![]() ![]() But where MADE IN USA hedged its bets by focusing on the Japanese duo's most straightforward English-language tracks, THE SOUND OF MUSIC kicks off with the bizarre BYE BYE BIRDIE homage "We Love Pizzicato Five" and dives headfirst into giddily hyperkinetic pop-culture-in-a-Cuisinart romps like "Groovy Is My Name" and "If I Were a Groupie." Quotes from Bacharach, Barry White, disco, the Beatles, and Kraftwerk enliven Yasuharu Konishi's slyly ironic tunes, and singer Maki Nomiya makes them her own. Like its predecessor, THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a compilation, gathering almost equally from two Japan-only releases, BOSSA NOVA 2001 and OVERDOSE. Pizzicato Five includes: Maki Nomiya (vocals) Konishi Yasuharu, Gemi Taylor.īeautifully packaged in a minimalistic white Digipak overlaid with a clear plastic band cryptically announcing "Music is organized by sound," 1995's THE SOUND OF MUSIC looks considerably more elegant and mysterious than the amusing retro-kitsch graphics of Pizzicato Five's 1994 U.S. THE SOUND OF MUSIC BY PIZZICATO FIVE compiles material from Japanese records dating back to 1993's BOSSA NOVA 2001. collects all manner of musical styles."Įntertainment Weekly (11/3/95, p.65) - ".While their retro tendencies lend a patina of kitsch to the proceedings, they go at it with a sophistication and polish that sidesteps cheese. NME (6/22/96, p.54) - 6 (out of 10) - ".P5 spin in a storybook orbit where every day is a potential magazine cover, where kitsch is king, and where fame and fortune are just the flick of a feather boa away. Melody Maker (6/15/96, p.43) - ".I love Pizzicato Five. Q (2/96, p.101) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ".bulging with brilliantly executed retro-pop." Musician (11/95, p.95) - ".the only thing standing between the P-5 and stardom is that they sing in Japanese.the heart of the P-5's sound is its giddy, grab-bag blend of '60s pop, '70s soul, and '90s alterna-chic. Spin (12/95, p.118) - 8 - Very Good - ".this Japanese duo is cute, kitschy, cuddly-what Hello Kitty might sound like.The sound is now a little less funky, a bit more thumpy and considerably fuller and jazzier." Musician - ".the only thing standing between the P-5 and stardom is that they sing in Japanese.the heart of the P-5's sound is its giddy, grab-bag blend of '60s pop, '70s soul, and '90s alterna-chic. NME - 6 (out of 10) - ".P5 spin in a storybook orbit where every day is a potential magazine cover, where kitsch is king, and where fame and fortune are just the flick of a feather boa away. Q - 4 Stars - Excellent - ".bulging with brilliantly executed retro-pop." samui kuni no koibito mitai ni araiguma no boshi o kabutte kajikamu yubi awasete Quinn the eskimo mitai ni akai hana o kun-kun sasete, ai shiteru. Spin - 8 - Very Good - ".this Japanese duo is cute, kitschy, cuddly-what Hello Kitty might sound like.The sound is now a little less funky, a bit more thumpy and considerably fuller and jazzier." yuki no naka wo sori suberi no yo ni futari noseta kisha ga hashitteku rokuju shichi nen nigatsu no ichigo batake mo sukkari shiroi fuyu-geshiki eien ni nemuru. Entertainment Weekly - ".While their retro tendencies lend a patina of kitsch to the proceedings, they go at it with a sophistication and polish that sidesteps cheese. ![]()
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