tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post7972870489305199594..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Yumi Matsutoya/Yoshiko Miyazaki -- Yuyami wo Hitori(夕闇をひとり)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-56839452709018101592021-08-23T23:59:04.032-04:002021-08-23T23:59:04.032-04:00Just for vacation or a job? I marvel at the realiz...Just for vacation or a job? I marvel at the realization that when I first got into Japanese music in earnest, there was no YouTube or Internet so I really needed that radio show "Sounds of Japan" and video rentals of "The Best 10" to help me figure out what was out there in Japan.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-85887546955926227282021-08-23T21:10:11.499-04:002021-08-23T21:10:11.499-04:00Thank you for the recommendations!Thank you for the recommendations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-36655386593362325912021-08-23T15:30:36.098-04:002021-08-23T15:30:36.098-04:00Hi, Brian. Yeah, it was pretty much along the same...Hi, Brian. Yeah, it was pretty much along the same lines for me as well, including "Macross" and "Cat's Eye". One particular radio program and a couple of Chinatown record stores also helped a lot.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-29830171830758017592021-08-23T00:10:15.434-04:002021-08-23T00:10:15.434-04:00My pleasure. For me, her earlier albums have alway...My pleasure. For me, her earlier albums have always be a favourite of mine. The aforementioned "Sakuban O-Aishimashou" is great but a lot of fans also enjoy her first few albums when she was going by her maiden name of Yumi Arai. My favourite of those albums is "The 14th Moon"(14番目の月) from 1976 which has some of those wonderfully sunny 70s New Music/City Pop flavours. Then, another good release is a later one "No Side" from 1984. You can also take a look at her discography on Wikipedia and do a cut-and-paste of those titles onto YouTube: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumi_Matsutoya_discography<br /><br />Happy hunting!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-52647035790692345752021-08-22T23:44:20.068-04:002021-08-22T23:44:20.068-04:00Thank you for linking that Yumi song, it's rea...Thank you for linking that Yumi song, it's really good! I've been meaning to check her stuff out since she's so famous but what would be a good album for a newbie to start off with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-766672447922235692021-08-22T10:53:32.865-04:002021-08-22T10:53:32.865-04:00Thanks very much, Brian. Any particular favourites...Thanks very much, Brian. Any particular favourites in terms of singers and songs?J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com