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 Not a bad Cd, but suffers from Japanese textbook treatment Aug 28, 2009
I have another Puffy Cd, the Illustrated History Compilation which shows they're a pop band (not rock, though they can do that style) capable of many subgenres and mass appeal. Their tone and content ends up being very kid friendly while still being a decent representation of a style. Here, they move from power pop castoff Andy Sturmer to Butch Walker as producer on a few tracks. What you get is exactly what you'd imagine if you're a fan of Avril Lavigne and wondered what her music would sound like if it were in Japanese. This American version has a number of bonus tracks that I could've done without as they fit together badly with the tracks from the original album. Puffy are good here, but what keeps them from being great is how all their material is splattered with polish, gloss, and seemingly not a stray note, or vocal to be heard. Not bad, as in the title, but not essential either. It doesn't feel like it's real and authentic, it just feels studied. Bands from around the world do this as well but it's particularly pronounced when from Japan. I remember thinking it might just be the recording when listened to them, but I conclude it's not after I saw them live. Exact same thing live as on the Cd. They even sang the most cliche pop-punk song ever, Green Day's "basketcase" and once again, it was very close to the original with the only difference being that it was two female voices singing it. Once again, this doesn't make them bad, it just makes them predictable and lacking in a particular rock n roll trait, rawness. Everything about them is calculated and if you can dig it (I can, sometimes) this CD's for you. If it isn't, you can find many other examples of it from Guitar Wolf to the Sex Pistols, to the White Stripes, to the Lazy Cowgirls...etc. For the epitome of polished pop look no further.
 Cool J-Pop from Japan's finest Oct 03, 2008
Released to mark their 10 years together Puffy Amiyumi's Splurge returns to Puffy's more classic rock based roots. Sung in Japanese and English, Splurge shows how the Puffy Amiyumi team have harnessed pure pop that transcends language barriers.
The opening song Butch Walker's Call Me What You Like (If You Like Rock-N-Roll), is sung in English and starts out with a lilting piano flourish before a thumping drum beat kicks in followed by a blugeoning riff that recalls the Knack's My Sharona.
Nice Buddy is superior power pop/punk with cutesy do-do-do backing vocals from the dynamic duo followed by the bouncy ska pop of Tokyo I'm on My Way. Next up is Andy Sturmer's anthemic hands in the air, ELO and Mott the Hoople inspired Radio Tokyo.
A fierce overdriven guitar riff leading into some storming drums launches Mogura-like into hyperspace. With barely time to draw breath the Puffy girls head into warped Rockabilly territory with Go Baby Power Now. To take things down a little the gorgeous Sunday in the Park conjures up images of summer.
Next up is the Beatley Etude followed by the magnificent Sixties Girl Group inspired Missing You Baby. The Story is pure powerpop with soaring vocals and harmonies. Mole keeps the pressure going until the captivating bittersweet ballad Cameland calms things down. The punky Security Blanket starts quietly and then bursts out of your speakers and blows any cobwebs that may have been lurking well and truly out of the window until Beginning ironically closes the official proceedings.
The remaining tracks have been added to this release and are remixes of two previous singles. Polysics' remix of Puffy's Teen Titans is particularly clever and transforms the already frenetic track into an electro-007 masterpiece.
I don't speak a word of Japanese, but that doesn't prevent me from loving this rock-solid album. There may be more cooler bands from Japan, like The Sooners, The Blue Hearts and musical maestro Tamio Okuda, but none perform with as much pananche as the Puffy Girls.
awesome Mar 01, 2008
very awesome i got for this for my daughter and she really enjoyed this cd and listens to it everyday.she recommends that if you don't have this cd and are wanting it you should just go out and buy it it's worth it.
 Awesome CD! Aug 01, 2007
I stumbled onto this duo by accident and was completely blown away! Their songs are fun, catchy, and they just bring a smile to my face. "Splurge" was worth every penny.
what I think of puffy ami yumi splurge Apr 14, 2007
This album is also great for kids in middle school. It has positive approiate lyrics and it is great and your middle school kid would enjoy it.
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