NOV 1982 0:00 Overture (Burning Bridges) 2:00 Sons of Pioneers 7:00 Gentlemen Take Polaroids 13:44 Swing 19:26 Cantonese Boy 23:13 Visions of China 26:49 Canton 32:13 Ghosts 37:50 Methods of Dance 44:00 Still Life in Mobile Homes 49:43 Art of Parties
As a 61 year old ex-punk I look back at some of the bands I regret not seeing. . Japan are right up there at the very top of my list. . RIP the amazing Mick Kahn.
I was there. I simply loved Japan (where has all the time gone?) David Sylvian; one of the greatest artists of all time and Mick Karn on bass was amazing. A sad loss.....
A vastly underrated band, and now (criminally) almost forgotten. Anyone who loves this music has sophisticated ears! Their style carried on in legions of imitators, but without the musical substance. Duran Duran wish they could have created music this significant and timeless...
Yup. This is crazy good. It still amazes me how they went from tacky glam-rock to tacky synth-pop to absolute GENIUS within just a few years. And then they promptly broke up... :(
I'm not sure that it's fair to say that Japan passed through a phase of "tacky synth-pop." When do you think that was? Even the transitional album, Quiet Life, is never less than interesting, and parts have classic status among Japan fans, particularly the book ends of the original release. I'd accept tacky glam-rock to Genius, though! Of course, Japan's demise is not all bad news: David's output has been extraordinary since Brilliant Trees (with collaborators like Robert Fripp, Bill Nelson, Kenny Wheeler, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Fennesz, etc you have some of the most imaginative exponents of avant pop/jazz in history) - a true artistic journey into far flung places, with considerable beauty and aural challenges along the way; Mick's work was never less than engaging and some is stellar (don't overlook Dali's Car, his collaboration with Pete Murphy, which is about as avant-garde and sonically minimalist as post-punk funk could ever be); and Richard and Steve continue to produce more than ordinarily interesting material in an electronic/ambient vein; the side projects and collaborations have continued to push the envelope regarding what can be done within the language of popular music; and the Rain Tree Crow album is Japan in all but name. Anyone who likes what they hear here has 35 years of post-Japan back catalog to dive into. You lucky people, you!
They were not underrated by their true fans & I met up with many on a Facebook via a page dedicated to Mick & Japan called TMK aka Team Mick Karn... Duran Duran were actually huge fans of Japan & wanted the members of Japan to collaborate & produce one of DD albums but the boys from Japan were too busy & they were getting to stage of breaking up by that point... Many people can't take it in that they split but unless you've been in a band of close friends & a family member it becomes a case of " Not If But When " will that band split as everyone grows up & fast becomes their own voice & wants to add more in the collaborative efforts of the band but there's usually what I call The Lord Of The Ringers mentality but instead of One Ring to rule them all it's One Member of the band to rule them all & eventually everyone has their breaking point... I'm actually surprised that they managed to stay together as long as they did considering the internal problems that went on within the band so to get the " Tin Drum " album was a testament to all of them wanting to finish on a high... Thankfully the music didn't end there as Steve/Richard & Mick made their own solo albums along with forming JBK aka Jansen/Barbieri/Karn... Then you had The Dolphin Brothers with Steve & Richard & there are times when Steve does sound quite like his brother David in the singing department... Mick went on to have, to me anyway, his own voice & his debut album " Titles " is one of my favourite album from all of the members from that band & of course David went on to have a successful solo career but again you would have to be in the inner circle of these band members as they were not your usual mainstream band... Its sad that in 2019 I still have not seen one single documentary about such a group of talented individuals who created there own unique look & style of music & were making music in the mid 70s well before Punk hit & managed to survive that short lived movement to come out the other end as this amazing band that was difficult to pin down as any type of genre... What worrys me is that we've already lost Mick Karn to cancer in 2011 at 52 years young... David to me has been one of the most thought provoking singer song writers that I've come across, but there does seem to be only those fans from the early years that are still spreading the word of their early work in Japan & all of the members solo projects... Mick Karn to me is one of my biggest influences on playing fretless bass as like Mick im self taught & don't box myself in by absolutism that tends to follow the standard teaching of most musical instruments... I'd hate to see them finally get the recognition they deserve after they've passed on but then again they didn't play the fame game but I'd like to see them get their recognition as it's long overdue... .....
