''Heavier Than a Death in the Family'' is a
bootleg
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live
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album by Japanese
noise rock
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band,
Les Rallizes Dénudés
were a Japanese rock band formed in 1967 at Kyoto's Doshisha University.
History
''Les Rallizes Dénudés ''was formed in 1967 by a group of students at Kyoto's Doshisha University. Initially, the band planned to record in a studio, but after ...
. Most of the songs were recorded at a performance on 12 March 1977; the fifth track is taken from a 1973 performance. The album was released in 2002. In 2010, Phoenix Records repressed the album on vinyl and CD.
Background
Like most of the band's work, this album is a bootleg and wasn't authorized by the band for its release. The recordings are taken mostly from a performance at Shakai Kyoiku Kaikan on 12 March 1977 (as heard on a previous live album, 77 Live''), except for "Field of Artificial Flowers" (mislabelled as "People Can Choose"), taken from a 1973 performance.
Reception
In a review for
AllMusic
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, Phil Freeman writes that the "sound is primitive guitar rock à la the Velvet Underground crossed with the Troggs, but their simple guitar riffs are fed through so much reverb, fuzz, and echo that it's like a dub mix of psychedelic garage rock... it retains a primal rock & roll throb...
he album
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is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand
he Japanese underground rockscene."
It reached #3 on
Julian Cope
Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side proj ...
's top 50 albums of Japanese rock, as found in his 2007 non-fiction book ''
Japrocksampler
''Japrocksampler: How the Post-war Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock 'n' Roll'' is a book written by author and musician Julian Cope and published by Bloomsbury on 3 September 2007.
Overview
The 304-page hardcover book is a companion piece to Co ...
''. Cope writes, "It's relentless to the point of becoming meditative, and cylindrical to the point of being useful".
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from CD liner notes:
*Mizutani – vocals, lead guitar
*Nakamura Takeshi – guitar
*Hiroshi – bass guitar
*Mimaki Toshirou – drums
References
External links
{{Authority control
2002 live albums
Bootleg recordings