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[SR] 2018.5.23 Adam to Eve no Ringo (CD) [Cover Album]
Adam to Eve no Ringo
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Release Date: May 23, 2018 Price: JYP 3,000 + tax, USD 27.86 + tax Catalog #: UPCH-20485 Available from: CD Japan |
Previews
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That RHYMESTER remix is just wrong.
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Congrats to MIKA for elevator music-ing Sid to Hakuchuumu more than Ringo could ever hope to by herself. Is this the western musician MIKA?
All of these have their own flair except I guess Kimura Kaela who is just doing karaoke. |
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I think Courtney Love would've been more interesting for sure. Though MIKA being on it is surprising.
Not sure about this album, looks to be quite forgettable like it's cover art, although that the Urashima's cover of Tadashii Machi sounds nice. Not as good as the MM version or Shiina's cover of Spica, but good :P |
I want to know why the maestro of Ringo covers, Scott Murphy, wasn't invited to participate here! :hmph:
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Did you look that up or actually remember the guy's name? :P
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It was branded on to me after the first time I heard his audio atrocity all these years ago. You can't forget!
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I remember some old rambling myspace post of Courtney's from around 2008-9 where she suddenly threw a "and whatever happened to sheena ringo anyway", so it didn't sound like she was all that familiar with Ringo but it was still funny. It's Ringo's rock song and subversive rock girl persona that she liked so I'm not sure she would be into 2018 Ringo.
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Forgot to add this, but the album will also come with a short novel.
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So what does everyone think of the new samples that were just released?
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This is the only preview not region locked in the US. Utada https://www.bilibili.com/video/av22819153?
LiSA https://www.bilibili.com/video/av22830420
Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku https://www.bilibili.com/video/av228...03811432380551
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For me, there is some inherent appeal in most of the covers, just from the standpoint of liking the source material and being able to look at it afresh with a performance that I don't already have memorized. But I also kind of feel like the artists/performances were carefully selected so as not to outshine her or deviate too much from the original. Some of it even feels like what Ringo herself would have done with the material if she were releasing it today instead of ~20 years ago.
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This is about as dull as the Utada Hikaru tribute album. And that had Ringo and Hamsandwich on it
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I want this instead!
Pistol Takehara - Tsumi to Batsu Ging Nang Boyz - Aozora Koji Tamaki - Gips Utada Hikaru - Memai BiSH - Koko de Kiss Shite. Maron Hamada - Mayonaka wa Junketsu Miyavi & Shishido Kavka - Meisai Jun Shibata - Carnation NakamuraEmi - Keikoku Aimyong - Tadashii Machi NGT48 - Sakana (LOL) Wakusei Abnormal - Yokushitsu Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders - So Cold Kamin Shirahata - Poltergeist Jun Togawa - Souretsu |
OMG, now *that's* a cover album!
ETA: Actually the entire rest of the album could be total crap and Togawa doing Souretsu would still make the whole thing worth it. |
:uki:WOW
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Oh man, I forgot we had an Ukigumo emoji!
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Jun Togawa is too good to cover Ringo. Fail, stop posting
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Put Oomori in instead doing "Otona no Okite"
11!!11!1!!!1! |
Is this seriously the only 20th anniversary thing she's gonna release?
I thought she woulda milked it dry like the 2 million pointless releases for her 15th anniversary. |
What can she put out? She milked her best on the 15th and the last 5 years haven't exactly been a victory lap! She's exhausted all the songs she did for others with reimport CD/LP as well.
It's time for the reissue vinyl box set. What better way to guarantee the shifting of those Reimports! Unless... JIHEN REFORM TOUR!!! |
She could put out a BEST OF proper lol
Pretty sure Reimport vinyl has finally sold out. Took a while though, even though it was advertised as EXTREMELY LIMITED YOU AINT GETTING IT FUCKER. Meanwhile, relatively unknown CHAI sell out a 2000 run of PINK in half a day (the same amount of pressings as Reimport 2 iirc), MUTEKI gone in a weekend. Jihen reforming is sadly the best thing we can hope for right now. I remember being stoked when they broke up. If only I knew what was coming from solo Ringo in hindsight, I woulda cherished Jihen a lot more at the end. |
To be fair, the only people still buying Ringo releases these days are only allowed out from their cells once a fortnight so it was obviously going to take some time!
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Most of the 'hardcore' fans left that I know are people who dont buy ANY music at all so yeah.
As for this release: I'm someone who buys every fucking Ringo release and I haven't even thought about ordering this covers album ffs. Dunno how well that bodes for the sales if the suckers aren't even biting. That said, it has the name Utada Hikaru attached. |
It's not as bad as that. Except that cover of Honnou, that should be burned in a fire.
