@Dawn Haag Duran were big fans (as you probably know), & I can see some of the influence. Heck, Nick Rhodes even looked like David Sylvian w/his haircut & makeup (the way David looks in this video). I can also see the influence of Brian Ferry's singing & way of dress, especially, in songs like this one. Very Roxy. All musicians influence each other, for better or worse. I think better.
I saw this tour at the Edinburgh Playhouse in October 1982. I was just Sixteen years old at the time and traveled by train from my home town by myself. Booked into a nearby bed and breakfast that overlooked the stage door and watched with excitement the crowds as the band emerged after the gig. Sandii and the sunsets opened. By the time I got in the sunsets were already halfway through their set. Such an exciting time to be alive and a great adventure for me personally. Thank you for reminding me.
mine was 1982 in manchester apollo i was just 15 after dancing to japan on the dance floor he asked me out. he was the spitting image of david, omg i died. he asked me out and said do you want to come and see JAPAN i said i dont have the money, he said i do. love love love first love ever im 55 now and i still love the song and do him. no love story sorry but still in contact. oooooorrrr
I was there also. One of those gigs you don’t forget. I went with a crowd of mates as were all from Edinburgh someone was I’ll so I got their ticket. Also saw Roxy Music there the same year. Another fantastic gig.
And to think Richard Barbieri would go on to become the keyboardist for one of the most influential and critically acclaimed progressive rock bands of the 20th century..Porcupine Tree!
I only recently started listening to Japan. As a bassplayer myself I am absolutely flabbergasted by Mick Karns basslines. His basslines to this song, Swing, Art of Parties and Methods of Dance are almost indescribable.They just seem to float beautifully like the smooth moves and glides he does on this live record. The bass is present but in no way overwhelming and overshadowing the other instruments. I'm convinced there was something special about his playing and its sad to know that he died only 3 years ago from cancer.
Chris Navarette If you dig Karn so much (as your "kills it" implies) why would you criticize someone for discovering (& recognizing) his genius? It's clear +goodash21 means "flabbergasted" in the most awe-inspired way possible, and that he's wonderstruck by Karn's tremendous gifts. To attack the cat because he wasn't present at the band's creation is an affront to the joy of discovery, a joy to be found in every fiber of Japan's being. You sir, should be applauding Karn's continuous capacity to wow, even from the netherworld. And you can begin by apologizing to Japan and its fans (which -- Thank Zeus! -- now includes +goodash21) for so ridiculously disrespecting the magic.
God I freaking love this song.. it's so distinctive and with David's voice.. ahhhh, really sends me to a different time and place, such nostalgia that I can't even explain.
My son is 18...his girlfriend same age...I showed them this...collectively they said..."and we have to put up with the shit being churned out now...you were so lucky to be around at this time"...
... absolute class. Take a big whiff, you’ll NEVER hear anything like Japan again. They had everything. Karn’s baselines are ridiculously good. So lucky to have been around when they peaked. ‘Polaroids’ is a great album.
One of my most treasured musical memories is being there at Hammersmith Odeon in 1983. It was truly wonderful. An unrepeatable experience. I can't say for certain that I was there when this recording was made, as they did several nights at Hammersmith Odeon and "Oil on Canvas" is drawn from all of them. But it was like this. Only better, because I was there, not watching on TH-cam.
i swear im so in love with mick karn, the way that he plays the bass and keep his face and eyes serious and graceful at the same time is so intense, for lord.
Mick Karn's signature shuffle at 4.32 .... I'm obsessed! RIP Mick. RIP to my dear darling David Brotherton, ex fiance and partner of 7 years from 1980 to 1987, you introduced me to Japan. This track is haunting. Cancer is cruel.
I was at that concert. middle of the balcony looking down on the stage. Incredible show. Dressed to the nines and made up perfectly. Such a great vibe, everyone looking superb and really getting into the music, David Sylvian's voice so dreamy and Mick Karn's bass out of this world and to see him do his signature shuiffle blew us all away. Great times. The music was amazing and people looked fantastic
Mick Karn is king of fretless bass, checkout Christian by China Crisis, his playing on that 80s classic is other worldly. Edit:- some time later I did get to realise that it wasn’t Mick that did Christian but Andy Pask.