S.J.' s drumming on "Visions of China" & "Cantonese Boy" is sooo sublimely unique & precise !!! Mick Karn's bass play on "C.B." is otherworldly, something that Pop Music hadn't heard before! Japan (UK) & The T Heads (US) were the trailblazers of the 80's (maybe of all times). Absolutely riveting !!!
It was definitely 1982. I'd just left school and started working. went to watch the concert at Manchester apollo and it was a brilliant concert. still listening to Japan now after all these years and always will. BEST BAND EVER!!!!! ☆
Mick Karn's bass playing is amazing throughout. Such a big influence on Duran Duran. Le jeu de Basse de Mick Karn est purement unique. L'influence sur Duran Duran saute aux yeux mais Japan est moins commercialisable.
i went to Japan's Farewell Tour when it arrived at the Manchester Apollo. I still have The program to remind me it wasn't a Dream. I fell in love with Mick Karn's Bass and the seductive soundscape they created as a unit with David Sylvian's voice and the drumming is just timeless and unique. I saw David Bowie at Wembley Empire Pool on the 8th of May 1976 when he Performed Station to Station as The Thin White Duke and I felt that was the best thing I'd ever witnessed .....until I saw Japan perform. it would be unfair to compare but they certainly sit alongside each other like bookends. it reminds of China Girl by David Bowie and Iggy Pop did a great version of that too. For those who are not aware they did come back together Japan as Rain Tree Crow and its just another great Album by a disgracefully underated Band.
My younger sister bought this on VHS, when it first came out. I haven't heard it since, but every word of every song instantly flooded back to me. Nearly 40 years later, Mick Karns's bass playing is awesome. A truly underrated band.........
I saw Japan on this tour at the Apollo Theatre in Manchester England. Mick Karn tripped over a mic wire doing his "space walk". Absolutely fantastic. My wife and still listen to them today.
Hey gorgeous! Totally agree! I’m 53 and still love Japan. Dunno if you agree they either didn’t rate themselves or whether the boring rest of the world were just behind us.. ❤
Bought this concert on laser disk in the mid 90s...still have it to this day...a true gem. Always wondered how Mick karn floated around on the stage like he did. RIP Mick karn .
Way ahead of their time, their sound was so unique back then, and still does sound so unique today. Mick Karns bass playing is from another planet, so distinctive, he was absolutely gifted. They should be right up there with the best of the best. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 and they were definately a huge influence on Duran Duran.
2:00 Sons of Pioneers 7:00 Gentlemen Take Polaroids 13:44 Swing 19:26 Cantonese Boy 23:13 Visions of China 26:49 Canton 32:13 Ghosts 37:50 Methods of Dance 44:00 Still Life in Mobile Homes 49:43 Art of Parties
Remember buying Oil on Canvas on cassette in 1984, sticking it on my Walkman and hearing Karn's baseline at the beginning of Sons of Pioneers come rumbling in then Jansen's drums. Never forget that moment.
In 1982 i was 14 years old and love Japan's Oil on Canvas ever since. Apart from the exquisite performance of all musicians, i adore the mystic atmosphere they create. Pretty state of the art equipment they had as well back then; wireless microphone for mister Sylvian.
I was 14 in 1982 , what a massive part this band played in the friends and relationships I had in those years...I was besotted with the very sight of David Sylvian , I just unravelled when his voice joined the party...just as gorgeous as any human could ever wish to be 😍😍😍
Had this on VHS (and vinyl) back in the 80s - Mick Karn (RIP) is the reason I play fretless bass. A friend of mine (God bless 'im) was a heavy-metal guitarist and 'Tin Drum' one of his all-time favourite albums!
I liked Japan's music, but thought they were only a studio band, until I saw them perform live on TOGWT and realised David Sylvian really could sing. Just saw them once, at the final Hammersmith concerts - one of the best gigs I have ever been to. And kicked myself for not catching them before.
