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Japan were a British pop/rock group, formed in 1974 in Lewisham, southeast London. The band achieved success in the early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement (though the band themselves have downplayed any such connection).
Original members:
David Sylvian (original name David Batt): vocals, guitar, keyboards
Mick Karn (original name Anthony Michaelides): bass guitar, saxophone, oboe
Rob Dean: guitar
Steve Jansen (Sylvian’s brother, Steve Batt): drums and percussion
Richard Barbieri: keyboards
The band debuted on record with 1978’s Adolescent Sex and subsequently Obscure Alternatives, which both sold well in Japan and the Netherlands where the single « Adolescent Sex » was a Top 30 hit, they also gained some popularity in Canada. However in their natal Britain those albums were largely ignored.
Though influenced by artists such as The New York Dolls, Roxy Music and David Bowie, both albums were widely dismissed by the British music press as being distinctly outmoded at a time when punk and New Wave bands were in ascendence. However, tracks such as « Suburban Berlin », « State Line » and « …Rhodesia » suggested a creative depth and sense of melody to the band’s output which would hint at their future direction. They were managed by Simon Napier-Bell who also managed The Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, London and Wham!.
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Original members:
David Sylvian (original name David Batt): vocals, guitar, keyboards
Mick Karn (original name Anthony Michaelides): bass guitar, saxophone, oboe
Rob Dean: guitar
Steve Jansen (Sylvian’s brother, Steve Batt): drums and percussion
Richard Barbieri: keyboards
The band debuted on record with 1978’s Adolescent Sex and subsequently Obscure Alternatives, which both sold well in Japan and the Netherlands where the single « Adolescent Sex » was a Top 30 hit, they also gained some popularity in Canada. However in their natal Britain those albums were largely ignored.
Though influenced by artists such as The New York Dolls, Roxy Music and David Bowie, both albums were widely dismissed by the British music press as being distinctly outmoded at a time when punk and New Wave bands were in ascendence. However, tracks such as « Suburban Berlin », « State Line » and « …Rhodesia » suggested a creative depth and sense of melody to the band’s output which would hint at their future direction. They were managed by Simon Napier-Bell who also managed The Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, London and Wham!.
Mid-career
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Tin Drum
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Gentlemen Take Polaroids
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Quiet Life
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Adolescent Sex
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Visions Of China
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Nightporter
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Gentlemen Take Polaroids
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The Art Of Parties
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Adolescent Sex
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Methods of Dance
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Talking Drum
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My New Career
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Still Life In Mobile Homes
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Life in Tokyo
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I Second That Emotion
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Fall In Love With Me
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ellisevsf a écrit :
Quiet Life is my favourite from them. GTP close second, but I love Adolescent Sex a lot too.
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OlavOrganist a écrit :
Weird. I think that Obscure Alternatives by far have their best songs. Quiet Life is in my opinion their worst album, the songs aren't all that great and the sound is awful. I'm not sure which album I prefer, Adolescent Sex or Gentlemen Take Polaroids. When I think of it, Gentlemen should prrobably be higher. Anyways, Adolsecent Sex has their second best song (after Ghosts), Television, and a bunch of other good songs, so that's why I rated it as I did.
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ItsLuizzHolmez a écrit :
I never really got into Obscure Alternatives. my rankings would be: 1. Gentlemen Take Polaroids 2. Tin Drum 3. Quiet Life 4. Adolescent Sex 5. Obscure Alternatives
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OlavOrganist a écrit :
Their albums ranked: 1. Obscure Alternatives 2. Tin Drum 3. Adolescent Sex 4. Genltemen Take Polaroids 5. Quiet Life anyone agree?
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Warsie a écrit :
Don't forget those synths and the fantastic voice of Sylvian... :D The Art Of Parties is one of the best songs of Tin Drum.
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dasNeonlicht a écrit :
Well, you simply aren't listening closely enough. Those drums! That bass!
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gregcobra a écrit :
The Art of Parties is so boring !
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viciousheaven a écrit :
Such a wonderful band!
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Wafflecake a écrit :
So "Quiet Life" sounds fucking amazing on DXM.
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Warsie a écrit :
New pic!! ;D http://www.lastfm.es/music/Japan/+images/37167723
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The_Wind86 a écrit :
million scrobbles, i've played them 25 times so far, haha. Just have the 'tin drum' album. Brillant.
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Warsie a écrit :
1.000.000 scrobblings!!!! :D
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ItsLuizzHolmez a écrit :
still one of my favorite bands of all time.
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Jason404 a écrit :
I find it quite amusing that Japan had their first success in Japan.
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primaldaze a écrit :
a foreign place
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lourivara a écrit :
life can be cruel
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readthisname a écrit :
I don't like this.
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M3nT4T73 a écrit :
Fall in love with me :)
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Kobaian001 a écrit :
日本人がアメリカ人と、イギリス人の区別がつかないように、彼らも中国人と、日本人の区別がつかないらしい
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centipedejewels a écrit :
hell yeah.
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