Obscure Alternatives
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CD reissue. This is a classic album that really has stood the test of time in spite of it being a very fashion-conscious creation. This is the tight five-piece Japan that featured Rob Dean alongside the more familiar Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn and David Sylvian. With Obscure Alternatives, released only seven months after their debut album Adolescent Sex, Japan is transforming from the glam roots of their debut to experiments with post-punk and funk. With the title track, musically unique and uncategorizable, it announces the beginning of their later Japan sound' with Mick Karn on his bass mixed way up front and David Sylvian developing his role performer and as a singer. Review: it is a nice cd - I love David Sylvian. And listening to Japan music is a real delight. So don't hesitate to purchase this cd if you want to listen to a good new wave cd. This was not one of those cds that everyone used to know in Mexico in the 80's. But it is a good idea to take the risk and purchase it. enjoy... Review: Just a great recording great production - This is a great sounding album better than the first one
| ASIN | B07KLCRYV4 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #86,104 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #40,563 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (144) |
| Date First Available | December 6, 2018 |
| Item model number | B07KLCRYV4 |
| Label | Music on CD |
| Manufacturer | Music on CD |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Original Release Date | 2019 |
| Product Dimensions | 4.88 x 5.63 x 0.47 inches; 3.17 ounces |
E**N
it is a nice cd
I love David Sylvian. And listening to Japan music is a real delight. So don't hesitate to purchase this cd if you want to listen to a good new wave cd. This was not one of those cds that everyone used to know in Mexico in the 80's. But it is a good idea to take the risk and purchase it. enjoy...
R**A
Just a great recording great production
This is a great sounding album better than the first one
G**T
Memories...
A blast from the past for me but still IMO the best Japan 'album'...and I had them all! Excellent sound quality with some bonus tracks that add nothing.
C**M
More heavy metal than new wave
This album and their first, "Adolescent Sex" did not reflect what Japan really wanted to do. They recorded the 2 albums in one year and it shows. David Sylvian doesn't show us his natural voice on this album. He does more screaming. However, the songs are unique.
S**F
Japan is Kool
I have this on Vinyl so I needed the CD.
M**E
as good as #1
#2 is just, as good as #1. All songs are great. This is a eu pressing on red vinyl. Has some great 12" versions life in tokyo with g. Mororder good dance. Mph
S**R
Sensational ONLY in Japan
This band was very popular among young girls in Japan.Because Japanese girls prefer good-looking guys to bad-looking guys.Sadly enough their unique musical style was ignored.This RHYTHM CONSCIOUS album had a mixture of so many ROCK STARS such as DAVID BOWIE,ROXY MUSIC,STEVIE WONDER,KRAFT WERK. From that point,I must point out that this band did compose their songs through their aesthetic sense.Moreover,their attitude toward songwriting is so elastic.Despite the fact that they were good-looking guys,these intelligent guys are keen and talented enough to build their own musical model made up of so many musical ingredients.This album really had a great deal of substance.
D**T
Four Stars
This You got to have!
H**!
Considรฉrรฉ par les fans comme l'album le plus faible du groupe (je n'ai pas dit mauvais!), "Obscure alternatives" a pourtant des atouts ร revendre! Sorti ร la vite quelques mois aprรจs "Adolescent sex" en 1978 , รฉpoque oรน il fallait sortir rapidement une nouvelle galette, des fois qu'on vous oublie... et surtout aprรจs l'accueil mitigรฉ reรงu sur leurs propres terres, ce dernier reste bien รฉvidemment dans la veine du premier opus mรชme si on peut distinguer quelques diffรฉrences notables. Si "Automatic gun", "Love is infectious" ou "Sometimes I feel so low" restent toujours dans cette influence glam - hard rock FM sans surprises mais sympathiques au demeurant, Japan s'aspire ร sortir des sentiers battus comme avec "....Rhodesia" รฉtrange reggae semi-รฉlectro, "Obscure alternatives" plus sombre et envoรปtante mais surtout "The tenant" signifiant le virage que va prendre le groupe dรฉsormais. Finalement seuls "Deviation" et "Suburban berlin" sont un ton en dessous selon moi. Etrangement snobรฉs ร leurs dรฉbuts et vite oubliรฉs aprรจs, la discographie de Japan mรฉrite pourtant le dรฉtour! Pour ceux que รงa intรฉressent...Foncez! 6/10*
A**ใผ
3ๆ็ฎไปฅๅใฎใขใซใใ ใฏๆฌ้ ใใฆ่ดใใฆใใพใใใงใใใ ไฝใไปใซไพใ่ฆใชใๆงใชใJAPAN็ฌ็นใช้ณใงใใใ็ใซใชใไธญๆฏๆงใใใใพใใญใ ใใใงใใ
T**K
I'd not listened to this album since I was 16 - some 30 years on I'd forgotten just how good it is. Its eclectic, it doesn't know where it's going (as far as style is concerned) but if you take each song on its own merits there really isn't a duff track. Because of its eccentricity it's not the easiest piece of work to get into but worth persisting with. For me Automatic Gun & Suburban Berlin are stand out tracks with an Early Roxy Music feel to them. If like me you haven't listened to this in years - pick it up and give it a play. You won't regret it
V**O
Non ancora I japan affermati, comunque molto godibili, Sylvian con la sua voce la fa sempre da padrone, x gli amanti del genere imprescindibile
S**G
Came packaged nice and safe :) Sounds great very clean.
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