GS I Love You Too: Japanese Garage Bands of the '60s
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Artist: Various Artists
Label: Big Beat UK Category: Music Average customer rating: Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 029667419628 EAN: 0029667419628 ASIN: B00002M86M Release Date: 1999-09-30 |
GS I Love You Too: Japanese Garage Bands of the '60s
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1. Hanashitakunai - The Youngers
2. Dancing Lonely Night - The Jaguars
3. Chu! Chu! Chu! - The Carnabeats
4. Please Please Trina - D'Swooners
5. Himitsu No Aikotoba - The Tempers
6. Space Express - The Savage
7. Koi Ni Shiberete - Lind & The Unders
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
*Much* better than the first volume........2001-09-07
But I went ahead and bought this anyway. And I am *very* glad I did.
To sum it up: this is probably one of the best garage compilations I have. Note that I didn't qualify that...this isn't one of the "best japanese" or "non-english" garage comps I have. This is one of the best, period.
Why? Unlike volume one, this volume tends to feature bands that (from all indication) tended to focus more on songs than antics or bizarre, unintentional deconstructions of American songs; indeed, most of the tunes here are in Japanese, and the few that are sung in English are (for the most part) much less...how do I put this nicely...inept than their counterparts on Volume 1. Heck, the D'Swooners' two tracks can easily pass for American tracks (although they cheat by having a Filipino vocalist, for what it's worth). But that's besides the point, as several of the groups represented on this disc have excellent material, and the excellent technical standards of Japanese studios of the day means that they sound great, too (much better than the already stellar examples on Volume 1).
But let's talk specifics. Despite having a somewhat odd name, Lind and the Linders crank out two winners, and I'm amazed at the quality of the Tempters' material; think a Japanese Left Banke (a "I've Got SOmething On My Mind" and "Let Go Of You, Girl" Left Banke more than a "Pretty Ballerina" Banke), with less melancholy and more hooks. Did I mention that hooks about on this set? Several of these songs will drill into your mind...and that's a GOOD thing.
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