originally transmitted 21.12.80, this is probably my favourite Japan clip. in future I'm doing all my dancing with one hand in my pocket :-)
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@johnadedoyin68666 жыл бұрын
Mick Karn has to be regarded as one of the best (and distinctive) bass players of all time.
@didierduplenne23254 жыл бұрын
and sooo very stylish too !
@UFO_computers4 жыл бұрын
Eggy Noggy - Have u heard Percy Jones?
@gordon74624 жыл бұрын
It hurts they were that good.
@desamario4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Speller still giving me chills every tine i hear them
@mattjarvie64433 жыл бұрын
Jaco Pastorius level if not better in some respects.
@nrp0504 Жыл бұрын
I cannot believe this is 42 years old and they still sound so damn good. Yes it is live and no hidden vocals etc. Superb! As for Mick Karn .... No words ...
@tvbant Жыл бұрын
Im with ya. He's better than Bowie. Whisper it quietly
@thoughtsonfitness3249 Жыл бұрын
I love Japan, but remember … they’re superb Bowie and Ferry clones!
@larsfillmore476511 ай бұрын
Can you imagine the latest pop rabble trying to play live on the Old Grey Whistle Test? It really was a test of your musician capabilities and this band had talent to the core!
@theworldaccordingto45555 ай бұрын
@@larsfillmore4765 OGWT was such a great show. Around the same time (1981-ish) King Crimson came out of hiding and played the OGWT and re-announced themselves to the world with a new line-up of old and new members Fripp-Bruford & Belew-Levin. Mind blowing. So many great performances on that live show. With the Japan performances among them, of course. OGWT was one of the highlights of the week for sure. They really should bring it back (but I guess it would hurt sales and streaming revenue if the top popsters of the day refused or didn't appear on the show or did a bad job of it) Yep, everything is backing tracks and autotuned to death these days (not all bands, but many of the popsters are reliant on those devices now. Makes you wonder how bad the pop stars of today would sound without the auto-tune, vocal fx and pitch correction etc)
@dhouse-d5l3 ай бұрын
Careful, a lot of OGRT was mimed to a backing track... Notice she said 'live TV appearance'... not 'playing live'.
@CusterFlux9 жыл бұрын
Jansen has one of the most inhumanly perfect senses of time, of any drummer alive: and this video goes a long way to showing how he got it. There simply was no place to hide: the music was purposefully sparse - and he had to play super-precisely to a severely hard timed, TR-808 on a backing tape track: not only did he have to stay exactly in time, or else the whole band would suffer a very public train wreck, but in order for his drum's accents to be heard, he had to learn to hit his drums just slightly ahead of the 808 but without speeding up - and fall ever so slightly behind the beat in places where he wanted to lay back, without ever slowing down: and do this to perfection throughout an entire tour, night after night - and eventually, and probably inadvertently, he became the master of the super precise pocket.
@stevecarter88109 жыл бұрын
I drummed to a click live like that for a period of a few months and I REALLY learned about how my brain does not really know about time. Anyone who thinks playing to a click is cheating has not tried it for real. Every now and then you get a brainfart and could swear it's the click that moved.
@NeoTokyo20069 жыл бұрын
CusterFlux Agree his precision is a force of nature although I think you will wind it is a CR-68 or similar drum unit, 808's weren't around yet..
@CusterFlux8 жыл бұрын
Steve Carter Hey Steve, it might be the Haas effect - screws up a lot of people, the click completely disappears to the human ear if you're just a touch ahead, but within a dozen or so milliseconds ( on fast attack sounds - longer on slower attack sounds ). I remember when I started exploring time by tapping with a pencil to a metronome - it'd freak me out whenever my pencil or the metronome suddenly disappeared ( depending on which was just a smidgen behind the other ) - but that just means you're doing it right. If anybody's curious, I strongly recommend checking it out for yourself, just get a pencil, and try tapping along to a metronome … sooner or later: it'll happen.
@stevecarter88108 жыл бұрын
CusterFlux fascinating! Will be searching for that effect now. Thanks
@gwaliaclassics44725 жыл бұрын
CusterFlux n
@stevecook59306 жыл бұрын
Mick gets so much praise and for reason but lets not forget Rob Dean, without Rob this group would never have existed.
@briancox8518 Жыл бұрын
Yes Rob Dean is often forgotten
@garymacmillan64018 ай бұрын
Rob is now one of the most respected bird illustrators in the world.
@charliebrown765 жыл бұрын
Did You Know? Cool was invented and became a descriptive word at precisely the same time that Mick Karn arrived.
