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Tubeway Army were a London-based new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. Formed at the height of punk rock in 1977 the band gradually changed to an electronic sound. They were the first band of the electronic era to have a synthesiser-based number-one hit, with their single "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK charts in mid-1979. After its release, Numan opted to drop the Tubeway Army name and release music under his own name as he was the sole songwriter, producer and public face of the band, but he retained the musicians from Tubeway Army as his backing band.

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  • Tubeway Army (en)
  • Tubeway Army (de)
  • Tubeway Army (es)
  • Tubeway Army (groupe) (fr)
  • Tubeway Army (it)
  • Tubeway Army (nl)
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  • Tubeway Army (ru)
  • Tubeway Army (sv)
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  • Die Tubeway Army war eine britische New-Wave-Band. Bekannt ist sie vor allem durch den Kopf der Band Gary Numan, der anschließend als Solist sehr erfolgreich war. Tubeway Army gelten als Pioniere des Synthiepop in England und hatten mit Are ‘Friends’ Electric? 1979 den ersten Nummer-eins-Hit, der dem Genre zugeordnet wird. Direkt nach dem Erfolg lösten sie sich als Band auf. (de)
  • Tubeway Army fue una banda de punk, new wave y synth pop inglesa formada en Londres a finales de los años setenta, que se recuerda por haber sido el grupo musical liderado por Gary Numan, y donde él inició su carrera musical. A pesar de su corta duración (1976-1979), sentó las bases de la luego carrera solista de Numan. (es)
  • I Tubeway Army sono stati un gruppo musicale punk rock e new wave londinese fondato nel 1977 da Gary Webb, poi Gary Numan, e Paul Gardiner. (it)
  • Tubeway Army est un groupe de punk rock et de new wave britannique créé à Londres, qui fut actif de 1977 à 1979, qui a connu un succès commercial avec leur second album Replicas et surtout au single Are 'Friends' Electric?, classé premier des Charts en Grande-Bretagne. Le leader du groupe, Gary Numan, connaîtra le succès en solo avec notamment le tube Cars. (fr)
  • Tubeway Army were a London-based new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. Formed at the height of punk rock in 1977 the band gradually changed to an electronic sound. They were the first band of the electronic era to have a synthesiser-based number-one hit, with their single "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK charts in mid-1979. After its release, Numan opted to drop the Tubeway Army name and release music under his own name as he was the sole songwriter, producer and public face of the band, but he retained the musicians from Tubeway Army as his backing band. (en)
  • Tubeway Army var ett brittiskt punkrock och new wave band bildat 1976 av Gary Numan (sång, gitarr, synthesizer), Paul Gardiner (basgitarr) och Numans släkting Jess Lidyard (trummor). Efter att ha givit ut två singlar och ett självbetitlat album i punkstil under 1978 fick de sitt genombrott året därpå med singeln "Are 'Friends' Electric?". Det var den första synthesizer-baserade låten av en brittisk grupp som blev kommersiellt framgångsrik vilket banade vägen för hela synthpop-genren. Även albumet Replicas blev mycket framgångsrikt och under sommaren 1979 toppade gruppen både singel- och albumlistan i England. Därefter övergick Numan till att med fortsatta framgångar ge ut skivor i eget namn. (sv)
  • Tubeway Army foi uma banda de punk rock e new wave britânica formada em Londres no ano de 1977 pelo vocalista Gary Numan, o baixista Paul Gardiner e o baterista Jess Lidyard, sendo a primeira banda do período pós-punk a alcançar grande sucesso. O estouro da banda deu-se em 1979 com a música Are 'Friends' Electric? e o álbum Replicas, o qual chegou ao topo da tabela britânica UK Albums Chart. (pt)
  • Tubeway Army (рус. Тьюбвей Арми) — британская рок-группа, образованная в 1977 году Гэри Ньюманом, который стал её фронтменом и основным автором. Tubeway Army были одними из первых коллективов постпанка, выработавших электронное звучание, предопределившее дальнейшее развитие новой волны. У Tubeway Army вышли два альбома, Tubeway Army (#14, 1979) и Replicas (#1, 1979). Сингл «Are 'Friends' Electric?» в 1979 году также возглавил британский хит-парад. (ru)
  • Tubeway Army was een Britse band, die bij de oprichting bestond uit Gary Numan (zang, gitaar, keyboards), zijn oom (drums) en Paul Gardiner (basgitaar), die in 1984 overleed aan een overdosis drugs (heroïne). De groep bracht in eerste instantie slechts twee albums uit: Tubeway Army (1978) en Replicas (1979). In 1979 werd drummer Jess Lidyard opgevolgd door Cedric Sharpley. In 1984 volgde nog een collectie met oudere (demo-)songs op het album The Plan. (nl)
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