Blast Off! was the second American release (the first being the self-titled 6-song EP) by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts. It was released in 1991 and only in America.[3] Though each of the songs was recorded with the original Japanese lyrics, the CD jacket included English translations of each of the songs.[4]
| Blast Off! | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Genre | Punk rock |
| Length | 38:25 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Label | Juggler Records[1] |
| Producer | The Blue Hearts |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Tracks
editThe Blue Hearts' previous American release, the self-titled CD/12" vinyl EP, was a 6-song compilation with selections from their self-titled first album, The Blue Hearts, and their second album, Young and Pretty. As with their first American release, this album was also a compilation of songs: this time from their first album and their third, Train-Train.[3] The first four songs were from The Blue Hearts and the rest were from Train-Train, except for "Chernobyl" and "The Blue Hearts Theme", which had only been released as singles in Japan. The original Japanese title of the songs is in parentheses.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Future is in Our Hands (未来は僕等の手の中 Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka)" | 2:28 |
| 2. | "When the Bombs Fall (爆弾が落っこちる時 Bakudan ga Okkochiru Toki)" | 2:09 |
| 3. | "An Endless Song (終わらない歌 Owaranai Uta)" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "A Boy's Song (少年の詩 Shōnen no Uta)" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Chernobyl (チェルノブイリ Cherunobuiri)" | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Aozora (青空 Aozora)" | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Train-Train (TRAIN-TRAIN)" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Paper Balloon Bomb (風船爆弾 Fūsen Bakudan)" | 2:58 |
| 9. | "The Thunderbolt (電光石火 Denkō Sekka)" | 2:49 |
| 10. | "Kick the Blues (ブルースをけとばせ Burūsu o Ketobase)" | 4:46 |
| 11. | "Love Letter (ラブレター Rabu Retaa)" | 3:30 |
| 12. | "The Blue Hearts Theme (ブルーハーツのテーマ Burū Haatsu no Teema)" | 2:08 |
| Total length: | 38:25 | |
References
edit- ^ Blast Off! Facts[permanent dead link]. TopTenREVIEWS, Inc. Accessed February 8, 2008.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Blast Off! - The Blue Hearts" (Review). Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ a b Nippop | The Blue Hearts | Profile Archived 2008-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Nippop. Accessed February 6, 2008.
- ^ allmusic ((( Blast Off! > Overview ))). Macrovision Corporation. Accessed March 3, 2008.