The Story Behind: Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle, Ep 144

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Gary Numan sought to bring humanity back to synthesizer music and scored a international hit with "Cars". The boys discuss countermelodies, Asperger's, and an artistic statement against guitars. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected] Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38cZgs9vy0E7syPdbNyDMS?si=ffff8a32c1944fd0 Listen to The Pleasure Principle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5xFlkqLDx3wbgqtvrez1n0?si=_9ogPhyeT4ii-jBxHI0xMA Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store UK Merch Store Next week's album: Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.