tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post7194154685658296738..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Hibari Misora -- Yuukyou Kaidou (遊侠街道)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-17857572297880295902015-01-23T19:25:18.868-05:002015-01-23T19:25:18.868-05:00Hi, Faruk. Good to hear from you again. I'm li...Hi, Faruk. Good to hear from you again. I'm listening to a sample of "Hatsukoi Madros" as I write this, and yeah, they are different songs. Interesting how low Hibari's voice is in "Hatsukoi".<br /><br />I used to see Marty Friedman fairly often on Japanese TV since he's also known as a tarento over there. One show where he was a semi-regular guest was "Tamori Club" on late Friday nights. I was so envious of his ability to speak Japanese so fluently.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjrV3vfCQYoJ-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-71645016721109987462015-01-22T18:07:29.885-05:002015-01-22T18:07:29.885-05:00I've found out about Hibari Misora through an ...I've found out about Hibari Misora through <a href="http://www.tofugu.com/2014/07/01/mr-heavy-metal-an-interview-with-marty-friedman/" rel="nofollow">an interview with Marty Friedman</a> on Tofugu and been listening to her <a href="https://play.spotify.com/album/1P5eC3K0jUl0uUdVw3tIYH" rel="nofollow">on Spotify</a> non-stop for the last two weeks, and Yuukyou Kaidou was one of my favorites, so this was nice to see... except, when I listened to the version in your link at the top, they were different songs! I used the Soundhound and Shazam apps to identify the song on Spotify. Soundhound gave "Shioyamisaki", which turned out to be false. Shazam said "Hatsukoi Matroos", which YouTube confirmed. I wonder how many of the titles in that Spotify album is wrong? It's a bit frustrating.<br /><br />Anyway, Marty Friedman, if you don't know, was the lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth on their best, early albums, who then moved to Japan due to his interest in the culture, especially Enka. He says he basically developed his style trying to imitate how enka singers sang, and that Hibari Misora was the most influential among them. Listening to her, I can really hear the resemblance in some of the harmonies, which is really interesting (see, for instance, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST_GXbyVkmg" rel="nofollow">his tunes on his new age-y '92 solo album <em>Scenes</em></a>).<br /><br />Cheers.Faruk Ahmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511692206602369610noreply@blogger.com