Ningen Isu (人間椅子; The Human Chair) Album Discussion Thread #1
Ningen Isu (人間椅子; The Human Chair)
Release Date: November 10, 1989
Running Time: 31m:35s
Label: BANDSTOCK RECORD
Album Cover: Ningen Isu
Genre:
Heavy Metal
Hard Rock
Doom Metal
Stoner Rock
| Members | |
|---|---|
| Shinji Wajima | Guitar, Vocals |
| Ken-ichi Suzuki | Bass, Vocals |
| Uekan Tokubo | Drums |
Listen
Youtube: Human Chair (Full Album) Human Chair (Ningen Isu)
Track List
| Song | Romaji | English | Youtube | Setlist.fm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 人面瘡 | Jinmen-sou | Facial Pustules | 人間椅子 「人面瘡」（「疾風怒濤～人間椅子ライブ!ライブ!!」より） [フル] | 101 |
| 陰獣 | Injuu | Weird Beast | 陰獣 人間椅子 輝く!日本イカ天大賞より | 43 |
| りんごの泪 | Ringo no Namida | Apple's Tear | Ningen Isu / Apple's Tear (人間椅子/りんごの泪)（from「疾風怒濤～人間椅子ライブ!ライブ!!」より） | 91 |
| 猟奇が街にやって来る | Ryouki ga Machi ni Yatte Kuru | Bizarre Hunter Come to Town | 猟奇が街にやって来る 人間椅子（Ningen Isu） | 19 |
| 神経症 I LOVE YOU | Shinkei-shou I LOVE YOU | Neurosis I LOVE YOU | 人間椅子 神経症 I LOVE YOU からの～ ROCK AND ROLL | 20 |
| 人間失格 | Ningen Shikkaku | No Longer Human | 人間椅子 人間失格 | 22 |
| 桜の森の満開の下 | Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita | Under the Blooming Cherry Blossoms | NINGENISU - SAKURA_NO_MORINO_MANKAI_NO_SITA | 33 |
Lyrics
See Lyrics post: Lyrics Translations - All Albums
Background
- 人面瘡 (Jinmen-sou) inspiration 人面瘡/Human Face Acne
- 陰獣 (Injuu) inspiraton: 陰獣/Shadow Beast
- ['Oth Album'](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E6%A4%85%E5%AD%90_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0\))
Although it is the first work, it is not counted as the first album, but is called the “0th album”.
Reviews and Articles
- Encyclopaedia Metallum/The Metal Archives: Japanese Gods of Doom, Volume I: Humble Beginnings - 84%
- Also posted at The Metal Observer: Ningen-Isu - Ningen-Isu - (8.5/10)
Ningen-Isu, the band’s eponymously titled debut EP, was released in 1989, apparently in connection with some kind of TBS television special. Featuring seven tracks, three of which were later released on the band’s debut full length in 1990, Ningen-Isu shows the humble beginnings of this legendary, yet largely under-appreciated band. As the band’s latest albums, Mandoro (2013) and Burai Houjou (2014), can attest, Ningen-Isu’s sound has only gotten tighter and more potent over the years, so it’s really interesting to hear the band’s first publicly available output.
Sources
Note: Some sources in Japanese; Google Translate used
- Wikipedia - Ningen Isu
- [Wikipedia (Japan) - 人間椅子 (Band)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E6%A4%85%E5%AD%90_(%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89\))
- [Wikipedia (Japan) - Ningen Isu (Album)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E6%A4%85%E5%AD%90_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%A0\))
- Setlist.fm - Ningen Isu (as of November 16, 2019)
Housekeeping
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Your comments will help make each album thread better. To put it another way, the threads are meant to start conversations around each album in the hopes of increasing our knowledge of each album.
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This information will come from a variety of sources, and could include misleading or incorrect information. Not surprising, given the reliance on a combination of other people's work and Google Translate. If you know something to be wrong, make a comment and appropriate action can be taken.
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No rhyme or reason as to which video was chosen for each song on the track list; there are big differences between early and later performances. Explore.
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Started: November 2019
Posted Nov 16, 2019, 11:12 PM UTC · edited