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OK, my official verdict based on the samples:
Tsumi to Batsu by AI - Lacks the raw emotion of the original - largely because Ringo's vocals were excellent even for her - but not a bad interpretation of the material. Carnation by Inoue Yosui - Not great. The original is a lullaby or the soundtrack to a magical fantasy, but the vocals on the cover are just pedestrian, instead of filled with the sense of wonder that Ringo delivered. Either stick to the source, or do something totally different with it - don't just half-ass it. Koko de Kiss Shite by Kimura Kaela - Pretty much the same as the original. Not bad but doesn't add anything either. Tsugou no Ii Karada by Tajima Takao - Too normal. Ringo gave this a sense of frenetic energy while the cover is just bland. I've always interpreted the original as a number in a Broadway-type musical, and Ringo's vocals escalate with each successive verse, as an homage to that theatrical type of acting you don't see much anymore. This is just...less than that. Sid to Hakuchuumu by MIKA - I know it's crazy, but I actually like this one. Although I'm not sure what language it's in - doesn't sound Japanese. French maybe? But not good French. Nonetheless, the cover actually went bossa nova, and I love it! Although if Ringo had done a bossa nova version it probably would have been better. Honnou by RHYMESTER - KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!! Koufukuron by Rekishi - Too much vocal doubling, but not terrible. At least it sounds fresh. Still not as good as the demo though! Tadashii Machi - Also not bad. Doesn't add much vs. the original, but sounds more modern at least. (I'll do the rest in a bit. Dinner time!) |
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I would have hoped it was at least in keeping with Ringo's original. As bad as Ringo's French is, I'll take it over some random's any day. And Janis Ian - dammit, I bought Janis Ian's greatest hits because of this song.
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I was expecting more from a tribute album =_=
IMO the newer songs (NIPPON and etc) should not have the right to be on it, I don't think anybody might possibly be a fan of Ringo BECAUSE of her recent music, people just endure the new music because of everything released before 2005. With that being said: AI – Tsumi to Batsu: Meh. AI was the best in Utada's tribute album... I was expecting more Inoue Yosui – Carnation: Meh Utada Hikaru & Obukuro Nariaki – Marunouchi Sadistic: Meh, like anything released by Utada these days Kimura Kaela – Koko de Kiss Shite: I agree, It's karaoke. Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku – Jiyuu e Michizure: wtf, this is the least meh track so far, but still meh. I'll give it an OK Tajima Takao – Tsugou no Ii Karada: OK Fujiwara Sakura – Akane Sasukiro Terasa Redo: This is good! It reminds me that the Cranberrys' singer died O.o (...Airurando no shoujo ga utau) Matsu Takako – Arikitari no Onna: Meh Miura Daichi – Suberidai: I kinda like it... good, I guess MIKA - Sid to Hakuchuumu: between Good and OK, better than if it was SR executing it RHYMESTER – Honnou: This sounds fresh, but I don't like it. This is my favorite song in the whole word, I will never be satisfied with a cover of it. LiSA – NIPPON: Hate it. Hate the original too. Rekishi – Koufukuron: Surprisingly good O.õ I like it The Urashima’s – Tadashii Machi: the best one ;o; the only track good enough to be in a SR tribute album, maybe I just feel this way because of Kusano Masamune's voice And I would definitely prefer Bongo's tracklist. I'm even imagining in my head how those songs would sound, though Koji Tamaki's voice in my head will always sound more like it was in the 80s than how it is now |
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The same with me. I'm so biased with Spitz that I couldn't say it was anything less than amazing. :lol: It is quite good regardless. The real surprise I'm seeing here with this record is that a few folk agree with me that Daichi Mura's pretty much the highlight. LMAO! :D |
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And isn't kabukicho one of the 100 top tracks every years in japanese karaokes?
It would be nice to listen to a girl rock band doing a cover of it, or maybe Ziyoou-vachi |
Daoko's version is rad
Why the fuck isn't that on here? Theyre same label now aren't they? |
No idea!
I have to check this version NOOOW *goes to youtube* |
Honnou in rhymester version is simply streaming shit.
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loved the daoko version. so different but still great
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I can't read Japanese so I'm just going by what Google Translate spits out, but it looks like there will be a Twitter campaign to promote the album and her anniversary. With the #MyRingo (#わたしの林檎) hashtag, fans can submit illustrations, song reviews, videos and such to show off their Ringo appreciation and to earn their very own sticker. The promotion runs from May 7th (so, today) until July 6th; 10 stickers will be given to 10 people every week.
