''Alive! In Osaka'' is a 2018 live video album from Japanese
pop punk
Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop music, pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop s ...
band
Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife is a Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka in 1981. Influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands such as the Ramones, the band crafts stripped-down songs with simple yet unconventional ...
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Reception
Writing for ''The Spill Magazine'', Aaron Badgley rated this release a seven out of 10, noting that the video release shows that Shonen Knife is "incredibly fun to watch live and one sees how much they enjoy what they are doing", and calls this set they perform "excellent".
Track listing
All songs written by
Naoko Yamano
is a Japanese musician, best known as a founding member, singer/guitarist, and primary songwriter for the pop-punk band Shonen Knife. She is the only member of the band to have remained throughout its entire history. After briefly working as a ...
, except where noted
#"Pop Tune" – 3:28
#"Super Group" – 3:45
#"Banana Chips" – 2:30
#"Twist Barbie" – 2:18
#"Bear Up Bison" – 2:21
#"Bad Luck Song" – 4:12
#"Green Tangerine" – 3:47
#"Move On" – 4:23
#"Jump into the New World" – 3:06
#"Rock'n'roll T-shirt" – 4:21
#" Cruel to Be Kind" ( Ian Gomm and
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock, power pop and New wave music, new wave,
Atsuko Yamano
(born February 22, 1964) is a Japanese musician, best known as a member of the pop-punk band Shonen Knife. She formed the band in 1981 at age 17, along with her sister Naoko Yamano and Michie Nakatani. In the first incarnation of the band she ...
– lead vocals, bass guitar,
kazoo
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Naoko Yamano
is a Japanese musician, best known as a founding member, singer/guitarist, and primary songwriter for the pop-punk band Shonen Knife. She is the only member of the band to have remained throughout its entire history. After briefly working as a ...