@user-mv5bu2kk8bАй бұрын
70 and can't ecer get enugh
@asmrob29869 жыл бұрын
Anyone coming here for the first time please understand, there had been nothing before and there's been nothing, NOTHING since, to compare with the uniqueness of Japan. Do your research and you'll discover for yourself. Mick Karns bass-lines are unique in pop/rock and deserve to be recognised as genius - on the album "Tin Drum" but especially on their seminal work "Gentlemen Take Polaroids". They are, in my opinion, the best band that ever was....
@admiralackbar93079 жыл бұрын
I also think there the best band that ever were to, this is the real deal, the days when music was intelligent - Japan.
@martinbales99978 жыл бұрын
+ASM Rob couldn't agree more mate , but loved early albums , obscure alternatives , and adolescent sex . listening to them again , bring back happy memeries R.I.P mick karn
@thepaulbradley7 жыл бұрын
I'm a year late, but I agree with the guy who was a year late agreeing with the first guy :-)
@seagreentangerine20657 жыл бұрын
I've only just seen this comment and you're bang on the money. I've never heard anything like this in my life and I don't think I will, it's exceptional. Mick Karn's musical genius alone is phenomenal, he played soo many intstruments...
@beefheart14107 жыл бұрын
ASM Rob They were a good band, particularly in their "mature" and final incarnation "Tin Drum" era. However, they did obviously derive much inspiration from Roxy Music (particularly in regards to Sylvian's vocal style) and Berlin era Bowie and so weren't entirely without precedent. I agree that Mick Karn was a fantastic bass player however, and I'm a big fan of most of Sylvian's solo output.
@arupian66610 жыл бұрын
at a time when bands like Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran were headlining the "New Romantic" charge, Japan were monstrously under-rated. Still one of my favorite bands of all time. R.I.P Mick...
@CONSIDERABLYMORE19 жыл бұрын
They weren't underrated at all. The absurdly abstract and minimalist Ghosts reached the Top 5 in the UK ffs. The only thing that stopped them exposing the bands you mentioned for being lightweight and second rate in comparison to Japan was the fact Japan split. Simple as. John Taylor of Duran wrote a very touching tribute to Mick when he died.
@toomuchinformation9 жыл бұрын
***** I was listening to Ghosts recently and remembered that it made the top 5 in the UK. Now it would be astonishing that a song like that would chart at all, let alone make the top 5.
@kevcatnip75894 жыл бұрын
T@@CONSIDERABLYMORE1 they were never gonna meet the queen for tea with boy george,,integrity
@briancox8518 Жыл бұрын
Japan were never part of the new romantic scene
@ManNoName-c9u6 ай бұрын
@@briancox8518 Yup, Japan blew away everyone for their creativity, depth and technical ability in that period. The fact they split up at the age of 23-24 still makes my mind melt - I was making cups of tea for pop video directors at that age, not kissing goodbye to a body of work that stands proud 40 years later. Sheesh.
@Chrisamusic19 жыл бұрын
oh man, Mick is the boss. Beautiful playing. What a band these guys were. RIP Mr Karn, you are sorely missed.
@ZAOUWV5 жыл бұрын
Chris A. Totally agree with you! Great band They were with stunning bass by Mick
@Oceanwireaudio9 жыл бұрын
Still find it hard to listen to this and not feel strange. I was 13 years old when I first heard the sound of Gentleman Take Polaroids drifting from sister's bedroom across the hall. I was never the same again. An epiphany in every sense.
@rachelmorgan77513 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@lucianofigueiredo72203 жыл бұрын
Verdade
@lorenauk11 жыл бұрын
That comment about the 13 year-old-girls kinda pissed me off. I was 12/13 when I discovered Japan. Sure, I was enamored by their image initially but I realized quickly just how unique their sound was and rather sophisticated to my young ears. Here I am 30 years later and I (like others) grew up with them and sustained my affection during their long careers. Sometimes 13 year-old's should be trusted to know what they like. Humph.
@lou1066 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to Japan because of my dad. 2 years ago I started listening to them properly and David Sylvian as a solo artist. Best thing I’ve done I’m obsessed. Thank you Dad
@scottmcfadyen89215 жыл бұрын
Your dad has good taste
@scottmcfadyen89215 жыл бұрын
Loved Japanese
@dontlookatthispagedlatpt.v78195 жыл бұрын
Great stuff.