Are you guys ready to earn your Ringo stickers? Yeah, not exactly the most exciting reward. :P https://twitter.com/search?q=%23わたしの林檎 https://sp.universal-music.co.jp/rin...e/#scrolllink4 https://natalie.mu/music/news/281061 |
This reeks of desperation.
Everyone knows that this album will be forgotten in a fortnight. Fuck it here's mine https://twitter.com/deadgrandmablog/...74233727139840 |
Fans should submit their own covers. Probably smoke most of the record's line-up when it comes to passion and song choice.
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AI – Tsumi to Batsu: Not as offensive as I expected but nothing to write home about either. It ends up being a kind of ho-hum cover, at least from the preview. One thing this showcases though is that Tsumi to Batsu has a f-ing brilliant melody and even a garbage tier artist would sound decent because of how good the song is, not to say that this artist is necessarily “garbage tier” but the point still stands.
Inoue Yosui – Carnation: I’m not terribly familiar/attached to the original but I know it’s better than this crap. This is a real snoozefest of a cover. Ringo deserves better. Utada Hikaru and Some Guy: Would be much better if it was just Utada covering the song. The guy doesn’t add anything substantial. I know a lot of people on the forum are poo-pooing the arrangement of this because it’s kind of RnB styled or more like the EXPO MaruSadi version but that doesn’t bother me. I could get into a Hikaru Utada slow version of Marunouchi Sadistic. It’s basically inoffensive. Kimura Kaela – Koko de Kiss Shite: Ah, the Basic Bitch version of Koko de. If Shiina Ringo’s original is a black caffeinated coffee, this is a decaf with extra cream and sugar. I’m not saying the original is my fave Ringo tune but shit, man. They just took all of the energy and edge out of a song that was already one of the most mainsteam pop songs in Ringo’s catalog. This is the version of the song you play for people who think Ringo is “really loud” and “has an angry voice”. Smh. Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku – Jiyuu e Michizure: Actually a surprisingly fun piece of bubblegum pop. Sounds pretty close to the original but the female singer gives it a Puffy Ami Yumi vibe. I’m actually okay with this, especially since it’s no slight against the original. Tajima Takao – Tsugou no Ii Karada: Wow. This is AWFUL. Like, trainwreck awful. I looked up this guy and apparently he was a vocalist in Pizzicato Five from 1987-1990, which is a shame because they’re great but the guy can’t sing this to save his life. I mean, there’s more bum notes here than there are seconds in the preview. Couldn’t they have tried to convince Maki Nomiya to sing this? Nothing about this works. In fact, it’s kind of so bad it’s funny. To me this is basically if Tommy Wiseau directed La La Land, which again, does a 180 and kind of becomes amazing in its awfulness. Fujiwara Sakura – Akane Sasukiro Terasa Redo: Video won’t work in my country :( Matsu Takako – Arikitari no Onna: Same shit :( Miura Daichi – Suberidai: This is REALLY GOOD. Seriously. I had no idea I needed this cover in my life but this guy is GREAT. Tonally and musically PERFECT for the gentle nostalgic mellow vibe of Suberidai. Honestly the highlight of the album for me. MIKA – Sid to Hakuchuumu: I actually like this. I’m sure he wanted to avoid singing Japanese lyrics so he didn’t look like a weeaboo so the French works for me. I’ve always love Mayonaka Sid so this is perfectly serviceable. RHYMESTER – Honnou: You know, this cover actually reminds me of the ending scene in Saw V when the brutal successor to Jigsaw’s legacy played expertly by Costas Mandylor, let’s call him “RHYMESTER”, lures the detective we’ll call “Honnou”, played by Scott Patterson, to a renovated nerve gas house where he finds an underground room containing a clear box filled with broken glass. Inside Honnou finds a tape that he picks up. When he presses play, the tape is RHYMESTER’s voice. RHYMESTER asks Honnou to enter the box but Honnou stops the tape when he hears the sound of someone coming into the building. It’s RHYMESTER with a gun. RHYMESTER steps inside the room to find Honnou missing but when he looks into the door of the glass box, he sees the reflection of Honnou. The two fight each other and Honnou actually manages to overpower RHYMESTER before throwing him into the box, sealing the room’s exit. Honnou tries to get out but the door won’t budge. He turns back to the glass box and urges RHYMESTER to tell him how to open the sealed door. RHYMESTER points down to the tape player that’s lying on the ground. Honnou picks it up and presses play again. It conveniently picks up from where it left off and tells Honnou if he doesn’t go into the box he will never be heard from again. “You will never be found. You will simply vanish.” As soon as the tape ends, the walls of the room begin to slowly close in on Honnou, like a noose tightening around his neck. He desperately tries to push against the walls or do something to escape. He begins shooting at the glass box now containing a smirking RHYMESTER but the bullets have no effect. The music swells