Beehive is the album that follows me since its release. I remember when I was young and thought I'm the only person in the world who truely understood and appreciated it haha. Mostly because nobody I knew was listening to anything like this.
i echo that in my life , i was a young punk kid that bought it on the name after hearing Ghosts by japan and fell in love with the album and still play it weekly so many decades later :)
I was listening since 1980. Attended Concerts of Japan and Sylvian several times in the Netherlands.. Followed him since then. Secrets of the beehive...brilliant...timeless...
When I first saw David Sylvian I was in San Francisco 1980's. I was totally blown away as they were on tour for the Gone to Earth Tour... It was not only brillliance but perfection in a sound show also never to be forgotten... One of my favorites of all time. R. Skyylar Rogers....
I saw him LA in 1988 it was Brilliant Trees, Gone To Earth and Secrets Of The Beehive Tour. Remember David doing a guitar solo and half of Japan was on stage.
I saw this Tour and Line-up Sylvian,Barbieri,Jansen,Torn, Ian Maidmen on Bass and Robby Aceto on Guitar.80 Days of the Shaman Tour in 88' at the Wiltern in Los Angeles
Mick Karn couldn't cover his healthcare expenses during his sickness due to Nick Rhodes stunting Japan's commercial growth during the 1980s when Duran Duran completely sold out. All the attention was diverted from Japan to Duran Duran, and Mick Karn was already earning little-to-nothing at Japan gigs anyway. Nick Rhodes ended up a millionaire, while Karn might as well be representing the working class.
Straordinaria sperimentazione melodica che fa accapponare la pelle.Struggente melodia di grande intensita' emotiva.Bravo David Sylvian.Da Giuliano Cotellessa Pescara Italia.Pittore astrattista con oltre 250 mostre in tutta europa
Band during this time: David Sylvian David Torn - guitar (ie. guy tapping) Robby Aceto - guitar (you see him at 25 seconds into the video) Mark Isham - Trumpet Richard Barbiari - keys Ian Maidman - fretless bass Steve Jansen - drums
The horn that Mark Isham is playing is a trumpet variant called a flugelhorn. With its rapidly-widening conical bore, it has a warmer, richer sound than the trumpet.
I love how Sylvian chose not to do a recorded cover for the performance (as so many do) but instead chose a live version which showcases his voice, writing and that incredible fretless bass (Karn style, with some Jaco Pastorius mixed in).
Saw him at Sheffield City Hall in June 1988 - bought the ticket the day before. The 'teenyboppers' rushed to the front and were indulgently ushered back to their seats. A captivating 2-hour show which I managed to tape from the stalls. Fantastic. My friend was supposed to see him in Manchester a few days later but David Torn apparently broke his hand - I did him a copy of the Sheffield show as a consolation.
A consolation? ;) Not too sure about that... I mean, why would he want to hear an unbalanced cassette recording of his meticulously arranged music? Obviously you meant well but it's worth thinking about it.
God I loved this album...First heard songs from it when Stephen Walker ' The Ghost who talks' on 3RRR in Melbourne... was it back in the 80's?, introduced me to it.
DOC era un programma di Arbore, di più di vent'anni fa. Portò in studio artisti famosi e non. La prima volta che vidi Tracy Chapman, allora sconosciuta, fu lì, per intenderci. Ed era trasmesso in primo pomeriggio...
A curse on every t.v. producer/director who refuses to show a guitarist actually playing the guitar for more than a few seconds at a time! Especially that Washburn EA-20 Festival that David is playing! I swear there's a Dm chord to D#m at "I wrestle with an outlook on life..." but I can't see it! Grrr… Any other "live" versions of this where David is playing? And I can't believe I was playing the same guitar back then, although it was not white, because they were reliable, acoustic/electric workhorses. Midge Ure still uses one live so I'll have to dig mine out and dust her off. Great little songwriting instruments that don't sound "quacky" like other early piezo acoustics of the 80's. A salute to all the other guitar geeks out there! This song is just pure genius, so do it justice when you add it to your songbooks!
Il repertorio di questo straordinario artista è molto particolare: musica di ambiente, che diffonde un'atmosfera rilassante e benefica allo stesso tempo, per mente, cuore ed anima
@@azalea19761 Già. Dai Japan alla...collaborazione dell'album di Andrea Chimenti "l'albero pazzo". Per non parlare dell'ipnotico Raintreecrow. Comunque Secrets of beehive rimane per me il lavoro più bello.
Barbieri playing Emax, Prophet 5, D-50, which just came out at this time, with the PG1000 programer ontop the Emu. Can't identify what's underneath the Roland. And if he even uses the rig to his right. Makes me wonder if there's more from this performance..thanks for sharing!
Spotify gave me this because I love Cocteaus, Kate Bush, Blue Nile, and (duh) Japan. Even though I'm EXACTLY the demographic for him, I would have never found it. There's quite a lot to hate about our current world, but I can make allowances if it gives me beautiful music.
Christopher Lindstrom Steven Wilson played with all the other three members of Japan, there are videos on RU-vid. He would definitely have been aware and influenced by them and their solo careers.
No, this is Ian Maidman on bass. He is now a she and lives with the name of Jennifer. I just found out minutes ago. Look it up yourself for more info on this great musician.
The audio of the video is the only thing that dims how beautiful this live version is. Im surprised they were able to recreate the sounds in the song so accurately 😭