@greatwhite619675 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to look up " The Dolphin Brothers " album which was a collaborative effort with Steve Jansen on Drums & Vocals & Richard Barbieri & there's a few numbers he sounds like his brother David Sylvian/incase didn't know they both (as in Steve & David) changed their family surname names that better suited them & sounded better than their birth names, it happens all the time in movie & music industry... Then you owe it to yourself to look out Mick Karn's solo work, as thst man is truly up there with the Bass Gods & how he managed to play those bass lines is still amazing to here to this day whether it's with Japan or his Solo work or collaborative work with Joan Armatrading/More Ure/Kate Bush & many many more... There were only 2 Fearless Bass Player's from the UK that brought the Electric Fretless Bass Guitar forward within a band environment back in the mid 70s & 80s onwards & that was Mick Karn RIP & Pino Palladino... Pino along with Paul Youngs vocals & those amazing fretless bass lines on a MusicMan Stingray Fretless Bass Guutar have entered into the music hall of fame for Pino's ability to Add to a vocalists song... Listen to Paul Young first break through album " No Parlez " with Pino playing on most of those songs & Paul Young has admitted time & time again it was working & collaborating with Pino Palladino & him adding those bass lines which added that special extra ingredient that would then appow Paul Young's career to start as it would never have taken off as Pino was the final piece of the puzzle to build a band around Paul Young with the best of British session/sideman players... As far as David Sylvian going solo there are many who favour certain solo albums & mine are " Gone To Earth " with the tracks # Waves # & # Silver Moon # being just 2 of my go to on that album favourites... My 2nd various solo album would be " Secrets Of The Beehive " & again I love all his work with Japan & his solo albums but those 2 albums just hit me right in the heart... I'd also recommend Sting from his work with " The Police " But again like many singers within a band environment that go on to leave you think WTF!.. But Sting went on to being on of the UKs most celebrated solo artists with sings like " Fragile " & " The Shape Of My Heart & many more & if you thought he was great on bass guitar listen to him playing acoustic & Rythmn & lead guitar along with other instruments... Your Dad surely had good taste but there are many more amazing solo artists or bands that I could name, but I'll leave you with those albums & songs to look into... Enjoy what's left of the Easter Weekend & Holiday Monday but like many you'll most likely be working... All The Best... " Alba Gu Brath " .....
@petersummit48585 жыл бұрын
Big props to your dad! I have done the same for my 3 girls. Japan is essential!
@zackaroon14895 жыл бұрын
pretty boys in makeup? what an introduction! they were so much more than that!! they were actually talented and produced some good music
@edwilliams99149 жыл бұрын
And somebody should add a note that Steve Jansen's playing is instantly recognizable and rather than a blare of a million beats, it's ALWAYS the perfect beat in the perfect place with the perfect empty space between to drive the whole thing along. One of the best drummers ever! With Karn, rest him, and Barbieri it was an incredible rhythm section.
@Parloscope12 жыл бұрын
Saw them in 1981... Blew my mind, no one like them before or since. still listen too them often and the production is still sounding great and unique Play Loud my friends
@briz196512 жыл бұрын
OGWT didn't allow lip syncing, I remember watching this live at the time and amazed. Any Japan fan ached to see them on TV which was relatively rare, bar a few crap totp events, they did a couple more appearances on here and both were great also. Saw them live @ leicester, simply superb, a shame they never got back in true form... a loss to music, RIP mick, simply great
@crystalwaters8852 Жыл бұрын
Also the gentlemen in this band had a sharp sense of style! Those suits & ties.🔥🔥🔥
@user-mv5bu2kk8bАй бұрын
Rock city
@mikefellows39014 жыл бұрын
Mick Karn was the spirit of Japan. What a genius, what a bassist !
@alfiewhitnell13874 жыл бұрын
Mick Karn inspired me to pick up bass, sadly I sold it to cocaine addiction. Came back to this live performance, now sober. Going to pick up the bass again.
@EthanolEnthusiast2 жыл бұрын
@@alfiewhitnell1387 How's it going?
@rust2000 Жыл бұрын
RIP Mick Karn.
@markvandertoorn1049 Жыл бұрын
He sure was a genius...they all were sorry different,there music was one of a kind,of an era that has gone by..the best era ever I think most people think of that while listening to this
@rgsxyz1105 Жыл бұрын
Mick certainly had the most energy.
@hazelgibbons78315 жыл бұрын
Sigh......55 years old and still listening.
@thecapricorn113 жыл бұрын
50 here
@jasefrazz073 жыл бұрын
55 and still loving, never feeling old so long as you love music, Jay and boxer malarkey 🐶❤❤❤
@lauratassi8612 жыл бұрын
Anch'io!!!!
@anotherfox70622 жыл бұрын
56 !! I can't believe it! Love this song!! Use to listen to this track when starting a new course or new job.... sitting on the train with my head phones on !!!
