Fresh [Import]

Judy & Mary | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Epic
• ASIN: B000056UUB
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,946 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Power Of Love

2. Blue Tears

3. Daydream

4. Hello! Orange Sunshine

5. Radio

6. [Japanese Title]

7. [Japanese Title]

8. Over Drive

9. Kyoto

10. [Japanese Title]

11. [Japanese Title]

12. [Japanese Title]

13. [Japanese Title]

14. [Japanese Title]

15. [Japanese Title]

16. Lover Soul

17. Brand New Wave Upper Ground

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy music is Good!!, May 24, 2001

By 

Scott Rajknecht (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fresh (Audio CD)

I must say that I do not regret a single penny spent on this album. Usually I cringe when shelling out $+ for a CD. Yuki's vocals (which are a little high pitched, though I really like them)take a little getting used to. I blast this CD at work at least once a day, and when customers come in they usually end up bouncing along with the beats. IT'S FUN MUSIC. It doesn't matter if you don't know what they're saying. I dare you to not sing along with "Radio"(my favorite track). "Daydream" is another bouncy tune which is easy to sing along with. "Power of Love," "Hello Orange Sunshine," "KYOTO," "DOKIDOKI," "Sobakasu" and Tracks#7 & 13 all are wonderful songs. I must say that "chiisana koro kara" (#6)is sort of oddly placed, whereas all of the songs up to that point are upbeat/happy sounding, chiisana... is more somber and takes energy away from the songs both before and after. Not that the song is bad, just poorly placed. I know that the arrangement is cronolgical, but putting it before or after "Music Fighter" would have made the album better as a whole. Also, the aforementioned "Music Fighter" does tend to get a little repetitve after awhile (it's sort of a novelty song). These two little gripes are not enough to drag the album down though, as it does deserve 5 stars, as any "greatest hits" should.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Judy and Mary is a great band, March 4, 2001

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David Nakamura - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fresh (Audio CD)

Judy and Mary is a J-Pop group (Japanese Pop music). They have been around for quite a while now, since around 1993. The CD "Fresh" contains very good songs, two of my personal favorites are Hello! Orange Sunshine and The Power of Love. If you are wondering the kind of music Judy and Mary plays, its basically just rock. Some songs have a little bit of british punk rock in it mixed with "girly" rock. The music had fast beat that makes you want to sing along, even though you dont know Japanese. I love to hum and sing to the songs because they are so catchy! The main singer is Yuki, the drummer is Kohta Igarashi, the guitarist is Takuya Asanuma and the bass player is mr. bad hair day Yoshihito Onda. I recommend this CD aswell as any other Judy and Mary CDs.

5.0 out of 5 stars good choices, October 26, 2005

By 

J. Holmes "blood+whiskey" (yokohama, japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fresh (Audio CD)

Judy And Mary were a band who took the j-pop songbook and turned it inside out with their unique blend of pop punk, heavy metal, and twisted songwriting genius. imagine Nirvana jamming on songs written by The New Pornagraphers but with alot more weird hooks and some jazzy and electronic interludes. Fresh is a collection of singles and best song taken from the band's back catalogue and served as a holdover until fans could get ahold of the Warp cd (of which the last track on here "Brand new Wave Upper Ground" is taken from). the band's early and tuneful songs are well chosen here. "Blue Tears" and "Daydream" both have a nice appeal with simple basslines and conventional guitar playing. Yuki's voice is more restrained and she sounds a bit more shy than she would become on later records by the group. "Radio" is a big favorite and was the first JAM song that i heard which hooked me in to seek out their records. this is a really good collection and a nice place to start for any j-pop fas who are interested in checking out this quirky and catchy rock band.