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Keiko Motoshima | Bunkyo, Tokyo Japan | 11/17/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kazuya Yoshii is now 40. He himself defines this album as the completion of his 30's. He is known for his versatility and always changing style. This album is a show case of his styles; glam-rock, melancholic Japanese pop, heavy-rock, party-tuen rock,etc.

The album as all recorded in LA. You can find familiar names such as Julian Coryell on guitar , Josh Freeze on drum. As for sound you may find a happy marriage of dry US air in instrument and humid Japanese mood in vocal.

Contrary to the lucidity of sound lyrics are symbolic enough to portrait a selfimage of a man going to be 40. Look at these expressions; peeling off anti-electricshock vinyl/ I want to get on the Ferris Wheal painted by Chagall/ to make my brain gel. A liitle knowlege of Japanese may add a differnt flavour to your impression on this album."