@Jomookz7 ай бұрын
Me too mate, me too 👍🏼
@jimstardust12 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all the great, respectful comments from so many loyal and passionate fans of my favorite band. I love knowing you are out there. Thanks...
@crystalwaters8852 Жыл бұрын
Yes we are here!❤ burning brightly🔥🔥🔥
@PatrickDiAngelo5 жыл бұрын
Mick Karn is an eternal master of bass...for sure in the top ten bassist ever, along the Jaco and the other guys...RIP...
@patbassman82515 жыл бұрын
I get sick to the teeth of Americans bigging up Geddy Lee , most of them never heard of Mick Karn , Jean jacque burnel or Norman Watt Roy .
@MarcusFenix502 жыл бұрын
@@patbassman8251 Ironic it bothers you that Americans bring up Geddy since he's Canadian. Absolutely a top 10 bassist though.
@dontlookatthispagedlatpt.v78195 жыл бұрын
Such an underrated band. Real thinkers, and their music was amazing.
@jkmaseruman7 жыл бұрын
36 years ago but it still looks and sounds like the future.
@blackmore46 жыл бұрын
And Sylvian threw it all away so casually in order to eventually make some of the most supercilious condescending crap ever. With titles which deserve nothing less than a slap. 'Plight and Premonition' while 'loud weather' was 'buffeting' 'Naoshima'?? He's such an idiot.
@personalcheeses80736 жыл бұрын
blackmore4 Well once David Sylvian stole Mick Karn’s girlfriend it was all downhill all the way from there. With the exception of his work with Riuchi Sakamoto
@chrissettle80775 жыл бұрын
36 years ago....where has that gone....
@DonHaka5 жыл бұрын
@@blackmore4 lol. He has tons of great solo work. His ambient work might be a particular taste that everyone doesn't like but i have no problem listening to it. But his 3 first solo albums i personally think are just as brilliant as many of the Japan albums. Especially Gone to Earth.
@blackmore45 жыл бұрын
@@DonHaka Different strokes... except for 'Pulling Punches', I thought the first album was brilliant but found 'Gone too Earth' way too digital and prog for my tastes. I loved the third album ('Secrets of the Beehive') but, after that, as far as I'm concerned, he became unbearable.
@blackmore46 жыл бұрын
My fury at Sylvian's casual dismissal of something so brilliantly unique has never diminished.
@schmoegler3 жыл бұрын
Did he? Wow.
@jake-fj2zi3 жыл бұрын
Since when did he do that?
@ajs412 жыл бұрын
@@jake-fj2zi He's always said that he doesn't like most of Japan's output.
@andyfin990 Жыл бұрын
@@jake-fj2zi when he took Mick Karn's girlfriend off him.
@R.Kinney1492 Жыл бұрын
@@andyfin990 😹
@MrAdski6 жыл бұрын
I vividly remember coming home after school one day to find my dad desperately hunting through all of his CDs looking for 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids'. He turned to me, I pulled out my CD player from my school bag and showed him the CD. He could not stop smiling. It is one of those father / son moments I will take to the grave. I wish my generation (I am 30 years old - born in '88) appreciated more music from this era ... sadly almost anything can pass as 'music' now. On a side note, recently I have been listening to a lot of 'Talk Talk' and there are moments when I can hear some similarities to 'Japan'. I can't put my finger on what it is exactly, but there is something. I would be interested to know if anyone else has felt the same. Happy listening all.
@scribendi7774 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw Gentlemen Take Polaroids on rave (AU) in year 12 it changed my life..
@witchflowers69424 жыл бұрын
Mm I’m not in your generation- I’m 17, and I know some kids my age into this type of music; though that may just be because of the people I choose to associate with.
@alfiewhitnell13874 жыл бұрын
That little moment was so cute! Made me smile. This is a great band!
@defalt27563 жыл бұрын
@@witchflowers6942 oh god, i'm very happy to know i'm not the only teenager to like japan
@countorringtonludlow52113 жыл бұрын
Only 8 years older than you and very much feel a similarity between Japan and Talk Talk. I absolutely love the last two albums from Talk Talk.
@flashtheoriginal8 ай бұрын
Original Japan fan here, from their Arista days. Saw them live and my god, they were seasoned musicians. Shame how Rob Dean was treated but there we are. I still love their music
@youwouldvelovedit15 күн бұрын
Sylvian's doing I believe.
@kdp81338 күн бұрын
Yes it was Sylvian’s decision and he ghosted him after. What a miserable sod he became. He was always smiling early on. The rest of the band stayed in touch with Rob, who now lives in Costa Rica.
@TimJackson-eq6iy7 күн бұрын
What did happen to Rob? I have all the others work after Japan, but Rob just disappeared.
