Search - Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra :: Grand Prix

The Best and Worst

gurehaundo | Akashi Shi, Hyogo-ken Japan | 06/30/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The absolute best track in this album is track 14:
"Just a little bit of your soul" which they had recorded in their first self-titled maxi single "Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra" with only 6 tracks, all of them flawless.
Track 14 gets the treatment from the most recorded drummer of all time MR. Bernard Purdie in this album.
The worst track of Japanese Pop I ever heard is track 5 "Pit #1", which tries to be funny but in the end is just phony, track 7 is also not worth mentioning, ditto for tracks 11 and 12.What a wonderful world is quite nice to listen to as well as Let's stay together, which are covers but so skillfully arranged that they get their own merit.If you are a die-hard fan of the Tokyo Skaparas like me or a fan of Bernard Purdie a.k.a. Mr. Groove you won't mind adding this to your collection, otherwise you'll be happier with Tokyo Ska Paradise "TOJO" their first full lenght album, which has all tracks skillfully groovily played.The SkaParas prove once more that the less they sing and the more they play, the better the album."