[WORLD GROOVE] Currently listening to TACKEY & TSUBASA - TACKEY & TSUBASA BEST
October 23, 2007 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
GROUP: TACKEY & TSUBASA
ALBUM: TACKEY & TSUBASA BEST
LABEL: avex trax
CATALOG #: AVCD-23443/B
DURATION: 1:04:42
RELEASE DATE: October 17, 2007
- Overture
- True Heart
- Ki*Se*Ki (Takizawa Hideaki)
- Get Down (Imai Tsubasa)
- Sotsyugou~Sayonara wa Ashita no Tameni~
- Yume Monogatari
- One Day, One Dream
- Serenade
- Kamen
- Mirai Koukai
- Venus
- Ho! Summer
- x ~dame~
- Crazy Rainbow
- SAMURAI
DVD: Region 2, 4:3, Duration: 69 Minutes
- MUSIC CLIP MEDLEY
- History of Tackey & Tsubasa (2002.9.11~)
Tackey & Tsubasa debuted at No. 1 once again with their latest album “TACKEY & TSUBASA BEST” (or TackeyTsuba Best) which celebrates the duo’s fifth year anniversary.
The album features the group’s CD single releases and more. With most of their music more J-Pop in nature, their latest release “SAMURAI” featured on this Best Album is more rock-based.
If you are a curious fan of T&T or want to purchase an album from them, then you can’t go wrong with their first best album because it incorporates five years of their music that was released.
The Johnny’s Jimusho machine has been going quite strong in the past two years with strong sales and and with each release, as expected with Johnny’s groups, expect multi-releases of an album.
In this case, the first version CD+DVD is what we are reviewing. But there are also two other versions released. The second version is a two-CD version which features no DVD but features a second music CD with ten more tracks which include four T&T tracks and three solo songs by Takizawa Hideaki and Imai Tsubasa each.
The third release is a single CD version but unlike the other two releases, the normal edition features a bonus track titled “Daydreamer” produced by Fujii Fumiya.
As for the DVD release, the DVD features a music video clip medley. Earlier this year the duo had a video clips release titled “Tsukiba Clips” but this one features a medley with all songs up to “Samurai”. The video clip samples of each song are actually quite long (not the typical 30-second medley sample).
But a cool addition for T&T fans is the inclusion of the fifth anniversary video (History of Tackey & Tsubasa) which is a documentary featuring the duo when they formed as a group, crowd reaction and then a behind-the-scenes look at the duo’s live performances, behind-the-scenes look at the making of music videos and an interview with both guys. The anniversary video is about 30 minutes long.
As for the CD insert, it features photos of the duo and the CD lyrics.
More than likely if you are a fan of TACKEY & TSUBASA, you are going to buy this album no matter what. If you are an uber-fan, then you are going to buy all three versions.
If you could only afford one, then I recommend the version with the DVD because of the documentary and also the music video medley.
Otherwise, the album release is solid and you can’t go wrong with any of the releases for this best album. If you dig their music, then “TACKEY & TSUBASA BEST” makes a good starting point because a lot of their cool songs from the beginning to what was released last month is on this album and much more.
[WORLD GROOVE] Currently listening to TACKEY & TSUBASA - SAMURAI
October 12, 2007 by KNDY · Leave a Comment
GROUP: TACKEY & TSUBASA
CD SINGLE: SAMURAI
LABEL: avex trax
CATALOG #: AVCD-30301/B
DURATION: 17:59
RELEASE DATE: August 8, 2007
- SAMURAI
- Yakusoku ~Flowers Song~
- Yakusoku ~World wing~
- SAMURAI [KARAOKE]
DVD: Region 2, 4:3, DURATION: 12 Minutes
- SAMURAI -Live Version- MUSIC CLIP
- OFF SHOT
Back in August 8th, TACKEY & TSUBASA released “SAMURAI” which debuted at #1 and the CD single was to signify the duo’s fifth year anniversary.
Compared to previous releases, this CD single would be different in the sense that it featured more of a rock sound.
In fact, watching the music video clip, it’s like watching a J-Rock act but in actuality, it’s of the popular duo’s to come from Johnny’s Jimusho.
While “SAMURAI” is more of a rock-based, electric guitar driven sound, for those who want the pop sound that they are accustomed to, have no fear as the CD single also features Takizawa Hideaki singing “Yakusoku ~Flowers Song~” an Imai Tsubasa singing “Yakusoku ~World Wing”.
The main difference between the two solo versions is that Takizawa’s version is more pop-based while Imai’s starts out like a ballad and has a different arrangement. I prefer Imai’s version and definitely like the arrangement and the transition from a ballad to a faster-paced song.
The fourth and final track features the karaoke for “SAMURAI”.
If you are not familiar with Johnny’s groups and their music releases, similar to past releases, there are three versions of this CD single.
The normal CD single release of “SAMURAI” features an extra track not on the CD + DVD single release. Thre are two CD+DVD versions available. The version I am reviewing features the music clip for “SAMURAI” and the OFF-SHOT (behind-the-scenes of the making of the video) and the other version features the music videos for both solo versions of “Yakusoku”.
The DVD portion features actually a very well-produced music video and compared to their past music videos, the “SAMURAI” music video is very stylish, J-ROCKish and the off-shot shows the behind-the-scenes but shows more of the samurai scenes (that are NOT featured on the live music video).
The CD insert features concert tour and DVD promo with a cutout of Tackey & Tsubasa dressed as samurai’s. Back page features the lyrics.
It’s hard to believe that these two guys who I watched on TV as kids are now grown up and here they are celebrating their fifth year anniversary as a group.
Production values of their music videos continue to get better, the rock n’ roll, guitar driven style of “SAMURAI” is very cool and all-in-all, I think that Tackey and Tsubasa fans are going to love this CD single.
Personally, when reviewing Johnny’s or boy band albums with DVD’s, I leave it to the fans to give the best review of their music video (which there are quite a number of them online).
But I will say that with the many Tackey and Tsubasa songs that I listened to so far, I like the J-Rock style of “SAMURAI”, cool song with a very cool music video . Very different and a new take on the duo. Check it out!
