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Gary Numan
Small Black Box

Album UK 2006 on Mortal Records label
Electronic and Spoken Word (Interview, Industrial)

This is an audio tour programme for the Jagged Tour, 2006. Contains over two hours of interviews based on 50 questions sent in by Numan fans and the media. Jewel case with hinged 2-sidedd tray and 8 page color booklet. Also contains clips from the following songs (most not available anywhere else): 1-1 Jagged Tour Intro 1-4 Blind (Rob Holliday Version) 1-6 Jagged (Album Version) 1-12 Scanner (Demo Version) 1-13 Pressure (Demo Version) 1-20 What Have I Become (Demo Version) (Unreleased) 1-23 Halo (Alt Version) 1-25 Melt (Monti Version) 2-01 Fold (Album Version) 2-05 In A Dark Place (Demo Version) 2-09 Before You Hate It (Demo Version) 2-13 Haunted (Album Version) 2-19 Mercy (Demo Version) (Unreleased) 2-20 Chemicals (Demo Version) (Unreleased) 2-25 Slave (Demo Version)

     
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No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Why Did It Take You Five And A Half Years To Make Jagged?Gary Numan5:24
2Does The Album Have A Common Theme Lyrically?Gary Numan2:40
3Andy Gray Was Supposed To Be Producing The Album Initially, What Happened?Gary Numan1:26
4Why Did You Stop Working With Sulpher, Who Took Over Co-production After Andy Gray?Gary Numan4:00
5What Made You Choose Ade Fenton As The Eventual Co-producer For Jagged?Gary Numan5:14
6What Did Ade Fenton Add That Made Working On The Album Together So Exciting?Gary Numan3:56
7What Was The Working Process Like With Ade, Did You Work Side By Side?Gary Numan2:58
8If You Didn't Use The Sulpher Produced Tracks On The Album Why Are Rob & Monti Still Credited As Musicians On Several Songs?Gary Numan1:31
9A Lot Of Fans Thought That Jagged Would Be A Much Softer Album After You Became A Father, Especially For The Second Time. Why Do You Think That So Obviously Didn't Happen As Jagged Is Actually The Darkest Album You've Ever Made?Gary Numan2:07
10How Did The Nine Inch Nails Drummer Jerome Dillon Come To Be Playing On The Album?Gary Numan2:03
11Has The Way You Write Songs Changed Over The Years?Gary Numan1:30
12What Is Scanner About?Gary Numan3:10
13Is It True That Pressure Is About The Fans?Gary Numan3:44
14I've Read That The Lyrics Are Deliberately Lacking In Specifics So That People Can Interpret Them To Suit Their Own Lives And Experiences. Is This True, And If So, Why Did You Do That?Gary Numan2:00
15Jagged Sounds Epic And Visionary At The Same Time. How Much Of It Is Based On Real Moments And How Much Of It Is Fiction?Gary Numan0:51
16Why Did You Change The Album Name From Jagged Halo To Jagged?Gary Numan2:07
17The Pure Album Came Out On Eagle. What Happened To The Eagle Deal?Gary Numan1:46
18Why Did You Sign To Artful Records?Gary Numan1:07
19Many People Thought That The Success You Had At Artful Was Very Impressive And Were Amazed And Disappointed When You Left. What Happened Between You And Artful That Forced You To Leave?Gary Numan2:45
20What Advantages Are There To You By Having Your Own Label? Is It All About Control?Gary Numan4:37
21With Jagged Your Vocals Have Never Been Stronger. Have You Had Any Vocal Training In Recent Years?Gary Numan1:58
22How Important Do You Feel Your Voice Is To Your Overall Musical Sound?Gary Numan1:50
23Will Jagged Be Released As An Extended Album As You've Done With Some Other Albums In The Past?Gary Numan3:02
24You Said That You Wanted Jagged To Sound Heavier, Darker And More Anthemic But Most Songs Have Long Intro's. Is This Your Way Of Building Tension?Gary Numan0:38
25Why Have You Gone Back To Using Live Drums Ater Such A Long Time?Gary Numan2:04
26You Said After Pure That, With Jagged, You Were Trying To Make An Album Like Pure Only Darker, More Aggressive And More Anthemic. Is Jagged The Album You Intended To Make Or Did It Turn Out Differently?Gary Numan3:39
27What Musical Influenced Helped You Make Jagged, What Were You Listening To?Gary Numan0:58
28It Must Be Hard Writing An Album Like Jagged When These Days You Seem To Be A Happy Family Man. Do You Still Need To Be Feeling Down To Write Heavy Music The Way You Used To?Gary Numan1:44
29Your Early Releases Were Minimalistic, Jagged Is A Massive Sounding Album. How Did This Evolution Happen?Gary Numan1:58
30With Most Of Your Albums, And Especially The Last Four, You've Managed To Push Technology Way Beyond Anyone Else And Stay At The Forefront Of Music As One Of The Most Innovative Figures Electronic Music Ever Had. How Do You Manage To Constantly Push Yourself To The Edge?Gary Numan4:45
31What, Or Who, Would You Say Shaped The Making Of Jagged The Most?Gary Numan1:28
32What Keeps You So Driven, So Motivated About Making Music?Gary Numan2:27
33How Would You Like To Be Remembered?Gary Numan1:15
34It Seems That Much Of Your Music Is Concerned With The Idea Of Something Unknown But Terrifying Waiting For You In The Dark. Why Is This Such A Common Theme For You?Gary Numan4:03
35Do You Get Anxious When A New Album Is Being Released?Gary Numan4:54
36Many People Have Mentioned That Jagged, Although A Very Forward Looking And Contemporary Album, Has Echoes Of An Older Numan Sound. Was This Deliberate And, If Not, How Do You Explain This Feeling?Gary Numan2:12
37Do You Think That You Have Peaked With Jagged, And This Is The Definitive Dark Numan Album?Gary Numan2:07
38What Goal Did You Give To Each Of The Guest Musicians That Played On Jagged?Gary Numan2:50
39Jagged's Been Called A Headphones Album, A Claustrophobic Roller Coaster Ride. Would You Agree?Gary Numan2:36
40There Is A Total Contrast Between The Verses And The Choruses On The Songs On Jagged, With Massive Bursts Of Energy And Then Quiet, Ethereal Moments. Why Did You Do This?Gary Numan1:37
41What Made You Move Into Industrial Music?Gary Numan1:44
42How Does It Feel To Be Considered One Of The Main Originators And Influences On So Many Different Genres From Electro-pop, Dance, Goth And On To Industrial, Even Hip Hop Has Acknowledged Your Influence?Gary Numan2:42
43How Do You See Your Current Role In The Music Scene?Gary Numan1:52
44So Many Of The Current Wave Of Electro-pop Acts Are Clearly Influenced By You. You've Said That You're Not That Keen On Electro-clash So How Do You Feel About These Bands?Gary Numan3:01
45How Do You Feel About Your 80's Contemporaries Who Are Following The Retro-nostalgia Route To Try And Restart Their Careers?Gary Numan3:40
46When Bands Like Sugababes & Basement Jaxx Cover/sample You Is It Embarrassing Or Are You Proud?Gary Numan3:23
47Do You Listen To Your Own Music For Pleasure?Gary Numan2:36
48You Were Hated By The Media. Do You Feel Vindicated By The High Level Of Respect Given To You These Days?Gary Numan2:23
49What Do You Enjoy Playing More, Guitar Or Keyboards?Gary Numan1:15
50If Todays Gary Numan Could Meet The Gary Numan Of 1979 What Would He Say To Him?Gary Numan2:59
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