THIS IS THE ONE OF MOST GREATEST ALBUM.
06/11/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Check 'Rydeen' the third song of this album. You'll be blow out"
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Richard Vogel | Grand Rapids, MI United States | 07/11/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"It's incredible this was made in 79, this album sounds far ahead of that! I heard this CD from a friend who gave me no background on the group, and I had no idea when it was recorded, some sounded 70's some 80's and some like new things happening. It's still amazing this was made so long ago. The cover of the Beatles "Day Tripper" is worth the whole cd itself in my opinion, all jerky and cut up yet danceable (and hard to dance to at the same time) reminiscent of devo's satisfaction as well.The last song, Solid State Survivor is my favorite. It's dark and super impactful/creepy like early Oingo Boingo or Danny Elfman (forbidden zonesque) yet has a sort of a cute space theme running alongside it. I could tell it had been arranged and rearranged quite a bit, super thought out.Knowing next to nothing about the band and hearing this album as an introduction . . . makes me want to go out and buy the rest of their stuff. It's sort of like a video game soundtrack using analog synths and drum machines."
The best video game soundtrack you never heard
03/05/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"maybe it's because i grew up playing more nintendo than anyone should, but Solid State Survivor is one of the funnest albums i've ever had the pleasure of listening to. on this album ymo manage to seamlessly blend the organic(bass, drums, piano, and guitar)with some of the oddest synth sounds ever recorded. the vocals, when present, are either ran through a vocoder("technopolis" and "behind the mask") or sang in english care of a thick japanese accent("solid state survivor" and a wonderfully quirky cover of "day tripper"). the rhythms are mostly upbeat in a disco-y sort of way, with the exceptions being "castalia" and "insomnia"(the two darkest tracks...both with slow ronnettes type beats). this is a tough one to find, but if by chance you're led here to read this, take my advice and track a copy down. fans of kraftwerk(who realize that they're joking more than half of the time)will be delighted with this."
Track Listings (8) - Disc #1