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The Pillows
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Formed in Japan's northernmost province of Hokkaido at a time when most of their Tokyo contemporaries were in thrall to the sounds of Seattle, Japanese three-piece the Pillows sidestepped the loud-soft dynamic to provide a more wholesome take on the alternative rock scene, inspired by the lyrical folk-rock of Simon & Garfunkel and classic British pop, from the Beatles to the Jam. Outside of their… Read more in Amazon's the pillows Store

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  • Audio CD (November 17, 2003)
  • Original Release Date: December 23, 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Japanese Import
  • ASIN: B0000CBC2B
  • Also Available in: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #414,652 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

 
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars They deserve to be big here way more than our pop musicians., February 23, 2004
By "guyver7" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This album has showed the pillows' sound turning more melodic while still keeping a firm grasp on their frantic and heavy but calculated sound.
For those who haven't heard these guys, they're obviously influenced by the modern/alt. rock of the '80s and '90s.
However, they're definitely not wannabes, they have a very distinctive and enjoyable sound which by all rights should be popular here in the U.S., as it's far superior to a lot of the trash that gets spilled on the public all the time over here.
The language barrier isn't even an excuse since many of their lyrics are in english and since when did lyrics matter much to the american public much anyway?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great CD!, March 5, 2004
By Nicole Maronn (Enfield, CT) - See all my reviews
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The Pillows are best known here in the US by providing the soundtrack to the popular anime series Furi Kuri (or Fooly Cooly, to us Americans). While the first OST for the show has had an American release, if you want more music by The Pillows, then check this CD out.

More melodic than their pervious offers, you still get the hard crunching guitar and the catchy riffs that The Pillows presented in FLCL. Most of the songs have a Beetles-flavor to them, which will meake you reminise of the Fab Five in the early years. But let's not compare them to The Beetles. The Pillows have their own niche in a seemingly cookie-carved rock world that just begs to be shared!

Personaly, the language barrier is not a problem for me. While Puffy AmiYumi's recent album have an even mix of Japanese-only and English only tracks to please the masses, I love how that the Pillows only have a few lyrics in English and the majority in Japanese. I believe tampering with an artist's work is unnessesary and hinders the creativity of the work. If you where to temper with the Pillows' songs, they wouldn't have the same edge, nor orginality that they once possesed.

If you wanna get into a great J-Rock band, The Pillows are right up your ally!

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars To The Powers That be, May 21, 2005
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Please, OH Please!!! Hear Me out. To anyone considering purchasing this album please do, this is an excellent album. If you are a Pillows fan and have acquired their music off the web, buy this album to show your support. I have and will buy thier other albums as they are released. I love this band and I am major fanboy and I want The Pillows to have all the respect and success they deserve.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It makes me smile
I love listening to this cd. I got it for my husband for x-mas but I can't stop listening to it long enough for him to get a chance. Read more
Published on December 31, 2007 by Mandy E. May

4.0 out of 5 stars O yeah!
I recently went to Hawaii and bought this for 15 dollars. You can find this at some electronic stores on the mainland though and theyre cheaper by a lot so do that... Read more
Published on January 9, 2006 by Terence Fitzgerald

5.0 out of 5 stars WTF!?
This isn't Penalty Life.... this is Good Dreams which I'm not giving a review on but Penalty Life is the one that actually has the sample songs available on this page... Read more
Published on January 9, 2006 by Terence Fitzgerald

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pillows in all thier greatness
Of all The Pillows cds. *including all the ones that aren't sold on amazon* I would say this one is in my third fav. Read more
Published on September 28, 2005 by Takkun

5.0 out of 5 stars finally!!!!
show your love for the pillows to get all their cds brought over to the states!!
Published on June 3, 2005 by Gregory M. Luniewski

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow wow wow wow
Thumbs up! Though I hate to think this, some people won't like it as much because most pillows fans started out with FLCL (at least the american ones) and these songs are alot... Read more
Published on March 30, 2005 by Frankie

5.0 out of 5 stars sugoi-ness
I saw FLCL and loved the music. It's so different from anything you hear in America. Don't try to fit it into one genre, because if you do you'll end up in a great pit of... Read more
Published on March 24, 2004 by Anne C. Milling

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