Humanity (The Mad Capsule Markets album)

Infobox Album
Name = Humanity
Type = Album
Artist = The Mad Capsule Markets


Released = October 1, 1990 and December 18, 1996
Recorded = Japan
Genre = Punk
Length =
Label = Insect Noise
Producer = The Mad Capsule Markets
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Humanity"
(1990)
Next album = "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.

Track listing

#nihongo|"Sanbyoukan no Jisatsu"|三秒間の自殺|Three Second Suicide – 2:27
#nihongo|"Ayatsuri Ningyou"|あやつり人形|Marionette – 2:54
#"Life Game" – 4:06
#nihongo|"Giragira"|ギラギラ|Shine – 2:16
#nihongo|"Sanbika"|讃美歌|Hymn – 3:14
#"Humanity" – 3:19
#nihongo|"Kanzume no Naka"|カンヅメの中|In a Tin Can – 2:28
#nihongo|"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
#nihongo|"Dear Houkousha Tengoku no Minasama"|Dear歩行者天国の皆様|Dear Street Fair Goers – 2:15
#nihongo|"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
#nihongo|"Dandan"|だんだん|Bit by bit – 4:16
#nihongo|"Nijyuu byou"|20秒|Twenty Seconds – 0:20