Though Tamio Okuda has a storied history with the groundbreaking Japanese rock band Unicorn, a storied history as a songwriter to masses of pop stars, and a storied career as producer of the megastars Puffy (aka Puffy Amiyumi), he has always performed solo as well.
On Fantastic OT9, he gets a chance to remind the listening public of why he's a star.
The album opens strongly with "Inabikari" and only gets better.
After a romp through the frenetic and building opening track, "Surodoku Sayonara" could easily have been a light Led Zeppelin song, and it's performed well by Okuda.
As the album progresses, Okuda explores a series of stylistic elements -- punk in "Ai no Boto," stadium rock in Adrenaline, even something approaching French café music in "3 Nin Hamoriagaru." Throughout it all, though, there's a steady hand on the wheel from Okuda, keeping arrangements not only tight, but interesting at the same time.
At some level, he is simply playing around, trying out styles.
At the same time, Okuda is showing off his stunning range and producing pieces that can stand individually as well as integral tracks in an a surprisingly coherent album.
Impressive all around.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inabikari | Tamio Okuda | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Surudoku Sai Nara | Tamio Okuda | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Frontier No Pioneer | Tamio Okuda | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Ai No Boats | Tamio Okuda | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Itsumo Sou | Tamio Okuda | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Adrenalin | Tamio Okuda | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Nin Ha Moriagaru (J And G And A) | Tamio Okuda | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Kaimo Kubugi | Tamio Okuda | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Chiba Shitte | Tamio Okuda | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Ima Kara Umi Wo | Tamio Okuda | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Suzu No Ame | Tamio Okuda | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 12 | Nan De Motto | Tamio Okuda | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 13 | Mugen No Kaze | Tamio Okuda | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 14 | Ashita Hadouda | Tamio Okuda | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 61 mins | 140 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 401 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamio Okuda | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |