Quiet Life [ENHANCED] [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [IMPORT]

Japan

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: September 11, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Sony Bmg Europe
• ASIN: B000G1SZM8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,466 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Quiet Life

2. Fall in Love with Me

3. Despair

4. In Vogue

5. Halloween

6. All Tomorrow's Parties

7. Alien

8. Other Side of Life

9. All Tomorrow's Parties [12" Version 1983 Remix][*]

10. All Tomorrow's Parties [7" Version][*]

11. Foreign Place [B-Side of Quiet Life][*]

12. Quiet Life [7" Version][*]

13. Quiet Life [*][Multimedia Track]

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Digitally remastered and enhanced jewel cased reissue of this 1979 album by David Sylvian and the gang featuring new liner notes, rare artwork, photos, four bonus tracks (non album versions of 'All Tomorrow's Parties', Foreign Place', 'Quiet Life' and an extended 'All Tomorrow's Parties') plus an enhanced bonus video: 'Quiet Life'. Arista. 2006

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth New-Romantic with loads of atmosphere, January 15, 2007

By	Mark A. Carter (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.