It's like David Bowie and Nick Rhodes became one person ... Spectacular low-key Space Punk / New Romantic ... This live performance is commendably close to the studio recording considering the relative complexity of what they're doing ...
_"a flawless fretless master"_ Er, you do realise that most of the bass playing on Oil On Canvas is studio overdubbed, yes? Wanna know why? Because Mick had a habit of being too busy floating around the stage, hardly ever looking at his fretboard, leading to many, many off-tone notes.
@@Teeb2023 is that right? So those many wise critics who consider him one of the greatest bassists of his era are just fools, then? And your source for all your hatred is...?
@@matthewlewis2072 Kindly point out where there is hatred in what I wrote? ...and yes, it is quite commonly known among Japan fans of that time, of which I was one, and I also thought his bass playing was excellent. I still think he created some of the most inventive riffs thus far, but he was never technically proficient, as he himself has admitted to in the past, and I'm in a fairly good position to at least have an informed opinion on this, as I have been playing fretless bass for almost forty years. Still don't believe me? How about this tweet from Steve Jansen, where posted a photo of Tsuchiya during one of the Oil on Canvas overdub sessions? : twitter.com/istevejansen/status/1281569723201839106 ...or how about this little snippet, again, from Jansen : _"Billed as a live recording, Jansen later admitted that only the drums were actually recorded live, the rest being recorded in a studio."_ To add to that, I have seen and heard them live myself, the last time being the Glasgow Apollo on 25th October '82, and as a then-fledgling bass player who aspired to be as great as I had perceived him to be back then, it was quite painful to see him "sacrifice" accuracy in his playing for the sake of his visual performance, in sliding all over the stage instead of making sure he hits the right notes.
Best eighties band, period. Each and every one of them are such amazing musicians. The image and sound are so powerfully unique. I love the way they caress your soul through your ears.
I was lucky enough to be at the first night of their last tour at Portsmouth Guildhall, amazing show totally rammed and seeing Mick Karn sliding about onstage like that was mindbending, those Wal basses are not light. Such a shame they imploded so soon after and R.I.P Mick Karn taken too soon.
I actually kind of envy you in having the feeling of discovering them. I saw them live many times, and they were as good as you are probably imagining them to be.
Anne-Sophie NASSER have you checked the keyboard players other later group out called porcupine tree? You get some similar soundscapes and difficult time signatures with them, and the drummer is a beast on the skins.
David was really the most handsome and elegant man on earth throughout 80's... We were brought up listening Duran Duran , Spandau Ballet and Human League but this band was something different....
The difference was the 3 other bands ( minus HL mark 1) their music was played in tearooms in the 80s , i never heard Japan being played there lol , they were considered arty/experimental , sons of pioneers is still the best atmospheric track , almost ambient
Everything about this is still amazing. One of the best songs ever written. I love the extended studio version but this is on another level. Mick's stage shuffle and Masami Tsuchiya's solo are icing on the cake. RIP Mick, gone too soon.
'81....This band changed and channeled my entire life and musical journey from the age of 12, so very grateful I am, and blessed to have heard this fantastic art form.
Quite possibly the most underrated and one of the most influential bands ever. But then again, most geniuses go unappreciated until they are no more.
@Dawn Haag Duran were big fans (as you probably know), & I can see some of the influence. Heck, Nick Rhodes even looked like David Sylvian w/his haircut & makeup (the way David looks in this video). I can also see the influence of Brian Ferry's singing & way of dress, especially, in songs like this one. Very Roxy. All musicians influence each other, for better or worse. I think better.
well one's down...
Japan were from another planet just sublime visionaries
They probably didn't want crazy fame, anyway. No one really wants to be a "Michael Jackson" who can't move freely around the globe. 👍🏽
@Dawn Haag:
Well, if Duran Duran copied them, then they are one a hell of a group, it seems.
These guys were exceptionally talented. This is 40 years ago folks.
Time go's to fast....happy in the 80's
this is still the greatest bass line ever written
❤
Mick Karn has so many great and distinctive bass lines.
