Obscure Alternatives
Japan
1978/10
*ジャパーンの２ｎｄアルバム「苦悩の旋律」
です。７８年の春のデビュー後、４月から５月にブルー・オイスター・カルトの前座でツアー、大不評を買うつう。もう一つトーキング・ヘッズとってオファーも有ったらしいんですが、でかい会場でやる方がステキてんでＢＯＣを選択とゆうことで。ゴジラとジャパンだから良さそうなんだけど、そりゃま絵を想像しただけで駄目だこりゃ
。「おなじみもしものコーナー」みたいになってしまうす。その後このアルバムの録音に突入。プロデュースは１ｓｔと同じくレイ・シンガー氏。何とまあ１０日しか時間貰えなかったんだと。ほぼ１曲１日だ。焦ったろうなあ。当然現場はぐそぐその雰囲気になったと思え。えー、手前味噌ですが、うちも昔ミニＣＤアルバム作ったことありまして、その録音時間は深夜から始まる一晩だけ。６時間くらいで５曲とミックスダウン、マスタリングまでやってしもた。ジャーパンに勝ったぞ(^0^)。最後の方ではエンジニア氏ブチ切れそうになり思わず「トイレくらい行かしてくれーー」。あの時はお世話かけました。どうもすんません。どうしてそんな状況になっちまうかといやあ、それはうちもジャパンもお金が無いってことだ。何しろスタジオ代ってバカ高いすから。１ｓｔが爆発ヒットだったらガラっと状況も変わったんだろうけど。この見かけチャラチャラしたバンドに対する周囲の目はかなりやばめ。プロデューサー氏とも最悪の関係となり、出来上がったテイクをデビちゃん音頭でミックスし直すハメになったとゆう。
この後、翌年３月に初来日公演、噂に聞く黄色い声の洗礼を浴びる。この間の不遇時代に受けた扱いが相当堪えたんじゃないかと想像します。好きでメイクして好きでギトギトの音でやってたのに、想像以上の軽い扱い。ロックなのによー。オマケに人気は欲しいけど得たのはまっ黄色の声だったし。うちらは軽くねえよって思いが次からの大命題となってこの愛しきチャラチャラ路線はこの盤で終わり。残念。でも変身後も奇形なるギャグ（←いい意味で）は別な形でちゃんとあったからＯＫだよ。
とにかく急激に変化したバンドです。１ｓｔから数ヶ月だっつうのにこの盤の音も１ｓｔとえらい感触異なり。ふわふわ浮いてギラリぎらり光って食いついてた感じがえらく腰の座った音になりました。焦って録音したとは思えぬ落ち着きぶり。ドラムはどっしり、スタックス・ソウルみたいだし。若いっていいな。レゲエが存在大。これはもうこの時期、レゲは６０’ｓのブルースみたいな存在ですから。音と戦うミュージシャンは否応無しに直面し。ど真ん中に「ローデシア」がある。
そして魚心あらば水心あり。愛するはデビ同士、ボイちゃんの「ロウ」、ロキシー・ミュージック、まともに子供となって出した音がこれ。まんまイーノさんしてるラストのインスト「愛の住人」のストレートな憧憬に、こっちはちょっと気恥ずかしさと羨ましさ感じます。好きだから俺だって一回これやってみたいよ。
人気出る前のこの暴走変化。既にあらかた手札が揃ってる７０’ｓ終盤ならではの所業で、やりたいことが次から次へと出て来た結果かと思う。演奏はやればやるほど上手くなり。
さてこれおば進歩、成長と呼ぶかどうか。実際ご本人達もこの初期２枚は大嫌いと申し、まあこの２枚目はそれでもそれほどでは無く１ｓｔを無かったことにしてこれをデビュー盤にしたいと言っているようだけんど。そう言いたい気持ちもよーくわかり申す。１ｓｔのテーマは「恥ずかしいロック」だったもん。しかし、勝手な聴き手のこっちとしてはあのオエっとしたくなるような恥ずかしさがたまらなくステキだったす。堂々とし出したこの２ｎｄで、髭が生え始めた息子を見る親のような気持ちになったりして。嬉しいような寂しいような。ははは。
ハハハといやあジャパンは元祖ウルトラヴォックスと完全同期なんだな。早過ぎたＮＷかもって点も同じ。不遇だったのも。ジャパンはある意味黄色い声の応援によって存続、起死回生の変身で思うことの実現かなったけど。ウルトラヴォックスがもし同じような黄色い追い風有ったら。どうなってたんだろう。と想像してしまいました。
日本の女子はロックの歴史を変えるぞ。
そしてジャパンのアリオラ・ハンザ時代は終焉、日本ビクターの強い希望でヴァージンと契約するとゆう。
(山)2006.3.3
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by Yama
BY AUTO TRANSLATION
SORRY,Mistranslation multi.
