This is one of the favorites in my collection. Akira Takasaki of the Japanese band Loudness raging at the now defunct Stone in San Francisco. This band is huge in Japan but only picked up a niche following in the U.S. Technically brilliant, Takasaki is a virtuoso guitar player and the rest of the band keeps up with him. The only drawback for American ragers is that we spoke little Japanese and the phoenetic English that was used in some of the songs was very difficult to understand.
Interesting side note, these guys almost made it to my wedding. Ten minutes more…but alas it was not to be. The singer also showed up back in the Bay Area about a year later looking for a woman to marry so that he could stay in the US, but that is another story…
LOVE | ACCEPT | FORGIVE 