Across the Sea: a Tribute to Weezer

Across the Sea: a Tribute to Weezer Artist: Various Artists
Label: Universal
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988005335944
ASIN: B000091L4R


Release Date: 2003-06-05

Across the Sea: a Tribute to Weezer


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Tracks:

  1. Island In The Sun - Corner
  2. In The Garage - Hermann H And The Pacemakers
  3. Buddy Holly - Bus Tribute
  4. I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams - Reach
  5. Smile - (Artists Name In Japanese)
  6. Dont Let Go - Nudge Em All
  7. Undone The Sweater Song - Spoony
  8. Say Its Aint So - Asimov
  9. Surf Wax America - Natsumen And Hidaka
  10. I Do - Short Circuit
  11. Why Bother - (Artists Name In Japanese)
  12. Jamie - (Artists Name In Japanese)
  13. Pink Triangle - Comeback My Daughters
  14. Across The Sea - Plectrum
  15. The Good Life - Some Small Hope
  16. Butterfly - Clingon

Album Description

Japanese tribute album by Japanese guitar pop/punk bands. Acts include Isobe (Husking Bee), Short Circuit, Reach, Herman H & Pacemakers, Art-School, Clingon, & more. 16 tracks. 2003.

Album Details

A Tribute to Weezer by Japanese Pop and Punk Bands.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's not so far across the sea........2004-01-08

"Across The Sea" Rocks. If you are in to Weezer tributes, or just enjoy Weezer you should enjoy "Across the Sea." 16 tracks that read like a greatest hits from undone to island in the sun. Weezer's catchy, crunchy pop-rock translates perfectly back to english by these way rockin' jrock bands. I like every track, but "Across the Sea" is a high point, as are just about every other song. "In The Garage" is funkdified, but it works, this is not a tribute you'll say they are trying to sound just like the original. It's hard to keep up on rockin' new bands in Japan, this is a great compilation of a lot of bands I didn't know. I want to hear more from bus tribute, Some Small Hope, Short Circuit and others, including a couple that are in Japanese. I don't know if Clingon's lounge version of "Butterfly" is to be taken seriously, but it's really not that different. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars Katakana Weezer........2003-07-29

Here's yet another tribute compilation to Weezer, and not the least surprising. Its originality lies in the fact that all these covers are played by Japanese bands, and I hope I won't offend any Japanese in the audience, but this record struck me as extremely funny. Ever tried singing with a potato in your mouth? You'll achieve the same effect.

However, there are also some pretty original and well-done covers on this record. The ones that immediately come to mind are: Bus Tribute, who changed the chords in Buddy Holly, Reach, whose I Just Threw out the Love of My Dreams is a waltz, or Natsumen & Idaka's Surf Wax America. At the same time, others are just too weird, such as Hermann H. & The Pacemakers' J-Funk In the Garage.

Music Album:

  1. Surrender ~ Elvis Presley
  2. The Owl and the Tree ~ Mother Gong With Daevid Allen
  3. Love Songs ~ Roy Orbison
  4. The Occupied Europe Tour 1985 ~ Laibach
  5. Undisputed ~ Some Kind of Hate
  6. Forever Gold: The 80's Decade ~ Various Artists
  7. Camembert Electrique ~ Gong
  8. Simply the Best 60's Album ~ Various Artists
  9. Return to Splendor ~ The King
  10. Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno ~ Jenny Toomey

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Black Orpheus ~ Ray Brown

Journey to a Star ~ Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

Peace of Mind ~ Espirito

Some Other Time ~ June Tabor

1951-1952 ~ Charlie Parker

Karimbo ~ Mabulu

Les Plus Belles Operettes de Francis Lop ~ Luis Mariano

Javi Cantero ~ Javi Cantero

Montuno Favorito ~ Orquesta Melodias Del 40

Bible ~ Seiko Matsuda