Poetry, stories, art, and music from the desk of Jezzie G, a writer without a label
Lady in Black
Album: Salisbury
Date: 1970
Genre: Rock
Artist: Uriah Heep
Part of the early 1970s rock scene, Uriah Heep are a rock band formed in 1969 in London, UK. There have been numerous line-up changes throughout their 54-year career with guitarist Mick Box the only original member, Uriah Heep’s current line-up consists of Box, Phil Lanzon (keyboards), Bernie Shaw (vocals), Russell Gilbrook (drums), and Dave Rimmer (bass)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Album: Arrival
Date: 1977
Genre: Pop
Artist: Abba
Abba are a pop group formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. One of the most successful groups of all time they became one of the best-selling acts in popular music history
Negative Earth
Album: Everyone Is Everybody Else
Date: 1974
Genre: Rock
Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Founded in 1966, Barclay James Harvest are a progressive rock band. The original lineup consisted of Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist), John Lees (guitarist/vocalist), Mel Pritchard (drummer/percussionist) 1948-2004, and Stuart Wolstenholme (keyboardist/vocalist) 1947-2010
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Album: 30 Anniversary Concert Celebration
Date: 1975
Genre: Classic Rock
Artist: Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton is a rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is considered one of the most influential guitarists in rock music and ranks second in Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
La Villa Strangiato
Album: Retrospective I
Date: 1978
Genre: Metal
Artist: Rush
Rush was a rock band formed in Toronto, Canada in 1968, primarily consisting of Geddy Lee (bass and vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, and lyricist). The band went through several line-up configurations before achieving its classic power line-up. Rush achieved commercial success in the 1970s with “Fly by Night” (1975), “2112” (1976), and “A Farewell to Kings” (1977). Their popularity continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s with albums charting highly in Canada, the US, and the UK. Rush were best known for their musicianship, eclectic lyrical motifs, and complex compositions heavily influenced by science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy
Lady d’Arbanville
Album: Mona Bone Jakon
Date: 1970
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Cat Stevens/Yusuf
Cat Stevens is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His style consists of pop, folk, rock, and Islamic music. He converted to Islam in 1977 and, auctioning all his guitars for charity, left his musical career to pursue educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. In 2006, Cat Stevens returned to music releasing his first album in 28 years using the stage name Yusuf as a mononym
Johnny Was
Album: Inflammable Material
Date: 1979
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are an Irish band emerging from the punk rock era. Formed in 1977 at the height of the Irish Troubles which influenced much of their songwriting. They were the first punk band in Belfast to release a record – “Suspect Device” was released on their own label, Rigid Digits. Their album “Inflammable Material” released with Rough Trade became the first indie LP to enter the UK top 20
Jet
Album: Band on the Run
Date: 1973
Genre: Rock
Artist: Paul McCartney and Wings
Paul McCartney is a singer, songwriter, and musician who gained international fame with the Beatles as their bass guitarist and shared primary songwriter and lead vocals with John Lennon. McCartney is one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. He is known for his melodic approach to bass playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, musical eclecticism, and exploring musical styles from pre-rock ‘n’ roll to classical and electronica. The Lennon and McCartney songwriting partnership remains the most successful in history
Jealous Guy
Album: Imagine
Date: 1971
Genre: Soft Rock
Artist: John Lennon
John Lennon was a singer, songwriter, musician, and peace activist best known as a founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. His rebellious nature and acerbic wit have been characterized in his music, writing, and drawings, on film, and in interviews. John Lennon and Paul McCartney remains the most successful songwriting partnership in history
Jamie’s Cryin’
Album: Van Halen
Date: 1978
Genre: Rock
Artist: Van Halen
Van Halen was a rock band formed in California in 1972. They are credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the rock scene and were known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The band consisted of Eddie Van Halen, his brother Alex and Halen (drummer), vocalist David Lee Roth, and bassist/vocalist Michael Antony. Toth left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Sammy Hagar, formerly of Montrose. In 2001 Eddie was diagnosed with cancer and died of the disease in 2020
Feel Like Makin’ Love
Album: Straight Shooter
Date: 1975
Genre: Rock
Artist Bad Company
Formed in England in 1973, Bad Company are a rock supergroup. They enjoyed success throughout the 1970s under the management of Peter Grant, who also managed Led Zeppelin. To date they have sold over 40 million albums worldwide
Hard Hearted Woman
Album: Gone to Earth
Date: 1977
Genre: Rock
Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Founded in 1966, Barclay James Harvest is a progressive rock band. The original lineup consisted of Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist), John Lees (guitarist/vocalist), Mel Pritchard (drummer/percussionist 1948-2004, and Stuart Wolstenholme (keyboardist/vocalist) 1947-2010.