It's so hard being only twelve because everybody is so much older then me and nobody is my age that likes the same music that i do. I don't think i will ever find any twelve year old that loves Mick karn
Glad to hear that you were only 12! I read Mick's biography and Mick said he found 11 years old boy when they did first gig in Japan in 1979. The boy became big music industry after wood,,,till now
+thecatspajamasny I would if i could but i don't have friends. My dad is always getting mad at me and my sister for knowing more about obscure 70s/80s alternative music. But i really don't have anything better to do haha
+thecatspajamasny I have a lot of online friends so that kind of does make up for not having real friends. I know how to play ukulele and i'm kind of teaching myself how to play guitar. But i do find Japan vary inspiring from how they were all young and most of them were self taught and their one of the best bands of the late 70s early 80s and they kind of invented the whole New romantic thing besides Adam & the ants
you have great taste! :) there is so much great music out there, you`re in for a treat brother! :) though you don`t know me,you have a friend in me :) happy hunting, you`ll find friends through music and thats a great thing! love n` peace. relax and swing.
+Debbie Russell Lucky you Debbie~ I was merely a school-boy then and I didn't have enough $$$ to buy the tickets even though they toured in Hong Kong on December 3-4, 1983. I still feel so SAD about that. And the SADDEST thing is, Mick left too soon... Been missing him so much! >
I was at this gig. We didn't know it would be Japan's last live venue at the time. I paid particular attention to Richard who had a Prophet 10 on stage and made a *ton* of patch changes throughout the gig. I was also jealous he had a P-10!
It's a pity they only show about 30 seconds of Richard on this video. Also it's a bit annoying how on songs like Still Life In Mobile Homes they mainly show the footage of life in China rather than the band playing. I can understand why they did it at the time, but in retrospect it wasn't a good decision. I wonder if they still have the original footage?
Was there the 5 nights...humbled as we get older only 17 at the time it was awesome, family member watched Duran Duran just the 4 days previous. In London bloody spoilt of quality in the day....
Caroline Greenman JT, you mean John Taylor? He would have been as happy as the rest of his band that Japan didn't make it into the mainstream, otherwise he wouldn't have had a career and millions of dollars to shit on every day
One of my earliest purchases the great double vinyl Oil on Canvas! Sadly I never saw them live as I was only just a teenager. Having played a little bass guitar I searched out the bassist bought a fretless and loved the unique technique (and doesn’t he make it look effortless?) of the late great Mick Karn what a talent he was -RIP. The guitarist is also amazing as are the rest of this unique band
This is the recording of their farewell tour in 1982. I went to all three concerts and ended up living just around the corner from the Japan boys who lived at Stanhope Gardens, SW7.
In terms of dating this performance, Wikipedia reports & Mick Karn's book suggests it must be November 1982. The Sons of Pioneers Tour, or 'walking on eggshells' tour as Mick named it, brought the band back together as they had already split in December 1981, but the promise of a tour, album 'Oil on Canvas', and video saw them unite for six nights at Hammersmith Odeon prior to splitting for good
I saw their gig in Osaka Japan in 1981. Masami, the guitarist wasn't there that time. Definitely this was in 1982, however its so good, just reminding me the passion since 35 years ago. I was always big fun for Mick!
this is still my favourite live concert ever ! i saw them at Birmingham Odeon in 1981, same gig and structure....sound was the most complete, surround sound i have ever experienced...rip Mick Karn
Me encantan Japan, tambien me maravillo d como pasaron d un Glam-rock standard a los dos discos finales....tan, tan...!! No se explicarlos..!! Maravillosos, enigmaticos, bonitos....Alucino x como es, como toca el bajo, su imagen...ese movimiento con motor.....d Mick Karn y su instrumento....Para los artistas que adoro...quizas tengo una palabra ' que los defina'...Para Japan....yo, no tengo palabras para ellos......!!!..
For those arguing the dates. I saw Japan at Hammersmith Odeon 4 times; February 1981, May 1981, December 1981 and November 1982. They were also playing the Tin Drum stuff at the December 1981 gigs .. Pretty sure this is one of the December gigs
This is the Oil On Canvas vid which as everyone knows was from the Odeon in 1982, the late 1981 set started with Canton as the intro music and they opened with Swing, whereas this set has Burning Bridges as the intro and then Sons Of Pioneers.How can you overlook such obvious considerations ?
What is amazing is that none of them could play an instrument 4 and a half years earlier, and yet this sounds so accomplished. Maybe it ain't that hard to learn, maybe the synth is doing most of the work, or maybe the stars aligned.