Absolutely
It blew my mind first listen. I've still never heard anyone nail it
I saw this tour at the Edinburgh Playhouse in October 1982. I was just Sixteen years old at the time and traveled by train from my home town by myself. Booked into a nearby bed and breakfast that overlooked the stage door and watched with excitement the crowds as the band emerged after the gig. Sandii and the sunsets opened. By the time I got in the sunsets were already halfway through their set. Such an exciting time to be alive and a great adventure for me personally. Thank you for reminding me.
mine was 1982 in manchester apollo i was just 15 after dancing to japan on the dance floor he asked me out. he was the spitting image of david, omg i died. he asked me out and said do you want to come and see JAPAN i said i dont have the money, he said i do. love love love first love ever im 55 now and i still love the song and do him. no love story sorry but still in contact. oooooorrrr
Best time ever....the 80's
I was there also. One of those gigs you don’t forget. I went with a crowd of mates as were all from Edinburgh someone was I’ll so I got their ticket. Also saw Roxy Music there the same year. Another fantastic gig.
Nice story!
❤
Most original bass guitar playing ever. RIP Mick Karn. ✊ Rest in Power brother.
And to think Richard Barbieri would go on to become the keyboardist for one of the most influential and critically acclaimed progressive rock bands of the 20th century..Porcupine Tree!
懐かし過ぎるー！!！髪の毛の色黒と金に分けたりグリーンにしたり赤にしたりってJAPANが元祖ですよね!今では皆してるけど当時はド肝抜かれました!本当にその頃に気持ち戻って嬉しいありがとうございました!
I only recently started listening to Japan. As a bassplayer myself I am absolutely flabbergasted by Mick Karns basslines. His basslines to this song, Swing, Art of Parties and Methods of Dance are almost indescribable.They just seem to float beautifully like the smooth moves and glides he does on this live record. The bass is present but in no way overwhelming and overshadowing the other instruments. I'm convinced there was something special about his playing and its sad to know that he died only 3 years ago from cancer.
Goodash21 just shut up. You're 'flabbergasted' because you're an idiot. Everyone knows Mick kills it. Go back to sleep.
+shadyskater4 Just seems odd to me that an American frat boy bigot would listen to a group like Japan
+shadyskater4 I call it like I see it.
Chris Navarette If you dig Karn so much (as your "kills it" implies) why would you criticize someone for discovering (& recognizing) his genius? It's clear +goodash21 means "flabbergasted" in the most awe-inspired way possible, and that he's wonderstruck by Karn's tremendous gifts. To attack the cat because he wasn't present at the band's creation is an affront to the joy of discovery, a joy to be found in every fiber of Japan's being. You sir, should be applauding Karn's continuous capacity to wow, even from the netherworld. And you can begin by apologizing to Japan and its fans (which -- Thank Zeus! -- now includes +goodash21) for so ridiculously disrespecting the magic.
Well said !
Just thought id mention..Steve Jansen!! Amazing drummer.❤
Yes. Amazing.
God I freaking love this song.. it's so distinctive and with David's voice.. ahhhh, really sends me to a different time and place, such nostalgia that I can't even explain.
vhan mhi song
mhi vas hap tini video
Pure escapism!❤ what a gem
Me too 😢
guitar by Masami Tsuchiya, what a great live
Mmm Masami dreamy 💕
My son is 18...his girlfriend same age...I showed them this...collectively they said..."and we have to put up with the shit being churned out now...you were so lucky to be around at this time"...
I think there is as much of great music out there as it used to, it's just not as popular
@@leszek8460 yep, bladee is insane.
My 16 year old adores Japan
20 year old prefers Davids solo work
Jonathan,
.... because, now
Shit sells and thus
Shit rules !
In every facet of
our lives
Mick Karn. Absolute legend. Genius bass.
That little shuffle had my 😂😅😂 M Karn also had a sense of humor.
There is No Talent like this in todays music. Glamourous, Romantic, Ultimate style of the 80's. The Best music of All time!
msfigy so true x
Absolutely!
Absolutely!
@Dylan Manson That is funny! Wish I had the boomer finances!!!
tears swell when I listen: wish I could be 15 again
Mick Karn, the man had grace, in spades. We will never know his like again...…..
Agree...!!
@@sailingmyfairlady5318 He was a genuine artist...... Take a look.
Yessss
Never
At 4.50 when he glides across the stage like he's on wheels then gets back to the mic with split second timing😯
... absolute class. Take a big whiff, you’ll NEVER hear anything like Japan again. They had everything. Karn’s baselines are ridiculously good. So lucky to have been around when they peaked. ‘Polaroids’ is a great album.
what i would give to go back in time to see this legendary band perform
They were truly epic, one of the first bands i ever saw live, and still one of the best
YES!
