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* CoveredUp: An odd case-- Most Westerners heard the version of "Behind the Mask" rewritten by Music/MichaelJackson, most famously performed by Music/EricClapton (though Jackson first gave his version to Greg Philliganes). In a case of ApprovalOfGod, Sakamoto loved this version and recorded it with Bernard Fowler on vocals for his Media Bahn Live album and then studio recorded for a single. Nowadays, the Jackson version is most well-known on account of the heavy publicity surrounding its inclusion in his posthumous 2010 album ''Music/{{Michael}}'' (Jackson having one of the biggest and most persistent cults of personality in the music world certainly helps).
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* CoveredUp: An odd case-- Most Westerners heard the version of "Behind the Mask" rewritten by Music/MichaelJackson, most famously performed by Music/EricClapton (though Jackson first gave his version to Greg Philliganes). In a case of ApprovalOfGod, Sakamoto loved this version and recorded it with Bernard Fowler on vocals for his Media LiveAlbum ''Media Bahn Live album Live'' and then released a studio recorded for recording as a single. Nowadays, the Jackson version is most well-known on account of the heavy publicity surrounding its inclusion in his posthumous 2010 album ''Music/{{Michael}}'' (Jackson having one of the biggest and most persistent cults of personality in the music world certainly helps).
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* ToughActToFollow: Critical consensus largely holds up ''Solid State Survivor'' as YMO's finest album, and it sold more than any of their other albums as well. Consequently, while their later work continues to see good critical marks and sold well in its own time, much of its recognition sits in the shadow of this album.
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* EvenBetterSequel: While ''Music/{{Yellow Magic Orchestra|Album}}'' was already well-regarded for its catchy melodies and clever parodies of {{Orientalism}}, ''Solid State Survivor'' is generally seen as an even further step up, being marked as the point where YMO came into their own both musically and thematically.
* GrowingTheBeard: The album is generally regarded as the point where YMO really started finding their footing as a group, casting off the novelty-driven elements of their debut album in favor of carving their own, eclectic niche in the SynthPop scene.
* GrowingTheBeard: The album is generally regarded as the point where YMO really started finding their footing as a group, casting off the novelty-driven elements of their debut album in favor of carving their own, eclectic niche in the SynthPop scene.
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* CoveredUp: An odd case-- Most Westerners heard the version of "Behind the Mask" rewritten by Music/MichaelJackson, most famously performed by Music/EricClapton (though Jackson first gave his version to Greg Philliganes). In a case of ApprovalOfGod, Sakamoto loved this version and recorded it with Bernard Fowler on vocals for his Media Bahn Live album and then studio recorded for a single. Nowadays, the Jackson version is most well-known on account of the heavy publicity surrounding its inclusion in his posthumous 2010 album ''Music/{{Michael}}'' (Jackson having one of the biggest and most persistent cults of personality in the music world certainly helps).
* SignatureSong: In Japan, "Rydeen" is the band's most iconic song, to the point where it was a regular inclusion in video games in the 80's and got a chart-topping re-recording from the band in 2007. "Behind the Mask" comes close in the west, but is better remembered for the various {{cover version}}s by western artists (most famously Music/MichaelJackson) than for the YMO original.
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* SignatureSong: In Japan, "Rydeen" is the band's most iconic song, to the point where it was a regular inclusion in video games in the 80's and got a chart-topping re-recording from the band in 2007. "Behind the Mask" comes close in the west, but is better remembered for the various {{cover version}}s by western artists (most famously Music/MichaelJackson) than for the YMO original.
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