They had been playing together since 1974. Once they got their hands on good quality instruments they just took off. The synths really expanded their vision.
The best ensemble of the modern era. Band sounds too simplistic for musicians like this. David Sylvian is still the leader in most modern music. Exceptional.
NOV 1982
0:00 Overture (Burning Bridges)
2:00 Sons of Pioneers
7:00 Gentlemen Take Polaroids
13:44 Swing
19:26 Cantonese Boy
23:13 Visions of China
26:49 Canton
32:13 Ghosts
37:50 Methods of Dance
44:00 Still Life in Mobile Homes
49:43 Art of Parties
Thanks
Thank you 😊
I was there! seems like yesterday
@@charlieslb Thanks for posting :)
One masterpiece after The other 😊🇩🇰
As a 61 year old ex-punk I look back at some of the bands I regret not seeing. . Japan are right up there at the very top of my list. . RIP the amazing Mick Kahn.
Have you heard any of their earlier stuff ?? Completely different but equally awesome 😎
Try the later Sylvian Albums!! - gets quite avante garde from 'Blemish' - Start with Dead Bees!
I was there… can’t believe I’ve only just found this…. R.I.P MK 💙
I saw this tour in Birmingham. I was amazed how mick made that fretless bass talk and how he ' glided ' around the stage.
I bought Oil on Canvas over 30 years ago and I still can't believe how great it is.
the way mick karn used to move around like that and moving his head was so cool.r.i.p mick
I was there. I simply loved Japan (where has all the time gone?) David Sylvian; one of the greatest artists of all time and Mick Karn on bass was amazing. A sad loss.....
as was I … one of the first gigs I ever went to, along with John Foxx, DD, The Cure and Siouxsie …
Was there as well, think it was there last performance together, timeless
@@kevinwright8591 Three nights, 🙏
Very lucky people, wish I had the chance, you's were blessed
Wish I’d been there too.. ❤
A vastly underrated band, and now (criminally) almost forgotten. Anyone who loves this music has sophisticated ears! Their style carried on in legions of imitators, but without the musical substance. Duran Duran wish they could have created music this significant and timeless...
Yup. This is crazy good.
It still amazes me how they went from tacky glam-rock to tacky synth-pop to absolute GENIUS within just a few years.
And then they promptly broke up... :(
I'm not sure that it's fair to say that Japan passed through a phase of "tacky synth-pop." When do you think that was? Even the transitional album, Quiet Life, is never less than interesting, and parts have classic status among Japan fans, particularly the book ends of the original release. I'd accept tacky glam-rock to Genius, though! Of course, Japan's demise is not all bad news: David's output has been extraordinary since Brilliant Trees (with collaborators like Robert Fripp, Bill Nelson, Kenny Wheeler, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Fennesz, etc you have some of the most imaginative exponents of avant pop/jazz in history) - a true artistic journey into far flung places, with considerable beauty and aural challenges along the way; Mick's work was never less than engaging and some is stellar (don't overlook Dali's Car, his collaboration with Pete Murphy, which is about as avant-garde and sonically minimalist as post-punk funk could ever be); and Richard and Steve continue to produce more than ordinarily interesting material in an electronic/ambient vein; the side projects and collaborations have continued to push the envelope regarding what can be done within the language of popular music; and the Rain Tree Crow album is Japan in all but name. Anyone who likes what they hear here has 35 years of post-Japan back catalog to dive into. You lucky people, you!
They were not underrated by their true fans & I met up with many on a Facebook via a page dedicated to Mick & Japan called TMK aka Team Mick Karn...
Duran Duran were actually huge fans of Japan & wanted the members of Japan to collaborate & produce one of DD albums but the boys from Japan were too busy & they were getting to stage of breaking up by that point...
Many people can't take it in that they split but unless you've been in a band of close friends & a family member it becomes a case of " Not If But When " will that band split as everyone grows up & fast becomes their own voice & wants to add more in the collaborative efforts of the band but there's usually what I call The Lord Of The Ringers mentality but instead of One Ring to rule them all it's One Member of the band to rule them all & eventually everyone has their breaking point...
I'm actually surprised that they managed to stay together as long as they did considering the internal problems that went on within the band so to get the " Tin Drum " album was a testament to all of them wanting to finish on a high...
