YMO - Naughty Boys
Review by SOUL MYSTIC
Naughty Boys, the sixth album by Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), is a bold and experimental record that blends electronic music with elements of jazz, funk, and world music. Released in 1983, the album features nine tracks that showcase the band's unique sound and innovative approach to music-making.
The album begins with "Kimi Ni Mune Kyun," a catchy and upbeat track that sets the tone for the rest of the record. The song's infectious synth melody and playful lyrics make it an instant classic and a fan favorite. The following tracks, "Expected Way" and "Focus," continue the album's energetic and upbeat vibe, with driving basslines and intricate percussion.
One of the standout tracks on the album is "Lotus Love," a haunting and atmospheric ballad that features a beautiful piano melody and the ethereal vocals of guest singer Akiko Yano. The song's emotional depth and poetic lyrics make it a standout moment on the record.
Another highlight of the album is "The Madmen," a frenetic and chaotic track that showcases the band's avant-garde sensibilities. The song's dissonant synthesizers and unpredictable rhythms create a sense of unease and tension that is both thrilling and unsettling.
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Filename: ymo-naughty-boys.zip- MP3 size: 84.5 mb
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Ambitions | 5:11 | |
| You've Got To Help Yourself (予告編) | 0:31 | |
| Chaos Panic | ||
| Opened My Eyes | 3:39 | |
| Focus | 3:40 | |
| Ongaku | 3:25 | |
| Ongaku | ||
| Kimi Ni Mune Kyun (Uwaki Na Bakansu) | 4:05 | |
| Lotus Love | 4:04 | |
| Expecting Rivers | 4:37 | |
| You've Got To Help Yourself | 0:30 | |
| Kai-Koh | 4:26 | |
| Expected Way | 4:33 |
Video
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Kai-Koh
YMO - Focus
Images
Catalog Numbers
- YLR-28008
- TOCT-24240
- YLC-28008
- LPU 0014
- LS 9152 2
- MHJL-88
- MOVLP1472
- 38XA-6
- MHCL 20108-9
Labels
- Alfa
- Pick Up Records, Alfa
- Roadrunner Records
- Great Tracks
- Music On Vinyl
- Alfa, HK
- GT Music
Listen online
- escuchar en línea
- lyssna på nätet
- ascolta in linea
- kuunnella verkossa
- lytte på nettet
- ouvir online
- online anhören
- online luisteren
- écouter en ligne
Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Album
- CD
- Reissue
- Remastered
- Cassette
- 33 ⅓ RPM
- Deluxe Edition
- Limited Edition
- Numbered
- Stereo
- 2 × CD
- Compilation
- Blu-spec
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Alfa Records, Inc |
| Copyright (c) | Alfa Records, Inc |
| Published By | 1980 Music Inc. |
| Manufactured By | Alfa Records, Inc |
| Recorded At | ALFA Studio A |
| Remastered At | AST Mastering Studio |
| Distributed By | Warner-Pioneer Corporation |
| Marketed By | Pick Up Records |
| Licensed From | Restless Records |
| Designed At | Beans |
| Manufactured For | Alfa Records, Inc |
| Pressed By | CSR Compact Disc |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Liner Notes | 川勝正幸, 松本隆 |
| Remastered By | 小池光夫 |
| Supervised By | 細野晴臣 |
| Art Direction | Tsuguya Inoue |
| Engineer | Akitsugu Doi, Takanobu Arai |
| Mixed By | Mitsuo Koike |
| Guitar | Bill Nelson |
| Instruments | Haruomi Hosono, Riuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi |
| Photography By | Eiichiro Sakata |
| Producer | Y.M.O. |
| Technician | Akihiko Yamazoe, Takeshi Fujii |
| A&R | Kazusuke Obi, Osamu Takahashi |
| Creative Director | Toshinao Tsukui |
| Engineer [Assistant | Takanobu Arai |
| Onkio Haus] | Takanobu Arai |
| Studio A] | Akitsugo Doi |
| Other | Mikio Honda |
| Management | Hiroshi Okura, Yoichi Itoh |
| Performer | Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi |
Notes
- Includes insert and obi
- Recorded at Alfa Studio A and Onkio Haus, Tokyo, Oktober 1982 - March 1983.
- This album was recorded using a 3M Digital Recording system.
- Cassette in regular case, with lyric sheet and outer slipcase.
- Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GMBH Alsdorf
- 1992 reissue of 1983 recording.
- Manufactured in the Netherlands
- ℗ 1983 Alfa Records/Restless Records/ Roadrunner Productions BV
- © 1983 Alfa Records
- Issued under licence from Restless Records
- Guitar played by Bill Nelson courtesy of Cocteau Records
- Recorded at Alfa Studio A and Onkio Haus, Tokyo-October 1982 - March 1983
- Digitally remastered by Roger Siebel at SAE
- Art direction by Tsuguya Inoue for Beans
- Hair and makeup by Mikio Honda for 'Bijin'
- Prepared for release by John Guarnieri with special thanks to Ray Hearn and Randal Neal Cohen
- This album was recorded using a 3M Digital Recording system
- Crediting variations:
- Artist:
- Booklet: "Y.M.O."
- Tray Insert Spine, CD: "Yellow Magic Orchestra"
- 5: Title:
- Tray insert, rear of booklet: "Opened My Eyes"
- Inside booklet, CD: "Opened Eyes"
- First release on CD.
- Includes obi in Chinese
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Label): YLR-28008-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Label): YLR-28008-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Runout): YLR-28008A 1 1-A-14 〄 CS 3 S 5
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Runout): YLR-28008B 1 1-B-1
- Rights Society: JASRAC
- Barcode: 498006163195
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Label): YLC-28008-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Label): YLC-28008-B
- Barcode (Text): 0 16861-9152-2 3
- Rights Society: STEMRA
- Label Code: LC 8103
- Other: 79152 2
- Other: MU 760
- Matrix / Runout: DURECO [01] LS 9152-2
- Matrix / Runout: R/S Alsdorf LPU 0014 A
- Matrix / Runout: R/S Alsdorf LPU 0014 B
- Rights Society: Stemra
- Matrix / Runout (Outer ring): 38XA-6 11
- Pressing Plant ID (Inner ring): CSR COMPACT DISC
- Barcode: 4582290372105
About YMO
Japanese electropop band, formed in 1978.
The principal members are Haruomi Hosono (bass), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards).
The band was originally conceived as a one-off studio project by Hosono, the other two members being recruited session musicians - the idea was to produce an album fusing orientalist exotica (cf their cover version of Martin Denny's Firecracker) with modern electronics. However the first album (with its cutting-edge production) was very popular, and the studio project grew into a fully fledged touring band and career for its three members.
Making abundant use of new synthesizers, samplers, digital and computer recording technology as it became available, their popularity and influence extended beyond Japan. Generally the band are highly regarded as pioneers of electronic music, and continue to be remixed and sampled by modern artists.
The band had stopped working together by 1984 (deliberately using a Japanese term meaning "spreading out" or "branching out" rather than saying they were "splitting up"); the three members returning to their solo careers but continuing to collaborate. They released a one-off reunion album, Technodon, in 1993.
The early 2000s saw Hosono & Takahashi reunited in a project called Sketch Show. On a number of occasions Ryuichi Sakamoto has joined in on Sketch Show performances and recording sessions. He later proposed they rename the unit "Human Audio Sponge" when he participates, although outside Japan they also used "Yellow Magic Orchestra" until ownership issues with former label Alfa were resolved, so subsequent live releases use the original band name.
Oricon chart statistics -
Singles:
Technopolis : 9 in Oricon chart, 293,000 copies sold
Rydeen: 15 in Oricon chart, 225,000 copies sold
Tighten Up: 43 in Oricon chart, 38,000 copies sold
Kimi Ni Mune Kyun: 2 in Oricon chart, 347,000 copies sold
Kageki Na Shukujo: 15 in Oricon chart, 79,000 copies sold
Ishin Denshin: 23 on Oricon chart, 57,000 copies sold
Albums:
Yellow Magic Orchestra (US Mix): 20 on Oricon chart, 250,000 copies sold
Solid State Survivor: 1 on Oricon chart, 1,021,000 copies sold
Public Pressure: 1 on Oricon chart, 393,000 copies sold
Multiplies (Mini LP): 1 on Oricon chart, 412,000 copies sold
Multiplies (US version): 7 on Oricon chart, 186,000 copies sold
BGM: 2 on Oricon chart, 275,000 copies sold
Technodelic: 4 on Oricon chart, 118,000 copies sold
Naughty Boys: 1 on Oricon chart, 243,000 copies sold
Naughty Boys Instrumental: 18 on Oricon chart, 31,000 copies sold
Service: 5 on Oricon chart, 135,000 copies sold
After Service: 2 on Oricon chart, 123,000 copies sold
(Source - booklet of the compilation "We Love YMO
Name Vars
- The Y.M.O.
