Home / Music / Quiet Life marked Japan's shift from glam rock to synth-popMusic linernotes album music japanQuiet Life marked Japan's shift from glam rock to synth-popIt marked the band’s transition from glam rock toward synth-pop and new wave, establishing the electronic sound that would define their later work. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesJapan recorded Quiet Life at AIR Studios in LondonBoy George's 'Crying Game' hit number one in Canada and IcelandPrince's Controversy went Platinum and earned Pazz & Jop's respectRoland Orzabal and Curt Smith met in Bath — a rebellious foil and an unlikely partnershipTears for Fears' debut album went Gold in three weeksExplore'Give a Little' was the second single from Shout It OutMiriam Makeba's Homeland marked South African Freedom DayNostalgia, Ultra is the mixtape that launched Frank Ocean's careerThe Art of the Prima Donna was Joan Sutherland's first aria recital albumElla Fitzgerald's Rodgers and Hart Songbook helped launch her American Songbook seriesPrevious Rushent rebuilt the songs instead of just extending themNext Nick Davis produced This Island