Dude! Loudness has always been one of my favorite 80's metal bands! I learned some stuff I still do from listening to Masayoshi Yamashita's work on songs like "Lines Are Down", "Heavy Chains", and my personal favorite, "Let It Go". Other guys in my scene used to make fun of Loudness, bc Niihara kinda sounded funny (he never quite shook off his Japanese- accented English when singing); but No- damn-Body failed to respect (and respond to) the smoke Akira threw on guitar. That guy can rip; and as late as 2011 he still made stops in Cleveland whenever he rolled through the US.
I still hope he and Yoshi make it here one more time.
Love Loudness. Wore out my cassette of 'Thunder In the East' as a kid. I wonder if they also had any influence on Japanese hardcore bands flirting with heavy metal, like guitarist Randy Uchida.
Dude! Loudness has always been one of my favorite 80's metal bands! I learned some stuff I still do from listening to Masayoshi Yamashita's work on songs like "Lines Are Down", "Heavy Chains", and my personal favorite, "Let It Go". Other guys in my scene used to make fun of Loudness, bc Niihara kinda sounded funny (he never quite shook off his Japanese- accented English when singing); but No- damn-Body failed to respect (and respond to) the smoke Akira threw on guitar. That guy can rip; and as late as 2011 he still made stops in Cleveland whenever he rolled through the US.
I still hope he and Yoshi make it here one more time.
Love Loudness. Wore out my cassette of 'Thunder In the East' as a kid. I wonder if they also had any influence on Japanese hardcore bands flirting with heavy metal, like guitarist Randy Uchida.
Saw Loudness at The Marquee in mid 80s. Fun band (from what I can remember).