Love Psychedelico (ラブ・サイケデリコ) is a Japanese rock band, often called Delico for short. They are popular not only in Japan but also Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The band was formed in January 1997 by singer Kumi and guitarist Naoki Sato, while studying at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. Only Kumi and Naoki remained finally in the band though it consisted of several members at first.
Their first album, The Greatest Hits, sold over two million copies.[2] Their second album Love Psychedelic Orchestra, was released on January 9, 2001, and went on to sell 690,000 copies.
Love Psychedelico visited America in March 2001 and appeared at the music festival SXSW as part of the Japan Nite event. They also toured extensively through the club and bar circuit in the United States, garnering largely positive reactions. American cities the band has said to have enjoyed playing were Nashville, Austin, and Kumi's childhood home of San Francisco.
They have released two albums since, Love Psychedelico III, in early 2004, and compilation album Early Times, in February 2005. This best-of compilation received a positive response in the Taiwanese J-pop market and the group visited Taiwan in June of that year. They held a concert in Taipei on June 22 where many fans gathered, including a sizable number of celebrity attendees. It proved to be a very successful concert for the duo who do not usually appear publicly.
For the promotion of their album, Golden Grapefruit, Love Psychedelico made their first televised music program appearance on Bokura no Ongaku in 2007. It is also notable that they were interviewed by Yoko Ono, famous experimental musician and widow of John Lennon.[3]
They released the album This is Love Psychedelico in the United States on May 20 from HackTone Records[4] because David Gorman, the president of the label, wanted a contract with them after listening to a record he got from an acquaintance. It marked their American debut. This album was also released on June 18, 2008 in Japan as This is Love Psychedelico ~U.S.Best~.
Style
Stylistically, Love Psychedelico is highly reminiscent of the British Invasion of the late 60s, both members having cited The Beatles and Led Zeppelin as influences, though the influence of American folk and blues are also present (Kumi having claimed Janis Joplin and Sheryl Crow, and Sato Bob Dylan, as influences). To pay tribute to their influences, Love Psychedelico sometimes borrow song titles from the bands that influence them.
Kumi's lyrics mix English and Japanese; while doing so is common in popular Japanese music, Kumi's performance is marked by fluent English pronunciation and an English-inflected pronunciation of Japanese, similar to that of many Japanese who have spent significant time abroad. While she did spend three years in San Francisco from the ages of 2 to 5, her spoken Japanese does not display the same affectations. This pronunciation makes the group's songs difficult to reproduce in karaoke performances in contrast bands such as Superfly who have a similar stylistic approach but without the English-affected Japanese.[5]
Formats: 3CD ("Best I and II" discs, and exclusive "The Best Live Selection" CD, with tracks from 2013 tour, included in limited box set)
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2015
15th ANNIVERSARY TOUR -THE BEST- LIVE
Second live album, recorded during the band's 15th anniversary tour in Japan in 2015
Released: December 23, 2015
Label: Victor (VIZL-892)
Formats: 2CD and 2CD+Blu-ray (17 tracks across two discs; Limited Edition includes Blu-ray with concert footage, interviews, a 56-page book and more)
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2018
LOVE PSYCHEDELICO Live Tour 2017 LOVE YOUR LOVE at THE NAKANO SUN PLAZA
Third live album, recorded during the band's 2017 tour in support of their seventh studio album, LOVE YOUR LOVE. Limited edition version included a bonus disc, Billboard Live Tokyo, of live acoustic performances.
Digital-only single; a Christmas "jingle" recorded as part of a 2015 collaboration campaign with the Shibuya Mark City shopping center. The only lyrics in the song are its title, which is repeated a few times by lead singer KUMI.
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2016
"This moment/C'mon, it's my life"
Third double A-side single and fourth consecutive digital-only single. "This moment" was used in a commercial campaign in April 2016 for JACCS Co, Ltd., a Japan-based consumer credit services company, for whom the band has licensed three other songs ("Shining On," "Good times, bad times" and "Love Is All Around"). "C'mon, it's my life" was used in a commercial campaign in March 2016 for Goodyear Tires in Japan.
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DVDs
The Film 1999.12—2002.05 (November 21, 2002)
In Concert at Budokan (December 7, 2005)
Golden Grapefruit Box (June 18, 2008)
LOVE PSYCHEDELICO Live Tour 2017 LOVE YOUR LOVE at THE NAKANO SUN PLAZA (May 9, 2018)
^ abc"アーティスト： LOVE PSYECHEDELICO". Oricon. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
^ abc"オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved September 15, 2010. (subscription only)
Works cited
Moody, Andrew (2012). "Authenticity of English in Asian Popular Music". In Kirkpatrick, Andy; Sussex, Roland (eds.). English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 209–222. ISBN978-94-007-4578-0.
