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CD Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up!

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★★★★★ 4.5 points (11 reviews)


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  • Issued : 02 May 2007

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Genre : Japanese Pop Catalogue Number : AVCD23282
Format : CD Label : Avex Trax
Issued : 02 May 2007 Item sourced from : Japan
Number of Discs : 1

Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up!

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In the world of J-rock that lives and breathes the '80s, the pillows are an interesting proposition, offering an alternative and therefore refreshing take on the style. Alternative being a literal term here, as the band obviously has the Pixies as their main source of inspiration. This isn't something unheard of -- there are, of course, plenty of J-rock bands that turn away from the Whitesnake/late Genesis formula -- but, unlike Monoral or Ellegarden, the pillows don't sound like a Western band with Japanese lyrics, but rather try to fit the native rock stylistics into a specific mold -- in this case, alternative rock. That means that they play their Pixies riffs uniformly fast and energetic, and also don't have many hooks in the Avril Lavigne sense of the word, replacing them with careful texture and melody work that makes the songs attractive and even long-lasting, but renders them somewhat polite in the stereotypical Far Eastern way; they won't be so daring as to rush to grab the listener's attention, but will turn out to have a lot in store on closer investigation. There's also a certain sameness permeating the songs, which is another common trait of J-rock, but the band tries to not to get stuck in one place, as evidenced by the semi-ballad Scarecrow and the surprisingly catchy album closer, Sweet Baggy Days. On the whole, the above description can be applied to many other of the pillows' dozen-plus albums (as of 2007), but when the group produces quality music for so long, it's hard to fault them for that. ~ Alexey Eremenko, All Music Guide

Songs

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    1
    Wake Up! Dodo
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    2
    Youngster(Kent Arrow)
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    3
    Propose
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    4
    Scarecrow
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    5
    Boat House
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    6
    The Pleasure Song
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    7
    Serious Plan
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    8
    Skinny Blues
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    9
    Private Kingdom
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    10
    Century Creepers(Voice Of The Proteus)
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    11
    Sweet Baggy Days

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  • ★★★☆☆ 

    sea  |  東海  |  不明  |  16/October/2007

    やはり過去のアルバムと比べて出来は悪いなあ。だけど若手のバンプ、アジカンなどに比べて引き出しの多さや、独自性(peeちゃんのリフとか)を感じた。スケアクロウが浮いている以外バランスもいいし、そこら辺に転がってるアルバムよりいいかと。あとsweet baggy daysは聞くべき。

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    happylarge  |  滋賀  |  不明  |  17/July/2007

    残念ながら、あまり出来の良いアルバムではありません。曲についてですが、勢いばかりが強調され、練られていない印象をうけました。初めてピロウズを聴くという方は、以前に出たベスト盤「Fool on the planet」を聴いてみるべきでしょう。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    elestry  |  JAPON  |  不明  |  13/July/2007

    the pillows、クッソ最高!!!今作も聴けば聴くほどいいし、飽きが来ません!このクオリティと青春性を維持できる(さらに上がってる!?)バンド、なっかなかいませんよ

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