เอาอัลบั้มที่เป็นอิทธิพลของคู่มือกีตาร์ Kaoru และ Die มาให้ชมกันครับ ฟังเพลงได้หลากหลายดี แถมรสนิยมยังคล้ายๆพวกเราเลย (โดยเฉพาะของ Kaoru)
Guitar Roots Album by Kaoru1. Elegant Gypsy
Al Di MeolaI first heard this when I was around 20. At the time, I thought the song and the guitars atmosphere were interesting. But around 5 years ago, I wanted to absorb what was missing inside me and pulled this out. To study the touch for picking, I listened to this a lot.
2. Mer De Noms
A Perfect CircleI heard this album 4~5 years ago, and I was especially attracted by the guitar play. The play itself is simple. On top of that, it has an orthodox guitar phrase. I really like it how its completed with modern sounds that was never used before.
3. Mask
BauhausHIDE-san would say in magazine interviews where Bauhaus was an artist that influenced him, so that triggered me to listen to them when I was in high school. I like UK stuff. The music with gooey atmosphere, it made me get into what you call positive punk.
4. Cruel Melody
Black Light BurnsI really liked Wes Polands guitar since he was in Limp Bizkit. But the guitar play in this album is so cool. Its simple, but as a distinct atmosphere. The songs style is also my liking. This has been a hit out of the recent works Ive listened to.
5. ブーゲンビリア(note: Bougainvilleae)
CoccoRather than guitar, when I first heard the song Isho (note: it can mean as a farewell note, usually stands for a suicide note), I received a huge shock. What is this artist! I was surprised there was a Japanese artist that would do something like this. So even now, I love Coccos music.
6. 衝突!!(note: Collision)
COLORWhen I liked fast songs in high school, I got an impression of how this was not punk or metal. I like TATSUYA-sans sharp guitar and TOMMY-sans rambunctious voice. He really is rambunctious though.
7. Dopplegänger
CurveMy friend let me listen to this the first time, and with that cue, I got into it. I was researching how it would be like this sound.
8. Foolish Thing Desire
Daniel AshI listened to this following Bauhaus. This has a more rock taste than Bauhaus, but well, I love anything Daniel Ash plays (laugh). Im just a fan. His loose guitar playing has classiness.
9. Eleventeen
Daisy ChainsawThis is also from HIDE-sans influence. As I listened to it tentatively, I dont know whether you call it power, but it was shocking how the bass was distorted. During high school, I had it on heavy rotation up to the point where I dont know how many times I listened to it. This album gave me an enormous influence.
10. Damned Damned Damned
The DamnedThis is also from HIDE-sans influence. As they were called one of the 3 main punk (bands), they were called to be a band that wasnt punk-like, but I really liked that aspect. Rather than punk, the band has a rock feeling. I used to copy (note: cover) it a lot.
11. SHAMBARA
DEAD ENDDEAD END is the first band I listened to because thats what I came up with when I thought of rock (music). I was influenced a lot guitar-wise. I liked the sound effect-like guitar phrase, and it also had melody stimulating your imagination. It also creates a tribal atmosphere too. Its a great work.
12. Adrenaline
DeftonesI liked them before, but last year, we toured together, and they influenced me on a personal level. As a band, they continue to evolve, yet, they seem to have something that doesnt change. Im amazed even now how this sound existed more than 10 years ago.
13. Basilisk
DERLANGERI hesitated choosing this one because I knew it would overlap with Die-kuns [selection] (laugh). When I used to listen to Bauhaus a lot, I got this (album). I thought of how there werent any other bands that could produce such atmosphere. When I first listened to it, I thought they were a foreign band.
14. Album Of The Year
Faith No MoreFor a long time, people would tell me, You like this (album)? But I actually started listening to them quite recently. Theyve released many works, but out of all of them, this album has a distinct atmosphere and sharpness. Im listening to it frequently these days.
15. The Best Collection
久石譲 (Hisaishi Joe)I think he is a composer proudly from Japan. I like the melancholic melodies that are created because he is Japanese, and I listened to this since I was young.
16. S.C.I.E.N.C.E
IncubusThere are full of guitar phrases that make you dumbfounded as if youve found a treasure box of sounds. This work is experimental yet firm with bands liveliness which is worth studying.
17. Ritual De Lo Habitual
Janes AddictionI also began listening to this from HIDE-sans influence. When I first listened to it during high school, I found it difficult. But when I tried listening to it after starting a band, I thought they were a groundbreaking band. They do experimental stuff and show incredible infusion. I was inspired as a composer.
18. Tin Drum
JapanI was aspired to this amorous or the atmosphere a band withheld. The guitar play of course, but I really like the bands some kind of odiousness. This album especially has a lot of tribal sounds, and all the phrases were new.
19. Lizard
King CrimsonI listened to this frequently on the spot before we began making Macabre (laugh). Theres such a guitar approach like this (laugh)! Im still influenced of how the guitar play builds up and how various sounds are infused.
20. The Last Temptation of Reid
LardIts a given that my favorite Dead Kennedys and Ministry are the best (laugh)! Its fierce and destructive and I always seem to listen to this with an extremely loud volume. Forkboy rules!
