Hey!
My name is Meyrav, i'm 17 years old and I live in Israel- i'm probably the only JAPAN fan in my country...even the librarian in our city's music library stared at me when I borrowed the 'GTP' CD...
I ADORE what Japan were doing in their time!!!
The whole era is really fantastic, and i'm actually think I was born in the wrong decade!
How did I get to know Japan? Well, i'm a big duran fan especially their initial material, and after I was listening over and over again to their new romantic music (that's my fave period of them), I was wondering about their 'sources', so I checked John Taylor and Nick Rhodes's list of music they played in their club(at the beginning of thier band) and I saw how badly they were influenced by Japan's music-and I had to check what it is all about. The first Japan's song I checked was in YouTube- 'Adolescent Sex'- I was like 'OMG, I love it!!!' I couldn't stop singing it the rest of that day! It really sticked in my head...and when I first saw Sylvian in that clip I thought I just saw the coolest and most original creature on our planet (and he is terribly sexy!!!)...and Mick's style was soo groovy and 70's...
And that's it. I'm totally hooked since then (since April or so...)
Japan are much more better than Duran(to my ears...). The groovy and jumpy Mick's bass can really drive me crazy- and it's VERY hard to sit in silence in the bus on my way to school, while i'm listening in my iPod to 'The Art Of Parties' for example...
I still don't know what is my favorite Japan's track- each song brings up very different emotions- 'Nightporter' can make me cry, 'Adolescent Sex' and 'Lovers on main street' are always make me feel sexy..lol, 'Life in Tokyo' make me feel like i'm in a real 70's club...But they are all always washing me with such a happiness!
Ask questions if youv'e got any! This place is brilliant and the people here are too!
Glad to meet you all!