tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post5658301575516615686..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Marcos V.'s selection of Daisuke Asakura's worksJ-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-1695804418765755012014-12-30T20:33:50.301-05:002014-12-30T20:33:50.301-05:00Hi, Marcos.
Thanks very much for the Daisuke Asak...Hi, Marcos.<br /><br />Thanks very much for the Daisuke Asakura list. I recall your article on Access and so it was great that you have been able to shed more light on some more of Asakura's works. There is a definite style to his arrangements with those crashing synths and wailing guitar.<br /><br />I think your list shows that actors/models (most of them anyways) can show off some decent singing ability through your No. 9 and No. 6 entries. Katsurayama's vocals on "Rainy Heart" are very smooth and Kimura happily surprised me. I never thought I would ever see Akiko Hinagata's name on this blog (I always saw her exclusively as a variety tarento on comedy shows although I knew about gravure aidoru past), and I think Dai-chan did his best on her vocal shortcomings.<br /><br />As someone who used to hear Duran Duran's "The Reflex" on an almost daily basis through radio and TV when I was in university, I could certainly pick up on some of the similar phrasings in "Real Time Lover", but I figure that a lot of composers/arrangers in J-Pop were liberally borrowing hooks from various songs since the 80s, so it's not too surprising to me.<br /><br />Anyways, Happy New Year to you, too!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com