Whatever You Want
Status Quo
1979
I have been feeling a niggly nag poking me for the last few days. Gabbie was a huge fan of the Quo so I am guessing I am being told “what no Quo”. I know when to give in and I think Whatever You Want is an apt track
20th Century Boy
T. Rex
1973
A bit more glam today with Marc Bolan and T. Rex. 20th Century Boy is a personal anthem too
Emerald
Album: Jailbreak
Date: 1976
Genre: Rock
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy is a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1959. Generally classified as hard rock their music reflects a wide variety of influences such as blues, soul, and psychedelic rock. Drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/lead vocalist Phil Lynott met while at school. Lynott was also the principal songwriter and led the group throughout their recording career of twelve albums, writing most of the material. After Lynott’s death (1986) the band emerged in various incarnations initially around the guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Lynott was the first Black Irishman to achieve commercial success in rock music. As well as being multiracial the band drew its early members from both sides of the Irish border and from both Catholic and Protestant communities during a troubled era in Irish history
Silver Machine
Hawkwind
1971
The legendary Lemmy was the vocalist and bassist of Hawkwind before he went on to form Motörhead. What’s not to love
Hard Headed Woman
Album: Tea for the Tillerman
Date: 1970
Genre: Folk
Artist: Cat Stevens/Yusuf
Cat Stevens is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His style consists of pop, folk, rock, and Islamic music. He converted to Islam in 1977 and, auctioning all his guitars for charity, left his musical career to pursue educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. In 2006, Cat Stevens returned to music releasing his first album in 28 years using the stage name Yusuf as a mononym
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
1970
It is a must-have for any metal night, seriously without Paranoid what sort of metal list would this be
Emma
Album: Cicero Park
Date: 1974
Genre: Soul
Artist: Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate is a soul band formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson. At the height of their popularity during the 1970s and 1980s, the group had at least one hit song on the UKL charts every year, including “You Sexy Thing” and “It Started with a Kiss”. Errol Brown was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2004
Daniel
Album: Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player
Date: 1973
Genre: Pop
Artist: Elton John
Elton John is a singer, pianist, and composer. Working in collaboration with Bernie Taupin since 1967 Elton John is among the most successful artists of all time. In his six-decade career he has been acclaimed by critics and musicians, especially for his work during the 1970s and his lasting impact on the music industry
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
1970
Like many writers, I have created some characters who I hold dear. It is almost 20 years ago I was sitting in my room facing the biggest do-or-die decision I hope I ever have to make. “War Pigs” came on the radio and some random ideas popped into my head – I am a writer I wrote them down. Those ideas became the introduction to a set of stories that are ongoing even now. It didn’t say if the two guys escaping hell made it or not but they had to escape. Kip and Gai had come into being. It was in the writing I made the decision to do rather than die.
The Crossing – Introduction by JezzieG
The mist was heavy with the scent of freedom. The freedom that was beginning to slowly emerge with each step we took forward. Our pulses were racing as the dawn light got brighter and our footsteps took on a more urgent pace.
Our absence would be soon noticed, and we knew it. The fake bodies made of old sheets and blankets lying together in bed would not fool anyone in the light of day. Honestly, I do not think they would have fooled anyone in the night either, but we had to get away, there was no time to make works of art,
At last, we were on the bridge. As if our legs knew the end was near, they broke into a run. And the air echoed with the sound of ricocheting bullets as our bodies were swallowed in the mist…
Candle In the Wind
Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Date: 1973
Genre: Soft Rock
Artist: Elton John
Elton John is a singer, pianist, and composer. Working in collaboration with Bernie Taupin since 1967 Elton John is among the most successful artists of all time. In his six- decade career he is acclaimed by critics and musicians, especially for his work during the 1970s and his lasting impact on the music industry
El Condor Pasa
Album: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Date: 1970
Genre: Pop/Folk
Artist: Paul Simon
Paul Simon is a singer, songwriter, musician, and actor with a career spanning six decades. One of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music for both his solo career and as part of the duo Simon and Garfunkel
Barbed Wire Love
Album: Inflammable Material
Date: 1979
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are an Irish band emerging from the punk rock era. Formed in 1977 at the height of the Irish Troubles which influenced much of their songwriting. They were the first punk band in Belfast to release a record – “Suspect Device” was released on their own label, Rigid Digits. Their album “Inflammable Material” released with Rough Trade became the first indie LP to enter the UK top 20
Ballad of Dwight Fry
Album: Love It to Death
Date: 1971
Genre: Rock
Artist: Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper, originally a band with roots back to a group called the Earwigs, is a rock singer with a career spanning over five decades. His shows feature numerous props and stage illusions such as pyrotechnics, guillotines, fake blood, electric chairs, reptiles, and swords. He is considered the godfather of rock and he has drawn inspiration from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock. Alice Cooper is a pioneer of macabre and theatrical rock designed to shock his audience
Hanging Around
Album: Rattus Norvegicus
Date: 1977
Genre: Rock
Artist: The Stranglers
The Stranglers are a rock band emerging from the punk rock scene in the mid-1970s. The band formed in Surrey, England with an aggressive, no-compromise attitude. However, they rarely followed any single musical genre and the band went on to exp[lore a variety of musical styles including new wave, art rock, and gothic rock.
