Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)
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YesAsia Editorial Description
The J-rock trio releases its 17th major release, which comes as follow up to 2006's top 22 Oricon album My Foot. Their new album features 11 songs including the principal tune Wake Up! do do, "Scarecrow" (Track 4), and "Serious Plan" (Track 7). Uniting again to take their devotees back to the roots of rock, The Pillows are back with a vengeance.
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| Product Title: | Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! (Normal Edition)(Japan Version) Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! (普通版)(日本版) Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! (普通版)(日本版) Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! (通常盤)(日本版) Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! (Normal Edition)(Japan Version) |
| Singer Name(s): | the pillows the pillows the pillows ｔｈｅ ｐｉｌｌｏｗｓ the pillows |
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| Release Date: | 2007-05-02 |
| Publisher Product Code: | AVCD-23282 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Disc Format(s): | CD |
| Other Information: | Album |
| Package Weight: | 120 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| Publisher: | avex trax |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004694952 |
Product Information / Track List
初回盤: 2/7発売 LIVE DVD「LOSTMAN GO TO AMERICA」、4/4発売 SINGLE「スケアクロウ」との連動特典応募ハガキ、the pillows Wake up! Tour先行チケット予約番号封入
01 Wake up!do do
02 YOUNGSTER （Kent Arrow）
03 プロポーズ
04 スケアクロウ
05 BOAT HOUSE
06 プレジャー・ソング
07 シリアス・プラン
08 Skinny Blues
09 プライベート・キングダム
10 Century Creepers （Voice of the Proteus）
11 Sweet Baggy Days
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May 22, 2007
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the pillows has always reminded of rosy times past with their good-natured 60s Brit rock-inspired sounds, and Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! can only be described as a quintessential release for the band. From the quirky retro cover art to their signature Beatles-channeling numbers, the album serves up a good old hearty dose of buoyant, easygoing pop rock and feel-good modern nostalgia. One could say that the album doesn't offer anything we haven't heard from them before, and indeed it is more than anything a return to safer places for the band - but rest assured, it is a happy place to be.
It might be because it was a long day, but I laughed out loud with the first two lines of Wake up! dodo (Track 1): "Where did you go, flightless bird?/Strolling above above the clouds". A dodo in heaven? A mellow rock track with catchy beats and whimsically meaningful lyrics, the song certainly brought a smile to my face, a smile that pretty much stayed for the length of the album. From the fast, bouncy, and thoroughly trivial YOUNGSTER (Track 2) to the strangely gloomy, silly-serious Serious Plan (Track 7) to the irreverently boogie woogie Skinny Blues (Track 8), there is an irresistible charm and fun energy to the band's offerings. Scarecrow (Track 4), which was released earlier as a single, is perhaps the most straightforward track on the album, a low-key mid-tempo rock ballad with contemplative lyrics. As a standalone single, I would find the song a bit disappointing - not distinctive enough - but as part of the album, it fits in quite nicely and even stands out by playing it J-rock straight and subtly dramatic. Another particularly mellow offering is BOAT HOUSE (Track 5), which gives life to what should be a run-of-the-mill melody by creating a pleasant atmosphere with catchy beats and comfortable vocals. Of course, if we're talking about pleasant songs it's hard to ignore the aptly named Pleasure Song (Track 6), which hooks with a long guitar intro, bouncy beats, and a relaxed melody. Moving slightly away from the album's laidback mood is Century Creepers (Voice of the Proteus) (Track 10), the hardest track on the album, with the loud frantic intro, repeating guitar chords, and distorted vocals on the chorus offering something slightly different than the other tracks. What stands out the most to me though are the lyrics, which are both lonely and liberating. The album ends on a wistful note with the simple yet pensive Sweet Baggy Days (Track 11), which returns to the theme of hazy dazy nostalgia. Clean, fresh, and crowd-pleasing, Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! makes for an easy and happy listen with its universally likable pop rock sound. Though the album title is asking us to wake up, in truth it seems a lot more appealing to hit the pillows. |
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