Rock in Japan [Live] [Import]

Rock in Japan [Live] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Neverland

2. Touch of Madness

3. My Elusive Mind

4. Sing Me Away

5. Someday I Will

6. Brad Gillis Guitar Solo

7. Rumours in the Air

8. Jeff Watson Guitar Solo

9. Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight

10. Sentimental Street

11. Goodbye

12. Forever All Over Again

13. Slap Like Being Born

14. When You Close Your Eyes

15. New York Time

16. Don't Tell Me You Love Me

17. Sister Christian

18. (You Can Still) Rock in America

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Live Excerpts Taken from their Reunion Tour in Japan 1997. Includes Original Line-Up, all the Hit Songs, and Some New Material Taken from the Last Studio Album 'Neverland'. Tralisting:
1. Neverland
2. Sing Me Away
3. Someday I Will
4. Rumours In the Air 5.

Tracks:

Highway Star
Child in Time
Smoke on the Water
Mule (Drum Solo)
Strange Kind of Woman
Lazy
Space Truckin'

Tracks:

Black Night
Speed King
Lucille

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Judging by the thick chugging that Deep Purple pull off as they enter "Highway Star" on this classic 1972 set, this band was of an era that appreciated size in sound. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar and Jon Lord's keyboards owned the evenings on the quintet's Japanese tour, giving the band a front-end density that kept drummer Ian Paice's snap heavy and loud. On tour in support of the album Machine Head, Deep Purple indulged in some great long-form jams, reaching into the 10-minute range for most of the main set and closing with the now-famed live read of "Space Truckin'." There's a reason this is regarded by many as one of hard rock's cornerstone live recordings. It's a boiler. This gold version of the title offers superior sound quality for a higher price than the standard-issue CD. --Andrew Bartlett

Album Details

25th Anniversary Edition Includes a Remastered Double CD Set which Feature Three Bonus Tracks which Were Not on the Original.

Customer Reviews:

MARK 2 LINE UP - MADE IN JAPAN.......2007-05-31

This is the famous line-up of Mark 2; Ian Gillan on vocals, Ritchie Blackmore on guitars, Roger Glover on bass, Jon Lord on keyboards and Ian Paice on the drums.

This is absolutely one of the best recorded live albums for me. Recorded live in Japan in 1972! Just buy the album and listen! If you own it in vinyl (LP) like me, it's better that you own it also in the form of a CD coz it's expanded with extra tracks like Black Night, Speed King and Lucille. These songs didn't appear in the first release of the album and even in the first release of the CD.

This is my third copy of this album already. I've got my first copy in the mid 70s and again in the 80s. Actually in the Philippines it was released as Made in Japan Volume 1 and Volume 2 in separate album.

All songs in the LP Volume 1 and 2 are in one CD only in this edition and the other CD contains the extra tracks from the same Japanese tour in 1972.

WOW - I forgot just how good it can get!.......2007-02-02

Perhaps I should thank those kids who stole all my CD's from my car. Cause now as I am replacing them, I'm also listening to some of the old classics. And Made in Japan is a classic!

Favorite song on the cd is Child In Time. But the entire CD is great!

If you like hard rock from the old days, this is a must have!

Driving a semi into space and never comin back!.......2006-12-19

This is fun and heavy music. Ian Gillian screams his head off, Ritchie Blackmore goes nuts with vibrato and tremolo on his Stratocaster, Jon Lord goes into intergalactic space and back with incredible Hammond electronic organ effects, and Roger Glover and Ian Paice somehow hold it all together in Japan. This is Deep Purple.

The music could easily fly over the edge with a lesser group, with such silly material as "Strange Kind of Woman" (a trite "girl I gotta have ya" rock song) or "The Mule" (with some totally bizarre lyrics flying into a drum solo), but Deep Purple somehow transform the fluff into amazing and deep music. I'd dare any other band out there to try this.

The high points are "Highway Star", which kicks things off with a bang, and "Lazy" and "Space Truckin'", which feature Jon Lord's bizarre virtuosity and cutting-edge analog modulation of the classic Hammond organ. The sound, although strange and definitely "70's", somehow holds up remarkably well 35 years later.

Everyone is in excellent form on the album. They hold their own and play well together.

Very good liner notes provide a glimpse into the concert, the band, and even how this was marketed at the time as the greatest concert ever recorded. That bold claim is not too far from the truth, even today. Speaking of recording, the sound is excellent, as it always has been, with excellent balance and clarity.

The three encores are an interesting, but not essential, addition. They're enjoyable, but unfortunately, they turn what could have been 1 CD into 2 CDs, making this more a little more expensive.

Overall, this is music that goes way over the top and rarely seems to come back, and it might not be for everyone. But if you enjoy hard rock and virtuosity, this is an essential purchase.

The promise of 70's hard rock is delivered.......2006-11-09

This could be one of the only hard rock cd's you ever need.

Fantastic from start to finish, this set shows everything that was right (and excessive) with the music scene in the early 70's.

Beyond any rating system

The best live album ever.......2006-10-16

This album alone, should put Deep Purple in the rock and roll hall of fame.

Made In Japan puts most live albums to shame, even the really good one's! A legendary band at their peak captured on tape forever. There is a god! This Remastered Edition is only better in that it has the great encore Black Night included on a three songs bonus disc.

Get it, turn it up and enjoy!

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One of the most underated bands ever!
great
Mandatory Metal
Surprise, Surprise
These guys can PLAY!

Thunder in the East
Loudness
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
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Customer Reviews:

One of the most underated bands ever!.......2007-07-15

Excellent Excellent CD!!!
One of the best sounding guitars that you'll ever hear.
you're a fool if you don't buy this CD. If you don't love it after you buy it, you're a moron and I don't feel a bit sorry for you.

great.......2007-07-04

its just as i remembered it outstanding cd. too bad after the 2nd cd they went pop this band had alot of potential.great cd

Mandatory Metal.......2007-05-23

*heavyyyyyyy chains*, this album rocks. Akira is a guitar god, this band is Japan's version of early Van Halen. If you are looking for all things 80's metal then this album is Mandatory Metal. Riffs, hooks, shred it's all there!!!

