Obscure Alternatives

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...

This is a great sounding album better than the first one

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.

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.

I have this on Vinyl so I needed the CD.

#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

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.

This You got to have!

Considéré par les fans comme l'album le plus faible du groupe (je n'ai pas dit mauvais!), "Obscure alternatives" a pourtant des atouts à revendre! Sorti à la vite quelques mois après "Adolescent sex" en 1978 , époque où il fallait sortir rapidement une nouvelle galette, des fois qu'on vous oublie... et surtout après l'accueil mitigé reçu sur leurs propres terres, ce dernier reste bien évidemment dans la veine du premier opus même si on peut distinguer quelques différences 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 à sortir des sentiers battus comme avec "....Rhodesia" étrange reggae semi-électro, "Obscure alternatives" plus sombre et envoûtante mais surtout "The tenant" signifiant le virage que va prendre le groupe désormais. Finalement seuls "Deviation" et "Suburban berlin" sont un ton en dessous selon moi. Etrangement snobés à leurs débuts et vite oubliés après, la discographie de Japan mérite pourtant le détour! Pour ceux que ça intéressent...Foncez! 6/10*

3枚目以前のアルバムは敬遠して聴いていませんでした。 余り他に例を見ない様な、JAPAN独特な音ですが、癖になる中毒性がありますね。 いいです。

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

Non ancora I japan affermati, comunque molto godibili, Sylvian con la sua voce la fa sempre da padrone, x gli amanti del genere imprescindibile

Came packaged nice and safe :) Sounds great very clean.