Sacrifice Review by Steve Malins (Mojo 1994)

 

GARY NUMAN

Sacrifice

(Numa CD1011)

Sacrifice is a one-man show, written and played by pop's most famous whipping boy, who has rediscovered some of the chill of his early work by returning to the raw DIY feel of Tubeway Army.

For much of the album, the electronics ghost through massive percussion loops, creating a stark, Gothic mood for Numan's downbeat story telling.

His softly spoken recollection of a recurring nightmare on 'Deadliner' recall the frozen electro-pop he revelled in more than a decade ago. However, 'Walk In My Soul' reveals that the dysfunctional extremes of old have matured into some warm-blooded romantisism, and a track like 'Magic' comes across as positively life-affirming. 6.

So at last a positive review, that perhaps is a little at odds with the 6 out of 10 rated given to the album. Steve Malins of course wrote 'Praying To The Aliens' in collaboration with Numan.