[Song Review #66] "10cents no Tamashii" by Shigeru Suzuki
Hi. Today's song is "10 cents no tamashii" (The spirit as light as a dime) by "Shigeru Suzuki".
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Index
1. Song data
| Title | 10 cents no tamashii (The spirit as light as a dime) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Shigeru Suzuki |
| Album Title | TELESCOPE |
| Catalog Number | CRCP-20545 |
| Track No. | 8 |
| Duration | 5:29 |
| Released | 1978 |
| Publisher | Nippon crown |
| Lyricist | Takashi Matsumoto |
| Composer | Shigeru Suzuki |
| Arranger | Shigeru Suzuki |
About the creators
Both Shigeru Suzuki & Takashi Matsumoto had been a member of the '70s legendary rock group "Happy end".
"Happy end" was formed in 1969 and lasted until the end of 1972.
The active period wasn't long, but their unique and revolutional works impacted heavily on the Japanese pop music and caused a fundamental change to it.
After the break up of the band, each member has been influencing to the J-pop through their own work or producing other musicians.
So, the band and its members are often referred as a pioneer of the modern J-pop.
For more details about the band, please check with "Happy end"(Wikipedia en).
Cover art
- Sound impressions
Mellow & light-hearted
This is a mellow and sunny soft rock in moderated speed.
The introduction begins with the combination of the drums, bass, strings, acoustic piano, percussion and the electric guitar, and the beautiful chorus of "Kayoko Ishū" lend a refined atmosphere.
Gentle and relaxing main melody is played by the acoustic instruments and the electric piano, and the cool male cholus of the latter half is by a known vocal group "Buzz".
Shigeru Suzuki's voice is a kind of clear high tone, and pleasant to the ears.
- Reference
- About the artist
The lead guitar of the J-pop
Shigeru Suzuki debuted in 1970 with single "Hachi-gatsu no nioi". Since then, 8 singles, and 9 original, live, and 1 best albums has been released until now.
(Wikipedia, Shigeru Suzuki)
Shigeru Suzuki started his pro career in 1969 as a member of "Sky".
From 1969, he joined with a legendary rock band "Happy end" as a guitarist, and continued to be with them until the end of their next band "Tin Pan Alley" in 1977.
Parallelly, he had started a solo career. In 1975, he visited the US, and recorded his solo album with musicians like Don Grusin or Ritchie Hayward.
This album featured Suzuki's super guitar, and still regarded as a master piece among the guitarists.
From his 3rd album "LAGOON" in 1976, his music style has changed to more melodious and refined popular song style, and started to include vocal tracks.
And the 1978's album "Telescope", introducing this time, is one of the most well made album in this "City-pop" and "AOR" directions.
Participated musicians are,
Participated musicians
| Shigeru Suzuki | Producer, EG, Vo. |
|---|---|
| Tatsuo Hayashi | Drums |
| Robert Brill | Drums |
| Chack Rainey | Bass |
| Tsugutoshi Gotō | Bass |
| Masataka Matsutōya | Key |
| Jun Satō | Key |
| Ryūichi Sakamoto | Key |
| Chūei Yoshikawa | Guitar |
| Nobu Saitō | Per |
| Motoya Hamaguchi | Per |
| Shin Kazuhara G. | Tp |
| Eiji Arai G. | Tb |
| Yasuhiro Okita | Horn |
| Yukio Etō | flute |
| Keiko Yamakawa | Harp |
| Ohno Strings Section | strings |
| Tamano Strings Section | strings |
| Tomato Strings Section | strings |
| Buzz | Backing Vocal |
| Susumu Sugawara | Backing Vocal |
| Kayoko Ishū | Backing Vocal |
| Kayoko Wada | Backing Vocal |
| Hiroko Suzuki | Backing Vocal |
(Ref,musicnightwhisper.blog.fc2.com")
Now, everyone on the list are big name, but we pauses to realize that such excellent musicians were gathering for making just 1 album at that time. How gorgeous.
- Samples from online music stores
About the samples
Please go to the page below, and just play or click track No.8.
Trial button is on the right side of the song title.
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7. Japanese Letters
| Song Title | 10セントの魂 (Ten cents no tamashii) |
|---|---|
| Artist | 鈴木茂 (Shigeru Suzuki) |
| Album Title | TELESCOPE |
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