Humanity (The Mad Capsule Markets album)

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Humanity
Humanity cover
Studio album by The Mad Capsule Markets
Released October 1, 1990 and December 18, 1996
Recorded Japan
Genre Punk
Label Insect Noise
Producer The Mad Capsule Markets
The Mad Capsule Markets chronology
Humanity
(1990)		 P.O.P
(1991)

Humanity is the debut album from Japanese punk group The Mad Capsule Markets. Some of the songs were later re-recorded for P.O.P, and to continue their popularity in Japan, they later re-released the album in 1996. This was the only full album that guitarist Minoru Kojima played on. The word "suicide" on the first track was edited out "Sanbyoukan no Jisatsu."

The album had a fair amount of criticism because some people said there was similarity between their debut and Boøwy's first album Moral, and most tunes had a similarity to other songs. For instance, "Dear Houkousha Tengoku no Minasama" had a beat similar to Elton John's "Benny and the Jets," and "Dou shiyou mo nai Hito no Uta" had a guitar part similar to The Knack's "My Sharona" and also intro parts are very similar with The Beatles's "Day Tripper." The album, however, remains a favourite amongst fans of the band.

The original pressing of the album came with a free newspaper clipping, which had information on the band.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Sanbyoukan no Jisatsu" (三秒間の自殺 Three Second Suicide?) – 2:27
  2. "Ayatsuri Ningyou" (あやつり人形 Marionette?) – 2:54
  3. "Life Game" – 4:06
  4. "Giragira" (ギラギラ Shine?) – 2:16
  5. "Sanbika" (讃美歌 Hymn?) – 3:14
  6. "Humanity" – 3:19
  7. "Kanzume no Naka" (カンヅメの中 In a Tin Can?) – 2:28
  8. "Dou shiyou mo nai Hito no Uta" (どうしようもない恋人の唄 Hopeless Person's Song?) – 4:38
  9. "Dear Houkousha Tengoku no Minasama" (Dear歩行者天国の皆様 Dear Street Fair Goers?) – 2:15
  10. "La~la~la~ (Boku ga Usotsuki ni Natta Hi)" (ラ・ラ・ラ (僕がウソつきになった日) La~la~la~ (The Day I Became a Liar)?) – 2:15
  11. "Dandan" (だんだん Bit by bit?) – 4:16
  12. "Nijyuu byou" (20秒 Twenty Seconds?) – 0:20
The Mad Capsule Markets
Kyono | Takeshi Ueda | Motokatsu Miygami

Ai Ishigaki | Minoru Kojima | TORUxxx |
Discography
Albums and extended plays: HUMANITY | P.O.P | Capsule Soup | SPEAK!!! | Gichi-Early Singles Collection | MIX-ISM | P-A-R-K | 4 Plugs | The Mad Capsule Markets (album) | Digidogheadlock | OSC DIS | 010 | 020120 | |CiSTm K0nFLiqT | 1990-1996 | 1997-2004
Singles: "Government Wall" | "Eject Out" |
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