Shonen Knife - Let's Knife
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Free Music Review: Ten years later, this album still rocks
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the more unusual bits of alternative rock to emerge in the US in the early 1990s but ten years later, it's still a brilliant album. Great tracks to hear: Get The Wow, Insect Collector and the bizarre Devil House (what movie were they watching?) If you like Ramones-like guitars, strange lyrics and unusual vocals, get this album. It'll keep rocking for another ten years!Free Music Review: Shonen Knife (and Cycling) is Fun
Hit: 5 Stars
I had been listening to Shonen Knife songs for years, but I could never find their albums... so yesterday, I happened across "Let's Knife" in a record store, so I bought it. I't so funny, amusing, and very addicting. I know most people won't give them credit and pass them off as a novelty, but their songs are amazing... and they have a since of humor. My favorite track on the album is the 50's-like "Cycling Is Fun"... probably followed by "Bear Up Bison."Free Music Review: Those Amazing Yamano Sisters
Hit: 5 Stars
Shonen Knife is a long-time favorite of mine. They still deliver with each album, and it is nice to see that the girls have lost none of their charm through the years. The cutest girls of punk rock are still going strong."Let's Knife" is a great CD, and a great introduction to Shonen Knife. Lots of songs to showcase their particular talents, with surf influence, classic 50's rock influence, power-pop/punk influence...all of their magic is on display. The songs are quirky and fun. Great to listen to when you want to bob around.
"It's the best pot cleaner in the whole damn world, Tortoise Brand..."
Free Music Review: Fun, Fun, Fun!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is what pop music was originally and this is how it should be and always stay: just pure fun. Shonen Knife is (was? - are they still around?) a Japanese power-pop trio/girl group. Think of the Go-Go's speeded up to Ramones' velocity and sound relocated to Japan and you get the idea. This album is just chock-full of catchy, unpretentious gems from the energetic "Twist Barbie" to the unaffected charm of "I Am a Cat". And how can any power-pop aficionado resist the 2 very different versions of the "Tortoise Brand Pot Scrubbing Cleaner's Theme"? That's the adjective I would use to describe this collection: irresistible. This album is not so much zany or goofy as it is an amalgam of retro pop styles from punk to surf with some Eastern intrigue thrown in for good measure ("Ah, Singapore"). Makes perect sense to me and in a perfect world this is music you would actually get to hear on the radio. Listening to this album, somehow the world doesn't seem so mean and threatening a place no matter what's going on in it and yes, it will put a smile on your face. This one's on my list of Top 50 all-time albums and their next one "Rock Animals" is also very good. And did I mention... these girls ROCK!Free Music Review: Shonen Knife, sore wa sugoi!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
It's funny, though I'm an anime fan and love all things Japanese, I found this group by accident on MuchMusic (Canada's answer to MTV )and bought this out of curiosity for the tune they featured, " Riding the Rocket". Basically, i didn't REALLY know WHAT to expect! I put this in the player, and I was blown away! If you like the energy and fun of 50s rock and roll, combined with a 60s "girl group" sound and modern, well-played guitar riffs, then Shonen Knife's Lets Knife is for you!!! This is my all-time fave J-pop album, but anyone who likes "energy" music should enjoy this wonderful CD.