1001 Albums Summary

Overall it's a great album. Although it wasn't the first of its genre ( Bands like Kraftwerk had explored and released the same kind of music before The Pleasure Principle came out), the release of the album and the work of Gary Numan triggered an explosion of the genre, first in the UK and then spreading across the world. It opened the way for artists to experiment with electrical instruments, which are now widely used. Yes, it may be repetitive and monotonous at times (that's the whole point) and won't be everyone's cup of tea, but we cannot deny that this album started something great.