External links
Official site
Love Psychedelico at Musicjapanplus
Love Psychedelico – The Film DVD Review at cityonfire.com
Nippon Project interview
May 03, 2023
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Love Psychedelico ラブ サイケデリコ is a Japanese rock band often called Delico for short They are popular not only in Japan but also Hong Kong and Taiwan Love PsychedelicoAlso known asDelicoOriginJapanGenresPsychedelic rockpop rockfolk rockblues rockYears active1997 presentLabelsVictor Records HackTone Records Victor EntertainmentMembersKumi Naoki SatoWebsitehttp www lovepsychedelico netKumiBorn 1976 04 11 April 11 1976 age 47 OriginChiba PrefectureOccupation s Singer songwriter guitarist etc Years active1997 presentNaokiBorn 1973 07 21 July 21 1973 age 49 OriginShizuoka Prefecture 1 Occupation s Guitarist songwriter bassist backing vocals etc Years active1997 present Contents 1 Members 1 1 Backup band 2 History 3 Style 4 Discography 4 1 DVDs 5 References 5 1 Works cited 6 External linksMembers EditKumi Born April 11 1976 in Chiba Prefecture lead vocals guitars etc Kumi speaks English because she lived in San Francisco the United States in her youth She got married on March 9 2010 Naoki Born July 21 1973 in Shizuoka Prefecture 1 guitars bass backing vocals etc Naoki wrote his name in their early works as Naoki Sato He produces The Bawdies Backup band Edit Hirohisa Horie Neil amp Iraiza keyboards guitar Kiyoshi Takakuwa ex Great3 bass Kenichi Shirane Great3 drums Nobumasa Yamada amp box Recording studio recording engineer drums Tomohiko Gondo programmingHistory EditThe band was formed in January 1997 by singer Kumi and guitarist Naoki Sato while studying at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo Only Kumi and Naoki remained finally in the band though it consisted of several members at first They signed with major label Victor in 1999 Their first album The Greatest Hits sold over two million copies 2 Their second album Love Psychedelic Orchestra was released on January 9 2001 and went on to sell 690 000 copies Love Psychedelico visited America in March 2001 and appeared at the music festival SXSW as part of the Japan Nite event They also toured extensively through the club and bar circuit in the United States garnering largely positive reactions American cities the band has said to have enjoyed playing were Nashville Austin and Kumi s childhood home of San Francisco They have released two albums since Love Psychedelico III in early 2004 and compilation album Early Times in February 2005 This best of compilation received a positive response in the Taiwanese J pop market and the group visited Taiwan in June of that year They held a concert in Taipei on June 22 where many fans gathered including a sizable number of celebrity attendees It proved to be a very successful concert for the duo who do not usually appear publicly For the promotion of their album Golden Grapefruit Love Psychedelico made their first televised music program appearance on Bokura no Ongaku in 2007 It is also notable that they were interviewed by Yoko Ono famous experimental musician and widow of John Lennon 3 They released the album This is Love Psychedelico in the United States on May 20 from HackTone Records 4 because David Gorman the president of the label wanted a contract with them after listening to a record he got from an acquaintance It marked their American debut This album was also released on June 18 2008 in Japan as This is Love Psychedelico U S Best Style EditStylistically Love Psychedelico is highly reminiscent of the British Invasion of the late 60s both members having cited The Beatles and Led Zeppelin as influences though the influence of American folk and blues are also present Kumi having claimed Janis Joplin and Sheryl Crow and Sato Bob Dylan as influences To pay tribute to their influences Love Psychedelico sometimes borrow song titles from the bands that influence them Kumi s lyrics mix English and Japanese while doing so is common in popular Japanese music Kumi s performance is marked by fluent English pronunciation and an English inflected pronunciation of Japanese similar to that of many Japanese who have spent significant time abroad While she did spend three years in San Francisco from the ages of 2 to 5 her spoken Japanese does not display the same affectations This pronunciation makes the group s songs difficult to reproduce in karaoke performances in contrast bands such as Superfly who have a similar stylistic approach but without the English affected Japanese 5 Discography EditStudio albums Year Album Information Chart positions 6 Total sales 7 2001 The Greatest Hits Released January 11 2001 Label Victor VICL 60666 Formats CD LP digital download 1 1 661 0002002 Love Psychedelic Orchestra Released January 9 2002 Label Victor VICL 60888 Formats CD LP