Typical System
Iron Lung
2014
Rating: 7.5 sassy dogs out of 10
I'm trying to think of a smart or witty way to say this Total Control record "Typical System" sounds pretty much exactly like an early Gary Numan record, but I can't find my way around it. Bear in mind this is definitely not a complaint - I've actually been listening to a fair amount of Numan lately, and this slides nicely into a playlist with him. The vocals are a little more laid back/less paranoid sounding than Numan, but I'd be hard pressed to find many more differences than that. I actually thought the second song "Expensive Dog" was a Tubeway Army cover at first, and don't get me started with the following song "Flesh War" - I'm pretty sure that synth line is directly lifted from Numan.
Let me really reiterate that I don't give a shit, not even a little one, that these songs sound just like Gary Numan. Catchy songs are catchy songs, and I plan on listening to these quite a bit...can't say that I give a good goddamn if it's a rip-off of someone else or not.
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