tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post7243611787043619433..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Quincy Jones/Chaz Jankel -- Ai no Corrida (愛のコリーダ)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-1161155208162807652014-12-24T23:11:02.752-05:002014-12-24T23:11:02.752-05:00Hi, Marcos.
Thanks for the compliment. It's b...Hi, Marcos.<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment. It's been a while since I've been able to talk about a song on that emotional level. "Ai no Corrida" has had that special connection for me.<br /><br />The horns are indeed magnificent, aren't they? I think they are one of the things that set the Quincy Jones version above the Chaz Jankel original. Yep, I don't really listen to all that much contemporary R&B unless it's recalling some of the old days such as Pharrell Williams' "Happy".J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-85425016633247778922014-12-24T13:46:02.931-05:002014-12-24T13:46:02.931-05:00Hi, J-Canuck.
Thanks for this great article. I le...Hi, J-Canuck.<br /><br />Thanks for this great article. I learned a lot of things with it, such as the relation between the song’s title and a Japanese film, and also that Quincy’s version was not the first one released.<br /><br />I don’t even remember the last time I listened to “Ai no Corrida”. It was probably more than five years ago, so it was great to remember it. The song was one of my favourites during the times I mostly listened to 70s/early 80s Western disco/funk.<br /><br />Like you, I really like the horns. Well, the whole arrangement is on top (synths, bass, etc.). The late 70s, when disco/funk and the good old R&B were the norm on pop music, was a very rich period for arrangements. On the other hand, I don’t understand how today’s music, mostly in the United States (not in Japan, though), became so “minimalista”, with no proper arrangement. I don’t really get what’s fancy about na airy beat playing alone with one or other monotone synth sound accompanying it. We’re probably going to pass that phase in a near future. I hope. Marcos V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09531398685057099974noreply@blogger.com