Hiro Koichi “ Kajuen” 1972 Japan Prog Folk Rock
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The album, that is considered as folk rock, but actually using active elements from the different genres - from westcoast psychedelic to progressive and retro stylistic, including swing, foxtrot etc. Here is the songwriting component is more noticeable, but it is not post-Dylan branch but closer to Al Stewart, Cat Stevens and early Elton John: piano, sonorous vocal and full musical band support including in this case flute, accordion and violin; in swing “Machi ga Moeru Toki” - brass section (but an acoustic guitar is not discriminated in this album). Pleasant melodies, good arrangements and qualitative performing. ...~
Track Listing
1. 最後の手紙
2. 風は星にとどかない
3. 果樹園
4. ラ・ヴィ
5. 遅い汽車
6. あの人が死んだ朝
7. 僕は男
8. 九月の朝
9. 街が燃える時
10. バラ色娘
11. 夢の動物園
12. 橋
Songs / Tracks Listing
01.Saigo no Tegami
02.Kaze wa Koshi ni to Dokanai
03.Kajuen
04.La Vie
05.Osoi Kisha
06.Anohito ga Shinda Asa
07.Boku wa Otoko
08.Kugatsu no Asa
09.Machi ga Moeru Toki
10.Bara Iro Musume
11.Yume no Dobutsuen
12.Hashi