Come 1989 Numan toured in support of 'The Skin Mechanic', a live partial set album from the previous year's 'Metal Rhythm' tour recorded at the show at London's Dominion Theatre. At this point, any diehard reading this will roll their eyes in disgust, but for me, by this point Numan was no longer innovating, he was trying his hardest to keep up, find a niche and stay relevant, but in this task he was floundering. Numan has said this much himself. The shows were still big events in terms of light and sound but the edge was no longer there. Gary Numan started the decade as untouchable in terms of chart success and popularity, Gary Numan ended the decade as untouchable for all the wrong reasons. Radio stations were starving him of airplay and the wider fanbase (with the exception of a hardcore) seemed to have moved over to pastures new. A state of affairs that was reflected in the chart performance of the live album which peaked at at 55 in the UK charts.
Unfortunately, the situation would get worse.... the good news is that it gets better too!
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