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Quiet Life
Japan
Quiet Life
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
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This 12-track album from 1999, represents the first new material Peter Green recorded with The Splinter Group after his return from exile. With writing and arranging credits spread across the talents of all members of the ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Japan
Title: Quiet Life
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA Victor Europe
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 5/3/2004
Album Type: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, New Wave & Post-Punk, Progressive, Progressive Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 766487144742

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This 12-track album from 1999, represents the first new material Peter Green recorded with The Splinter Group after his return from exile. With writing and arranging credits spread across the talents of all members of the group and with input from Pete Brown (Cream's lyricist) Splinter Group had every right to be delighted with the result. Snapper 2005.

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Mark A. Carter | New York | 01/16/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"In 1980 at the height of the New Wave explosion Japan managed to secure themselves a unique foothold on the music scene. After the very interesting Metallic Reggae stylings of `Obscure Alternatives' they came out with this all ultra-smooth outing. With the beautifully played Synths of `Richard Barbieri' who acknowledged his Eno-influences and the fabulously assured & powerful bass playing of `Mick Carn', the music beyond what most bands were able to accomplish in this genre. With big nods to Roxy Music, Brian Eno & David Bowie and the distinctive vocal stylings of David Sylvian they garnered themselves a big following in the U.K. although aside from `Ghosts' from their following album they never really hit the charts in a big way. This album has a very unique sound and was pretty advanced for the time - 1980. It's fabulously well produced and starts off with the super bouncy `Quiet Life' track which has great synth playing accompanied by the catchiest chorus line on the album. After this though the mood pretty much mellows out and everything is either mid-tempo (In Vogue) or slow (All Tomorrow's Parties). However this played to their strengths in creating atmospheric soundscapes. All in all a very unique album and a good reason why some albums need to be listened to as a whole rather than distilled into some of the numerous greatest hits packages `Japan' has out there right now which lose the feeling their individual albums had. For fans of New Wave/New-Romantic or just good Electronic Music from the early 80's."