*It is 2nd album "Melody of suffering. " of Japarn. After it debuts of the spring of 78 years, it is an opening performance of the blue oyster cult and ..tour and large unpopularity.. ..purchase.. in May from April. Doing in a strapping hall is a selection and in a wonderful point without ..doing.. when another Talking Heads also has the offer as for BOC. Only it reels, E is imagined then, and ..useless.. though it seems to be good because it is Godzilla and Japan. It is done that it becomes it like "It becomes familiar and one corner". It rushes into the recording of this album afterwards. Produce is lei Singer as well as 1st. When how probably you can have gotten only the tenth during time. It is a day per almost one. ..might haste... Think that the site became the atmosphere of naturally. Made mini CD album in old times though it is food, and a this side miso, exist, and the recording time only at night that starts at midnight. Even 5, the down of the mix, and mastering are . in about six hours. The jar bread was won (^0^). "Whether the rest room is a line is done and give it" instinctively ..seeming ..engineer.. ..Bti.. cut... Care was put at that time. Very. Of,, and it and Japan are ..money.. in such a situation why ..it is... Anyway, the studio fee : from a foolish high chair. Though the Gara situation might have changed, too, if 1st explodes and becomes a hit. Surrounding eyes to the band that Characharas it this appearance are considerable. The producer, and it is ..Debi.. initiative and in Hame that tries to be mixed becoming the worst relation as for completed Tac.
The baptism of the shrill voice heard from the first visit to Japan performance and the rumor next March is bathed in after this. It is imagined that the treatment received in the misfortune age between these corresponds and was not borne. It treats more than the imagination though the make-up is done liking it and it did liking it because of the sound of Gitogit lightly. It is ..dependence.. ｰ though it is a lock. It was a voice of ..yellow.. that obtained though I wanted to be popular among Omake. The desire becomes an Imperial command title from the following and this dear Charachara route ends lightly sleeping and getting it in us with this board. Regrettably. After it transforms of but, the becoming it ..deformity.. gag (In a meaning ..←.. good) is another shape and OK because it was neatly.
Anyway, it is a band rapidly changed. The sound of the board of for several months it is 1st and a great feeling difference from 1st. It floated unsteadily and feeling to bite became a sound to which the waist had greatly sat as for the Girari light. It settles down that it records rushing it. it is not possible to thinkThe drum is dignifiedly Staccs Seoul. ..youth... Reggae is an existence size. This already : because Rege is existence like the blues of 60's at this time. The musician who fights against the sound forcibly faces. There is "Rhodesia" in the right in the middle. And, there is Uococoro Mizcocoro. Debi and Boi's loved "Row ..peel.." It becomes a child ..Rokishe music.. straight and the emitted sound is this. I feel ashamed and envying in a straight yearning for Inn strike "Resident of love" of the last done not to do the state as it is Eno for a moment here. Because it is a chance, even I want to try this once. This reckless driving change in front of. ..popularity.. putting outI think the result of want to do by place industry only in the last stage of 70's where Tesats has almost become complete going out one after another. The more it does, the more it becomes good at the performance.
Whether it is possible to come and it is called the aunt advancement and grow up well or not?I say that persons in question will actually hate two initial of these, and this second piece is not in it probably even so, says it will not have wanted to be to the debut board 1st, and is .. Feelings that want to say so are understood well and I say. The theme of 1st was "Shameful lock. "However, ..that Oe.. shamefulness does that it was unbearably wonderful here of a selfish listener. It becomes feelings like this parents who began to be lofty who see the son where the beard began to grow with 2nd. Be not not glad and lonely. .
Oh Japan shall not be haha gutter complete synchronization with originator Ultoravoccs. It ..too early NW.. has and the point is also the same. The misfortune it also. Though it ..achievement of the desire because of the transformation of continuing and miraculous by ..Japan.. assisting in a certain meaning shrill voice.. became. Ultoravoccs similar, yellow fair wind having. How did it become it?It has imagined it.
The girl in Japan will change the history of the lock.
The Ariora Hanza age of Japan and is strong hope of the end and Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
and ..going.. when contracting to Virgin.