@youwouldvelovedit7 күн бұрын
@@TimJackson-eq6iy Worked with Sinead O' Connor in the 90's. He emigrated to Costa Rica. He was a keen bird watcher and it's good for that kind of activity over there.
@youwouldvelovedit7 күн бұрын
Exotic bird watching.
@darrenjones13129 жыл бұрын
most underated band ever.never got the credit they deserved.nightporter.masterpiece.
@Outdoorshuntingshooting8 ай бұрын
The bass lines both hypnotic and savage, like it speaks to the most basic of emotions and the most complex. Just incredible how creative all of this band was.
@paulprescott1476 ай бұрын
This is where KZbin excels. Uncovering this video was such a joy. I was a big fan back in the day and saw them live a couple of times. Their music hasn't dated at all and still sounds great now. I still have some of their albums and listen occasionally. Mick Karn was one of the best bass players ever. Wonderful.
@TimmyTantrum6 жыл бұрын
This is one of the rarest of bands... a band that disintegrated at their absolute artistic and creative peak. Not even the Beatles can lay claim to that.
@Teeb20232 жыл бұрын
_"...a band that disintegrated at their absolute artistic and creative peak"_ Yep. Terribly true.
@Captain_Rhodes2 жыл бұрын
well tbf the beatles last album was pretty damn great and a legitimate choice for their best ;-)
@TimmyTantrum2 жыл бұрын
@@Captain_Rhodes I guess it depends... I consider The Beatles' artistic peak to be Revolver thru White Album. Abbey Road is a classic, but I don't think it lives up to the previous three, and Let It Be was a lesser album still. Japan, on the other hand, were indisputably on an upwards trajectory artistically when they split. Just my opinion, of course.
@Captain_Rhodes2 жыл бұрын
@@TimmyTantrum i know abbey road isnt experimental but IMO its as good as the others because the songs are great. let it be was a film soundtrack that wasnt properly released until after they split so its not their last record. I love Japan and the beatles though. im not one of those argumentative little shits you get on here lol. Also dont forget the last thing japan did was rain tree crow. I like that album quite a bit, but it wasnt as good as tin drum. But then we go down the hole of comeback albums and all that ;-)
@mexicanson2 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me? The Beatles can't hold a candle, compared to Japan. Everybody say it with me now, "The Beatles are just 'iconic,' not talented." Anyone who listens to the Beatles are either just following the crowd, or never heard actual good music. Trust me, as they get wind of actual, good music, they'll drop the Beatles quicker than you can say Yellow Submarine. 😒
@vencejo75728 жыл бұрын
It's a fantastic performance. At that time these songs, My New Career in particular, sounded so original, so exotic, so other-worldly...
@TheDreamMachine00898 жыл бұрын
I have to say these tracks still sound very original and unique. A lot more younger people should give these guys a try
@WestHamForever12 жыл бұрын
I cannot express how special this band is. Mick Karn's talent is nothing short of breathtaking. Thank you for posting.
@kenclarke5966 Жыл бұрын
lol based West Ham
@yvettewinkler51523 жыл бұрын
Mick Karn, the most authentic and recognisable bass player there ever was. Loved and missed. True genius🖤
@jonesy21116 жыл бұрын
One of the best bands ever to explore the incredible possibilities of art, visual style and serious music
@fvazquez649 жыл бұрын
I agree, Mike Karn was a genius, too bad he had to go earlier than expected, but such is life.... thanks for sharing
@Danthehorse11 жыл бұрын
What a bassline on My New Career. This takes me back - I was blown away, intrigued and thrilled by this band, it was nothing we had heard before. RIP Mick.
@ExpressoMechanicTV Жыл бұрын
Real musicians. Real music. Superb.
@Bushmagus13 жыл бұрын
Think about it...of all bands of their time and generation, no one has even attempted to imitate them...not even Sylvian or Rain Tree Crow...this sound is pristine and unparalleled...still. All fans of this...you are family. Cheers.
@citic1017 жыл бұрын
this is NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! genius then and now ...... Long live Japan ! thanks for the music guys , made my school days liveable
@toonarmy85248 жыл бұрын
Karn is just total quality .
@erictilley20186 жыл бұрын
Mick's bass is bigger than HE was!
@sadderthanyou77936 жыл бұрын
No, but it was big.
@belmac71028 жыл бұрын
I love the mick makes the bass sing backing vocals. ...He really made the bass sing
@thomasowens58248 ай бұрын
My favourite band of all time and who were an influence on so many...truly unique and light years ahead...R.I.P. Mick, you were a true genius.