Thankfully the music didn't end there as Steve/Richard & Mick made their own solo albums along with forming JBK aka Jansen/Barbieri/Karn...
Then you had The Dolphin Brothers with Steve & Richard & there are times when Steve does sound quite like his brother David in the singing department...
Mick went on to have, to me anyway, his own voice & his debut album " Titles " is one of my favourite album from all of the members from that band & of course David went on to have a successful solo career but again you would have to be in the inner circle of these band members as they were not your usual mainstream band...
Its sad that in 2019 I still have not seen one single documentary about such a group of talented individuals who created there own unique look & style of music & were making music in the mid 70s well before Punk hit & managed to survive that short lived movement to come out the other end as this amazing band that was difficult to pin down as any type of genre...
What worrys me is that we've already lost Mick Karn to cancer in 2011 at 52 years young...
David to me has been one of the most thought provoking singer song writers that I've come across, but there does seem to be only those fans from the early years that are still spreading the word of their early work in Japan & all of the members solo projects...
Mick Karn to me is one of my biggest influences on playing fretless bass as like Mick im self taught & don't box myself in by absolutism that tends to follow the standard teaching of most musical instruments...
I'd hate to see them finally get the recognition they deserve after they've passed on but then again they didn't play the fame game but I'd like to see them get their recognition as it's long overdue...
.....
@JensJugs oh dear me what a sado
@@DpHsHd
Right on 🎯
Without the break up, we couldn't have the many sensational collaborations and solo outputs !
S.J.' s drumming on "Visions of China" & "Cantonese Boy" is sooo sublimely unique & precise !!!
Mick Karn's bass play on "C.B." is otherworldly, something that
Pop Music hadn't heard before!
Japan (UK) &
The T Heads (US) were the trailblazers of the 80's (maybe of all times).
Absolutely riveting !!!
It was definitely 1982. I'd just left school and started working. went to watch the concert at Manchester apollo and it was a brilliant concert. still listening to Japan now after all these years and always will. BEST BAND EVER!!!!! ☆
This video is fantastic! The 80s seemed like such a fun time to be a teen/young adult!
It absolutely was.
Steve's drumming always impressed me. Still does. Nice clean and crafty.
And in sync with all the sequencers. Amazing.
I was shocked whilst listening… 40 years ago …. Whoosh!
multi-instrumentalist/ talented monster Mick, the bass-god, so effortless on that fretless, just perfection, magical even, many thanks
Mick Karn's bass playing is amazing throughout. Such a big influence on Duran Duran. Le jeu de Basse de Mick Karn est purement unique. L'influence sur Duran Duran saute aux yeux mais Japan est moins commercialisable.
japan's style was a massive influence on all New Wave and you can hear the influence continue on synthwave too!
Japan
Un groupe d’exception
Un moment de grâce
Un concert inoubliable !
i went to Japan's Farewell Tour when it arrived at the Manchester Apollo. I still have The program to remind me it wasn't a Dream. I fell in love with Mick Karn's Bass and the seductive soundscape they created as a unit with David Sylvian's voice and the drumming is just timeless and unique. I saw David Bowie at Wembley Empire Pool on the 8th of May 1976 when he Performed Station to Station as The Thin White Duke and I felt that was the best thing I'd ever witnessed .....until I saw Japan perform. it would be unfair to compare but they certainly sit alongside each other like bookends. it reminds of China Girl by David Bowie and Iggy Pop did a great version of that too. For those who are not aware they did come back together Japan as Rain Tree Crow and its just another great Album by a disgracefully underated Band.
Great review
My younger sister bought this on VHS, when it first came out. I haven't heard it since, but every word of every song instantly flooded back to me. Nearly 40 years later, Mick Karns's bass playing is awesome. A truly underrated band.........
OIL ON CANVAS
Saw them in concert in 82 in Brighton I was 15 and I still love the music
What was great about this band is the way they could change effortlessly through different styles of music.
Each of members were going thru to figure out their feeling and passion to music,,, even they were not happy that time,, but I love it!!
I saw Japan on this tour at the Apollo Theatre in Manchester England. Mick Karn tripped over a mic wire doing his "space walk". Absolutely fantastic. My wife and still listen to them today.
