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Debut 2014 album from the metal/pop fusion women of Japan. European version includes 2 bonus tracks! aka BABY METAL Review: Still my favorite - All three of the Babymetal "studio" albums are 5-star, IMO, with not a bad song on any of them. Still, I think their first offering, the self-titled "Babymetal" is my favorite. The musicianship of the metal session players (the Kami band) is world-class. The lead singing of Suzuka Nakamoto is very strong for someone who was in her early to mid-teens when these recordings were made. Although I don't speak Japanese, I have done some research (and continue to do so) into the Babymetal song lyrics. It's fairly easy to guess what the world-wide hit "Gimme Chocolate!" is about! Some of the other songs take some digging to understand what they are about. For example, even though death seems to be a common theme in metal music, the song "Babymetal Death" which introduces the first album and was performed as the first song of many of their live concerts early on, is actually a play on words as I have come to understand. The Japanese word for "death" is very close to the verb "to be". So, in reality, the song Babymetal Death is an introduction of Babymetal as a group and individually, as they say on the song: "I am Su-metal, I am Yuimetal, I am Moametal, We are Babymetal". Another song on this first album, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", is about standing up to and supporting each other against bullying. The earliest recorded song on this album was, I believe, "Doki Doki Morning". It's a fan favorite at concerts, especially in Japan, where fans sing along with parts of the song (see YouTube postings). Speaking of live concerts, the song "Headbanger!" is often featured and played as an encore. Great song which is highlighted by Suzuka's strong lead vocal. Another great song which was sometimes used to close early concert performances is "Road of Resistance" which I don't believe was on the original version of this CD. Also, a live version of "Gimme Chocolate!" from a concert in London closes out this wonderful CD. I never get tired of listening to it from beginning to end! The rest of the songs on the CD are all special in their own way. Internet searches will show you live performances of most and written English translations of the lyrics which will give some insight into what Babymetal is singing about and the subjects that are important to the group. I highly recommend this CD version of Babymetal's first album. Review: Awesome to have to OG Babymetal album - Wanted a physical copy of this groundbreaking album. OG jewel; case not paper.
| Asin | B00VH692BE |
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,827 in Metal |
| Date First Available | April 13, 2015 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Label | EARM |
| Manufacturer | EARM |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 5.67 x 4.92 x 0.43 inches; 4.37 ounces |
B**H
Still my favorite
All three of the Babymetal "studio" albums are 5-star, IMO, with not a bad song on any of them. Still, I think their first offering, the self-titled "Babymetal" is my favorite. The musicianship of the metal session players (the Kami band) is world-class. The lead singing of Suzuka Nakamoto is very strong for someone who was in her early to mid-teens when these recordings were made. Although I don't speak Japanese, I have done some research (and continue to do so) into the Babymetal song lyrics. It's fairly easy to guess what the world-wide hit "Gimme Chocolate!" is about! Some of the other songs take some digging to understand what they are about. For example, even though death seems to be a common theme in metal music, the song "Babymetal Death" which introduces the first album and was performed as the first song of many of their live concerts early on, is actually a play on words as I have come to understand. The Japanese word for "death" is very close to the verb "to be". So, in reality, the song Babymetal Death is an introduction of Babymetal as a group and individually, as they say on the song: "I am Su-metal, I am Yuimetal, I am Moametal, We are Babymetal". Another song on this first album, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", is about standing up to and supporting each other against bullying. The earliest recorded song on this album was, I believe, "Doki Doki Morning". It's a fan favorite at concerts, especially in Japan, where fans sing along with parts of the song (see YouTube postings). Speaking of live concerts, the song "Headbanger!" is often featured and played as an encore. Great song which is highlighted by Suzuka's strong lead vocal. Another great song which was sometimes used to close early concert performances is "Road of Resistance" which I don't believe was on the original version of this CD. Also, a live version of "Gimme Chocolate!" from a concert in London closes out this wonderful CD. I never get tired of listening to it from beginning to end! The rest of the songs on the CD are all special in their own way. Internet searches will show you live performances of most and written English translations of the lyrics which will give some insight into what Babymetal is singing about and the subjects that are important to the group. I highly recommend this CD version of Babymetal's first album.
D**8
Awesome to have to OG Babymetal album
Wanted a physical copy of this groundbreaking album. OG jewel; case not paper.
