「ヌードマン」……Plastic Super Star（Live In Better Days）／来いなジャマイカ 「綺麗」……マチルダBABY／赤い炎の女／EMANON 「人気者で行こう」……JAPANEGGAE／MISS BRAND-NEW DAY／祭はラッパッパ 「kamakura」……Computer Children／真昼の情景（このせまい野原いっぱい）／顔／Bye Bye My Love (U are the one)／怪物君の空／悲しみはメリーゴーランド
＜シングル＞ チャコの海岸物語／走れ!! トーキョータウン／シャッポ／ボディ・スペシャルⅡ／東京シャッフル／ミス・ブランニュー・デイ (Live at BUDOKAN)
I only knew Japanese jazz and classical music until I read a manga (about calligraphy, of all things) where Southern All Stars was mentioned. I found a couple of music videos on you tube featuring them and was totally hooked. Kamakura was billed as being the album the artists felt was their best studio performance, and it is certainly incredible as far as the engineering and sound dynamics goes. The performances of the songs are fantastic. SAS is one of the greatest bands of the later 20th century and early 21st century. Like America's Harry Nillson, they can't be stereotyped by genre. To an American who mainly listens to jazz and classical (I only like good rock, and am not really influenced by popular opinion [Geez, what an egotistical snob!]), SAS blew my mind. Their songs run the gamut from 50's surfer rock and roll through folk-influenced, jazz influenced, classical-influenced, and any other musical influence you can find.
I am not fluent in Japanese, but have pulled down a lot of lyrics from the web about their songs, which are incredible. Their lyrics would do credit to Bob Dylan (if you discount "Lay, Lady, Lay,"). As for the music, I think everyone from John Coltraine to ABBA would count it great. I didn't like JPop for years, as the genre I was exposed to was total bubble gum crud of talentless chicks doing bad imitatations of Pink Lady (I actually enjoy Pink Lady) to hideous anime videos. SAS opened my eyes to how incredibly great the Japanese popular music scene can be. This group is da Bomb! This album is fantastic.
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