Surprise, Surprise.......2007-01-14

So, there I was, in Frankfurt, Germany, thumbing though some used cd's at the weekly Saturday flea market. I'd picked out some Satriani, Uli Jon Roth and an import Van Halen. The vendor pulled this album out and recommended I also buy it. I'd never heard of them and at first turned him down. Then he offered it to me for just one Euro. I figured that even if it sucked, then at least I had the other five disks that I knew would be worth the ten total Euro I'd spent. WOW!!! What a great album! I'd never even heard of these guys, but I'm going to look into getting more albums. Akira Takasaki can shred along with the likes of Eddie Van Halan and George Lynch. Stand out songs are Clockwork Toys and Never Change Your Mind. The production quality is a bit low. But this album is about 22 years old. A re-release would be cool, but this does just fine. If you like early Van Halen, Cinderella, Dokken, then you'll probably dig these guys, too.

These guys can PLAY!.......2006-09-28

Loudness was unfairly lumped in with all the '80s so-called "hair-metal" bands because of their look (probably due more to mis-management than actual personal styles), and unfortunately that label seemed to have stuck with them, despite the release of 4 brilliant CDs, this one being the first Major Label American release. Led by the "Oh yeah Yngwie? Check THIS out!" guitar work of Akira Takasaki, Loudness was a band of guys who could PLAY, not pose. Yes, the lyrics are fairly simple and sometimes juvenile, but I don't remember anyone else writing anything considered prose at the time either. Especially if you are a guitar player, this CD is a must have. Try to see whether or not you can match up with the straight picked solo in "Clockwork Toy" and then call this mediocre. I don't think so.

At Budokan [Live In Japan, February, 1978]

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unfolding surprising beauties and power
breath of fresh air perhaps
Truly sad...
Some necessary Budokan revisionism......
Every Song Different than Before

At Budokan [Live In Japan, February, 1978]
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It was Dylan himself who said "the present now will later be past" and there's no better proof of it than this bizarre live collection of his old hits performed in big band versions where nothing seems to mean what it originally did. There's something going on here and even Dylan doesn't know what it is. Following the success of Cheap Trick and Neil Diamond--who both scored with Japanese live albums--Dylan took his Las Vegas revue with him and handed up "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Shelter from the Storm," and even "The Times They Are A-Changin'" without the vehemence that made them anthems for a past generation. Weird. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

unfolding surprising beauties and power.......2007-03-29

After the 2 Rolling Thunder albums for me this is the 3rd best life album of Bob Dylan. Though there are a few songs on this album which were changed to the worse (especially one of my favourite songs, Oh Sister, is pretty much ruined) many others unfold a surprising beauty: The tendernes "I want you" of this former fun-song and on the other hand the power of "It's alright Ma" and "All along the watchtower" just knock me out! Other highlights to me are "Is your love in vain" and "The Times they are changing" (never heard this better!) which convey here a expression of passionate humanity and honour that later on Dylan unfortuneately somehow seems to have lost... What is so "Las Vegas" about these songs? I can't help but love and strongly recommend this Live album from the 70s where he truely had his peak time!

Gerd

breath of fresh air perhaps.......2007-01-11

I appreciate the different ways around the same songs Dylan takes from tour to tour. If I were to put one version of each Dylan song in a vault to be heard for all of time, most of these wouldnt come close. But Simple Twist of Fate has reached its pinnacle of beauty right here as far as I'm concerned. This head-bobbing version of All I Really Want To Do would certainly get consideration, and yes even the reconstructed The Times They Are A-Changin' is very worthy. This song never excited me much musically, and i think it's driven with tension here. And sorry, but, All I Really Want To Do was done pretty crappily to begin with IMO. Regardless, I think it's impossible to degrade the quality of the original classics through reinvention, for better or worse. And to keep playing them in the same vain is redundant.

It also might be the most accessible to new/ non fans with it's slickness and emphasis on melody, in contrast to his more recent performances.

Truly sad..........2006-12-28

Dylan has spent the last 40yrs trashing his legacy, nowhere worse than here--the abysmal Budokan shows, lounge versions of his best material served up like McDonald's cheeseburgers. I don't know what's sadder, Dylan as a raddled-out parody of himself or the legions of fans who continue to believe that he has anything to do with the guy who lit the world on fire back in 1965.

Some necessary Budokan revisionism.............2006-02-01

The maliciousness that has been directed at this album over the years is an open testament of the way in which Dylan fans desire to own their idol, to constrict him, and to demand him to peform and record in ways that are their own, but not his....
"Live at Budokan" was my first Dylan album, miraculously discovered twenty five years ago as a window into a magic world.
Ever since I've heard bile and venom from innumerable sources about it's 'Vegasy' feel, and its 'commercialism'.
But Dylan is a song and dance man, mercurial and a mystery -
the minute you define him and place expectations on him he will inevitably disappoint.
Above all he is a true entertainer, who paradoxically brings everything to his performances and yet nothing, like it's always gonna be new.
The songs on this album are all like that, all stone cold classics, but elastic, sweet, wry, still timeless.
After twenty five years of listening to all the rubbish reviews, I still recommend this album for any newcomer to Dylan.
For one thing, there is booklet of lyrics to the great songs which is really helpful for new fans, as it was for me so many years ago, and the album photos still talk of the irresistible mystery that is Dylan.
'Budokan'is like an old road map on which the street signs are still right.
It truly gets better like old wine.

Every Song Different than Before.......2005-11-09

Unlike a lot of live albums that just seem to reproduce an artist work with applause between the songs, this one has a different arrangement for every song on it. The opening, "Mr. Tambourine," is a rocker performed by about a dozen musicians. It's mind boggling. Every song is mind boggling. Though it came out two years before I was born, I sounds as fresh as if it were performed yesterday. If you think you know Dylan's work and you haven't heard this CD, well you have no idea how songs like "Blowing in the Wind," "Shelter from the Storm," "It's Alright Ma," and a huge host of others can sound. Five stars for this record in my book. My recommendation, get this record.

Reviewed by Stephanie Sane

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live
The Supreme Tele-Master
More Great Live Roy Buchanan!
Roy's Favorite

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Album Description

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The Late Blues Guitarist Captured Live on Tour in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Customer Reviews:

live.......2007-06-14

A concert within a concert, this cd has the best in which Roy himself has dubbed his finest. I agree. Roy went to extra lengths and finely tuned the songs, this cd will make you an instant fan. The only downfall is the songs in which you do not hear. The concert itself was much longer that the cd.

