notice in japan they are so silent until aftyer the performance. same thing goes for japanese wrestling, which i watch from time to time. but of course they go nuts after, hehe.
What separates HoJo from so many other people is that he (still) has the balls to get those cranky old analog synths out and play them LIVE. And often ALONE.
How many people perform like this? The closest you get to this nowadays is pop musicians playing to backing tracks and sometimes not even "singing" live.
This guy is juggling who knows how many synths surrounding him, singing live into a headset mic (which means he has to control his breathing more)... unbelievable.
japanese can clap ON the beat :-)
Schraes 1 month ago
2:21 - Two of his synths aren't working!
Currie01 7 months ago
I like the way he ended the song with a laugh. Now he know how to put on a show. And that why I'm going to see him play live very soon.
CartoonsAndGameShows 8 months ago
had this concert on vhs at the time, watched it a few times a week. loved it....... great times.....
FeNsTa 11 months ago
notice in japan they are so silent until aftyer the performance. same thing goes for japanese wrestling, which i watch from time to time. but of course they go nuts after, hehe.
TeslaDRay 1 year ago
Buddhism, vegetarianism, and synthesizers.
What separates HoJo from so many other people is that he (still) has the balls to get those cranky old analog synths out and play them LIVE. And often ALONE.
AlternateTunerDotCom 1 year ago 2
I have always liked this song, as my teenage years were in the 80's... This is a great performance, thanks for posting it.~
Libra28K 1 year ago
MCMLXXXVXVII is what year?
slinkyskunk 1 year ago
Fantastic Howard, but audience...
yokichi40 2 years ago
true talent
bencrea1 2 years ago
Fair play Howard Jones, fair play
duney 2 years ago
omg! Howard is a genius!
Timmblock 2 years ago 2
How many people perform like this? The closest you get to this nowadays is pop musicians playing to backing tracks and sometimes not even "singing" live.
This guy is juggling who knows how many synths surrounding him, singing live into a headset mic (which means he has to control his breathing more)... unbelievable.
bastlake 2 years ago 3
Bacause he has talent, unlike the trash around now like X-Factor.
Mackftm 1 year ago 6
i have this video and love it! the Yamaha DX7 synth sounds awesome! ..great stuff. randy suesakul
rsuesakul 3 years ago
I love the DX7's base synth ^^
furyplum44 3 years ago
Fantastic live performance!!! I love him!!!!
janejordan85 3 years ago
HoJo rules!!!
B1R0 4 years ago 7
Super video, super Howard Jones, super music!
PiotrKrupski 4 years ago
brilliant video! thanks, wish there was a dvd of this gig.
furyplum44 4 years ago
LOL... At the end it was like a singing lession for the japaneese people.. They need it! great performance.. :D
cirro1 5 years ago
fantastic, brilliant.. this man continues to surprise me!
nibbleSUBURBIA 5 years ago