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Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Mops - Iijanaika

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Origine du Groupe : Japan

Style : Alternative Rock , Psychedelic

Sortie : 1971



By christopher ballard from http://thenomadicsubject.blogspot.com



The released their third album in the year that was Japan's triumphant time to shine, 1971 (according to Julian Cope's Japrocksampler.com . This is a solid journey through Heavy Psych, Garage,
Folk and Blues.



Often overlooked, The Mops were a band that obviously emulated the U.S. hippie scene (Jefferson Airplane) as well as the UK heavy rock scene (Black Sabbath) but did it with their own charismatic
personality. At times acidic, epic and gritty; and at other times over the top with its campy heartwarming tenderness, Iijanaika runs the gamut of historically strange Japanese musical
affinities.



And dig that crazy cover art, man.







The Mops:

Mikiharu Suzuki (drums)

Taro Miyuki (guitar)

Masaru Hoshi (lead guitar)

Kaoru Murakami (bass)

Hiromitsu Suzuki (vocal)



Tracklist :

01.Goiken Muyo (Ilja Naika)

02.Down Where I Was Born

03.Good Morning Good Afternoon Good Night

04.Nobody Cares

05.Gekko Kamen

06.Tracees Of Love

07.To My Sons

08.No One Knows What They Were

09. Alone

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