''Rockshocks'' is an album of self-covers by the Japanese heavy metal band

Loudness In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure. More formally, it is defined as, "That attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud". The relation of phys ...

. The album, released in Japan in 2004, contains tracks taken from the first five studio album of the band from the 1980s, played again with a more modern sound and different musical arrangements than the originals. The album was published in the USA in 2006 by Crash Records, with three bonus tracks taken from the album ''

Racing In sport, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific go ...

'': "Exultation", "Lunatic" and "R.I.P.".

Track listing

All music by

Akira Takasaki is a Japanese musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and sole constant member of the heavy metal band Loudness. He is also the guitarist of the band Lazy, with which he first rose to prominence in the 1970s. Career He started his ...

, all lyrics by

Minoru Niihara is a Japanese singer. He is the original and current lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Loudness. His first band was Earthshaker, in which he played bass and sang. His vocal style was influenced by blues singers, but he adapted quickly ...

#"Loudness" - 5:05 #"Crazy Doctor" - 4:21 #"In the Mirror" - 3:41 #"

Crazy Night (also known as "Crazy Nights") is the fourth single by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, from their 1985 album '' Thunder in the East''. Written by lead vocalist Minoru Niihara and guitarist Akira Takasaki and produced by Max Norman, the si ...

" - 4:33 #"Esper" - 3:50 #"Like Hell" - 4:00 #"Lonely Player" - 5:53 #"Street Woman" - 5:40 #"Angel Dust" - 4:32 #"Rock Shock" - 4:47 #"The Lines Are Down" - 5:02 #"Milky Way" - 4:27 #"Mr. Yesman" - 7:22

Personnel

;Loudness *

- vocals *

- guitars *Masayoshi Yamashita - bass *

Munetaka Higuchi (December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s. Career From a ...

- drums ;Production *Masatoshi Sakimoto - engineer, mixing *Yuki Mitome, Keiko Koizumi - assistant engineers *Yoichi Aikawa - mastering *Norikazu Shimano, Shinji Hamasaki - supervisors *Junji Tada - executive producer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rockshocks Loudness (band) albums 2004 compilation albums Japanese-language compilation albums