The Supreme Tele-Master.......2006-02-08

I said it in my other Roy Buchanan reviews and I'll say it again, Nobody before or since has played electric guitar with more power than Roy. By "power" I don't mean volume or distortion,etc., I mean emotional weight. In the world of classic Black gospel groups of the 1940's and 50's (Soul Stirrers, Pilgrim Travelers) this kind of musical-emotional intensity is called "house-wrecking" and "pew-burning". Roy Buchanan definitely knew how to wreck the house like no one else. As many reviewers have pointed out, he used nothing more than an old Telecaster straight into his Fender amp. But most importantly he used his awe-inspiring technique to pour his soul into every note. Just as on his other live recordings, on this night in Japan, he scorched the place.

More Great Live Roy Buchanan!.......2003-10-26

I was wondering if this would ever be released on cd. "Live In Japan" was released by Polydor only in Japan in 1978. "Live In Japan" documents Buchanan's tour of Japan in 1977 and was his gift to his Japanese fans. This disk was supposed to be Roy's favorite among all of his releases. Buchanan's live disks tend to be much more explosive than his studio albums. The standout cut is a great live rendition of "Hey Joe" with "Foxy Lady" as a coda. The disk begins with an excellent cover of Booker T. & the MGs instrumental "Soul Dressing". The disk also includes the upbeat "Sweet Honey Dew" a cover of Larry Williams' "Slow Down" and an inspired version of "My Baby Says She's Gonna Leave Me". "Sweet Dreams" one of Roy's personal favorites is also included. Roy's playing shines throughout and if you are a fan this release along with the new "American Axe" another live set from 1974 are essential. My only regret is that the disk is only about 46 minutes long. A number of other songs were played during Roy's tour of Japan including a smokin' cover of Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love". Maybe at some point this will be released stateside in an expanded edition with some of the outtakes from this tour! Until then enjoy the master of the Telecaster!

Roy's Favorite.......2003-10-21

This was recorded during a tour of Japan in the late 70s. Roy stated that of all the albums he released this was his favorite-many of the others he refused to acknowledge. Listening to this CD helps the listener understand why Roy thought so highly of this album- Roy was on that night and the band was tight. My only complaint is that the whole show isn't available. This is the editted show, some 46 minutes of the two hour event. Still if your a fan of this amazing guitar player you owe it to youreself to pick this CD up along with American Axe to hear this guy make that guitar cry!

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Correction to last review...
Every Career Should End Like This
A must for collectors
The missing piece................
I Want to Tell You it's Time For George!

Live in Japan
George Harrison , and Eric Clapton & Band
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Correction to last review..........2006-12-31

It's actually George who plays the solos on "Something", including the one in the intro...revealed by amateur video I've seen from this tour.

Which does beg the question...where's the commercially-released pro-shot DVD that should be out from this tour? Musically and visually, this tour was a highlight of George's solo career.

Every Career Should End Like This.......2006-07-13

I look at Harrison's Live In Japan as more than a collection of music played live. Taken with "Brainwashed" and "Concert For George", this album is the first of an epic trilogy in which George first says good bye to us, and then we say goodbye to him.

Coming off a five-year hiatus in 1987, George re-enters the limelight with "Cloud Nine". The years 1987 - 1991 were one of those post-breakup golden eras of the Fab Four. The three surviving Beatles were beginning to reconnect with each other, Yoko puts out "Imagine". The ice was thawing rapidly now, and Beatles fans were deliciously treated.

From Cloud Nine to the Traveling Wilbury albums, George is having a blast, and shows that of all rock icons, he has perhaps the coolest and perhaps most numerous group of iconic friends. Everybody is jamming with George these days. In the pantheon of the Beatles legend, 1987 - 1991 were George's years.

The quiet Beatle, who shunned the limelight, agrees to do this concert and album in Japan. His music covers the gamut - only about half love songs, the remainder are his commentary on life, the environment, spirituality, his love for John Lennon and all of his friends. On this album, George Harrison is where he was not often found while in the Fabs: front and center, and he masterfully commands the stage.

To the side, Harrison's devoted friend Eric Clapton treats Beatles music with respect and love.

Live In Japan is released, and within a few years George is first diagnosed with cancer. But in the meantime, he reunites with the Beatles for the Anthology, then records some tracks that are to become "Brainwashed". Each brick of the Harrison edifice is carefully put in place as his career comes first circle.

Finally - the Concert for George closes the final chapter in the saddest and most joyful of ways. But that's another review.

George covers all of his bases as he exits the stage . . . perfect!

This CD belongs in every Beatles and classic rock collection.

A must for collectors.......2006-03-10

George Harrison after the Beatles broke up only toured twice.
The first time was 1973 when he lost his voice about midway through the tour. The other time is captured on this CD.
George uses Eric Claptons' band. Clapton has an excellant entourage of musicians.
George plays his best songs and greatest hits not only from his solo days but also from his Beatles days.
Harrison seems comfortable with Eric Clapton and they exchange some very nice lead guitar during the set.
My favorite songs on the album tend to be the songs from his Beatles days.
If I Needed Someone, I Want to Tell You, Here Comes the Sun, Something, Taxman and others.
I have been a lifelong Beatles fan and like a sponge try to collect Beatles albums.
George Harrison after the Beatles broke up in my mind wrote the best songs of all the former Beatles, with the exception of possibly John Lennon.
This is a real treat for Beatles fans, and a very historical tour of one of the icons of the 60's and Rock music in general.

The missing piece.......................2005-07-18

i dont believe that people actually complain bout Live in Japan, come on guys, its george playing live.... how can u compare it to the 'concert for george' cd, sure the band for the tribute cd sounds better, maybe they even sing better then george, but u guys are missing the point, it aint a george song if he aint singing it, its just bunch of guys singing george songs, yeah u ave paul and ringo, they ave rite to sing it coz their the only surviving members but its like saying u luv birtney spears singing 'yer blues' or 'hey jude' or 'yellow submarine' or even 'for you blues', i beg to differ, even george not singing at his best, it is still george singing, if u listen closely, george is singing thru his heart, he meant every word, understand every word, coz who else in the world would know the meaning of the songs except for george, i should say he sang kinda like ala bob dylan in times they are a changin', george sang every song like he wanted to, if he feels the melody of the song should be sang like that so be it, every track is worth listen to, some of the song hadnt been played since the 60's, such as taxman etc, that alone is worth buying the cd, if u a truly beatles fan and truly a george harrison fan, u wouldnt complain 1 bit, coz its actually the best LP george had ever release since all things must pass and cloud 9.....