- The Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Y M O
- Y..M.O.
- Y.M.O.
- YMO
- YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
- Yellow Magic
- Yellow Man Orchestra
- Ymoymo
- Y̵M̵O̵
- ymoymo
- Йеллоу Мэджик Оркестра
- ¤¨íüû޸ïûªü±¹Èé
Aliases
- Pre YMO
- Human Audio Sponge
- HASYMO
- The Yellow Magic Band
- Polyphonics
Members
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Haruomi Hosono
- Yukihiro Takahashi
Summary by SOUL MYSTIC
Comments
2023-04-13
YMOの中でも名曲だと思うんだけど､何故かマイナー扱いされてるような気がする｡
2023-04-13
Does this song contain electric guitars or is it just some kind of effect that assimilates a sound of a guitar? I'm just asking for curiosity, the song is good though.
2023-04-12
高2だけどこの曲好き！
2023-04-11
この曲の良さが分かった時、大人になったな、と
2023-04-11
Translated to English lyrics:
The sky grows red on the horizon
The sun is setting like it always will
But I know that something's different
This feeling burning inside me
The street is an eternal weekend
Its where I open my shutter
Holding back this nauseous
Its where I set my cameras focus
On a street corner, suddenly
I'm still reeling from jealously
The unknown face of a shadow
This unforgettable secret
You'll be burning with a new love,
Tonight
And I'll be burning old pictures, on my mind
The unexpected weekend
Crushing all my endeavors
On this world's final weekend
You come into focus
I capture you with closed eyes
Your unattainable smile
So I take up my camera
Now that girls become a star
You'll be burning, with a new love,
Tonight
And I'll be burning old pictures, on my mind
The sky grows red on the horizon
The sun is setting like it always will
But I know that something's different
This feeling burning inside me
The street is an eternal weekend
Its where I open my shutter
Holding back this nauseous
Its where I set my cameras focus
On a street corner, suddenly
I'm still reeling from jealously
The unknown face of a shadow
This unforgettable secret
You'll be burning with a new love,
Tonight
And I'll be burning old pictures, on my mind
The unexpected weekend
Crushing all my endeavors
On this world's final weekend
You come into focus
I capture you with closed eyes
Your unattainable smile
So I take up my camera
Now that girls become a star
You'll be burning, with a new love,
Tonight
And I'll be burning old pictures, on my mind
2023-04-10
音感が、好きです?
2023-04-09
昔好きだった人がアイドルになって、今の自分は週刊誌のカメラマンって歌詞？
2023-04-09
おそいからはやくしてぇ。でかいからちいさくしてぇ
2023-04-08
聴くと重い
2023-04-08
?
2023-04-08
こんなバージョンがあったんですか？
音数が明らかに多い……
とてもいいですね。。
ありがとう……
正直散開のも、スタジオのも、何故かどこかあまり好きではなかったのですが、これは好きです。。
晴臣さんに失礼ですか。。
中学まであんなに音楽授業が嫌いだった私に
音楽の楽しさを教えてくれたymo。。
音数が明らかに多い……
とてもいいですね。。
ありがとう……
正直散開のも、スタジオのも、何故かどこかあまり好きではなかったのですが、これは好きです。。
晴臣さんに失礼ですか。。
中学まであんなに音楽授業が嫌いだった私に
音楽の楽しさを教えてくれたymo。。
2023-04-07
Possibly the best chorus YMO ever wrote.
2023-04-06
This song is extremely bleak, sounds like its about a nasty break up.
2023-04-05
ありがとう・・聞けて幸せ・・この曲はYMOが1回で収録してアルバムを作った曲や。いい曲を聴かせてくれありがとう
2023-04-04
<3
2023-04-03
これの散開ライブバージョンスタジオ再生ないのでしょうか？ライブだとバックトラックにスタジオ録音にないキーボードが入っている
2023-04-03
I could never, ever tire of this song :)
2023-04-03
やぱ、うまいよねYMO.
2023-04-02
awesome song
