タイトル『 This is love(初回限定盤 SB version)
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タイトル『 This is love(初回限定盤 SS version)
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タイトル『 This is love(通常盤)(初回プレス分特典:「メンバー着ボイスダウンロード」アクセスナンバー封入)
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タイトル『 ABBOT KINNEY
,LOVE PSYCHEDELICO
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タイトル『 THE GREATEST HITS
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タイトル『 Dry town~Theme of Zero~/Shadow behind
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タイトル『 GOLDEN GRAPEFRUIT
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タイトル『 LOVE PSYCHEDELIC ORCHESTRA
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タイトル『 This is LOVE PSYCHEDELICO~U.S.BEST(期間限定生産)
,LOVE PSYCHEDELICO
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タイトル『 Remasters BOX
,LOVE PSYCHEDELICO
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タイトル『 Remasters BOX『 Remasters BOX『 Dry town~Theme of Zero~/Shadow behind『 Dry town~Theme of Zero~/Shadow behind『 LIVE PSYCHEDELICO『 LIVE PSYCHEDELICO『 GOLDEN GRAPEFRUIT BOX [DVD]『 GOLDEN GRAPEFRUIT BOX [DVD]『 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO IN CONCERT AT BUDOKAN [DVD]『 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO IN CONCERT AT BUDOKAN [DVD]
,LOVE PSYCHEDELICO
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在庫あり。 Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Excellent 'Remasters Box' a fitting tribute to Delico's first decade!)     『Nowadays, the key to making a splash in the Japanese music scene is largely dependent on how long an artist or band can hold the attention of an increasingly fad-obsessed listening public. Aside from a few anomalies -- longtime J-Pop titans like Ayumi Hamasaki, Koda Kumi, Exile and SMAP -- the Oricon charts (the Japan equivalent of the Billboard 200) are overrun by an ever-rotating crop of interchangeable flavor-of-the-week acts that manage to sell a few thousand downloads over the course of a few months before being knocked off the top spot by the next group in line.
That a manufactured pop diva or impossibly good-looking boy band can maintain relevancy for more than a few years in a landscape of fickle and easily bored listeners is certainly an accomplishment, if not an entirely unlikely one. But a far less commercially viable folk-rock duo rooted in the classic sounds of the '60s and '70s achieving the same thing for a decade and counting? Now that's remarkable.
Debuting in 2000, Love Psychedelico were unlike anything else populating the airwaves at the time. Lead singer Kumi (yes, like Madonna, she goes by only one name) and guitarist Naoki Sato made music that blended and paid direct tribute to the genres that inspired them -- British Invasion, classic rock, contemporary pop -- yet had a sound that was all their own. This year marks Love Psychedelico's 10th anniversary, and the band's illustrious career thus far has been encapsulated in an excellent new box set that collects their first five studio albums, all of which have been completely remastered in Super High Material CD format.
The aptly named "Remasters Box" primarily serves as a way for diehard Delico fans who already own these albums to hear the band in a new-and-improved light, much like the Beatles' stereo and mono catalog reissues from last year. But also similar to the Fab Four's career-spanning collection, "Remasters Box" is essential listening if only because it provides several years' worth of really great songs in one package.
"Remasters Box" is best enjoyed chronologically, as it allows listeners to hear how the band has evolved throughout the past 10 years. Delico's debut album, 2001's cheekily titled "The Greatest Hits," is the band's most stripped-down effort and the purest distillation of their trademark sound. The first three tracks are also the band's first three singles, and thus make for an appropriate introduction. A jangly electric guitar riff kicks off "Lady Madonna‾Yuutsu Naru Spider" (not a Beatles cover) before leading in to Kumi's opening verses. Her singing voice, pleasant and confident in a Sheryl-Crow-by-way-of-Tokyo kind of way, is perfectly suited to meet the needs of any style -- whether it be the ballad-like opus "Last Smile" or the country-flavored "These Days." Bilingual thanks to spending a portion of her childhood growing up in San Francisco, Kumi is able to shift her lyrics seamlessly between Japanese and English without sounding stilted or clunky.
The band's 2002 follow-up, "Love Psychedelic Orchestra," is considered by many fans to be a companion album to "The Greatest Hits," in terms of its sound, influences and even art direction. Here, you will find the band continuing to indulge their love of Dylan-esque folk ("Life Goes On") and anthem-rock ("Free World"), while at the same time dabbling in punk ("O"). Naoki demonstrates a natural mastery of the guitar that would make most veterans of the instrument green with envy. (Incidentally, the instrumental track "Green" is a brilliant showcase of his superb axe work.)
"Love Psychedelico III," from 2004, is the album with the most striking examples of Kumi and Naoki's modern and contemporary pop sensibilities outweighing their classic roots. The slinky "All Over Love" is Delico's closest approximation of a sexy R&B jam, and "Mind Across the Universe" flirts with heavy guitars and a soaring chorus. They're both great songs (some would say album highlights) that mix perfectly with the rest of "III" and display the band's knack for branching out while still staying true to their core sound.
Delico ended a two-and-a-half-year hiatus with 2007's "Golden Grapefruit," a big album filled with big anthems that was seemingly tailor-made for packed arenas. "Grapefruit" blasts out of the gate with the rousing "Freedom" and is followed by the equally jubilant "Aha! (All We Want)" -- two songs that have become staples in the band's live shows. Other standouts include "Humanimation," "Good Day, Celebration" and "Everyone, Everyone," which ape influences from Beck, "My Sharona" and church choirs, respectively.
Finally, this year's excellent "Abbot Kinney" is a return of sorts to Delico's laid-back "Greatest Hits" days. Although released in January, the majority of the songs here have a summery California vibe (no doubt a direct side-effect of the band having written several of them while on a mini tour of Los Angeles and San Diego in 2008 to promote a U.S.-aimed compilation album).
The remastering process of the four albums ("Abbot Kinney" was given the treatment upon its initial release) was handled by famed audio engineer Joe Gastwirt, who has previously retouched albums by the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty and Jimi Hendrix. Gastwirt's handiwork makes for a cleaner and crisper sound that is immediately noticeable when compared to the original mixes. The collectible box set comes packaged with an exclusive essay- and photo-filled booklet -- the obvious choice for true fans -- but the albums are also available individually.
"As far as our music is concerned, we just go [in] our own direction," Naoki said in a 2008 interview. It's a pretty standard mission statement for any band, but for Love Psychedelico, going their own direction in an industry dominated by disposable pop is the key to what has continually made their music so memorable.』
(買う意味がなくなるやり方は…)  『今までのアルバムをリマスターするのはいいんですけど、今年出したアルバムまでリマスターする必然性があったのかと思うくらい、損をした感じを受けます。こういうボックスを出すのなら、ブックレットだけでないプラスアルファを付けて欲しいなと思いました。』
(いい!!!)     『本日届きました。早速聞きまくってます。音質が良くなっていますね。安いプレーヤーで聴いたら解からないかもしれませんが、ボーズのプレーヤーで聴いたら解かりました。爆音で聴いたらノイズが格段に減っています。なんというか、すっきりした音質になっています。逆に、すっきりしすぎの面もあるかもしれません。でもそれなりの音量で聴く分には大差無いと思われます。個人的には、もう少しアナログぽくても良かったかもしれません。でもやはりこれはいいです。』
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