I Want to Tell You it's Time For George!.......2005-01-15

This was the first live concert from George Harrison in many years. A gifted guitarist, lyricist and delightful vocalist, Harrison does not disappoint on this collection. Although his voice gets a little husky and raspy on some songs, he comes through in his distinct, Harrison style in fine form!

When you listen to "Piggies," George gives this 1968 gem an added bonus section, which is mentioned in his book, "I Me Mine." The high point of the collection for me was his doing two of my favorite Harrison Beatle classics, the 1969 gem "Here Comes the Sun" and the 1966 gem "I Want to Tell You," wherein he amends one line. This "change" is mentioned in his book "I Me Mine" as well.

Eric Clapton's band does a stellar job of performing with George. This combination works and flows with each other brilliantly and the guitar playing is superb. Just LISTEN to the 1968 magnum opus "While My Guitar Gently Weeps...." that is such a worthwhile treat!

This is such a delightful collection and people ranging from those just becoming familiar with Harrison, the Beatles and Clapton to inveterate fans. Be sure to check this out - it is excellent!

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Everything louder than everything else...
Before Peter Frampton, Kiss, and UFO's live albums... there was "Made In Japan"
The real granddaddy of all rock double live albums of the 1970s
Classic Heavy Metal
An amazing sonic experience -- under the circumstances

Made in Japan
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Judging by the thick chugging that Deep Purple pull off as they enter "Highway Star" on this classic 1972 set, this band was of an era that appreciated size in sound. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar and Jon Lord's keyboards owned the evenings on the quintet's Japanese tour, giving the band a front-end density that kept drummer Ian Paice's snap heavy and loud. On tour in support of Machine Head, Deep Purple indulged in some great long-form jams, reaching into the 10-minute range for most of the main set and closing with the now-famed live read of "Space Truckin'." The prizes here fill the second, far shorter, CD, which consists of the encores Deep Purple played throughout the Japan tour. "Speed King" is another statement on the unflappable (and surprisingly unironic) focus that Blackmore and company had on either cars or their very rapid motion. There's a reason this is regarded by many as one of hard rock's cornerstone live recordings. It's a boiler. --Andrew Bartlett

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Everything louder than everything else..........2007-04-07

Last May, VH1 did a special on the history of heavy metal which was broadcast over four nights and while it was enjoyable it was also remarkable who they had elected to omit and who they included. Calling KISS's landmark lp 'Alive' metal's first live album was grossly inaccurate as Deep Purple, an genre innovator whose contributions to metal seem to be neglected by revisonists, actually released THE first heavy metal live record in December of 1972. 'Made in Japan' can not only lay claim to being one of the first warts and all live documents of super heavy music but it also one of the genre's finest early momunments and the shining jewel in the Purple catalogue. Though they were falling apart at the seams internally, the Mark II lineup was in its fabulous glory and totally unified on the stages of Osaka and Tokyo during August of '72. The band was playing the greatest versions of their best songs which is always the mark of a great line record, historically relevant and outdoing what was recorded in the studio. The epic length of such cuts as "Child in Time", "Strange Kind of Woman", "The Mule", "Lazy" and closer "Space Truckin'" feature not one wasted note. Gillan proves his worth as emcee of the loudest and most exciting live band in the world and his performance is magnificent ("Child in Time" - scary good, "Strange"- virtoistic and funny at the same time). Blackmore is the master! ("Highway Star", "Strange" and of course "Child in Time" - just the best in the business at playing lead guitar). Lord, organist supreme and causing pain and pleasure during "Lazy" and "Space Truckin'". Paice shows he may have been John Bonham's biggest rival as he shreds during "The Mule". Glover's bass raises goosebumps as he enters "Smoke on the Water" - for many the definitive version of that song, though you could say the same for all seven cuts. Bonus CD is emmense with "Black Night", "Speed King" and "Lucille" contributing to the sonic celebration. Deep Purple may not be respected much today in the heavy metal annals but they are right up there with Zeppelin and Sabbath in my humble opinion. Neither one of those bands created a lasting live document during their peak years (though we waited 30 years for 'West Was One'!). Purple should be in the insanely stupid hall of fame for many reasons but maybe because of what happened on three nights in the Far East most of all.

Before Peter Frampton, Kiss, and UFO's live albums... there was "Made In Japan" .......2007-01-11

THE BAND: Ritchie Blackmore (guitars), Ian Gillan (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards), Roger Glover (bass), Ian Paice (drums & percussion).

THE DISC: (1973) Originally 7 songs clocking in at 77 minutes; 2 vinyl album presented on one disc. This digitally remastered "25th Anniversary" edition (1998) contains a 2nd disc with 3 bonus songs, "Black Night", "Speed King" and a 50's cover "Lucille". Disc-2 clocks in at approximately 21 minutes. Included with the discs is a 14-page booklet with original artwork and bonus color band photos, song titles, song times, and a brief 3-page intro. Songs recorded live in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. There is also a (most complete) rare 3-disc version availabe as well. Originally on Warner Bros label, this remastered edition is on Rhino.

COMMENTS: "Made In Japan" is perhaps one of the best live recordings of a hard rock / heavy metal act ever. Think of the other classic acts that had great live albums from the past... Peter Frampton, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Foghat, UFO, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc. "Made In Japan" offers the complete package - excellent sound quality/production, emotion, energy, excitement, audience participation, and a great selection of songs. The audience was respectfully quiet during the songs and really let it out in between them. Incredibly, no added audience filler noise! The slower parts of "Child In Time" - you can hear a pin drop. It's interesting to listen, when "Smoke On The Water" is introduced by Gillan the crowd is silent... almost like they're not sure what they're about to hear. The 6 minute drum solo on "The Mule" was enthralling from Ian Paice - one of my favorite all-time rock drummers. Jon Lord's keyboard work is 2nd to none. His best work on this album is on the songs "Lazy" and "Child In Time". Seems that Lord and Blackmore had some great fun dueling back and forth. Some of the tunes, like "Strange Kind of Woman" and "Child In Time" sound better here than on the studio album. Gillan's interaction with the audience at the end of "Strange Kind Of Woman" is priceless. Ritchie Blackmore's trademark guitar sound and blistering solo's are amazing. 7 total songs - short track list but 6 of the 7 songs are 9+ minutes or longer. Two songs ("The Mule", Strange Kind Of Woman") from "Fireball"; one song ("Child In Time") from "In Rock"; and four from "Machne Head". The album closer is the marathon "Space Truckin'" clocking in at just under 20 minutes. "Made In Japan" is a highlight reel of two great shows on the "Machine Head Tour" in '73. The only thing wrong with this original issue is that it's just not long enough. Now, with the remastered "25th Anniversary" edition you can buy more of the show. Classic disc (5 stars).

