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Epic Day
''Epic Day'' is the nineteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on March 4, 2015, more than 3.5 years after their previous studio effort, '' C'mon'', their longest gap between studio albums. It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's '' Singing Bird'' and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's '' New Horizon''. It debuted at No. 1 at both the Oricon weekly albums chart and the ''Billboard Japan'' album chart. The album comes in four versions: the regular edition with the 10-track CD; the analog edition with a download card; the limited edition with a bonus live DVD; and the Live-Gym 2015 Edition with live goods. It was the first time that a B'z album had been released in the vinyl format since the band's early days. The opening track "Las Vegas" received a promotional video and will be used as the official song of the Japanese leg of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season. Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream (band), Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf, Grand Funk, Free (band), Free, and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss (band), Kiss, Queen (band), Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai No Bakudan
"Ai no Bakudan" is the thirty-eighth single by B'z, released on March 9, 2005. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. The song was re-recorded in 2012 with English lyrics and released as "Love Bomb" as part of the band's iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s ...-exclusive English album. Track listing # #Fever # #Ai no Bakudan (TV Style) #Ai no Bakudan (Guitar Solo Less) Certifications References B'z performance at Oricon {{DEFAULTSORT:Ai No Bakudan 2005 singles B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba 2005 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōdō
"Shōdō" is the fortieth single by B'z, released on January 25, 2006. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon charts. The title track was used as the seventeenth opening theme of ''Case Closed''. Track listing # - 3:17 # - 4:08 Music video * The title ''Shōdō'' shares the same pronunciation as shodo, the Japanese art of calligraphy. The music video features Japanese calligrapher Sōun Takeda writing the title in kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are .... Certifications References B'z performance at Oricon External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shodo 2006 singles B'z songs Case Closed songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Showtime!!
"It's Showtime!!" is the thirty-fourth single by B'z, released on March 26, 2003. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... charts. Track listing #It's Showtime!! - 4:00 #New Message - 3:57 Certifications References B'z performance at Oricon External links * {{Authority control 2003 singles B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba Songs about music Songs about theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juice (B'z Song)
"Juice" is the twenty-ninth single by B'z, released on July 12, 2000. This song is one of B'z's many number-one singles on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... chart. Although sales weren't as high as their previous single (about 650,000 copies), it is well known among fans, being usually played live. It was also often used as a tie-up on TV. Track listing #Juice - 4:02 #Ubu - 3:42 Certifications References B'z performance at Oricon External linksB'z official website {{authority control 2000 singles B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba 2000 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samayoeru Aoi Dangan
is the twenty-fourth single by B'z, released on April 8, 1998. The song is one of their many number-one singles on the Oricon chart. Charts Certifications Into Free -Dangan- An English version, titled "Into Free -Dangan-", was released on April 4, 2012. It was the band's second digital single, after "Friction (B'z song), Friction", and the first single released worldwide. The song was made for the game ''Dragon's Dogma'', released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2012. According to the game's producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer), Hiroyuki Kobayashi, B'z was chosen as he thought their popularity would help more people know about the game. The song was not used in the game's expanded version, ''Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen'', released in 2013. The song later appeared on their self-titled EP, released on July 25, 2012, which featured English versions of their other songs. The song debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negai (B'z Song)
is the sixteenth single by B'z, released on May 31, 1995. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. It sold over 1,498,000 copies according to Oricon. A re-recorded version of the song appears on the album ''Loose Loose may refer to: Places * Loose, Germany * Loose, Kent, a parish and village in southeast England People * Loose (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Loose'' (B'z album), a 1995 album by B'z * ''Loose'' (Crazy Horse album ...''. It differs from the single version in that it has an extended piano intro, a longer guitar solo and a new, more abrupt ending. Track listing # #You & I Certifications References External linksB'z official website {{authority control 1995 songs B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba 1995 singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mienai Chikara (Invisible One)/Move
"Mienai Chikara ~Invisible One~ / Move" is the nineteenth single and first Double A-side by B'z, released on March 6, 1996. The release is one of the band's many number-one singles in the Oricon chart. "Mienai Chikara ~Invisible One~" was used as the first ending theme of anime series ''Hell Teacher Nūbē is a Japanese manga series written by Shō Makura and illustrated by Takeshi Okano. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 1993 to May 1999, with its chapters collected in 31 volume ...''. It sold over 1,236,000 copies according to Oricon. Track listing # #Move Certifications References External linksB'z official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mienai Chikara (Invisible One) Move 1996 singles B'z songs Anime songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (B'z Song)
''Zero'' is the eleventh single by B'z, released on October 7, 1992, and the only one from their album ''Run''. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... chart, selling over 600,000 copies in its first week, although there was no tie up for the song at that moment. The single was re-released in 2003, and re-entered at #4. It sold over 1,310,000 copies according to Oricon. Track listing #Zero #Koi-gokoro Certifications References External linksB'z official website {{Authority control 1992 singles B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba BMG Japan singles 1992 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night
is the seventh single by B'z, released on October 24, 1990. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. The single was re-released in 2003, and re-entered at #12. It sold over 354,000 copies according to Oricon. An edited version of the song plays over the opening credits of their video compilation ''Film Risky is a Japanese rock duo consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba,佐伯明『B'z ウルトラクロニクル』ソニー・マガジンズ、2003年。新型光�B'zはなぜ� ...,'' while the B-side, a re-recorded version of "Guitar Kids Rhapsody" from their second album, '' Off the Lock,'' is one of the featured videos. Track listing # #Guitar Kids Rhapsody Camden Lock Style Certifications References External linksB'z official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night... 1990 singles B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motel (song)
"Motel" is the fifteenth single by B'z, released on November 21, 1994. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... chart. It sold over 1,316,000 copies according to Oricon. Usage in media * Miki (Boutique JOY) Commercial Song (#1) Track listing #"Motel" #"Hole In My Heart" Certifications References External linksB'z official website {{authority control 1994 singles B'z songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tak Matsumoto Songs written by Koshi Inaba 1994 songs BMG Japan singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Come, Easy Go! (B'z Song)
"Easy Come, Easy Go!" is the sixth single by B'z, released on October 3, 1990. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart, and also their first single to stay at number one more than two weeks. The single was re-released in 2003, and re-entered at #7. It sold over 471,000 copies according to Oricon. The song was included in the band's video compilation ''Film Risky.'' There are two versions of "Easy Come, Easy Go!": * --The "Risky Style" version, found on the album '' Risky'' and used in the song's music video. This is a more aggressive mix, with the drums and synths pushed forward in the mix; * --The single version of the song, which also appears on the compilation ''B'z The Best "Treasure"'', and in an instrumental version on the band's first '' TV Style'' album. This is a less aggressive, more radio-friendly mix. Both the drums and synths are dropped further back in the mix while the acoustic guitars are brought forward. In addition, synth brass stabs tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