M**N
First is not actually the worst
I listened to this album after listening to Metal Resistance and Metal Galaxy. For once, it's a bit depressing to go back in time because the band seems to be the best, here, in their original state. While you can tell that all three of the girl's voices are younger (almost baby-like, considering they were not even teenagers) by the extremely-high vocal range they're able to hit. The fact that they have good trio and harmony makes Metal Galaxy feel like it's missing a lot and that there is a tension of who-sings-what in Metal Resistance. Here's to hoping that the solo-project of the oldest sister actually amounts to something, because nothing has really come out after her departing the band. While I look forward to Babymetal's 4th album, it seems that they have lost their direction after the tragedy and member departure.
G**E
There is only one BABYMETAL
Facinating act. The mixture of genres is their shock value, cute meets metal and somehow it works? Absolutely a unique accomplishment. Love them or hate them, there is only one BABYMETAL.
T**M
This is great.
I was on FaceBook and there was a picture of this very cute Asian lady, and the caption read, "You might like this video." I saw this suggestion a few times, when I finally decided click on it, I was blown away by the song, Catch Me If You Can. I watched a few other videos and I was so impressed by what I saw and heard that I had to start shopping for Baby Metal albums.
K**E
BABYMETAL
Came in perfect shape with no issues.
D**N
Baby Metal Rocks
Love this band! I did purchase two CDs, however only one of them worked. No sure why.
8**X
The Trios Beginning
Awesome CD. Extremely fun & entertaining music.
V**E
Primo Album BabyMetal
Non aggiungo altro se non:LE AMO!! 😍 Primo album di queste 3 meravigliose ragazze ormai diventate famose da qualche anno a questa parte di nome BabyMetal. Già dal Nome Metal vi fa capire che tipo di Band è🥰 da quando le seguo dal 2020 me ne sono subito innamorato alla follia💯 In questi giorni proprio questo album ha compiuto i 10 anni dalla sua uscita😁 il cambiamento e l'evoluzione che hanno fatto è davvero incredibile💪🏻 In conclusione album incredibile,consiglio vivamente a chi ama il metal di ascoltare le loro canzoni. 🤘🏻🦊 Il Pacco mi è arrivato in ottime,senza danni interni o esterni con anche l'album del 2019 Metal Galaxy 🖤
M**Z
2016年5月、Youtubeにて陥落。
おやじです。 アイドルなんて、とっくに卒業しております。 おニャンコクラブ世代ですし、ファンだったコはプロデューサーと早々に結婚しちゃいましたし。 AKBもヘビーローテーションをYoutubeでヘビロテしたくらいで、消費行動なんてした事ないし。 「ベビーメタルのライブがすごすぎてAKBファンが恥ずかしくなった話」 この動画を何となく読んで、「ギミチョコ!!」の公式動画へ飛んだだけなのですよ。 「ギミチョコ!!」は「あぁ、メタル版のチョコレイトディスコみたいなモンね」という感想。 「バレンタインデーキッス(バレンタイン・キッスだったとは今気付きました)からの系譜だね」で片付く話。 2回ほど観れば、BABYMETAL関連動画がズラリ並んでいて、公式動画へ飛びまくるハメになりました。 「KARATE」も何だこりゃだけど耳心地イイし、ダンスも何かイイ。 「ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング 」を最初に観てたら、そっと閉じて終わっていたことでしょう。 まぁ、急速に大人びて行く、アミューズのコンセプトユニットみたいなモノというのは把握。 PC開いてやることは沢山あるので、その日は「無駄な時間過ごした…」で終わった話でした。 以後、帰宅後どうしても観てしまう。 子供過ぎて敬遠していた初期の動画が耳心地良くなり、現在に至るまでテレビの露出が少ないことに色々考えてしまったり。 「ギミチョコ!!」に出会って一週間後、まさかの1stアルバムを購入。 Youtubeで満足していればイイものを、武道館公演での転落の顛末も知りたくてブルーレイまでカートに入れるなんて。 横浜市在住でありながら、ベイスターズ優勝の年はペナントレース終盤で、やっとスタジアムに重い腰を上げました。 ファミコンもゼビウスやドラクエが出るまで見向きもしなかったし、ジャンプ600万部世代ですが他誌は立ち読み。 今後も超にわか人生を送ることと思います。 そんな私がBABYMETALにハマり、「凄まじいブレイクが国内に起こりそうだなぁ」とも思いました。 未だに国内メディアでの露出が少ない理由も何となく見透かせてしまうので、それは惜しいことだなぁ、と。 アイドルの行く末も、バンドブームの終焉も見て来た世代。 どんなに心震わせるものであっても、そうは長く続くことはないでしょう。 それでも、この破壊力は、しばらくヤミツキですね。こっそり応援しちゃうでしょう。 これは保護者みたいな感覚なんですかね…よく分からないや。 2ndアルバムは映像特典が限定版にしか付いていない様で、しかも1stアルバムより厳しい意見が目立っていますね。 2016年に陥落した私としては、今こそ取っ付きやすい時期なのですが。 METAL RESISTANCEの国内版をカートに入れたのを機に、こっそりレビュー…というか、リアルで口に出来ない気持ちを吐露させて頂きました。
A**O
Un premier album prometteur, qui lance le phénomène Babymetal