The real granddaddy of all rock double live albums of the 1970s.......2006-11-03

Deep Purple's classic double live album Made in Japan was released in December of 1972 in the UK and in January of 1973 in the US.
The album was recorded as Deep Purple were touring in support of their classic album Machine Head in Japan in August of 1972 by engineer Martin Birch during the Japanese leg of Purple's tour. The versions on the album were the best performances of each track.
We begin the first side of the album with a stellar version of Highway Star done with more power and finesse than the studio version as lead singer Ian Gillan sings and screams his heart out and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore plays like a demon possessed. Next is a stellar version of the epic Child in Time which buries its studio counterpart by a longshot. I swear Gillan's screams on here were unearthly. Keyboardist Jon Lord is incredible here as is Blackmore's insane guitar work.
The album's original second side kicked off with the definitive version of Smoke On the Water. This version blows the studio version into the water as it has more guts and power than the studio version. Also, Blackmore gets to stretch out here as does Lord at the end of the track. Next is The Mule which is drummer Ian Paice's killer drum solo and proves he is arguably the best left handed drummer in all of rock and roll history.
The original double album's second disc and third side starts with a stellar version of Strange Kind of Woman which is an amazing version of that stellar track. We then follow with an excellent version of the Machine Head album track Lazy which has some excellent bass playing from Roger Glover plus Gillan screams his lungs out and plays some mean harmonica. Lastly Messieurs Lord, Blackmore and Paice play the track as if they were playing their last concert.
The album's original last side was taken up by an almost 20 minute version of the classic Machine Head track Space Truckin'. This version starts out as a jam before going into a killer version of the track and ending with a 15 minute or so jam with all four band members playing like their lives depended on it.
Made in Japan was also a first in live album history as there were NO OVERDUBS whatsoever on the album. Furthermore, much to the chagrin of KISS fans and those who love Alive, Made in Japan was one of the first double albums to chart in the US Top 10 as it reached #6 on the Billboard album charts in 1973 thanks to the live Smoke On the Water and has sold a million plus in the US.
In 1998, the album was re-released with a bonus CD that had THREE KILLER ENCORES. We start with a killer version of Black Night which was released as a B-side. Then a stellar rendition of Speed King which rivals its studio counterpart. Lastly, we end with a killer version of the old 1950s classic Lucille.
Made in Japan was proof that the live album did matter and is possibly the best live album of the 1970s hands down!
RECOMMENDED!

Classic Heavy Metal.......2006-09-15

When I first started listening to heavy metal, I started with a lot of the 80s and early 90s standards--Death's Leprosy, Slayer's South of Heaven, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Judas Priest's British Steel, Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast, Morbid Angel's Blessed Are the Sick, etc. Later on, I've been able to explore the earlier roots of Metal and found that, no matter how extreme or avant-garde bands like Emperor, Morbid Angel, or Nile claim to be, there is a wealth of material from the 70s that stands far above the most unique metal of modern times: maybe the only modern piece near that quality is Dødheimsgard's 666 International. This live recording of Deep Purple is one of the greatest examples of this truly unique and experimental style of metal; it is even more impressive given that this was recorded in the earliest days of the genre. The songs are much longer versions of their studio counterparts: they consist of long and masterful jams and improvisation mixed into the structure of the album versions. The longest, Space Truckin', runs just under 20 minutes. All the selections on this recording features ecstatic guitar runs and frenzied organ blasts running over complicated, and crushingly heavy, bass and drum performances. Add to this Ian Gillan's powerful vocals, and you have one of the most "metallic" pieces of Metal ever created. It will definitely appeal to fans of Rush's 2112 and Farewell to Kings, Black Sabbath's S/T and Paranoid, Judas Priest's Sad Wings of Destiny and Sin After Sin. Listen to this album and you will see that, while a lot of modern metal is actually quite good, it's not truly great like this.

An amazing sonic experience -- under the circumstances.......2006-02-17

I loved this album back in 1972 and I'm still amazed by it's sonic impact today. Deep Purple's recording engineer Martin Burch was asked to capture some shows from the 1972 Machine Head Tour on tape. During the August 1972 Japanese leg of the tour, he had his chance to record. Burch was supplied with an unimpressive, cheap looking Ampex 8-track recorder to get the job done. Burch was dissapointed with the equipment he was given and was certain that the results would be a total waste of his time.
When the entourage arrived back in England, Martin Burch took the time to throw the eight track recording tapes onto a studio deck and have a listen. COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHOCK !!! The combination of skillful microphone placement, concert hall acoustics and the unexpected superior performance of that little Ampex tape deck had collectively ganged up to captured one of the finest quality live rock recordings of all time.

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Deep Purple's finest hour live
One of rock's great live sets
Classic dusted down and polished up
The greatest live recording of them all
The best live album ever

Made in Japan
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ASIN: B000002KEV
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Highway Star
Child In Time
Smoke On The Water
The Mule
Strange Kind Of Woman
Lazy
Space Truckin'

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Deep Purple's finest hour live.......2007-07-24

Made in Japan (1972.)

INTRODUCTION:
In 1972 Deep Purple was on top of the world. By now Ritchie Blackmore had taken creative control of the band away from Jon Lord, and they were straight-up hard rockers loved all the world round. After releasing the Machine Head album, the band had reached a new high, both in terms of popularity and the quality of their music. The band tourned the world following Machine Head's release. Highlights from August 1972 Japanese shows on this tour became the basis for the band's live release, Made in Japan.

