Japan - Exorcising Ghosts download

Ironically, the UK compact disc is drastically short of material originally included on the album's LP version (and some obscure album/CD variants in other countries). Many cited this occasionally as a 'best of' album. However, many tracks here serve their purpose of introducing a variety of Japan's stylistic takes rather that being actual hits (which were in fact only a few - 'Nightporter' and 'Ghosts' among them) - since their breakthrough with 'Quiet Life', where they defined their trademark sound of combining experimental music with pop more clearly. However, if you own most of Japan's material already, you'll find the tracklisting is no different (and in that respect unworthy) from what you already have in your vaults - despite an array of their impressive studio albums, Japan rarely wrote a b-side to their single releases, which is truly a disappointment for such a creative group; beautifully dark, radical piece 'Life Without Buildings' thankfully mainstayed this compilation amongst already favourable tracks and alongside nice sleeve is well worth alone the reason to buy this album. Of course, that shouldn't stop you from enjoying its remaining contents, although original albums are always better for complete perception - 'Exorcising Ghosts' is mainly a welcome listen for those new to Japan, die-hard fans already know better.