Tag Archives: Richard Barbieri

Book Review: JAPAN – A Foreign Place [The Biography 1974-1984] [part 1]

Posted on January 22, 2020 by postpunkmonk

I finally bought copies of this book from the UK last summer for gift giving purposes. I knew several friends who should have copies of this in their library and I piggybacked my purchase with one of the others to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, New Romantic | Tagged 2015, Anthony Reynolds, David Sylvian, Japan, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri, Rob Dean, Steve Jansen | 5 Comments

Rock GPA: Japan [part 6]

Posted on March 17, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Japan – Tin Drum | 1981 – 4 As 1981 brought with it an entire cadre of Japan camp followers [the New Romantics] nipping at their heels, the band really had nothing to fear as by this time, they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, New Romantic, Rock GPA | Tagged Japan, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri, Rock GPA, Steve Jansen, Tin Drum | 6 Comments

Rock GPA: Japan [part 3]

Posted on March 12, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Japan – Quiet Life | 1980 – 4 Japan took tremendous creative strides by the time of their third album in 1980. It bore almost no resemblance to the children who had churned out the first two albums, as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, New Romantic, Rock GPA | Tagged David Sylvian, Japan, Mick Karn, Quiet Life, Richard Barbieri, Rock GPA | 7 Comments

Rock GPA: Japan [part 1]

Posted on March 10, 2014 by postpunkmonk

I have just recently realized that while I natter on about Simple Minds on a regular basis [to put it mildly], of all of the core collection groups that I could not live on the proverbial desert island without, I’ve … Continue reading →