Xanadu
Album: A Farewell to Kings
Date: 1977
Genre: Progressive Rock
Artist: Rush
Rush was a rock band formed in Toronto, Canada in 1968, primarily consisting of Geddy Lee (bass and vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar), and Neil Peart (drums, percussion, and lyricist). The band went through several line-up configurations before achieving it classic power line-up. Rush achieved commercial success in the 1970s with “Fly by Night” (1975), “2112” (1976), and “A Farewell to Kings” (1977). Their popularity continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s with albums charting highly in Canada, the US, and the UK. Rush were best known for their musicianship, eclectic lyrical motifs, and complex compositions heavily influenced by science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy
Galadriel
Album: Once Again
Date: 1971
Genre: Rock
Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Founded in 1966, Barclay James Harvest are a progressive rock band. The original lineup consisted of Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist), John Lees (guitarist/vocalist), Mel Pritchard (drummer/percussionist) 1948-2004, and Stuart Wolstenholme (keyboardist/vocalist) 1947-2010.
Walk on By
Album: Black and White
Date: 1978
Genre: Rock
Artist: The Stranglers
The Stranglers are a rock band emerging from the punk rock scene in the mid-1970s. The band formed in Surrey, England with an aggressive, no-compromise attitude. However, they rarely followed any single musical genre and the band went on to explore a variety of musical styles including new wave, art rock, and gothic rock
Father and Son
Album: Mona Bone Jakon
Date: 1970
Genre: Pop, Folk
Artist: Cat Stevens/Yusuf
Cat Stevens is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His style consists of pop, folk, rock, and Islamic music. He converted to Islam in 1977 and, auctioning all his guitars for charity, left his musical career to pursue educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. In 2006, Cat Stevens returned to music releasing his first album in 28 years using the stage name Yusuf as a mononym
Taking Me Higher
Album: Gone to Earth
Date: 1977
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Founded in 1966, Barclay James Harvest are a progressive rock band. The original lineup consisted of Les Holroyd (bassist/vocalist), John Lees (guitarist/vocalist), Mel Pritchard (drummer/percussionist) 1948-2004, and Stuart Wolstenholme (keyboardist/vocalist) 1947-2010
Dancing In the Moonlight
Album: Bad Reputation
Date: 1977
Genre: Rock
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1959. Generally classified as hard rock their music reflects a wide variety of influences such as blues, soul, and psychedelic rock. Drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/lead vocalist Phil Lynott met while at school. Lynott was also the principal songwriter and led the group throughout their recording career of twelve albums, writing most of the material. After Lynott’s death (1986) the band emerged in various incarnations initially around the guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Lynott was the first Black Irishman to achieve commercial success in rock music. As well as being multiracial the band drew its early members from both sides of the Irish border and from both Catholic and Protestant communities during a troubled era in Irish history
Dance the Night Away
Album: Van Halen II
Date: 1979
Genre: Pop
Artist: Van Halen
Van Halen was a rock band formed in California in 1972. They are credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the rock scene and were known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The band consisted of Eddie Van Halen, his brother Alex Van Halen (drummer), vocalist David Lee Roth, and bassist/vocalist Michael Antony. Toth left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Sammy Hagar, formerly of Montrose. In 2001 Eddie was diagnosed with cancer and died of the disease in 2020
Sad Lisa
Album: Tea for the Tillerman
Date: 1970
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Cat Stevens/Yusuf
Cat Stevens is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His style consists of pop, folk, rock, and Islamic music. He converted to Islam in 1977 and, auctioning all his guitars for charity, left his musical career to pursue educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. In 2006, Cat Stevens returned to music releasing his first album in 28 years using the stage name Yusuf as a mononym
Let It Be
Album: Let It Be
Date: 1970
Genre: Pop
Artist: Paul McCartney with the Beatles
Paul McCartney is a singer, songwriter, and musician who gained international fame with the Beatles as their bass guitarist and shared primary songwriter and lead vocals with John Lennon. McCartney is one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. He is known for his melodic approach to bass playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, musical eclecticism, and exploring musical styles from pre-rock ‘n’ roll to classical and electronica. The Lennon and McCartney songwriting partnership remains the most successful in history
Bad Reputation
Album: Bad Reputation
Date: 1977
Genre: Rock
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1959. Generally classified as hard rock their music reflects a wide variety of influences such as blues, soul, and psychedelic rock. Drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/lead vocalist Phil Lynott met while at school. Lynott was also the principal songwriter and led the group throughout their recording career of twelve albums, writing most of the material. After Lynott’s death (1986) the band emerged in various incarnations initially around the guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Lynott was the first Black Irishman to achieve commercial success in rock music. As well as being multiracial the band drew its early members from both sides of the Irish border and from both Catholic and Protestant communities during a troubled era in Irish history.
