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Japan: David Sylvian (vocals, guitar); Rob Dean (guitar); Richard Barbieri (keyboards, synthesizer); Mick Karn (bass, saxophone, background vocals); Steve Jansen (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
Over their relatively brief recorded career--five studio albums--Japan made a huge about-face. From a glam-rock band with arty pretenses they became the epitome of the "New Romantics," wearing their classical and world-beat influences on their ruffled sleeves. QUIET LIFE, the third of their five albums, is the first fully removed from traditional rock.
The title track opens the album with hectic drums and percolating synthesizers offsetting the tremendously controlled guitar and rubbery bass. This song, and indeed album, also introduce the style of vocals that David Sylvian would use for the rest of the band's career--a cross between David Bowie and Bryan Ferry that is much more pleasant to listen to than descriptions would indicate. "Despair," with its piano, saxophone, and swelling synthesizer, is clearly modeled after the second half of Bowie's LOW, as well as being the second of Sylvian's compositions paying overt homage to composer Erik Satie. A cover of the Velvet Underground classic "All Tomorrow's Parties" is completely dominated by Mick Karn's bass playing, though the rest of the band does their best to keep up. QUIET LIFE is an essential road sign in the career of a fascinating band.
Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
Over their relatively brief recorded career--five studio albums--Japan made a huge about-face. From a glam-rock band with arty pretenses they became the epitome of the "New Romantics," wearing their classical and world-beat influences on their ruffled sleeves. QUIET LIFE, the third of their five albums, is the first fully removed from traditional rock.
The title track opens the album with hectic drums and percolating synthesizers offsetting the tremendously controlled guitar and rubbery bass. This song, and indeed album, also introduce the style of vocals that David Sylvian would use for the rest of the band's career--a cross between David Bowie and Bryan Ferry that is much more pleasant to listen to than descriptions would indicate. "Despair," with its piano, saxophone, and swelling synthesizer, is clearly modeled after the second half of Bowie's LOW, as well as being the second of Sylvian's compositions paying overt homage to composer Erik Satie. A cover of the Velvet Underground classic "All Tomorrow's Parties" is completely dominated by Mick Karn's bass playing, though the rest of the band does their best to keep up. QUIET LIFE is an essential road sign in the career of a fascinating band.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Quiet Life
2 - Fall in Love with Me
3 - Despair
4 - In Vogue
5 - Halloween
6 - All Tomorrow's Parties
7 - Alien
8 - Other Side of Life
Disc 2:
1 - Quiet Life
2 - Fall in Love with Me
3 - Despair
4 - In Vogue
5 - Halloween
6 - All Tomorrow's Parties
7 - Alien
8 - Other Side of Life
Disc 3:
1 - European Son [Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982]
2 - Life in Tokyo [Steve Nye 7" Special Remix 1982]
3 - Quiet Life [German 7" Mix 1980]
4 - I Second That Emotion [Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982]
5 - All Tomorrow's Parties [Steve Nye 7" Remix Version 1983]
6 - European Son [John Punter 12" Mix 1980]
7 - Life in Tokyo [Steve Nye 12" Special Remix Version 1982]
8 - I Second That Emotion [Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982]
9 - All Tomorrow's Parties [Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1983]
10 - European Son [Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982]
11 - Quiet Life [Japanese 7" Mix 1980]
12 - Foreign Place
13 - All Tomorrow's Parties [John Punter 7" Mix 1979]
14 - Life in Tokyo [Theme] [Giorgio Moroder Version 1979]
15 - Deviation [Live In Japan EP Version]
16 - Obscure Alternatives [Live In Japan EP Version]
17 - In Vogue [Live In Japan EP Version]
18 - Sometimes I Feel so Low [Live In Japan EP Version]
Disc 4:
1 - Intro [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
2 - Alien [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
3 - ...Rhodesia [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
4 - Quiet Life [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
5 - Fall in Love With Me [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
6 - Deviation [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
7 - All Tomorrow's Parties [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
8 - Obscure Alternatives [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
9 - In Vogue [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
10 - Life in Tokyo [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
11 - Halloween [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
12 - Sometimes I Feel so Low [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
13 - Communist China [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
14 - Adolescent Sex [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
15 - I Second That Emotion [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
16 - Automatic Gun [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
1 - Quiet Life
2 - Fall in Love with Me
3 - Despair
4 - In Vogue
5 - Halloween
6 - All Tomorrow's Parties
7 - Alien
8 - Other Side of Life
Disc 2:
1 - Quiet Life
2 - Fall in Love with Me
3 - Despair
4 - In Vogue
5 - Halloween
6 - All Tomorrow's Parties
7 - Alien
8 - Other Side of Life
Disc 3:
1 - European Son [Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982]
2 - Life in Tokyo [Steve Nye 7" Special Remix 1982]
3 - Quiet Life [German 7" Mix 1980]
4 - I Second That Emotion [Steve Nye 7" Remix 1982]
5 - All Tomorrow's Parties [Steve Nye 7" Remix Version 1983]
6 - European Son [John Punter 12" Mix 1980]
7 - Life in Tokyo [Steve Nye 12" Special Remix Version 1982]
8 - I Second That Emotion [Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982]
9 - All Tomorrow's Parties [Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1983]
10 - European Son [Steve Nye 12" Remix Version 1982]
11 - Quiet Life [Japanese 7" Mix 1980]
12 - Foreign Place
13 - All Tomorrow's Parties [John Punter 7" Mix 1979]
14 - Life in Tokyo [Theme] [Giorgio Moroder Version 1979]
15 - Deviation [Live In Japan EP Version]
16 - Obscure Alternatives [Live In Japan EP Version]
17 - In Vogue [Live In Japan EP Version]
18 - Sometimes I Feel so Low [Live In Japan EP Version]
Disc 4:
1 - Intro [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
2 - Alien [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
3 - ...Rhodesia [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
4 - Quiet Life [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
5 - Fall in Love With Me [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
6 - Deviation [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
7 - All Tomorrow's Parties [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
8 - Obscure Alternatives [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
9 - In Vogue [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
10 - Life in Tokyo [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
11 - Halloween [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
12 - Sometimes I Feel so Low [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
13 - Communist China [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
14 - Adolescent Sex [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
15 - I Second That Emotion [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]
16 - Automatic Gun [Live at Budokan 27/03/1980]