OVERVIEW:
Made in Japan was released in December 1972. The album featured the classic Mark Two lineup of Gillan, Glover, Paice, Lord, and Blackmore. The shows featured on the album were recorded in August 1972 in Japan. The vinyl was a two LP set, but was combined to a single disc for the CD reissues.

REVIEW:
Deep Purple's first live album after Ritchie Blackmore became the man in creative control is, easily, their greatest live album ever. Enough said. If you want one live album that captures the band's finest lineup in its prime, look no further than this - arguably the greatest live rock album on the seventies. This is the band doing what they do best, better than ever before.

-SIDE 1-

-Highway Star:
The band kicks things off in style, with an awesome live rendition of one of the finest songs off of their then-latest album, Machine Head. This extended cut of this masterpiece rocks harder and louder than the studio version - Jon Lord's keyboard parts are noticeably better than they were in the studio. Awesome intro piece to this great album.

-Child in Time:
Ahh, the gloomy, melodic piece from Deep Purple in Rock. The studio version ran over ten minutes in length, and this cut runs even longer! Much like the previous track, the band does an even better version here than they did in the studio. Jon Lord steals the show with his intricate keyboard melodies, and as always, Ritchie Blackmore blows you away with his always-excellent solos - this guy knew how to rock back in the day. Great song.

-SIDE 2-

-Smoke on the Water:
Deep Purple's most popular song ever gets new life breathed into it. Of all the songs on here, this is probably the one that received the fewest changes from its studio counterpart when played live here, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Blackmore throws in some extra riffs for good measure, and the band drags things out longer with an extended outro. A great live cut of this rock anthem.

-The Mule:
This rock tune was one of the most underrated songs on Fireball - I'm so glad to see the band decided to give it a chance on this live release. This version is twice as long as its studio counterpart, due mostly to the fact that Ian Paice gets a chance to show off in the form of a drum solo. Granted, this is more a drum solo than anything else - only about two to three minutes actually feature the rest of the band - but I'm not complaining. Great song.

-SIDE 3-

-Strange Kind of Woman:
The live take of this old masterpiece throws in plenty of new instrumental parts to keep things interesting. Each member of the band gets a chance to shine on this new take of an old favorite. Once again, it's a track that's definitely worthwhile listening.

-Lazy:
Machine Head's blues-based classic is yet another song from that album that gets a revamp for this classic live release. The latter half of the song is particularly loud and interesting. I was questionable about the band using this song on this album being that there were songs from the album I believed would have been better choices (Never Before, Pictures of Home), but after hearing this live rendition, I shut up right away.

-SIDE 4-

-Space Truckin':
This version of this classic track is so long, on the original LP it occupied an entire side! For twenty minutes, the band rocks out like there's no tomorrow. You'd thing a twenty-minute jam session would be of questionable quality and scattershot at best - but Deep Purple shatters your doubts with this song. This is the definitive live version of this masterpiece. Great album closer.

OVERALL:
Deep Purple Mark Two at their very best. Enough said. If you only buy one Deep Purple live release, make it this one. This is the band doing what they do best - better than ever before. Highly recommended to any fan of Deep Purple or classic rock/hard rock in general.

EDITION NOTES:
There are numerous editions of this album out there.

-Original: The original album, exactly as it appeared on vinyl, with both LPs combined onto one CD. This is the most abundant version of the album and the one I recommend.

-Twenty-Fifth Anniversary: Same as the original album, but includes an extra CD with three bonus encores. The second CD is only twenty minutes long, though. Don't get this version unless you can get a good deal on it. Otherwise the original single-CD version is a better value. The extra cost isn't worth it for just three extra tracks.

-LIVE In Japan: This is a multiple-CD set of the separate concerts in their entirety that became the basis for Made in Japan. This is the set Purple die-hards will want in their collection. However, it's very expensive, and since they are complete, separate concerts, a lot of tracks repeat. For die-hards only.

One of rock's great live sets.......2007-01-17

Live albums historically have taken one of two routes - cheap retread contract obligation releases that are recycled and often horribly produced "greatest hits" abominations, and the occasional release that becomes a definitive masterpiece.
Among those discs that have become classics among live releases include The Who's "Live At Leeds", Hendrix' out of print "The Jimi Hendrix Concerts" and "Band of Gypsys", and Cheap Trick's phenomenal "Live At Budokan", which is now available in the full length version.
Deep Purple too enters the pantheon of great live bands for the 1973 release "Made In Japan". Featuring the "classic" lineup (Blackmore, Gillan, Lord, Paice and Glover), the band was on fire in support of their break-through "Machine Head" album and its anthem "Smoke On The Water".
In comparison to the studio versions, cuts like "Highway Star", the aforementioned "Smoke On The Water" and the album closer "Space Truckin'" are far superior - louder, brighter and far more intense, like great live rock should be.
Blackmore is in fine form here, and maybe was actually enjoying himself for a change as supposed to being the violent and moody jerk he's famous for. Personalities aside, his guitar is punishing, slicing, and in the case of "Highway Star", as mind-blowing as any guitar solo ever got. Ian Gillan puncuates the set with his ungodly vocal range and power, showing that he was and is the best voice ever for Purple, with or without Blackmore. Jon Lord's space age Hammond organ and Paice's military drum style round out the sound with precision and power.
We would see this pattern of weak studio albums made into live monsters in the future, ala KISS' "Alive!" and Cheap Trick. "Made In Japan" is truly a live album that very few bands ever came close to duplicating.

