The Snilch Report: 14 Reviews for 2014: #6, Gary Numan and Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army (1978)

Tuesday, January 07, 2014

14 Reviews for 2014: #6, Gary Numan and Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army (1978)

Long before "Cars" ever came out, this is about what you'd expect: quirky, innovative, and musically featuring sonic buzzsaw guitars and synths. It was before its time and objectively very good; I just may not listen to it that often.

The live album included in the re-issue is for completists only.

CD Placement Rating: CD Rack

- Snilch

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Ratings Systems

Merch Rating
Cold hard cash -- merch (merchandise) says it all, right? This is pretty arbitrary, but includes whether I would go to the show, buy the next album, buy a t-shirt at the show, get the band's old albums, etc.

CD Placement Rating
This is more structured but steeped in geekdom.

- Car iPod = Best new
- Portable CD Case = Great or VG
- CD Rack = Good
- Sell-Back 1 = Good to bad with some tracks worth keeping
- Pile of Death = A complete mistake, no redeeming value

The Compilation Ripoff Index
This consists of two components:

- The casual fan summary (which ideally has a high index - all the "hits" are included)
- The hardcore fan ripoff factor (which ideally has a low index - there is some real value for the completist)

Unfortunately, it's usually the other way around.