Band on the Run
Album: Band on the Run
Date: 1973
Genre: Rock
Artist: Paul McCartney and Wings
Paul McCartney is a singer, songwriter, and musician who gained international fame with the Beatles as their bass guitarist and shared primary songwriter and lead vocals with John Lennon. McCartney is one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. He is know for his melodic approach to bass playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, musical eclecticism, and exploring musical styles from pre-rock ‘n’ roll to classical and electronica. The Lennon and McCartney songwriting partnership remains the most successful in history
John Lennon
Rock
Born: 9 October 1940, Liverpool, England
Nationality: English
Assassinated: 8 December 1980, New York, USA
Peaches
Album: Rattus Norvegicus
Date: 1977
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: The Stranglers
The Stranglers are a rock band emerging from the punk rock scene in the mid-1970s. The band formed in Surrey, England with an aggressive, no-compromise attitude. However, they rarely followed any single musical genre and the band went on to explore a variety of musical styles including new wave, art rock, and gothic rock
Ready for Love
Album: Bad Company
Date: 1974
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Bad Company
Formed in England in 1973, Bad Company are a rock supergroup. They enjoyed success throughout the 1970s under the management of Peter Grant, who also managed Led Zeppelin. To date, they have sold over 40 million albums worldwide
Watcher of the Skies
Album: Foxtrot
Date: 1972
Genre: Progressive Rock
Artist: Genesis
Formed at Charterhouse School in Surrey, UK, in 1967 Genesis’ most successful line-up includes Tony Banks (keyboards), Mike Rutherford (bassist/guitarist), and Phil Collins (drummer/singer). In the 1970s when the line-up included Peter Gabriel (singer) Genesis was among the pioneering groups of progressive rock
Mamma Mia
Album: Abba
Date: 1975
Genre: Pop
Artist: Abba
Abba are a pop group formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. One of the most successful groups of all time they became one of the best-selling acts in popular music history
Nightclubbing
Album: The Idiot
Date: 1977
Genre: Rock
Artist: Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is a singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. Known as the “Godfather of Punk” he was the vocalist and lyricist with the proto-punk band “The Stooges” who formed in 1967 and have disbanded and reunited many times since. Iggy Pop had a long friendship with David Bowie and both travelled to West Berlin to wean themselves off their respective drug addictions. Iggy Pop began his solo career collaborating with Bowie on the 1977 albums “The Idiot” and “Lust for Life”. Iggy Pop has remained a cultural icon and significant influence on a wide range of musicians including the Sex Pistols and Nirvana
Gimme Danger
Album: Raw Power
Date: 1973
Genre: Rock
Artist: Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Iggy Pop is a singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. Known as the “Godfather of Punk” he was the vocalist and lyricist with the proto-punk band “The Stooges” who formed in 1967 and have disbanded and reunited many times since. Iggy Pop had a long friendship with David Bowie and both travelled to West Berlin to wean themselves off their respective drug addictions. Iggy Pop began his solo career collaborating with Bowie on the 1977 albums “The Idiot” and “Lust for Life”. Iggy Pop has remained a cultural icon and significant influence on a wide range of musicians including the Sex Pistols and Nirvana
Waiting for an Alibi
Album: Black Rose: A Rock Legend
Date: 1979
Genre: Rock
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1959. Generally classified as hard rock their music reflects a wide variety of influences such as blues, soul, and psychedelic rock. Drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/lead vocalist Phil Lynott met while at school. Lynott was also the principal songwriter and led the group throughout their recording career of twelve albums, writing most of the material. After Lynott’s death (1986) the band emerged in various incarnations initially around the guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes. Lynott was the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in rock music. As well as being multiracial the band drew its early members from both sides of the Irish border and also from both Catholic and Protestant communities during a troubled era in Irish history
Jailbreak
Album: Jailbreak
Date: 1976
Genre: Metal
Artist: Snowy White with Thin Lizzy
Snowy White is a guitarist best known for having played for Thin Lizzy (1980-1982) and as a backing guitarist for Pink Floyd. He is also known for his solo “Bird of Paradise” in 1983.
