ギタリズム・フォーエヴァーvol.1/布袋寅泰-1995
GUITARHYTHM
FOREVER
vol.1
TOCT-8801
'95/02/17 ON SALE

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BEST  OF GUITARHYTHM
1 C'MON EVERYBODY 
lyrics,music:EDDIE COCHRAN,JERRY CAPEHART/arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass
KUMA HARADA
keyboard
HOPPY KAMIYAMA
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at ABBEY ROAD STUDIO
2 BEAT EMOTION <SINGLE VERSION> 
lyrics,music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO
3 MERRY-GO-ROUND 
lyrics:YUKINOJO MORI/music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar,piano,keyboard
TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO
4 UPSIDE-DOWN 
lyrics:YUKINOJO MORI/music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
drums
KYOICHI SHIINO
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO
5 POISON 
lyrics:YUKINOJO MORI/music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar & bass
TOMOYASU HOTEI
keyboard
SHIGEO KOMORI
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by KUNIHIRO IMAI
recorded at PARADISE STUDIO
mixed at VICTOR STUDIO
6 SURRENDER <ALBUM VERSION> 
lyrics,music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
drum
KYOICHI SHIINO
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
guitar
SHINOBU NARITA
keyboard
SHIGEO KOMORI
chorus
BAND
recorded by JOHN BROUGH
mixed by DAVID RICHARDS
recorded at REALWORLD STUDIO
mixed at MOUNTAIN STUDIO
7 さよならアンディ・ウォーホル 
lyrics:HIROSHI MORINAGA,HERBIE YAMAGUCHI
music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
drums
KYOICHI SHIINO
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO
8 SERIOUS? 
lyrics,music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
drum
KYOICHI SHIINO
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
guitar
SHINOBU NARITA
keyboard
SHIGEO KOMORI
recorded by JOHN BROUGH
mixed by DAVID RICHARDS
recorded at REALWORLD STUDIO
mixed at MOUNTAIN STUDIO
9 RADIO!RADIO!RADIO! <ALBUM RE-MIX> 
lyrics,music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO
10 SIREN 
lyrics,music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
drum
KYOICHI SHIINO
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
guitar,chorus
SHINOBU NARITA
keyboard
SHIGEO KOMORI
recorded by JOHN BROUGH
mixed by DAVID RICHARDS
recorded at REALWORLD STUDIO
mixed at MOUNTAIN STUDIO
11 GLORIOUS DAYS 
lyrics:HERBIE YAMAGUCHI,LENNY ZAKATEK / music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass
KUMA HARADA
keyboard
HOPPY KAMIYAMA
computer
TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at ABBEY ROAD STUDIO
12 DIVING WITH MY CAR<RED ZONE VERSION> 
lyrics,music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
keyboard
SHIGEO KOMORI
computer
TOSHIHARU UMESAKI
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO
13 I'M FREE 
lyrics,music,arrange:TOMOYASU HOTEI
guitar
TOMOYASU HOTEI
drums
KYOICHI SHIINO
bass
TAKESHI ASADA
guitar
CHRIS SPEDDING
chorus
ALAIN VAN dE PUTTE
computer
TOSHIHARU UMESAKI
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO
REVIEW
GUITARHYTHM FOREVERは2枚組みで発売されたわけだが、vol.1とvol.2は、選曲基準が異なっていて、このvo1.1は、ノリのいいアップテンポな曲が選ばれている。ベストということで、布袋は再録という手段も考えたようであるが、GUITARHYTHMのもつ性質上、やはり、その時のままの音で収録しようという結論に達したようである。しかし、全曲、リマスタリングされて、新しい音に生まれ変わっている。1曲目の「C’MON EVERYBODY」のイントロを、オリジナルと聴き比べてみると、はっきり違いがわかると思う。全体的に、オリジナルよりも音がパワーアップしたように感じられ、このアルバムを聴いた時は嬉しかった。ただ、SURRENDERの、”この胸に吹き荒れる孤独という嵐をかき消せはしないだろう、かき消せはしないだろう”の後のドラムの音がつぶれてしまっているのが残念である。個人的につぶれているように聴こえるのだが・・・・選曲に関しては、G1より2曲、G2より3曲、G3より4曲、G4より3曲、シングル”POISON”の全13曲という構成でバランスはとれていると思う。ただ、G1から、GUITARHYTHMも選曲して、全14曲にしてほしかった。