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Hi, I'm from Japan to see JESUS JONES

I am not a minimalist

not international, not bright, not so young woman has been in the UK alone.
"deepL" is my friend! 😂😂😂😂😂😂


My 2023 was a year of surprises


In 2023, I never imagined that I would have so many opportunities to see JESUS JONES during the past year, but in addition to the three shows in Tokyo, I saw two shows in London and Milton Keynes in December, which were scheduled before I knew he was coming to Japan. That means I saw five shows in total. Wow, that's extravagant! From a Japanese point of view,"The Bon Festival and the end of the year came at once"!

By the way, I had a strange feeling about them until I met them.
How long will they use the PR-photo from back then? Even though a lot of time has passed.
But when I actually met them, I understood.
They are still as powerful and give an overwhelming live performance as they did back then.
So there is nothing wrong with using old photos!😁

All the performances were amazing, and I thought I'd write them down in NOTE to remember them, as they would just drift away if I just tweeted about them on X (Twitter), Christmas 2023. (I don't know when I'll be able to publish it.) I'm over 50 now, so "Go when you can!" I would like to advocate that.
I look forward to one day being able to go to a JESUS JONES concert with my daughter. (maybe in 10 years time!?!)

JESUS JONES' shows in 2023.

As far as I have observed, the end-of-year schedule seems to include a lot of shows in London. If the end of the year is London in the future, I would like to go there every year as a year-end party. ...... However, due to high fuel costs, Bullet Europe is costly.

* I have been there. The link also includes photos.
UK
・22,December,2023 Milton Keynes*[Photo] 
・23,December,2023 London 100Club*[Photo] 

JAPAN
・1,4,5,November,2023 Japan Tour TOKYO [Photo]

The following is a little reminiscence

In 2020, I suddenly remembered them.

Was I always a core, maniacal fan?
Not really, to tell the truth.
Indeed, as a teenager I listened to them every day and was moved by them, and I made a point of getting magazines that featured them.
The only time I saw them perform in Japan was on their 1994 W headline tour with HOTEI (Nippon Budokan).
Optimistic predictions when you are young often don't come true, but at the time I imagined that since They ware so popular, they would come to Japan many more times in the future.

I finished my school life at the age of "Already"'s launch in 1997. By the time I graduated from university, there wasn't much news of them, and I was out of rock for a while, having been introduced to a strain of club music typified by Underworld or Chemical brothers.At that time I was taking part in "Tidyweekender" as a VJ and going to the festivals and rave parties in Europe.

It had been a long time, and even when they came to Japan for Sonic Mania in 2004, I thought that they would come back again, soon on their own.
I found out later that they came to Akasaka BLITZ in the summer of 2011.
2011 was a terrible year for Japan because of the earthquake and tsunami. I couldn't make it, but I'm so grateful to them for coming to Japan in such a situation.

It was like that, and I don't know why I remember them.
They were reminded of the 2020 ski season.
When I talked to my husband in a light-hearted way about what should be done with my daughter's English education, it suddenly brought back memories of my own university days. I had submitted my English homework with a copy of the 'doubt' booklet and got credit for it. In other words, JESUS JONES played a role in my graduation😳.

When I Googled JESUS JONES at the ski resort, my joy exploded when I discovered that it was still in active😃😃😃😃😃😃.
It's almost a miracle that thinking about teaching English at a ski resort leads to JESUS JONES.

TIDY WEEKENDER …not tidy it was chaos😁
Dance Valley Festival in Netherland


The days after remembering

I first resurrected my X account when I found out that the people who had enthralled me as a teenager were still active.

A Twitter Listening Party was also held at the right time, and early in the morning Japan time, I opened DeepL on my PC, sat upright and waited.
It was a moment when I suddenly saw something I could 'get into', when I was just busy with work and childcare😁.

I've been tweeted about JESUS JONES creepily on X since then, and I've been officially endorsed thankfully, London, London, London in the spring of '21, I was making a lot of noise, so it's been over two years.
*I gave up on coming to the UK in 21 and 22 due to the COVID disaster and work commitments.

I was able to get the four Deluxe Edition brothers that I really wanted to get, and these liner notes are emo and good.
Iain, you're a good writer.

The Special Edition "PERVERSE" includes the only glimpse of the Budokan concert I attended.

I don't know why I ordered two identical ones, but adults don't mind this sort of thing.

What fills the absence of memory....

😍😍Summary of links😍😍

Archive site where all the information is collected.

is amazing, isn't it? Really great!
https://www.jesusjonesarchive.info/index.php

Book written by Mike Edwards

Good book with 4.2 reviews
An interesting read.
Amazon | Death Threats From an Eight-Year-Old: The Story of Jesus Jones (English Edition) [Kindle edition] by Edwards, Mike | Memoirs | Kindleストア

Dear Pop Star

I collected replies from pop stars (or something like that) Here you can find Mike Edwards' reply.

The archives I have.

Mainly Japanese music magazines.
The article will be reduced in size in view of copyright considerations.
I would be happy to donate to the JESUS JONES Museum when it is built.
I don't like to think of myself as a nostalgist, but it is tasteful to see it as evidence that I had input as a teenager and set myself on on a designer's career.

↓JESUS JONES archives

MUSIC LIFE Nov 1994 W headline tour with Hotei

MUSIC LIFE Apr 1992 Mike Edwards long interview

MUSIC LIFE Mar 1990 Liquidizer Release interview

 MUSIC LIFE Aug 1993 20Days Diary in Japan by Mike Edowards and Live Review

POP GEAR Jun 1991 Doubt interview

IN ROCK Oct 1993

POP GEAR Feb 1991 Doubt interview

MUSIC LIFE Jul 1993 Calender Pin-up

 IN ROCK Feb 1993 PERVERSE interview with Iain

MUSIC LIFE Jan 1993 PERVERSE 14pages Special

DOLL Jun 1993 all singles review and interview

CROSS BEAT May 1991 Mike had a series of articles.

rockin' on Mar 1991 doubt interview

CROSS BEAT Feb 1992 PERVERSE interview

CROSS BEAT Nov 1994 "TECHNO" issue interview

CROSS BEAT Apr 1990 Liquidizer live information in Japan

CROSS BEAT Jun 1991

MIX Jul 1990 interview by Takkyu ISHINO(DENKI groove)

REMIX May 1995 doubt interview

CROSS BEAT Feb 1990 interview

CROSS BEAT Feb 1991 interview

CROSS BEAT Mar 1990 the 1st Japan tour interview 

GIGS Dec 1994 W headline tour with Hotei Live Review

CROSS BEAT Jun 1990 Mike and Jerry interview

CROSS BEAT Jun 1992 Mike and Mick in dialogue

CROSS BEAT Aug 1993 PERVERSE tour interview

CROSS BEAT Aug 1991

Guiter Magazine

↓Art work archives

"デザインの現場" Aug 1991 Stylorouge

STUDIO VOICE May 1993 "art and music"

i-D magazine（UK）vol.112 January 1993

Delicious: The Design and Art Direction of Stylorouge




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