Edinburgh Playhouse 2nd December 1984

 

One from the Berserker tour in late 1984. I saw him in Brighton the following week at the Dome. As I remember, I loved the album at the time but with time, and an shifting in musical taste I would par the album down to a handful of good tracks and several mediocre ones. However, as I said this is a personal opinion based on my own musical taste. The title track, 'Cold Warning' and 'A Child With The Ghost' stand out whereas 'This Is New Love', 'Pump It Up' and 'The Hunter' are not so strong. At the time I remember some descent voiced regarding the inclusion of female vocalists. I'm not so sure that it worked so well myself. 

Berserker was not a commercial success, being the first Numan album to peak outside of the UK top 30. Gary was suffering from an ailment shared with many of the bands that emerged from the punk/new wave scene of the late 1970's. Music had moved on and become rather safe. Many of the acts that were enjoying chart success were puerile and utterly lacking in substance. In this environment Gary and many of his contemporaries struggled to stay relevant to a record buying public whose taste had shifted. 

Anyway enough of my views on the subject. Please enjoy the recording. Thanks to the original Dime uploader. 

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01. Intro/Berserker

02. Metal

03. Me I Disconnect From You

04. Remind Me To Smile

05. Sister Surprise

06. Music For Chameleons

07. The Iceman Comes

08. Cold Warning

09. Down In The Park

10. This Prison Moon

01. I Die:You Die

02. My Dying Machine

03. Cars

04. We Take Mystery (To Bed)

05. We Are Glass

06. This Is New Love

07. My Shadow In Vain

08. Are ‘Friends’ Electric?