@josephletts10934 жыл бұрын
The Prophet 5 is one of the most beautiful sounding synths ever made.
@davebellamy4867Ай бұрын
The OB-X too. Great combination here.
@manfromnocky5 жыл бұрын
My New Career is my favorite Japan song. Great to see it played live beautifully here, thanks.
@garymcghee22497 жыл бұрын
Unique song, a new level of aesthetic pop music. The most beautiful looking and sounding band in pop/rock history.
@Andy-eu1ng Жыл бұрын
Such a great band Karn plays bass like al Pacino acts
@fabriziovincitorio93776 жыл бұрын
MY GOD....What a stunning super beautiful lovely music....Japan makes me cry everytime
@JustAgreeItsEasier12 жыл бұрын
I just close my eyes and I am immediately back in my bedroom in 1980....(sigh)....Best track from the best band.....God,how i miss those days...R.I.P Mick...The bassline just melts into you.A liquid bassline that gets into by musical osmosis!!!....:-)
@jorgeandresarango3803 Жыл бұрын
Good to see the band with Rob Dean still in it, adding guitar solos for these particular live versions is fantastic.
@TomMarrJohnson Жыл бұрын
There wasn’t really a need for him after this but its a lovely guitar sound he had.
@davehallam19218 ай бұрын
Potentially my fav band growing up and still in my top 3 and I'm now 56!!!!
@marcelbruinsma7 жыл бұрын
One of my most favourite bands of the 80's. Still love them today.
He could play quite a few other instruments too, proper talented but they all were...
@Brock20978 ай бұрын
rip mick karn and annie nightingale
@ultramet3 жыл бұрын
This original band lineup was just too talented to stay together for a long time. Just way too much talent. Huge influence to so many subsequent groups. RIP Mick Karn. I never could predict what you were going to do on the bass next.
@seagreentangerine20657 жыл бұрын
My New Career - it just lilts and sways like a dance... it's out of this world and nothing, absolutely nothing touches it... it's way ahead of time even today, I find it mesmerising this was part of the 1980s and yet they're rarely honoured today.
@heathergeary27243 жыл бұрын
I saw the video for Swing on Much Music in the early 90’s and really liked it. I assumed it came out around 1987. I couldn’t believe it when it said 1980. I was so shocked I believed it was a typo.
@schmoegler3 жыл бұрын
Yep, may I coin the phrase 'Modernist music'? 'Cause it was.
@jameshenderson95924 жыл бұрын
I LOVED this band
@spencerkennedy34166 жыл бұрын
My Girlfriend at the time and her brother introduced me to Japan in 1990. Never looked back since! Mick Karn was legendary. David clearly the icing on the cake........The music is and will always be on point and out there, sexy, raw, super kool and the Look was just amazing!
@hugo31fun7 жыл бұрын
mick karn R.i.P *** legend never dies
@belmac71028 жыл бұрын
soooooo good. ...... never has been and never will be another sound like this! !
@marioceraldi80749 жыл бұрын
Japan were brilliant live. I had the pleasure to watch them perform and they were all outstanding. I still love this band now as much as I did 34year ago. BRILLIANT
@jupitermarx8 жыл бұрын
Had Japan gained American exposer earlier and as often as Duran they would have been my childhood favorite band. For me though it was Duran and MTV that brought them to kids like me in rural NC. Same with Ultravox? So now at 45 I'm really falling in love with these two groups that no longer exist! However Duranies Rock on!
@jsilence4188 жыл бұрын
Mark Eubanks duranies ? funny I thought most gay guys had good taste .
@JC-yz1sf3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I don’t think they would’ve been big in America at all.. ever. America could barely handle Duran Duran’s look. Boy George really flipped people out. (Not me personally but mainstream America) But America is always so behind with music and fashion so I know what you meant. Also, I’m almost 50 and this is the first time (that I can remember) I’ve actually heard Japan’s music after all the years of being a fan of Duran and I think Japan were super creative and interesting but too unique with their rhythms and chord progressions. The bass is intense and amazing and maybe Duran’s first album sounds similarly influenced but their songs were more catchy. I’m sorry but Duran Duran we’re way better as far as good catchy songs are concerned. That’s why they got huge! Not Bc they ripped off Japan. And sorry but they were also wayyy better looking! I’ve listened to this whole show twice and I can’t remember one tune. David Sylvian sounds like he’s doing a Bryan Ferry impression (a good one though). They definitely seemed ahead of their time but to say they were better than Duran Duran.. that’s a pretty broad statement and it’s just not true.
@Eleventhearlofmars5 жыл бұрын
Fretless is just amazing on this, Mick Karn you were an excellent talent. RIP fella.
