Throughout what has now been quite a lengthy career (his first studio release was 1978), Gary has always been an exceptional and generous live performer. This superbly produced double album is a crystaline live set from a seasoned musician. Numan perfoms both old and new material to an obviously enthusiastic hometown audience. An excellent momento of the occasion or a great introduction to the work of a genious. Highly recommended.

This is my very favorite Gary Numan album. True, Karen Taylor's voice is off key at times, but it makes the album human. I'm also charmed by the moments he breaks into laughter, and I always wonder what made him break his concentration and burst into genuine laughter. Always makes me smile.

This was taped during his "Berzerker" phase - one that explored the takeover of robots and an interest in sci-fi. The flaws make it real and not so, well, electronic, an ironic thing to say about the godfather of the electronic music genre.

The melodies and the rhythms are captivating. The album includes everyone's all-time favorites such as I Die: You Die, My Shadow in Vain, and, of course, Are Friends Electric. Includes violin and saxophone players who are not in his current line up which shows Gary's versatility to exploring music as well as eclecticism. If you're interested in owning essential Gary Numan, this is an absolute must.

I bought the LP of this concert back in the '80s and it still is exciting to listen to. I am working my way across the 'net tonight checking out Numan sites. I've listened to four or five different versions of "We Are Glass", "Me, I Disconnect From You", "Are Friends Electric", and, uggh, even a live version of "Cars" performed at an Oregon concert (I dread listening to that song anymore because it's so overplayed in the U.S. and it's the only one most tourists know Numan by).

I think this album has the best versions of these songs by far. Very tight bass, very good control of the instruments, Numan laughs and I think he lets the audience clue him in to the words occasionally during one of the songs.
I couldn't really listen to more than 5 or so songs on this album all these years. I never fell in love with all his music. Maybe now that I can actually find lyrics on the net for them I'll revisit his album so I can understand what the heck he's saying!
The lyrics I *could* make out, plus like I said the very tight performance, made this a really good album anyway.
Now that I'm older I wish I could get more material such as concert tapes, but I'm guessing he probably didn't do much filming of his concerts. That would have been expensive at the time and from what I read he lost money during his tours as it was. Bummer. Gary - you were ahead of your time in some ways.
On the other hand, there's so many anti-depressants on the market today that kids wouldn't be able to understand and relate to some of your songs as I did while you were doing well back then.