digital download 1 690 0002004 Love Psychedelico III Released February 25 2004 Label Victor VICL 61290 Formats CD LP digital download 2 387 0002007 Golden Grapefruit Released June 27 2007 Label Victor VICL 62431 Formats CD LP digital download 5 108 0002010 Abbot Kinney Released January 13 2010 Label Victor VICL 63480 Formats CD LP digital download 7 67 0002013 In This Beautiful World Released April 17 2013 Label Victor VICL 64007 Formats CD LP digital download 5 2017 LOVE YOUR LOVE Released July 5 2017 Label Victor VICL 64802 Formats CD 2CD digital download 10 Other albums Year Album Information Chart positions 6 Total sales 7 2005 Early Times Compilation album Released February 9 2005 Label Victor VICL 61579 Formats CD digital download 1 468 0002006 Live Psychedelico Live album Released March 22 2005 Label Victor VICL 61883 Formats CD digital download 35 14 0002008 This Is Love Psychedelico Compilation album for U S market Released May 20 2008 Label Victor VICL 62840 Formats CD digital download 16 27 0002010 Remasters Box Compilation box set Released June 9 2010 Label Victor VIZL 430 Formats 5CD 139 7002015 THE BEST SPECIAL BOX Second Greatest Hits Collection Released February 18 2015 Label Victor VIZL 795 Formats 3CD Best I and II discs and exclusive The Best Live Selection CD with tracks from 2013 tour included in limited box set 2015 15th ANNIVERSARY TOUR THE BEST LIVE Second live album recorded during the band s 15th anniversary tour in Japan in 2015 Released December 23 2015 Label Victor VIZL 892 Formats 2CD and 2CD Blu ray 17 tracks across two discs Limited Edition includes Blu ray with concert footage interviews a 56 page book and more 2018 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO Live Tour 2017 LOVE YOUR LOVE at THE NAKANO SUN PLAZA Third live album recorded during the band s 2017 tour in support of their seventh studio album LOVE YOUR LOVE Limited edition version included a bonus disc Billboard Live Tokyo of live acoustic performances Released May 9 2018 Label Victor VIZL 1349 Formats 2CD and 2CD Bonus disc Singles Year Title Notes Oriconsinglescharts 6 Oriconsalestotal 7 Album2000 Lady Madonna Yuutsu Naru Spider ＬＡＤＹ ＭＡＤＯＮＮＡ 憂鬱なるスパイダー Depressed Spider Initially released on tape independently 88 19 000 The Greatest Hits Your Song 17 140 000 Last Smile 11 270 0002001 Free World 5 160 000 Love Psychedelico Orchestra I Will Be with You 10 62 0002002 Hadaka no Ōsama 裸の王様 Naked King 14 24 000 Love Psychedelico III2003 I Am Waiting for You 26 14 000 My Last Fight 12 39 0002004 Fantastic World 30 9 000 Early Times2005 Right Now 28 11 000 2006 Aha All We Want 25 10 000 Golden Grapefruit2010 Dry Town Theme of Zero Shadow Behind Re cut single 37 6 000 Love Psychedelico Orchestra Abbot Kinney In This Beautiful World 2011 It s You In This Beautiful World2012 Beautiful World Happy Xmas War is Over In This Beautiful World2014 Good Times Bad Times Digital only single LOVE PSYCHEDELICO THE BEST II2015 Love Is All Around Digital only single 2015 Merry Xmas To You Digital only single a Christmas jingle recorded as part of a 2015 collaboration campaign with the Shibuya Mark City shopping center The only lyrics in the song are its title which is repeated a few times by lead singer KUMI 2016 This moment C mon it s my life Third double A side single and fourth consecutive digital only single This moment was used in a commercial campaign in April 2016 for JACCS Co Ltd a Japan based consumer credit services company for whom the band has licensed three other songs Shining On Good times bad times and Love Is All Around C mon it s my life was used in a commercial campaign in March 2016 for Goodyear Tires in Japan DVDs Edit The Film 1999 12 2002 05 November 21 2002 In Concert at Budokan December 7 2005 Golden Grapefruit Box June 18 2008 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO Live Tour 2017 LOVE YOUR LOVE at THE NAKANO SUN PLAZA May 9 2018 References Edit a b LOVE PSYCHEDELICO FAN SITE delico delico Nippop Love Psychedelico Profile Love Psychedelico The label has released works of Mark Olson The Jayhawks and Lewis Taylor etc Moody 2012 p 217 a b c アーティスト LOVE PSYECHEDELICO Oricon Retrieved September 15 2010 a b c オリコンランキング情報サービス you大樹 Oricon Retrieved September 15 2010 subscription only Works cited Edit Moody Andrew 2012 Authenticity of English in Asian Popular Music In Kirkpatrick Andy Sussex Roland eds English as an International Language in Asia Implications for Language Education Springer Science amp Business Media pp 209 222 ISBN 978 94 007 4578 0 External links EditOfficial site Love Psychedelico at Musicjapanplus Love Psychedelico The Film DVD Review at cityonfire com Early Times CD Review Nippon Project interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Love Psychedelico amp oldid 1058483229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
