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Super Best (The Blue Hearts Album)
''Super Best'' was the compilation album by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts was a Japanese punk rock band active from 1985 to 1995. They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Ramones. This retrospective is composed of their early efforts released by Meldac Records between 1987 and 1989. It also features two rarities that had not been issued on CD — "Blue Hearts Yori Ai o Komete", the song appeared on the video ''The Blue Hearts Live!'', and "1985", the track taken from an independently produced soundsheet which was sold at their concert before they made a contract with the record label. ''Super Best'' came out a month after the release of ''East West Side Story'', another compilation which comprises mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Hearts
was a Japanese punk rock band active from 1985 to 1995. They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Ramones.The Blue Hearts Tri-M, Inc. Accessed February 7, 2008. In 2003, ranked them at number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts. In September 2007, '' Japan'' rated their self-titled debut album number 3 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroto Kōmoto
is a Japanese rock singer who has fronted bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons. Early life Kōmoto was born in 1963 in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture and graduated from the junior high school attached to the School of Education at Okayama University before graduating from the prefectural Sōzan High School. He attended Hosei University after high school, but dropped out before completing his degree. Career In 1985, Kōmoto joined with Masatoshi Mashima to form The Blue Hearts and released their first single (''Hito ni Yasashiku'') and their major debut (''Linda Linda'') in 1987. After The Blue Hearts took a break from studio work and touring in 1994, Kōmoto started working on a solo album which was never released. In 1995, Kōmoto and Mashima joined together to form Happy Song Co., Ltd. When the band officially broke up on June 1 of that year, they also formed a new band, The High-Lows. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roppongi
is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the affluent Roppongi Hills development area and popular night club scene. A few foreign embassies are located near Roppongi, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike. It is in the central part of Tokyo, south of Akasaka and north of Azabu. History The name ''Roppongi'', which appears to have been coined around 1660, literally means "six trees". Six very old and large zelkova trees used to mark the area; the first three were cleared, and the last were destroyed during World War II. Another legend has it that the name comes from the fact that six ''daimyōs'' lived nearby during the Edo period, each with the kanji character for "tree" or a kind of tree in their names. Roppongi was not extensively populated until after the Meiji Restoration, although the area was trafficked for centuries and served as the site of the cremation of Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada's wife in 1626.Gary CooperGood ol' six trees—the way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aozora (song)
was the eighth single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. The song was recut from the group's third album ''Train-Train (album), Train-Train''. This song was written in opposition to the continuing apartheid of the time. "Heisei no Blues" (平成のブルース), the B-side track, was not on the album ''Train-Train''. The song was covered by miwa (singer), miwa in 2010, for use as the ending theme song of the animated film adaptation of Eto Mori's novel ''Colorful''. Mone Kamishiraishi worked with Glim Spanky on a cover of the song for her 2021 album ''Ano Uta -2-''. In December 2019, the song was published as a picture book with illustrations by French artist Botchy-Botchy. Publisher is Gendaishokan and is only available in Japanese for the time being. The book also features a 2 pages original text written by Yoshimoto Banana, who is a fan of the band ´The Blue Hearts’. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Aozora The Blue Hearts songs 1989 singles Songs written by Masatosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Shite Hoshii
was the third single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It was released on November 21, 1987, the same time that the band's second album, ''Young and Pretty'', was released. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. The single is 9m17s in length. The B-side of the single is , a blues rock song written and sung by Masatoshi Mashima, the band's guitarist. Original recording The falsetto at the beginning of the song was done by Junnosuke Kawaguchi, the band's bassist. Though he generally speaks with a low voice, he sings in falsetto for a number of songs. "Chain Gang" was originally planned to be on their debut album, but was shelved due to concern with the lyrics, particularly the line about killing Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Letter (The Blue Hearts Song)
A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings. History One of the oldest references to a love letter dates to Indian mythology of more than 5000 years ago. Mentioned in the Bhagavatha Purana, book 10, chapter 52, it is addressed by princess Rukmini to king Krishna and carried to him by her Brahmin messenger Sunanda. Examples from Ancient Egypt range from the most formal, and possibly practical – "The royal widow . . . Ankhesenamun wrote a letter to the king of the Hittites, Egypt's old enemy, begging him to send one of his sons to Egypt to marry her" – to the down-to-earth: Let me "bathe in thy presence, that I may let thee see my beauty in my tunic of finest linen, when it is wet". A fine expression of literary skill can be found in Imperial China: when a heroine, faced with an arranged marriage, wrote to her ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masatoshi Mashima
is a guitarist who has performed with Japanese rock bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons.Rerelease of Masatoshi Mashima's Solo Pieces CDJournal.com. Accessed February 7, 2008. He was born in Hino and raised in in , Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...
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Hito Ni Yasashiku
was the first single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. It was first released on an independent label on February 25, 1987, before the band signed with a record company. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. The track is 5m26s in length. The cover for the single was designed by Junnosuke Kawaguchi, the band's bassist. The B-side track on the single was "Hammer (48-oku no Blues)" (ハンマー（48億のブルース）), which was written by Masatoshi Mashima, the band's guitarist. Original recording The song was originally released as a single on an independent label. It was again released as a single after the band signed to a record label. The new release, however, was remixed and the original recording can only be found on the analog record of the single. Other releases The song was never part of a studio album, but it was included on the following compilations and live albums: *'' Just a Beat Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Linda
is a single by the Japanese rock band The Blue Hearts that was first released on May 1, 1987. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. The track reached #38 on the Oricon charts during its release year. It remains one of the group's most popular songs and was included on many albums. It was rereleased as a single on February 6, 2002. The B-side track on the single was "Boku wa Koko ni Tatteiru Yo" (僕はここに立っているよ ''I'm Standing Here''), which was written by Masatoshi Mashima, the band's guitarist. Original recordings There is a noticeable difference in the guitar arrangement and sound mixing between ''Linda Lindas release as a single and its release on the album, ''The Blue Hearts''. Band members agreed to this change for the album because it represents a change from their amateur days to a major band playing live concerts. The single version of the song, however, is more common on televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