as the walls close in on our hero. RHYMESTER, now safe in the glass box, begins to be lowered down into the floor as he watches upward to see Honnou’s inevitable fate. Honnou only has seconds left now. As the walls get closer, he begins to try climbing up against both walls using his hands and feet to make an escape through the ceiling. The clock is ticking. This is his last chance to get out. He manages to make it up to the grating on the ceiling and he holds on with his hands, suspended over the room that is about to swallow him. It’s too late. His arm is crushed by the wall and he screams in pain, blood spurting out onto the glass coffin below as a gleeful RHYMESTER watches his handiwork. Honnou screams in horrible agony as the walls slowly crush him, blood now quickly pooling down onto RHYMESTER, as credits roll. Yeah, that about sums it up. LiSA – NIPPON: Passable, I guess. I’m not a huge fan of the original so a karaoke version is not offensive. Is it great? Meh. Not for me but I bet the average Japanese fan will like it just fine. Rekishi – Koufukuron: I really like this. It’s actually a really fun, lively cover of this song that you would expect in a cover album. I wish the others were this quality, to be honest. The Urashima’s – Tadashii Machi: Really good. Definitely another highlight of the album. So many great people on this track. SPITZ, Mr. Children, and ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION. I mean, fuck. Couldn’t we have gotten them all to do separate tracks? There’s too much awesome compiled into one song! Like many other posters are saying, this isn’t what I’d want my Ringo tribute album to be, but maybe for Japanese fans it’ll be what they’re craving. Miura Daichi, Rekishi, and The Urashima’s are all the clear winners here. The rest range from god awful (Tsugou no ii Karada, HonNOOOOOOOOOO) to decent (MaruSadi, Sid). It’s probably a middle of the road album for me. I may pick up the album regardless although it’s not high on my priorities. |
Ok, after a few days of deep thinking I arrived at what I would consider the perfect tribute album:
Ziyouvachi: Kabukichou no Jou Aimer: Gips Itsue: Memai (it would probably be my favorite track of this album) Minami Kitasono: Aozora Nakashima Ko: Honnou (he is the only one who could make it right :wub:) Kazuya yoshii: Tsumi to Batsu Show-ya: Kuki Tokyo Girls Style: Meisai (the somewhat mandatory idol track) Tatsurou Yamashita: Suberidai (this song would sound good with so many artists doing it, but he is the one who would deliver it better :wub:) Kazuho Oogiya: Torikoshi kurou L'arc en ciel: Gamble Aiko: Koko de kiss shite Utada: akanesasu (only if she did a RnB cover) Petrolz: Tsukimi Asobi (don't deny! If they did a funky cover of this song if would be pretty awesome!) |
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Can confirm it's a one time listen only
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full version of tadashii machi is absolutely sparkling! will wait till i'm home from work to listen to the rest
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too lazy to make a new thread for this but she's touring again this october! ringo expo 2018. this, plus the utada tour, is threatening to render me brankupt. if the show is anything like the past two ringo expos i'm gonna be ecstatic.
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I really, really liked the cover album!
Daichi's cover of Suberidai was so smooth and more than I could have dreamed of, Fujiwara Sakura gave me all the same unreal vibes with her Akane Sasu as the original, and I loved how Tsugou no Ii Karada wrapped you up in its madness. If the original were Peter Pan, this would be Alice in Wonderland, that kind of thing. Anyway, I'm just here to say that I wish the Honnou cover were a little sexier, but was really impressed with how they worked the lyrics of the song, since for a lot of Japanese people it's Ringo's lyricism that really sets her apart from other artists (still true today). UNCHAIN pulled off the groove way better for what I wanted, personally. Also Dempagumi.inc doing Shuen no Onna... I'm waiting for you... |
I have not gave this a listen yet. I heard a few previews and tried the Utada cover at karaoke. Stopped it a minute in and lost all interest in the real thing, which I've heard none of. How the f*ck do you ruin classic Ringo??? Somehow seems worse than the Utada tribute album?
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suberidai, tadashii machi and akanesasu are good though
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I think it's probably worst album of the year so far.
Might not count though seeing as it's V.A. |
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I forgot this existed these past weeks!
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Adam to Eve no Ringo was selected as Concept Album of the Year for the Japan Gold Disc Award 2019.
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What concept
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I guess the unifying theme is that all the tracks are cover versions.
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