Puffy Amiyumi Splurge Rar
No matter what musical genre, there are artists that continually evolve and grow as their career does, and then there are those that stick to the sound that worked to break them. With this in mind, it's pretty easy to understand why some artists are timeless and some are 'one hit wonders'. When it comes to J-Pop, big acts are certainly breaking out, and while it's still fresh and new in the States, Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura are celebrating ten years together as. Nowadays, this is no small feat and with the release of their latest album,, Ami and Yumi are showing that they've come a long way. As coincidence would have it, in 1995, Ami and Yumi were both trying their hands at becoming solo artists in Japan by taking advantage of various talent searches. While Ami was putting together a demo for Sony, Yumi was auditioning for a management company that was looking for a variety of performers, actors as well as musicians.
PUFFY AMIYUMI X PUFFY [2009.03.25] ( Best Album ) Tracklist: 1. Permata yang hilang pdf. Girls Just Want To Have Fun 2. Basket Case 4. フロンティアのパイオニア (しーたかver.) 5. JOINING A FAN CLUB 6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 8. Radio Tokyo 10. With Splurge, they seek to reinvent themselves once again, re-establishing their indie street cred in the States while perhaps forging a new bond with their homegrown fans in Japan. For the truly uninitiated, Puffy (as they are still known in Japan) are Yumi Yoshimura and Ami Onuki.
At the time, Ami was skeptical that anything could possibly happen. She once even told a U.S.
Reporter, 'I just wanted to look at the rejection letter to see what they would put in the note to say sorry.' But once she was paired with Yumi, Sony had exactly what they were looking for in Puffy AmiYumi - thanks to Andy Sturmer (formerly of Jellyfish), one of their producers, who gave the girls their name.
So far, American fans probably know Puffy AmiYumi best from their exposure on Cartoon Network. Since 2004, this dynamic duo has had their own cartoon show, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and it's still running strong. In fact, they were on tour last year to support the show and its soundtrack. Before that, for the superhero in all of us, they provided the theme song to Teen Titans (the bonus track on this album), which, much to the chagrin of loyal fans, is no longer in production.
That tragedy aside, the theme song is an infectious rock anthem that at the same time manages to sound dated, but extremely current by featuring a surf rock guitar that resembles 'Bustin' Surfboards,' by The Tornadoes mixed with electro-punk production from the can't miss J-Rock band, POLYSICS. With Splurge, Puffy AmiYumi have released their most accessible record to date.
They've come on strong showcasing their range and maturity from start to finish. Throughout the album they sing songs in both Japanese and English while rocking all the way. The album is filled with energy and a creative spirit that is reflected by the fact that Jon Spencer, Dexter Holland of the Offspring, and Butch Walker a writer-producer for Avril Lavigne and Pink all worked on the album. Right out of the gates, Puffy drops 'Call Me What You Like', which is an upbeat crowd-pleaser that declares that they're all about what it means to rock.
Just listening to it for the first few bars reminds me of 'Mickey', by Toni Basil along with shades of 'My Sharona', by the Knack. This song has a great call and response chorus that's backed up with a banging guitar riff that leads into a synth progression that completes the track. It's just a whole lotta fun. Next up on this musical trek through time comes a punk-ska track, 'Tokyo I'm On My Way' that's reminiscent of the punk-ska movement of the early-mid 90's. It moves with an infectious energy that begs its audience to jump up and down. This is followed by 'Radio Tokyo', a spacey, arena rock anthem that is filled with classic rock chords, a face-melting solo, and even a string arrangement. As this album progresses Puffy AmiYumi show that they're not going to be limited by a label, and this is their greatest strength.