21. The Blackening
Machine HeadI like all the Machine Head albums, but this album isnt that big on an overall level. All the recent bands seem to do a level crash as mainstream, but this intensity (in the album) is no other than bands power itself. Im impressed.
22. PARK
THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETSI like the latter era of their digital sounds, but I think this is their best work before they became like that. Its very pop but very sharp. But I actually like MAD CAPSULE MARKETs SYSTEMATIC on DIGIDOGHEADLOCK the most (laugh).
23. Psalm 69
MinistryI really like Ministry and this is the first band that taught me how neat Industrial music is. I got into input (note: I dont know the English word, but he means inserting sound information on music sequencer or drum machine) and guitar distortion where at home I would copy and input their patterns doing a solo-Ministry (laugh).
24. Origin of Symmetry
MuseI listened to them on a liking of a normal level, but a few years back, I saw their live and received an enormous shock. Is it all right to have such talented guys? While I feel slightly bitter (note: he may also be feeling envious), I still love this band.
25. 昭和 (Shouwa)
長渕剛(Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi)I listened to 激愛(note: gekiai, intense love) in the album, and I received a shock afterwards. At the time, I didnt know Nagabuchi-sans life, but I thought of how could there be such a great song, and it rung in my little heart (note: he used 幼心[osana gokoro], which means a heart of a child, but it makes him sound like hes back in his juvenile state, so I have it translated differently from the literal translation). Even now, I yearn to listen to this album.
26. The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch NailsI really love them. The song style and sound is digital and mechanical, but it expresses a persons interior. You could feel Trent Rezners weakness and anger withholds in this album. Even now, I listen to this a lot.
27. Vulgar Display of Power
PanteraWhen I first listened to them in high school, I was surprised thinking, What the hell is this! Could there be such a sharp guitar! Back in high school, My friends and I would gather at someones home, everyday, we would listen to it on a loud volume doing air guitar, and being Dime Bag Darrel (laugh). I was influenced on their phrases too.
28. Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa ParadisI was first struck by her voice. Its pop but has a cool guitar arrangement. I think Lenny Kravitz is great for being able to create it up to this level.
29. Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink FloydOf course, I found out about this band around Macabres time (laugh). The audio image is incredible and I received a shock of how there could be this way to express sound. Even if I listen to it now, its a scary work. I like them to the point where I have 5 of their works including their analog disc.
30. Renegade
Rage Against The MachineConcerning Rage (note: hes abbreviating the band name), I like all of their albums, but I chose a cover album here. Because its a cover, it shows the bands power and individuality and the level of completion is very high. Even if the level is stuck out, the bands sound isnt fuzzy and it served as a good reference.
31. Siamese Dream
Smashing PumpkinsSmapan (note: Abbreviation of band)s charm is the vocalists voice, good songs, and guitar. Long time ago, I went to their show when they toured in Japan. In their melancholic taste, they put a metallic distortion on guitars differing from the usual grunge. This is a great band that will never come up again.
32. Toxicity
System Of A DownI was surprised when I first listened to this. Why does it sound so cool even though the riffs are so simple? This album especially includes the bands energy at its fullest. I also love Serjs voice.
33. AENIMA
ToolIve liked them for a long time, but last year, we were in the same live, and I became to like them even more. They really have great sounds and their picking touch is precise, and I felt like, I give in (note: it could also mean he was head over heels with them).
34. Violent
Volcano I loved She-ja-sans guitar play (屍忌蛇, real name 黒岩靖 [Kuroiwa Yasushi]) since he was in GARGOYLE, and I used to go see their lives a lot. Out of all the guitar play by She-ja-san, I like this album the most; so many riffs and solos that make you all choked up. Out of all the guitarists that play solo parts, I like She-ja-san as the number one guitarist in the world.
35. Astro-Creep: 2000
White Zombie This is a great work. Its digital yet raw. There are many input elements where many sounds are included and its very heavy, but groove-wise its easy to get into. I was influenced on how it sounds pop even when its heavy. Also, the name White Zombie is very cool.
36. BLUE BLOOD
X-JapanThis album changed my life. If I didnt listen to this, there wouldnt be me today. There is no other album even today that could surpass the shock I received when I listened to this. If I were to die someday, I would ask someone to put this album in my coffin.
37. CLOSE DANCE
ZI: KILLI liked ZI: KILL when they had a scent of an underground, and back then, I used to go to their shows a lot. I especially loved the songs I 4 u and I used to copy (cover) this album. The jacket (album), song; I love everything about this album.
38. 321
ZilchInside me, HIDE-san is the coolest guitarist when he was in X, but I wouldve loved to see him perform as Zilch.
39. Natural Born Killers
Original SoundtrackI loved the movie too. For me, I listen to this work to the point where I cant think of any other soundtracks that has so many variations and high quality finish.
40. Underworld Soundtrack
Original SoundtrackSimply, all my favorite artists are in this work and its a fine soundtrack. So many stimulating sounds! I must say, I love Wes (Poland) guitar.
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