Cool memory!
It’s 2018 and this concert still sounds amazing
I loved them since I was 10
I'm 46 now and still love them 💜💛💚
I loved great music when I was a child too. 💕
Hey gorgeous! Totally agree! I’m 53 and still love Japan. Dunno if you agree they either didn’t rate themselves or whether the boring rest of the world were just behind us.. ❤
Same here
Bought this concert on laser disk in the mid 90s...still have it to this day...a true gem.
Always wondered how Mick karn floated around on the stage like he did.
RIP Mick karn .
I still have this vinyl album. Those days stand still in time for me. Fabulous.
Way ahead of their time, their sound was so unique back then, and still does sound so unique today.
Mick Karns bass playing is from another planet, so distinctive,
he was absolutely gifted.
They should be right up there with the best of the best.
👏👏👏👏👏👏
and they were definately a huge influence on Duran Duran.
Awesome. I am still listening their songs.
2:00 Sons of Pioneers
7:00 Gentlemen Take Polaroids
13:44 Swing
19:26 Cantonese Boy
23:13 Visions of China
26:49 Canton
32:13 Ghosts
37:50 Methods of Dance
44:00 Still Life in Mobile Homes
49:43 Art of Parties
I love how Mick crab-runs across the stage
Remember buying Oil on Canvas on cassette in 1984, sticking it on my Walkman and hearing Karn's baseline at the beginning of Sons of Pioneers come rumbling in then Jansen's drums. Never forget that moment.
Phenomenal live album. They'll always hold a special place in my heart.
I grew up listening to these guys. Some of the most beautiful & original music ever was the legacy they left. I still miss them 😔
Simple one of the best groups live. Saw them many times and never disappointed. RIP Mick
In 1982 i was 14 years old and love Japan's Oil on Canvas ever since. Apart from the exquisite performance of all musicians, i adore the mystic atmosphere they create. Pretty state of the art equipment they had as well back then; wireless microphone for mister Sylvian.
I was 14 in 1982 , what a massive part this band played in the friends and relationships I had in those years...I was besotted with the very sight of David Sylvian , I just unravelled when his voice joined the party...just as gorgeous as any human could ever wish to be 😍😍😍
Had this on VHS (and vinyl) back in the 80s - Mick Karn (RIP) is the reason I play fretless bass. A friend of mine (God bless 'im) was a heavy-metal guitarist and 'Tin Drum' one of his all-time favourite albums!
Me too, I was rocking in vogue and sons 10 min ago, 40 years of practice and still not as good as mick, but practice I will.
I was there too, November 82, loved it! Will have to dig out the photos I took.
kingatecavies please do
I liked Japan's music, but thought they were only a studio band, until I saw them perform live on TOGWT and realised David Sylvian really could sing. Just saw them once, at the final Hammersmith concerts - one of the best gigs I have ever been to. And kicked myself for not catching them before.
Sylvian slithers out, spot lit, glowing. Serpent King.
My goodness my teenage years are coming flooding back. Thanks for uploading
I'm so happy they did this and I get to watch it I've and I've 40 years later. Thank you Japan
What did I just stumble upon!!! This started playing by itself! I love Japan and this overture GOT ME!💕💕💕
It's so hard being only twelve because everybody is so much older then me and nobody is my age that likes the same music that i do. I don't think i will ever find any twelve year old that loves Mick karn
Glad to hear that you were only 12! I read Mick's biography and Mick said he found 11 years old boy when they did first gig in Japan in 1979. The boy became big music industry after wood,,,till now
+thecatspajamasny I would if i could but i don't have friends. My dad is always getting mad at me and my sister for knowing more about obscure 70s/80s alternative music. But i really don't have anything better to do haha
+thecatspajamasny I have a lot of online friends so that kind of does make up for not having real friends. I know how to play ukulele and i'm kind of teaching myself how to play guitar. But i do find Japan vary inspiring from how they were all young and most of them were self taught and their one of the best bands of the late 70s early 80s and they kind of invented the whole New romantic thing besides Adam & the ants
you have great taste! :) there is so much great music out there, you`re in for a treat brother! :)
though you don`t know me,you have a friend in me :)
happy hunting, you`ll find friends through music and thats a great thing!
love n` peace.
relax and swing.