Classic dusted down and polished up.......2007-01-08

The ultimate live Purple album? The definitive concert recording by the Mk II line-up? Certainly during the 70s, when rock was in its teens, Made in Japan reigned supreme as the must-have double-live heavy rock album. In fact you didn't need any other record.
Made in Japan holds special significance for many music lovers who grew up in the 1970s and is therefore more of a cultural milestone than 4 sides of recorded music. Even the mistakes have become part of the legend.
This reputation is deserved, most assuredly. Particularly if you compare it to other Purple live recordings, many - well most, actually - of which are p**s poor in comparison. Except for the excellent Live in Concert package.
There are other reasons for Made in Japan's special magic. The musical dexterity of Messrs. Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Glover and Gillan combined with powerful, tight, punchy performances combined with the fullness of the live sound conjured up the perfect musical storm. Because make no mistake, although Purple never were or ever pretended to be metal like Sabbath, they rocked. Hard.
Another factor that enhances the magical ambiance of this record is the hushed reverence of the fans, who politely refrain from showing their appreciation until the very last note has faded out. And then they clap - no shouting, no whistling, no catcalls, no whooping or hollering - just clapping. It's great. and it's just one of things that makes Made in Japan a more nuanced, soulful record than other live doubles like Blue Öyster Cult's On Your Feet..., Ted Nugent's Double Live Gonzo, Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous and UFO's Strangers in the Night.
1972 also arguably saw Deep Purple at their peek, their chemistry is amazing. They'd just delivered the awesome Machine Head album - from which most of these songs are culled - and were now laying low the mountains of the world (or a doing good tour anyway).
And let's not forget the individual musicians: Gillan's powerful, 23-octave voice; Jon Lord's strong, classy organwork (Purple's primary colour); Ian Paice's jaw-droppingly good drumming; Roger Glover's fluid, pulsing bass and Ritchie Blackmore laying down guitar rock history. And add the amazing chemistry between them that was never reproduced with other line-ups.
Peaks? It's all good, although some of the extended solo passages have perhaps not aged as well as well as the songs. The boys in Deep Purple all share a love of early rock n'roll and deliver a pedal-to-the-metal, amps-up-11 version of Lucille. There are also tear-it-up renditions of Speed King from the In Rock album and Fireball and the Mule from 1971's Fireball.
I'll be honest here, musically there are better versions of Space Trucking and Highway Star on the Live in Concert album recorded by the BBC in London in 1972, shortly before the titular tour of Japan (the sound quality is more pristine), but for sheer atmosphere, nostalgia and soul, you can't go wrong with Made In Japan.

The greatest live recording of them all.......2006-10-23

This is Deep Purple live in the summer of 1972 when they were at the top of their game.

This band was considered by many fans and critics to be the best live band of all time. See what all the fuss is about and get this disc right away. If you have a little extra to spend, then check out the re-mastered edition which includes a three song bonus disc, featuring the blistering encore "Black Night." A recording that Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickenson called Deep Purple in full war cry!

Essential rock music.

The best live album ever.......2006-10-16

This album alone, should have put Deep Purple in the rock and roll hall of fame.

Made In Japan puts most live albums to shame, even the really good one's! A legendary band at their peak captured on tape forever. There is a god!

If you want the Remastered Edition (black cover), you'll also the great encore Black Night included on a three songs bonus disc. But the sound isn't a lot better, just different.

Get it, turn it up and enjoy!

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Wowee!! I feel like Disneyworld is here!
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Release Date: 2001-02-15

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Album Description

Subtitled - Official Album. Japanese exclusive soundtrack featuring 21 tracks. Walt Disney. 2001.

Album Details

Keep the Magic with You Wherever You Go with all the Themes Heard Round Disney World from Your Favorite Rides and Classic Tunes from the Disney Canon. They're all Here on this Marvelous Collection.

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Wowee!! I feel like Disneyworld is here!.......2006-09-17

One word: WOWEE!!!! This CD is amazing, it brings back SOO many memories of me past trips, and has all of the songs from me favorite rides like, The Tower of Terror, Test Track, Pirates, and more!! IT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE DISNEYWORLD IS AT MY HOUSE!!

A Must Have for Disney Fans.......2006-07-16

I bought this CD as a gift for my husband for Father's Day. We love it! It brings back memories from our visits to WDW, and helps add to the magic of our anticipation on returning.

Wonderful. Makes you feel like you are in Disney........2005-03-20

This is a great CD to own. It has a lot of the music from the Disney attractions. My kids and I Listen to this CD quite often. Wish we were there now.

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida Cd.......2004-11-30

This Cd Is Wonderful.. It Contains old favourites like '(There's A Great) Big Beautiful Tomorrow' by the Sherman Brothers.. It Is Pretty good that they included different versions of the song in it.. All Of The Songs Are Fantastic! Listen To Samples Of The Songs...

Wow! Prety Nice!.......2004-10-10

This CD was great! It had all the cool songs from the park! Like Splash Mountain! And the Tower of terror! Why not have this cd?

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Ours is not to wonder why...
This Title Is Actually Called "Live In Japan"

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Ours is not to wonder why..........2006-11-28

There must be a story behind this 2003 Laura Nyro recording, because its place in the artists catalog is almost non-existant. One year previous to these selections hitting the shelves, the Rounder label released a two disc compendium of Laura solo and with her harmony group in 1993 and 1994, a collection that far outshines the limited production tendered here. And unless there was something wrong with other songs performed for this reserved Japanese audience, one also wonders why only ten tracks, totalling less than thirty minutes, are offered. As far as I can tell there are only two significant differences between this Laura-solo-live and the four other Laura-solo-live releases ('At the Bottom Line', 'On Mountain Stage', 'At the Fillmore' and the two disc 'Loom's Desire'): we have a complete version of Laura covering Burt Bacharach and Hal David's 'Walk On By' (a track available, incidentally, as part of a medley in the 1971 Fillmore East concert), and the rather staid response of the Japanese audience to Laura's work (with the exception of 'Wedding Bell Blues', which elicits immediate applause followed up with a clap-along). So if you're looking for "cleaner" versions of some of Laura's better known tracks, 'Live In Japan' may be the ticket, but none of Laura's audiences will ever get a reputation for being rowdy anyway.

With that cavaet, let me say that the ten songs collected here are very well recorded and very well performed. The first six songs represent some of the finest compositions of the 1960's, among them the opener, 'Dedicated To the One I Love'. Although covered by artists such as The Shirelles and The Mama's and the Papa's, and despite it's engaging melody, don't assume this is a Laura original. The track was penned by Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling. The second number, 'Ooh Baby Baby' was written by Smokey Robinson, and 'Let It Be Me' (covered by artists as diverse as Bob Dylan and David Hasselhoff) is originally a French song from the 1950's. The three remaining tracks, representing nearly one-third of the setlist (and more than one-third of the total running time), give undue weight to Laura'a late-career productions. Conspicuously absent are selections from Laura's mid-career releases, 'Smile', 'Nested', and 'Mother's Spiritual', the latter two of which appear to be quagmired in legal limbo. Live releases could serve as a way to reintroduce some of this material, but that apparently wasn't a motivation in releasing this disc either. The last three tracks, all of which appear on 'The Loom's Desire', carry considerable political and philosophical weight, favoring women's and animal's rights, and so carry on Laura's favored crusades in her absence.

