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Adolescent Sex..Japan was a British rock group, formed in 1974.The original members were:David Sylvian (the most beautiful man in pop!), Mick Karn, Rob Dean, Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri.The band debuted on record with 1978's Adolescent Sex and subsequently Obscure Alternatives, which both sold well in Japan and the Netherlands (where the single "Adolescent Sex" was a Top 30 hit), they also gained some popularity in Canada, but nowhere else. Both albums were widely dismissed by the British music press as being distinctly outmoded at a time when punk and New Wave bands were in the ascendence. However, tracks such as "Suburban Berlin", "State Line" and "Rhodesia" suggested a creative depth and sense of melody to the band's output which would hint at their future direction.Their third album, 1979's Quiet Life, heralded a significant change in musical style from the earlier largely guitar-based music to a more electronic sound, with more emphasis on Barbieri's synthesisers, Sylvian's svelte baritone style of singing, Karn's distinctive fretless bass sound and Steve Jansen's odd-timbred and intricate percussion work. Standout tracks included the title-track "Quiet Life" (a belated Top 20 hit in 1981), "Halloween" and "The Other Side of Life".Their following two albums, Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) and Tin Drum (1981) on the Virgin label, continued to expand their audience as the band refined its new sound and unintentionally became part of the early 1980s New Romantic movement..Art of Parties..Thanks to mickimicki .Filling in the gaps. No.101http://mog.com/Neill/blog_post/29537
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