I feel the same... I love them so much, but noone of my age seems to really appreciate them... :(
JAPANやYMOをリアルタイムで聴けた世代に生まれたことを幸せに思う
シルヴィアンや坂本龍一達の音楽はいつまでも私の心の中で流れ続けるだろう
What fantastic memories! I was lucky enough to be at this very concert. I still love their music, a very underrated band.
I was there and it still makes me shiver :)
+Debbie Russell Lucky you Debbie~ I was merely a school-boy then and I didn't have enough $$$ to buy the tickets even though they toured in Hong Kong on December 3-4, 1983. I still feel so SAD about that. And the SADDEST thing is, Mick left too soon... Been missing him so much! >
Me too!
i was there 2 for 2 days
I was there too. My first concert. Grateful. Probably the most underrated band ever.
I was too poor in the Gorbals Glasgow
Its a shame this is not available to buy or at least visible in a higher quality but hats off to Carlos Vaz for a beautiful memory by posting this
I was at this gig. We didn't know it would be Japan's last live venue at the time. I paid particular attention to Richard who had a Prophet 10 on stage and made a *ton* of patch changes throughout the gig. I was also jealous he had a P-10!
It's a pity they only show about 30 seconds of Richard on this video. Also it's a bit annoying how on songs like Still Life In Mobile Homes they mainly show the footage of life in China rather than the band playing. I can understand why they did it at the time, but in retrospect it wasn't a good decision. I wonder if they still have the original footage?
高校１年の時の冬休みにバイトした給料つぎ込んで、このビデオを買ったよ！！超懐いよ（≧▽≦）！！西洋人には「漢字」が魅力的に見えるらしいけど、カントンの曲の途中に出てくる看板の漢字が上下逆さまになってたりして当時は「？」と思ったもんです。（わざとの演出か？）武道館のコンサートにも行った！！解散コンサートだとみんな分かってたから、一音も聞き漏らすまいと、コンサート会場なのに、水を打ったように静かだったなぁ･･･ゲストに教授とアッコちゃんとユキヒロさんがきてくれたなぁ～･･･マジ懐かしい！！（翌年はＹＭＯが散開コンサートしたけど（ＴＴ））最近またＪＡＰＡＮのメモリアル本が発売になって、速攻買った！ＶＩＶＡ ＲＯＣＫの８ビートギャグが忘れられない！！シマさ～～～～ん！！見てる？！
私、エイトビートギャグにより人生変わりました。
そこでjapanを知ってこのライブ聴いて人生楽しくなりましたよ！
ロックだけが燃え上がるものでないと知りました❗
God I loved Japan.
Like always I listen & see those classics, nostalgy tears roll down my face. Mick Karn RIP/ DEP. Never dies on my memory.
What an opening piece! Like right out of a movie thieme or a movie soundtrack. Richard Barbieri, on the Oberheim synthesizer.
Steve and Mick were indeed the driving force behind this legendary act.
Was there the 5 nights...humbled as we get older only 17 at the time it was awesome, family member watched Duran Duran just the 4 days previous. In London bloody spoilt of quality in the day....
Went completely over my head at the time: sublime brilliance now.
this was 1982 as I was there ...awesome group....rip Mick
Gary Gwynn
Done,thanks
JT once said " Japan, the best band never to make it"...this band was hugely influential to them.
Caroline Greenman JT, you mean John Taylor? He would have been as happy as the rest of his band that Japan didn't make it into the mainstream, otherwise he wouldn't have had a career and millions of dollars to shit on every day
Justin Timberlake?
Johnny Thunders?
love the old japan one of the best band great songs
One of my earliest purchases the great double vinyl Oil on Canvas! Sadly I never saw them live as I was only just a teenager. Having played a little bass guitar I searched out the bassist bought a fretless and loved the unique technique (and doesn’t he make it look effortless?) of the late great Mick Karn what a talent he was -RIP. The guitarist is also amazing as are the rest of this unique band
This is the recording of their farewell tour in 1982. I went to all three concerts and ended up living just around the corner from the Japan boys who lived at Stanhope Gardens, SW7.