@Pantokrator14 жыл бұрын
This Band lifted me up through the 80's, far above the smoke and recession.
@terencerosenthal66935 жыл бұрын
The guitarist, Rob Dean was great. They lost a bit of bite when he left
@elmosquitoesАй бұрын
totally agree, rob is often overlooked in the band
@nunofernandes45015 жыл бұрын
This is just perfect. Now I know how my parent's felt in their 40's when they talked about the Beatles.
@TheDreamMachine00898 жыл бұрын
Listening to the sounds of the of the music and especially David's voice it's really apparent of how big of an influence that this band and other bands of this genre and similar genres influenced japanese music in the 80s in 90s. I could probably listen David's voice all day, its feels like velvet.
@honved17 жыл бұрын
I agree, these guys were the fertile crescent of the 80's
@peterkadelbach701010 ай бұрын
Really enjoying Rob’s guitar in this particular performance. All the other elements, mick, steve, Rich as on point as ever.
@Chanesmyname5 жыл бұрын
This album was the album that made my teenage years, if only I could relive them again.
@Rocket_scientist_885 жыл бұрын
Just, WOW. I've listened to this album hundreds of times, know these songs as well as the sound of my own heartbeat, and now I've seen this legendary band perform them live on TV. Japan was one of the most incredible bands of the late 70s/early 80s. I used to play them all the time in my days as a college DJ (1983-9) and the only band who ever came close to their sound was their Japanese counterpart Ippu-do. This is unique, ethereal, just near perfect. My only gripe is that there were too few closeups of Mick Karn (RIP). His bass technique was what lured me to their sound in the first place.
@Rocket_scientist_885 жыл бұрын
In case anyone is interested in Ippu-do, here is a link. This is from their 1983 album "Night Mirage" and features Jansen/Barbieri so it is "half Japanese"? ;) Anyway, check this out... kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXOYiWWjaZV9mK8
@mobiuspaw4949 жыл бұрын
Taking islands in Africa... Relax and S w i n g...... I loved japan then and still..👁
@rgwebb51654 жыл бұрын
Nothing else sounds like Japan.
@robjones24089 жыл бұрын
My favourite Japan song. Scott Walker would have loved it, and Mick Karn was a magnificent bass player. Japan were the true inheritors of early Roxy Music, before they became Mr Ferry's backing band.
@62pommie12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Band of their time and so underrated. Great songs and musicians. Mick Karn you are a Legend R.I.P.
@stevel99145 жыл бұрын
Testament to the track that live sounds as good as the recorded track
@GaryJohnson-wg3iu2 күн бұрын
They were so tight as a band, I saw them life once and David solo several times , every performance superb. Timeless sounds.
@rabit8188 жыл бұрын
That killer bass.
@JustAgreeItsEasier10 жыл бұрын
Janice!!! *Sighs* it was Annie Nightingale and anyone who knew anything about Japan would always ignore anything she said anyway. Sublime band,never seen the like since or ever will I fear :-(
@michaelcupples82369 жыл бұрын
my friends consider me somewhat of an expert on Japan and their solo careers. I recommend these albums (in chronological order) Polaroids/Drum/Canvas Mick's Dreams of Reason cd (and his duet with Midge..after a fashion) David's Brilliant Trees cd (gone to earth too!) and the Dolphin Brothers Catch The Fall release to understand the scope of the material and musical interpretations. I cannot even tell you how many people I have schooled on the beauty of Japan and their musical contributions.
@shaefinn649 жыл бұрын
well said ..I was lucky enough to see them twice ..first time was because my sisters boyfriend was too pissed to go so I went with her . I was hooked and still am ..
@ゆう-t8b2h6 жыл бұрын
@@shaefinn64 me too.
@LeviTate20005 жыл бұрын
After a Fashion was crap. Come on.
@DinamoZeta5 жыл бұрын
JBK Beginning to Melt Barbieri/Jansen Stories Across Borders Worlds in a Small Room Indigo Falls Dalis Car Mick Karn Titles
@armolat6 жыл бұрын
No one is like them. Heard them for the first time in the senior year of high school and loved it from the first minute. His vocal is great!
@paulsenkans34019 жыл бұрын
Intellectual pop music. Fantastic. I normally listen to progressive rock and Kraut-rock, but Japan are up there with the other rockers.
@cosmic69377 жыл бұрын
I am a definite Mick Karn fan, but Richard and Rob provide sterling performances on synth and guitar respectively. Rob's solos on both tracks are to die for.
@sofiatsa62324 жыл бұрын
Great band 💜💜💜
@gee.ess.111210 жыл бұрын
MICK. KARN.