One of my most treasured musical memories is being there at Hammersmith Odeon in 1983. It was truly wonderful. An unrepeatable experience. I can't say for certain that I was there when this recording was made, as they did several nights at Hammersmith Odeon and "Oil on Canvas" is drawn from all of them. But it was like this. Only better, because I was there, not watching on TH-cam.
Sucker! I saw them. Suffer!
Me too
i swear im so in love with mick karn, the way that he plays the bass and keep his face and eyes serious and graceful at the same time is so intense, for lord.
あの頃は、デビッド･シルビアンとスティーヴ･ジャンセンが美しいと思ってましたが…改めて見ると…ミック･カーンの美しさが際立ってますね🍀*゜早世過ぎました。
Mick Karn's signature shuffle at 4.32 .... I'm obsessed! RIP Mick. RIP to my dear darling David Brotherton, ex fiance and partner of 7 years from 1980 to 1987, you introduced me to Japan. This track is haunting. Cancer is cruel.
No, There will never be another Mick Karn, One of the best!!!!!
Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo is another great bass player.
Mick Karn master! wherever you are.
This album is utterly addicting
このビデオ持ってます‼︎
デッキが無いので観ることは出来なくなっていたんですが、UPして下さってありがとうございます！懐かしいーっ‼︎
このライブはメンバー全員のパフォーマンスが最高‼︎
ギターサポートで入った土屋昌巳さんのアレンジが素晴らしくて、なんだか日本人としてとても誇らしく思っていた思い出があります。
Mmmm japanese nationalism so dreamy nihonjinron💕
I was at that concert. middle of the balcony looking down on the stage. Incredible show. Dressed to the nines and made up perfectly. Such a great vibe, everyone looking superb and really getting into the music, David Sylvian's voice so dreamy and Mick Karn's bass out of this world and to see him do his signature shuiffle blew us all away. Great times. The music was amazing and people looked fantastic
Coolest drummer ever. By a mile.
Japan's "Oil on canvas" is one of the most fascinating live music video shows I've ever watched in my life. Hypnotic
I always used to enjoy Mick`s little shuffle across the stage , as if he was on little invisible wheels!!
Daryl Chambers was he on a moonwalk escalator? 😂
I wonder if he just once fell flat and they all had a good laugh about it
@@video2000_TV yes he had! There's an article about it somewhere in the internet
How could a group of people be so stunningly gorgeous?? lmao. It’s insane. They are so talented and unique as well.
mick karn,s crab shuffle and steve jansen,s giant drum sound are outstanding
Still listened to forty years after they split, how many of today's so called artists will be listened to in forty years time?!!!
This is my cult group, the most advanced music of their time, the best singer, bassist and keyboard player, a group of genius.
Saw them at Hammersmith Odeon. Will never forget it especially Mick doing his sliding feet across the stage ❤❤❤❤
I was at that gig too. 18. Yikes. 😮
Live, very impressive sound 👍
The bass player is mesmerizing
One word for this performance...PERFECTION..
Mick Karn - bass god, massive respect, many thanks
Hendrix Bowie Eno Fripp and Sylvian the most important musicians of my musical life !!
Love, love love this song forever! David's style impeccable and can see huge influence on Nick Rhodes
one of the best songs Japan did, that bassline & keyboard
4:52 the best part
David Sylvian, the most beautiful man in pop music in the early 80s, followed by Nick Rhodes.
David is a man with class beautiful face beautiful eyes beautiful hair beautiful body and such a brilliant musician
4:38 Let the bass shuffle commence!!!
Mick karn en plus d'être un monstre à la basse possédait une présence magnétique...
Gotta love the fancy glides by Mick Karn.
adalaku yep 😍😍😍😍😍
With the little leg flicks lol, he certainly had a style, love his bass playing.
....and gets back to his mic in time for his backup vocal part. Just wonderful.
Have never seen an unobstructed view of him doing his shuffle. Was always curious how he did it....
Wow, it's easy to see how many bands Japan inspired visually as well as sonically.
sonically as in Sonic Boom? or sanic?
dreya888 Sound wise.
haha
Mick Karn is king of fretless bass, checkout Christian by China Crisis, his playing on that 80s classic is other worldly. Edit:- some time later I did get to realise that it wasn’t Mick that did Christian but Andy Pask.