Being Boiled
Album: Reproduction
1979
Alternative/Indie
Artist: The Human League
An English synth-pop band, The Human League formed in Sheffield in 1977. The group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and gained widespread commercial success with their 1981 album ‘Dare’. The album included the UK/US number one hit ‘Don’t You Want Me’. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s.
Inspired by and written for Song Lyric Sunday – thank you, Jim
Rock ‘n’ roll, as with the rest of the art world, does seem to have more than its fair share of early and untimely deaths. I was torn between Hendrix and Jim Morrison when I first looked at Jim’s post this morning. Then Jacob Miller popped into my head, and my love of reggae took over so I will run with him
Jacob Miller was a Jamaican reggae artist and Rastafari. Whilst he was a prolific solo artist he was also lead singer with the reggae band Inner Circle, with whom he toured and recorded with the band until his death in a car accident in 1980 when he was 27. His son was also killed.
“Healing of the Nation”, written by Jacob miller and Ian Lewis, is from Miller’s album “Wanted” released in 1978.
Please Mr. Minister, a word with you
Only take a minute, sir, so don’t you screw
You no fight ‘gainst the rum head
You no fight ‘gainst the wine head
You no fight ‘gainst the cigarette smoking
Yet you know, yet you know
These things give cancer
Yet you know, yet you know
These things give cancer
Rastaman know the truth
So you can’t fool the youth
Rastaman know the truth
So you can’t fool the youth
What was hidden from the wise and prudent
Shall reveal to the babe and suckling
What was hidden from the wise and prudent
Shall reveal to the babe and suckling
Tell me why do you fight against the collie man?
Tell me why do you fight against the collie man?
Yet you know, yet you know
It’s the healing of the nation
Yet you know, yet you know
It’s the healing of the nation
Tell me why do you fight against the collie man?
Tell me why do you fight against the collie man?
Yet you know, yet you know
It’s the healing of the nation
Yet you know, yet you know
It’s the healing of the nation, you know
Too much partialism inna dis business y’all
God knows all of these things give cancer
Liar man, doctor man, Indian chief
Babylon Kingdom know the truth
Liar man, doctor man, Indian chief
Yet them know, yet them know
It’s the healing of the nation
Yet them know, yet them know
They know it’s the truth
Tell me why do you fight against the collie man
Tell me why do you fight against the collie man
Yet you know, yet you know
It’s the healing of the nation
Yet them know, yet them know
It’s the curing of cancer, asthma, razman
Rastaman know the truth
So you can’t fool the youth
Natty dreadlocks know it’s the truth
So you can’t fool the youth
Yet them know, yet them know
It’s the healing of the nation
Yet them know, yet them know
These things give asthma, razma, chrasma
Natty dreadlocks know, natty dreadlocks know
Natty dreadlocks know, natty dreadlocks know
Knowing the truth, the truth that collie will cure cancer, yeah
Natty dreadlocks, natty dreadlocks knowing the truth
Babylon too much partialism
Give a Little Bit
Album: Even In the Quietest Moments
Date: 1977
Genre: Rock
Artist: Supertramp
An English rock band, Supertramp formed in London, England, in 1969. Recognised for the songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboards, and guitars) and Rick Davies (vocals and keyboards), Supertramp blended prog rock and pop styles.
European Son
Album: Quiet Life
Date: 1979
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Artist: Japan
Japan were a new-wave band formed in 1974 in London, UK. By David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums), and Mick Karn (bass guitar). Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Rob Dean (lead guitar) joined the following year. Japan developed their own sound and androgynous style incorporating electronic music and foreign influences.
Jezzie G 