Quiet Life in Bloomington, MN

Quiet Life
is the album that transformed
Japan
from past-tense glam rockers into futuristic synth popsters, though they'd been leaning in that direction for a while. It's also a solid proto-
New Romantic
synthesizer record, enhanced by
Mick Karn
's superb fretless bass work and
David Sylvian
's smooth, sneering vocals spread over
pop
hits like the title track and
"Fall in Love with Me."
~ Keith Farley