1978-1979)
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BBC Reviews
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Replicas Redux 2008
Reviewed by Al Spicer
Yet it appears that Gary, after years of being the butt of so many jokes, is having...