Prenez du gros métal qui tache, ajouter une dose de chanteuses/danseuses JPOP, mélangez le tout à la sauce saké : vous obtenez Babymetal. Je vais reprendre ce que je disais dans un autre commentaire : Babymetal est un groupe monté de toute pièce, un peu comme nos "boysband" qu'on trouvait chez nous il y a quelques temps. Les japonais sont en effet très friands de ce genre de groupe, qu'on nomme "Idole", généralement composé de très jeunes filles aux airs insouciants, sur fond de musiques pop entraînantes. Tout vient à la base d'un groupe, Sakura Gakuin, dont le concept est basé sur l'école. On trouve à côté de ce groupe principal divers "sous groupe", basé sur des thèmes périscolaires (cuisine, tenis, science, etc...), et nos 3 Babymetal sont donc les membres du club 'Heavy Metal" de l'école. Vous vous rappelez la pub pour Canada Dry "qui ressemble à de l'alcool mais qui n'est pas de l'alcool" ? Babymetal en est un peu l'équivalent pour le métal. On retrouve tous les codes du genre, mais édulcoré : c'est jamais trash, ni violent visuellement, même si on nage dans un univers sombre et rouge, les habits sont clairement inspiré gothique, mais ça reste très soft, on trouve divers signes évoquant la magie noire, mais jamais de vrai pentacle, la musique, du pur gros métal est accompagné de textes plutôt "positif" et léger. Même le signe de ralliement des métaleux avec l'index et l’auriculaire levés, dont la légende dit qu'il fut inventé par R.J. Dio, est aussi légèrement modifié pour en faire... une tête de renard ! Bref, vous l'aurez compris, on est ici dans le théâtral et l'artificiel. La seule chose de vraiment métal est la musique. Et la pas de doute à avoir, même si les chansons ne sont pas composées par les 3 filles, elles sont très bien entourées, aussi bien pour les compositions, que sur scènes. On trouve ici du métal de qualité, oscillant entre du death assez violent à la Arch Enemy, ou un peu plus heavy comme Dragon Force. Tout est très bien joué, parfaitement maîtrisé, et il faut le dire, de très bonne facture. Normalement la pure JPOP ne s'exporte pas vraiment en dehors du Japon, ou de façon marginale, mais grâce à son côté métal, il permet à Babymetal de toucher un publique plus large, et en fait une des raisons principale de son succès en occident. Mais ça reste de la JPOP, avec ses codes, et cela peut être difficile appréhension pour le métaleux non averti. Ce premier album sortit en 2014 fait suite à 5 singles sortit depuis 2011. Je ne sais pas si le succès était attendu, ou prévu, en tout cas, très vite, les vidéos font le tour des réseaux sociaux et sont partagées par les métaleux. Car on a beau dire ce qu'on veut sur la motivation première de ce groupe, il n'en reste pas moins que nous avons affaire à du métal. Du vrai. Tout est parfaitement joué, maîtrisé, exécuté, et la touche JPOP vient s'intégrer parfaitement. Ça surprend, oui, mais c'est efficace : on tape du pied, on hoche la tête, et on se retrouve même à fredonner certains airs par la suite. Alors, on peut ce sentir refroidi par le côté "fillettte", mais c'est aussi ça qui fait le charme, ce côté décalé et nimportnawak à la japonnaise qui en font un pays à part et attire la curiosité du monde entier. L'édition cd est plutôt simple, un petit booklet avec les texte en japonais et quelques illustrations, ainsi qu'un second petit booklet avec les textes, toujours en japonais, mais ecrit en caractères occidentaux. Cette édition comporte également 2 chanson bonus. Un très bon premier album, qui ne décevra pas les fans de métal, mais qui nécessitera qu'une seule chose : une bonne ouverture d'esprit. Je conseillerais aux plus récalcitrants de se pencher en premier sur un live, même si le style est le même, le son est plus métal que sur album.
D**Y
Finally back in my collection.
Babymetal’s first album and it shows. As much as i love this album its obvious the writers didnt have a clear vision of how this project should sound. Musically its very scatter brained and all over the place. The components are there but they havent quite figured out how to fit them together 100%. Tho IMO its babymetal’s weakest album its still great, entertaining, and plenty of fun to listen to.
H**E
alles ok
alles ok
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