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Posted: August 24 2015 at 10:21
Love Japan, and love Tin Drum - one of my favourite albums, prog or not. They're here under Prog-Related, even though their addition was somewhat controversial back in the day.
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Posted: August 24 2015 at 12:00
Some of the time signatures and drum timings are seriously challenging but withva real commercial edge. Quiet Life is also a favourite. Wonderful record.
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Posted: August 24 2015 at 14:45
Funny, just borrowed Gone To Earth (Sylvian solo) from the library on a whim and enjoying it - Fripp and Bill Nelson are guests on it. Like what I have heard.
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Posted: August 24 2015 at 15:28
Flight123 wrote:
Funny, just borrowed Gone To Earth (Sylvian solo) from the library on a whim and enjoying it - Fripp and Bill Nelson are guests on it. Like what I have heard.
That's my personal favorite solo lp by Sylvian.
Oil On Canvas, their double live set, is my favorite by Japan.
A linked review of Tin Drum by Mellotron Storm....I agree with his comments that it's a difficult listen at times and to me is only 3 stars.
Love me some Japan! In particular Gentlemen take Polaroids and Tin Drum. Two great (progressive) pop albums.....and I just adore Mick Karn's bass playing
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Posted: August 25 2015 at 12:28
I will have to give it another chance. Is "Tin Drum" the one with "Night Porter"? If so, that was the only song I liked on it when I listened way back when.
I am a big fan of several David Sylvian albums. In particular, "Secrets of the Beehive" is a top 10 album for me.
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Posted: August 26 2015 at 00:14
kenethlevine wrote:
you mean "Night Porter" is Satie inspired?
Off topic but can you recommend some Satie interpretations of this ilk?
Not sure about it being "this ilk" but there are the Blood Sweat and Tears "Variations" from their second album, Gary Numans versions of Gymnopedie # 1 and also the Hubert Laws/Bob James thing. Sorry if the the BS&T thing is stating the bloody obvious.
Quite a few people have done Satie including
Andrew B
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Posted: August 26 2015 at 00:23
Sorry, that was somewhat off topic wasn't it ? Me I really liked Japan
and a lot of Sylvians solo stuff. Raff mentions it was controversial
that Japan was included as Prog Related but me I'd have no objection.
One
other album that Sylvian appears on though it is not actually his would
be the Ryuichi Sakamoto Soundtrack to "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence".
Something else he did with Sakamoto "Bamboo Houses"
Edited by t d wombat - August 26 2015 at 00:28
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