In terms of dating this performance, Wikipedia reports & Mick Karn's book suggests it must be November 1982. The Sons of Pioneers Tour, or 'walking on eggshells' tour as Mick named it, brought the band back together as they had already split in December 1981, but the promise of a tour, album 'Oil on Canvas', and video saw them unite for six nights at Hammersmith Odeon prior to splitting for good
It wasn't just 6 nights in London, they did a massive tour in Europe, the UK and Japan from October to December 1982.
Love them 💕
40 years ago today I saw them at Birmingham Odeon on the same tour, and was very lucky to find this video, and shared it on Facebook 🥰
Was at that gig: magical. Karn best bassist ever
I saw their gig in Osaka Japan in 1981. Masami, the guitarist wasn't there that time. Definitely this was in 1982, however its so good, just reminding me the passion since 35 years ago. I was always big fun for Mick!
they still bring a lump to my throat even after all these years , seen them in brum on there fair well tour . BRILLIANT ..
Check out Steve Jansens monolithic drum sound which was ahead of its time and has a timeless quality
I was there.. I was 18... so long ago yet as clear as if it were yesterday
Thanks for uploading this classic concert
I was there as a 17 year old, simply awesome !!
I was too poor to go from the Gorbals in Glasgow
C’est vraiment magnifique 🌸😊💕
this is still my favourite live concert ever ! i saw them at Birmingham Odeon in 1981, same gig and structure....sound was the most complete, surround sound i have ever experienced...rip Mick Karn
I was at this concert. I remember feeling totally out of fashion having just come over from NZ to the UK. What a way to find some new fashion sense.
Me encantan Japan, tambien me maravillo d como pasaron d un Glam-rock standard a los dos discos finales....tan, tan...!! No se explicarlos..!! Maravillosos, enigmaticos, bonitos....Alucino x como es, como toca el bajo, su imagen...ese movimiento con motor.....d Mick Karn y su instrumento....Para los artistas que adoro...quizas tengo una palabra ' que los defina'...Para Japan....yo, no tengo palabras para ellos......!!!..
For those arguing the dates. I saw Japan at Hammersmith Odeon 4 times; February 1981, May 1981, December 1981 and November 1982. They were also playing the Tin Drum stuff at the December 1981 gigs .. Pretty sure this is one of the December gigs
+Simon Attwood Masami Tsuchiya is on guitar so it must be 1982.
This is the Oil On Canvas vid which as everyone knows was from the Odeon in 1982, the late 1981 set started with Canton as the intro music and they opened with Swing, whereas this set has Burning Bridges as the intro and then Sons Of Pioneers.How can you overlook such obvious considerations ?
This is 17th to 22nd November 1982 at the Hammersmith Odeon.
I was there a truly great night Joan were amazing and innovative .
Why am I just discovering this band? Why as a bass player, am I just discovering Mick Karn? Why did the YT algorithm fail me? Damn you all to hell!!!
The greatest band to have ever bestrode this planet, amazing players all
Mick Karn, thank you.
Very good.... Saludos desde Chile 👍👍👍
What is amazing is that none of them could play an instrument 4 and a half years earlier, and yet this sounds so accomplished. Maybe it ain't that hard to learn, maybe the synth is doing most of the work, or maybe the stars aligned.
They had been playing together since 1974. Once they got their hands on good quality instruments they just took off. The synths really expanded their vision.
I love japan, and i also like Duran too. The last great times in music but now its dead.
Love Japan and David's solo stuff as well as Dalis Car that Mick did with Peter Murphy
I named my son who is now in his 30s Sylvian
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82 i was there just amazing sylvian so talented
Saw this concert In Paris " The Palace" ...82. superb !!!
fav japan track of all so tight and karn gliding across the floor great days
RIP David and Mick
I was there. It was sheer bliss!
"Overture" is eerily reminiscent of Nick Rhodes composition, "New Religion" definitely a similarity
Wonderful. They were so great.
Fuck, Mick was sooooo cool... RIP, brother.
Gracias!
Definitely 1982. Remember it like yesterday.
I love Japan
Seeing mick karn zoom across the stage when it looks like his legs are barely moving is chilling
Wonderful band ❤️
i would love them to make a comeback there music was great
I was there also
Love love
The best ensemble of the modern era. Band sounds too simplistic for musicians like this. David Sylvian is still the leader in most modern music. Exceptional.
I was at this gig. Off my face, I might add.