@lucianofigueiredo48774 жыл бұрын
Lenda
@DofTFАй бұрын
I was lucky enough to see them live at Birmingham Odeon, they really were brilliant live.
@stephenbarton1177 жыл бұрын
R.I.P mick c Khan legend
@alanedwards31806 жыл бұрын
stephen barton he wasn't a Muslim . It's karn
@technicallybrilliant27606 жыл бұрын
L O L
@Eleventhearlofmars5 жыл бұрын
The khan you talk about was in band called cornershop 😂
@bovinedowie28035 жыл бұрын
mick c Khan. Jesus.
@Hotdogger808 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely priceless footage! Mick Karn is a legend amongst us Bass players, he had such a distinctive style and played so effortlessly he made playing the Bass look easy....Such an influential group...Simply sublime!
@ThrashRebel5 жыл бұрын
Back when most bands lip-synced on most TV shows, Japan says "F... it! We're going live." The way it should be.
@mikeholt78819 жыл бұрын
Let's cut through the pretentiousness about Japan below: fact is, THE most underrated band ever and still in my top 5 of all time. 50 in 2 months, gulp!! :)
@johnhatzis33329 жыл бұрын
Mike Holt here here!!! agree , Japan= innovators!!
@johnhatzis33329 жыл бұрын
Mike Holt here here!!! agree , Japan= innovators!!
@petetaylor93706 жыл бұрын
So many bands copied and got greater acclaim as a result - l remember as a child wondering whether Duran Duran were the same group but rebranded with a more poppy sound 😳😄 I was about 11 at the time. So I’m sure I can be forgiven for my ignorance. I love this band. Quiet Life probably one of my most played tracks ever
@tomcarberry24895 жыл бұрын
I second that emotion. Sorry, couldn't help it. You old git!
@Teeb20235 жыл бұрын
Yes, and an absolute tragedy that they imploded when they did.
@tadsomato19407 жыл бұрын
Japan were singular, unique, one of a kind. Many, many ripped them off, including new wave and hair metal "bands". Peerless outfit, full stop.
@stevereeves7548 жыл бұрын
saw these guys in Liverpool 1980 , they were amazing totally professional , one of the best "real" bands of the 80's also saw ultravox same venue , saw lots of bands around that time, but these two were the best ....brings back nice memories
@booth1chillies8 жыл бұрын
Rip Mick Karn.
@Xandro.Lombardi8 жыл бұрын
This is such a good version to one of the best songs ever written... ...love the bass.
@toonarmy85248 жыл бұрын
+Xandro Lombardi to me theres only one other bass player that is as good and thats Mark King from lvl 42.
@Xandro.Lombardi8 жыл бұрын
:-)
@MisterBonedigger8 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the bass is buried too deep in the mix throughout most of Swing. The keys are too loud too. The mix is better for My New Career.
@gordon74624 жыл бұрын
Far out keyboard's
@XLR_87 жыл бұрын
just every now and then a band like japan comes along, beyond compare in every respect. I lived with their music in the 80s. I still listen to it today. RIP Mick Karn.
@gideon39923 жыл бұрын
The most underrated band of all time, in my opinion the best there ever was
@captive_worlds6 жыл бұрын
I goddam love this band, wish they were still about, i was 17 when i got into these only knew one other person who like them like me, solo stuff good too, heard some of his latest and its really weird but yeah excellent band
@joannaseal72514 жыл бұрын
Never wanted to thump Nightingale as much as in the intro to this. Just skip the first 30 seconds of silly bint to fast track to musical bliss and genius
@fyvoin6964 Жыл бұрын
Duran, Omd ,Spandau, Depeche, Erasure ,Tears, etc etc all hail the new Kings !
@desaderridian10 жыл бұрын
The rhythm section totally smokes: Mick Steve just nail it. Complex time signatures and brilliant musicianship make Japan, though reaching their peak late, could've really made it in the states, but looks like Duran Duran, who stole their looks, style and sound from Japan but w/out their nuanced complexities.
@Reprodestruxion4 жыл бұрын
H. T. Palmer should have waited a bit and toured with Camel and King Crimson
@cronosstudios17147 жыл бұрын
Awesome - very tight and that bass is utterly mesmerizing
@cosmic69377 жыл бұрын
That's the beautiful and sadly missed Mick Karn!
@paulgillbanks21117 жыл бұрын
Simply an amazing sound
@perrins57 Жыл бұрын
What a horrible introduction - the band did well not reacting to being patronised by faint praise.
@gamma.future Жыл бұрын
Was thinking this too...not a very good mix either, vocals are way too loud. Japan deserved a better program to debut on!