Aside from the brevity of the recording, and the lack of original material, the most obvious deficiency is the inability of the recording to pick up steam. Be prepared for a beautiful performance, but one that only comes close to bringing you out of your seat (to join our Japanese brethren in support of 'Wedding Bell Blues'). Five numbers are offered with Laura's three member harmony group (tracks one, four, five, nine, and ten), and while those perfomances are richer, they aren't necessarily more scintillating. In fact, the tracks that have some potential for establishing a burning presence, 'And When I Die' (which can be found on three of Laura's four solo-live recordings) and 'Save the Country' (a rare late-career performance) are offered in a subdued format.

If not for 'The Loom's Desire', 'Live In Japan' would help to fill a void in the Nyro catalog, but much of this has been done too many times before to consider the release anything but superfluous. If you're a rabid Laura Nyro fan who must have each and every recording the artist ever produced, then I suppose you'll have to run out and purchase this one. For the more casual fan, unless you absolutely must have that rare, quaint performance of 'Walk On By', ante up a few more George Washington's and cash in on the well-constructed, and well-anotated 'Loom's Desire'. The difference is fulfillment as opposed to wanting more. You can't argue against this one on its merits, but you can argue against it on what has come before. It merits four stars, based on Laura's irrepressible talent, but the fact is you can do better... far too easily.

This Title Is Actually Called "Live In Japan".......2003-05-30

That discrepancy aside, I've heard the whole concert from which this very affordable half-hour distillation is taken from, and these are indeed the best performances from that show. A great value for the buck and the opportunity to hear Laura at the piano alone and, on occasion, with three fine harmony vocalists. Gorgeous.

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ASIN: B0000036SZ
Release Date: 1994-10-21

Tracks:

I
Sweet Soul Revue
Magic Carpet Ride
Readymade FM
Baby Love Child
Twiggy Twiggy/Twiggy Vs. James Bond
This Year's Girl #2
I Wanna Be Like You
Go Go Dancer
Catchy
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Customer Reviews:

Sophisticated Catchy!.......2006-10-04

I mainly bought this cd to have TWIGGY,TWIGGY but I ended up liking the entire cd. I had no prior knowledge of P-5 until I saw the video for Twiggy,Twiggy at a club here in Chicago. P-5 incorporates all different types of dance music; from retro sounding to hip hop beats-from many of the tracks utilizing the house sound. Nomiya Maki's voice compliments the arrangements which were penned by the brainchild of the group Konishi. I found later that P-5 in their earlier incarnations(late 80's)were 3 men including Konishi and K-taro who eventually went solo.
I irritated my freinds with this;as some of them couldn't stand TWIGGY,TWIGGY or any of the Japanese tracks for that matter of fact. The first track entitled "I" was featured in Pauly Shore movie as he was singing along with it in one of the scenes. You have to keep in mind that several of these tracks appeared earlier in other P-5 albums but were here for inclusion for P-5's American release. Eventually, I bought the Japanese releases with similar track listings but which included songs that weren't on the American releases.

A Great Introduction to Pizzicato Five.......2005-10-13

"Made in USA" was the first P5 album I ever heard, and I couldn't decide whether it was American, French, or Italian. To learn that a Japanese group could move so smoothly from styles that I'd always associated with European and American music of the Sixties and early Seventies. But P5 hasn't only mastered these genres. They've remade them in the band's own image. Fans of the group, used to its sometimes unusual, often eclectic, style may not think this P5's best album, but it may be the best place to start.

Clunky compared to later P5.......2005-09-22

I had an odd introduction to Pizzicato Five, my first album of theirs being the 2001 import "In The Mix," a Yoshinori Sunahara live mix album.

"In The Mix" is fantastic. The tracks, ranging from a snappily remixed version of "Baby Portable Rock" to a beautiful, live, acoustic version of "The Night is Still Young," are excellent as they are varied.

In comparison, "Made in USA" feels a lot less sophisticated and mature. The tracks generally lack the sort of captivating arrangements and lush, beautiful instrumentation that characterize P5's later work, and feel fairly dull and repetitive.

one of the great pop bands of our time.......2005-07-29

pizzicato five (P5, to those of you in the know) made a career (a career sadly that sadly ended a few years back) of making some of the catchiest, addictive pop songs you could ever hope to hear. thankfully, matador collected some of their finest pop nuggests and released them as 'made in the usa.'

how does one define p5? you don't. p5's influences are broad: electronica, bossa nova, chamber pop, baroque pop, art-rock, house, twee, etc, etc, etc. it's impossible to pigenhole a band who never sticks to one sound (and thank heavens for that).

some may argue: 'well, it's in japanese!' answer: so what. off the top of my head, two songs--the exquisite 'magic carpet ride' (my fav p5 track, along with 'on the sunny side of the street') and the charming 'baby love child'--nomiya maki sings in english. great pop songs are great pop songs, regardless of language. and besides, you can learn the japanese lyrics and impress your friends.

for beginners, 'made in the usa' is an excellent introduction the band. top tracks include 'twiggy twiggy' (try NOT to tap your foot or do a shimmy across the floor); 'magic carpet ride,' which borrows a bit from the beatles 'baby you're a rich girl,' and the positively infectious 'peace music.' these are but a few of the highlights on album completely devoid of duds.

if 'made in the usa' whets your appetite, check out 'big hits and jet lags' next. both compilations (greatest hits) are worth the heavy price tag.

i can't be totally objective when it comes to p5 because i love them dearly. i was saddened when i heard they decided to stop recording. i saw p5 in LA back in 1998 and it was by far the most entertaining and fun gig i've ever seen: costume changes, feather boas, dancing bears, and the dynamic, sultry, sassy, beautiful, glamorous nomiya maki. i've yet to hear her solo work, but i'm anxiously awaiting.

dive into the world of p5 and you'll hear all that's right with pop music. we love you, p5! oh yes we do!

P5 - a band like no other.......2004-01-07

I'm very big fan of this band. I bought this cd years ago. And yet i don't get tired of listening to it. The songs are a beautiful blend of jazz, blues, rock, and pop. Sweet Soul Revue and Baby Love Child are top tracks.

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