any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

[Endrik]

Just gotta say that Akira's lead playing is outtathisfukkingworld, can't stop listnening to Loudness, great songs and tasty, technical and very cool solos.
Too bad that Akira is so underrated [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Drake S.]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

I agree with you I'm a big fan I got a hold of 1 of his solo cd's also his solo stuff is different from Loudness but still awsome.

[VulfgangPfuck]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

Spiritual Canoe!...wooHOOO!

Akira was/is fukkin' awesome! I remember when they were calling him the Japanese Eddie VH (kinda funny actually...because their styles were way different)

[Shotgun]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

"We love cold cream, you could die!!!!!"

Never could understand what the hell they were saying, but it didn't matter. Thunder from the East is still cool.

[Endrik]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

But Akira could play and sound exactly like Eddie (haven't heard anyone who can copy Eddie so good)
Most of the time he sounds like a mix of Lynch, EVH, a little Gilbert etc.

[Accept2]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

Loudness were an awesome band. My favorite albums are Disillusion and Thunder in The East. Unfortunately those are quite old...........

[Shawn Lutz]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

I have Thnder in the East and saw them at Harpos in Detroit shortly after that lp came out. They were a great live band. I also have an Akria solo album from around the same time

[lerxstcat]

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Spiritual Canoe!...wooHOOO!Akira was/is fukkin' awesome! I remember when they were calling him the Japanese Eddie VH (kinda funny actually...because their styles were way different)

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah, but image-wise that label fit, and he was about the only widely-known Japanese metal guitarist, so the label was prety inevitable, and understandable. The guy can surely play though!!

[Chameleonfong]

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Most of the time he sounds like a mix of Lynch, EVH, a little Gilbert etc.

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Agree!! You can find traces of P.Gilbert in songs like "We could be together", EVH in "Let it go", etc...

Fong

[jgcable]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

He shreds for sure. To me he sounds alot like Lynch but without the feel. He knows all the tricks. Thats for sure.
He has always been underrated in the USA but then again.. so have many others IE: Mathias Jabs.

[Top Jimmy B]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

Sometimes I think jgcable is the dik who stole all the cassettes out of my car in 1986. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] He always mentions the same guitarists I like, and our top tens lists are always very similar.

Your assessment of Akira is right on the money.

[VulfgangPfuck]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

I always thought he played with more feeling and less "flash" than Eddie. More like Lynch...

I don't see much of the Gilbert connection though. I didn't think he ever got that technical. Maybe I haven't listened to much after Lightning Strikes.

[Endrik]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

listen to "Screamer And Dreamer" Akira administers some badass sweep picking arpeggios in that song, he's got the shred chops but don't use them very often.

[VulfgangPfuck]

Re: any Loudness and Akira Takasaki fans here?

That's what I thought Endrik....

Never underestimated his chops....but like you said...he didn't show off often.

Gotta check that out!

[mwm70]

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