Ex Megadeth frontman Marty Friedman takes a selection of J-pop hits and covers them in his own interesting way. The songs were chosen by fan voting.
Product Description
Japanese only release. Marty Friedman is a man with two faces. Of course, one is that as an amazing musician famous as the former lead guitarist of the legendary metal act Megadeth, on the other hand, he has another face as a J-Pop mania. As a zealous evangelist of J-Pop, he is extremely active in a range of works including hosting of a TV program, publication of books, and various serializations. New album "Tokyo Junkebox" might well be called a summarization of Marty's recent activities. He covered lots of popular J-Pop tunes along with his skilled playing of the metal guitar, such as "Polyrhythm (Perfume)," "Tsume Tsume Tsume (Maximum the Hormone)," "Yuki no Hana (Mika Nakashima)," and 2008 theme tune of Ichiro (Seattle Mariners), "Amagigoe (Sayuri Ishikawa)." Tunes included on the album have been selected based on fan votes and favorites of Marty are included as well. Listening to this album, lots of people will discover how mixture of Metal and J-Pop really is an exciting concept. If you do like this kind of cover albums, then items on "Cover Song Compilations" will be your favorites as well! Avex. 2009.
I gave this record a second star because the 5th song, (Sorry I can't tell you its real name because I can't read it) but anyway that track obviously is impressive shred wise despite its pop drum beat. But generally speaking this record is a far cry from Marty's Megadeth days. To be fair it was clear he didn't like doing the Megadeth stuff all that much, but its sad cause he was so good at it. I found out that this is a compilation of popular Japanese covers made more heavy with guitars doing both the vocal harmonies and also just regular Marty shredding. Friedman is a fantastic guitar player, I will always think so, but this record was just not for me at all. I just didn't dig it.
Jeder kennt ihn! Spätestens seit den Zeiten bei Megadeth ist Marty Friedman einer DER Gitarrengrössen. Obwohl er vorher schon für mächtig Wirbel zusammen mit Jason Becker als Cacophony gemacht hat. Nun hat er sein neues Album herausgebracht und das ist sowas von... Extrem eingängig und melodiös. Aber es kommt mit einer Wucht daher, die sich gewaschen hat. Mal verspielt und filigran, dann wieder brutal trocken. Das Album ist für alle, die guten Melodic Metal hören aber dabei nicht von nervigen Gejaule gestört werden möchten! Das Album eröffnet mit "Tsume Tsume Tsume" ohne Kompromisse und nimmt dann mit GIFT einen Schlag Tempo raus. Polyrhythm und "Yuki no Hana" im Verlauf heizen weiter ein. Ich kann kein Lied in irgendwelche Schubladen quetschen, es zieht sich wie ein Roter Faden durchs Album, nichts wiederholt sich, alles passt. Super abgemischt und kurzweilig kommt die gesamte CD daher. Wer bei den treibenden Beats von "Music for Speeding" mit dem Fuss schon mitgewippt hat, der ist hier goldrichtig. Rauf und runter... Ich sage: Kaufen und viel Spaß beim Hören! Repeat-Taste nicht vergessen!
This record is top-notch, in every way. The rich and varied tones are sublime, and Marty's phrasing is breathtaking, as usual. The arrangements are absolutely riveting. This is one of those records that gets better and better with each listen. There is always something new that the listener will discover, thanks to the deeply textured approach Marty takes in re-casting these J-Pop numbers. It's an excellent program - Consistent and strong throughout. In the month that I have owned this record, each of the songs have taken their rightful turn as my favorite on the disc. An absolutely stunning offering from a musician who is at the top of his craft in this idiom. He has always set himself apart from the rest of the breed, and this record exemplifies exactly why that has always been the case with Marty's work.
5つ星のうち5.0Marty Friedman loves Japan - and this is why they love him, too
2013年8月30日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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If you are even looking at this CD you already know Marty Friedman has PLENTY of guitar-playing skill. I have enjoyed his work since Dragon's Kiss so long ago. This album has a fun aspect to it due to Marty's love of J-pop. I find it really fun to listen to.