@@Eleventhearlofmars The fretless on Christian is by Andy Pask from Landscape.
I listened to a lot of great bands in the '80s. But this song broke the mold of my shallow musical mind. I'm ever thankful.
It's like David Bowie and Nick Rhodes became one person ... Spectacular low-key Space Punk / New Romantic ... This live performance is commendably close to the studio recording considering the relative complexity of what they're doing ...
I will always come here to hear this masterpiece
Me too
It appears that we are devoid of such special talents nowadays
If nothing else, watch from 4:52 to see Mick's fantastic glide across the stage. Words fail me. Gorgeous. Brilliant. Otherworldly.
R.I.P I WILL REMEMBER U GLIDING AS IF YOUR FEET DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND.....
Mick's bass is like a neverending and delightful frogs rain / frog attack.
One of my all time favourites, what a fantastic record
Mick Karn is the god of progressive funk fretless bass. No one like him before or since.
He's definitely in my top 5 progressive funk fretless bassists.
4:51 proves your point
greatest bassist ever.
Check out his fretless playing on Christian by China crisis, one of the best tunes of the early 80s imo.
@@Eleventhearlofmars Thought that bass line was played by Andy Pask from Landscape?
all hail Mick Karn the bass god, a flawless fretless master, just superb, love the intro to 'swing' where he shines again - many thanks
_"a flawless fretless master"_
Er, you do realise that most of the bass playing on Oil On Canvas is studio overdubbed, yes? Wanna know why? Because Mick had a habit of being too busy floating around the stage, hardly ever looking at his fretboard, leading to many, many off-tone notes.
Bullshit. Revisionist shithead.
@@Teeb2023 is that right? So those many wise critics who consider him one of the greatest bassists of his era are just fools, then? And your source for all your hatred is...?
@@matthewlewis2072 Kindly point out where there is hatred in what I wrote?
...and yes, it is quite commonly known among Japan fans of that time, of which I was one, and I also thought his bass playing was excellent. I still think he created some of the most inventive riffs thus far, but he was never technically proficient, as he himself has admitted to in the past, and I'm in a fairly good position to at least have an informed opinion on this, as I have been playing fretless bass for almost forty years. Still don't believe me? How about this tweet from Steve Jansen, where posted a photo of Tsuchiya during one of the Oil on Canvas overdub sessions? :
twitter.com/istevejansen/status/1281569723201839106
...or how about this little snippet, again, from Jansen :
_"Billed as a live recording, Jansen later admitted that only the drums were actually recorded live, the rest being recorded in a studio."_
To add to that, I have seen and heard them live myself, the last time being the Glasgow Apollo on 25th October '82, and as a then-fledgling bass player who aspired to be as great as I had perceived him to be back then, it was quite painful to see him "sacrifice" accuracy in his playing for the sake of his visual performance, in sliding all over the stage instead of making sure he hits the right notes.
@@Eleventhearlofmars Mick did not play on "Christian", Andy Pask did.
I miss you mick
You left your mark on this planet
Lots of love
I'm 48 and the obsession with your music and irreplaceable talent lives on
Love you xx
I got into this band age 12 because of my cousin and I am 48 in a week and I am here August 2020 and I can't believe how good they were..
I'm 50 in April
Still in love
Mick was amazing...glad he left so much to enjoy...Japan, Dali's Car, Midge Ure tracks...etc...
I forgot about Dali’s Car, thanks for reminding me.
His voice is often as Bowie
OMG, the lighting is perfect, they look and sound incredible!!
that voice this band - perfect moment - takes me straight back to my youth
Best eighties band, period. Each and every one of them are such amazing musicians. The image and sound are so powerfully unique. I love the way they caress your soul through your ears.
I was lucky enough to be at the first night of their last tour at Portsmouth Guildhall, amazing show totally rammed and seeing Mick Karn sliding about onstage like that was mindbending, those Wal basses are not light.
Such a shame they imploded so soon after and R.I.P Mick Karn taken too soon.
I was there for both nights. Brilliant band and they were excellent live. The music still holds up, especially this track.
Discovered them a few weeks ago. How I wish I could have been around at that time and went to one of their gigs...
