The sprawling and dark Jagged finds Gary Numan continuing his love affair with all things gothic and industrial, and while many of the tracks are rich, layered, and downright creepy, the album as a whole is tough going, with too many songs sounding the same.
The soft-loud-soft-even-louder technique that Nine Inch Nails often employ is beaten to death here and long, eerie intros are the norm.
Numan's lyric writing is inspired, mostly by betrayal and heartbreak, and his teaming with multi-instrumentalist Ade Fenton has brought on a new sound for the veteran synth-man, one with landscapes that are sinister and vast.
It's mesmerizing for a track or two, then three or for more, and the listener is begging for a melody or something sharp to cut through the muck.
Taken in small doses, Jagged works better, if not extremely well, but only the hardcore need to check this wandering and bleak album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PressureGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | FoldGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | HaloGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | SlaveGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | In a Dark PlaceGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 06:06 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | HauntedGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | BlindGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 07:01 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Before You Hate ItGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | MeltGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | ScannerGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | JaggedGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | FoldGary Numan | Gary Numan | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 67 mins | 155 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Beasley | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 2 | Jerome Dillon | Drums |
| 3 | Ade Fenton | Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Producer, Programming |
| 4 | Andy Gray | Keyboards, Main Personnel, Programming |
| 5 | Steve Gullick | Photography |
| 6 | Steve Harris | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| 7 | Steve Harris | Guitar |
| 8 | Kimberlee McCarrick | Violin |
| 9 | Martin McCarrick | Cello |
| 10 | Gary Numan | Audio Production, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 11 | James O'Connell | Engineer |
| 12 | Nick Watson | Mastering |
| 13 | Gordon Young | Instrumentation, Keyboards, Programming |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |