Happy End of the World [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Pizzicato 5

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Matador Records
• ASIN: B00000JHAS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,929 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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The stylish Tokyo retro pop/dance act is led by DJ Yasuharu on this buoyant third album. Think of them as an Asian answer to Swing Out Sister with sharper, edgier rhythms and the happily different sound of pop tunes sung in Japanese. --Jeff Bateman

Product Description

Special Japanese edition of their new album featuring earlier availability in a cool, oversized, clear plastic box. 13 tracks, including the singles 'Mon Amour Tokyo' and 'Porno 3003'. 6' x 6' package.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I hate that I love this, January 23, 2000

By	J. Manning "jodm" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like my music moody, and difficult to listen to. I loathe pop, and I never dance. And yet I found "Happy End of the World's" ridiculous cheerfulness to be irresistable. More than once I've caught myself singing, "La, La-la, La-la, LA la la," (those are actual lyrics) while out in public, and then I want to hide. Pizzicato Five does everything wrong: they use badly outdated pop samples, and sing in Japanese when they're not babbling complete gibberish. And yet you get the impression that they could skip merrily into Hell and make Satan himself giggle.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars try something new already!, October 19, 2002

By A Customer

OK, well, my husband already thinks my taste in music is shall we say...unique. When I put this CD into the stereo and cranked it up he thought I had really lost my mind. Now he is begging me to put it on. I suppose it's not run of the mill. It's not like all the other uninspired, mindless bleck that you hear on the radio. Yes that is true. People may think you've lost your mind too until they are taken over by the catchy melodies and the way the vocals compliment the unusual dancy, loungy, martini in your hand kind of sound. You will suddenly feel superior, dare I say it, COOLER than everyone else in the world if you buy this! I feel that I am transformed into an ultra hip chick when I listen to this - sure it's in Japanese. Just take a chance and try it!! YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smile while you play this one, May 31, 2003

By	"pagu63" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This was my first Pizzicato Five CD that I ever owned. About 4 monts before I got this CD for my birthday I had discovered Pizzicato Five. And I have to say that this was a good first CD for me. If you are curious about Pizzicato Five and want to try out your first CD, this one is a good one to start with (especially if you don't speak Japanese). It has a lot of great songs, and it is a good mix of English and Japanese Music. And for those of you who don't speak Japanese, the CD comes with a mini-translation booklet so that you know what they are saying.

The best songs on this CD are Trailer Music and Arigato We Love You. Trailer Music is sort of an instrumental part (the beginning they just introduce the album in the background) and then it is a catchy tune that I keep on wishing that they would have made longer. And then Arigato We Love You is more of the pop/dance genre that has a catchy toon and is in English. The only low point is the 10 minute Porno 3003, which I skip over. The rest of the songs are all different and they all are really good too.

This CD is the perfect thing to stick on a blue afternoon and then you can feel the smile run to your face.

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