I actually kind of envy you in having the feeling of discovering them. I saw them live many times, and they were as good as you are probably imagining them to be.
Anne-Sophie NASSER have you checked the keyboard players other later group out called porcupine tree? You get some similar soundscapes and difficult time signatures with them, and the drummer is a beast on the skins.
JBK also
Never got to see them in concert
My biggest regret
@@Eleventhearlofmars Richard Barbieri and Steve Jansen
Steve is David's brother
Lead singer of Japan
David was really the most handsome and elegant man on earth throughout 80's...
We were brought up listening Duran Duran , Spandau Ballet and Human League but this band was something different....
The difference was the 3 other bands ( minus HL mark 1) their music was played in tearooms in the 80s , i never heard Japan being played there lol , they were considered arty/experimental , sons of pioneers is still the best atmospheric track , almost ambient
I always listened to japan first. Far ahead of all the other bands around, these guys started the romantic movement all the others followed
@@chrisnorthover1398 it's true!Also, there are many new romantics fans even today , in Greece!!!
We are still looking forward to enjoying some living legends on stage , like DAVID SYLVIAN ...
The best new wave rhythm section of the 80s
Massive influence on so many of us in those days, Mick was a genius and up there with Jacko...I play them regularly.
What beautiful voice , David. What style, l love you ♡
Saw them on this tour, changed my life, one of the best bands of all time, groundbreaking and awesome !!
Mick Karn (RIP) being blown from side to side across the stage on a windy day :-)
Awesome. Love Zep, AC/DC, etc. Saw Japan twice and they rocked.
Everything about this is still amazing. One of the best songs ever written. I love the extended studio version but this is on another level. Mick's stage shuffle and Masami Tsuchiya's solo are icing on the cake. RIP Mick, gone too soon.
Beautiful in every way!
This song is sleazy in a sophisticated sort of way.
I have a feeling I was at this concert in Hammersmith. I went twice with my sister Zosia. I still love David Sylvan's voice and this track .
Saw them at Hammersmith Odeon, had forgotten when but if 1983 I was 18 - man o man - happy magical times
11-20-22. I watched THIS vhs tape so many times it rubbed the video quality to a black smudge blur from 1985 to 1996
Exquisite performance as always, Japan are my favourite ❤
This is my youth. Thanks!
Mick Karn....so cool, funky and beautiful. We miss you so❤🧡💛💙💙💜💋
'81....This band changed and channeled my entire life and musical journey from the age of 12, so very grateful I am, and blessed to have heard this fantastic art form.
wow people in the 80s had fabulous hair... not to mention EVERYTHING ELSE ALSO
That silver suit features a cummerbund-style trouser waistband. Elegant, elegant, elegant - and so subtly sexy I want to scream!
I want to find someone in my life who loves Japan like me 🥺❤
💖
Man japan is such a beautiful band with lovely music man wish i was born during there time❤❤
Feel very blessed to have grown up in the 80s
Still listen to Japan
True love never dies
Best song ever. Brilliant on so many levels
The originality back then.....spent many hours Listening to Japan in my bedroom.....wtf happened to music :(
I didn’t realise how much they must have influenced early Duran Duran
A Pleasure to listen to. Wonderfully composed, sung and produced .....
La caminadita de Karn es magistral!!
I feel like I'm being hypnotized
Mick Karn live in that band with Masami Tsuchiya was something else. Tight af
Thanks for posting. David Sylvian and Mick Karn was amazing.
The whole band were
@@c.w_ Agree
Haunting yet so poetic and I am listening for my family and friends I miss you all 2022
could listen to this all night long, fell in love with song in 1982. Loved dancing to this. First love xxxx
a truly amazing tune I love gentleman take polaroids
So calming and beautiful
2 my brother who allowed me to listen to Japan miss you all ❤
One of the very few bands that actually sound better live. My favourite band ever, with DD a close second x
Wow Mick Karn 4:51
Rossana Palma was that a sideways moonwalk? WTFOOK lol
some bad ass James Brown shit!
Just on tip toes.
Must have looked quite funny from the front of the stage
We call it crab walk in japan
I mean country Japan because I' m from Japan.
Classic band R I P Mick Karn
Phenomenal. How good was Mick Karn?! Unbelievable. Thanks for posting...