Back in ‘85 I was driving home from a UIL school event at 3:30am I dozed off as soon as I got on a straight road.. Went towards the ditch and as my car hit a bump THUNDER IN THE EAST cassette in my player automatically came on and his guitar sound woke my ass up right before I almost entangled my car with a fence line( country school)… I never forgot…. It was the song LIKE HELL*
@@deebop4904 No,.He IS the MOST underrated of All Time,.. Wake your azz up Fool~ But he's the greatest Composer,. Some are better at playin' off the cuff~
Saw Loudness open for Motley Crue back in the early 80's. This fuckin' dude stole the show!! Such a killer guitarist!! He doesn't get enough accolades! Akira!!!!
+carlinfan4life That would have been brutal. Props to the Crue for bringing on a band that dragged their dicks in the dirt. Akira has always been a bad ass. Ridiculous talent.
@@countvond233 Oh yeah! Loudness is awesome and I go way back to when Disillusion came out and Lightning Strikes. Never saw them live but I have a few copies of their live DVDs and almost all their albums on CD, Tape or MP3.
Just hops up and casually puts on a guitar master class in under 10 minutes like it’s no one’s business, takes the crowd through multiple styles of music with unmatched technique and a unique shredified way. Dude is such a legend. Also with a guest appearance from Ola Englund in the background
Akira has such a unique style and such a refreshing experience nowadays when most American and European guitarists sound alike!! This man is underrated in my humble opinion and can hold his own on any rock guitarist dead or alive he's becoming a true legend IMHO? ROCK ON AKIRA TAKASAKI!! 🤟😜
I've been a fan from the moment I heard "Crazy Nights". He is one of my all time favorite players. I had a ticket for a local show 4 or 5 years ago and could not go. 😞 Hopefully they come back again. 💚🎸
LEGEND! One of the best hard rock/metal guitar players of all time! Listen to 'Thunder In The East' and 'Lightning Strikes', and you will hear the best metal riffing and leads your ears have ever had the privilege of hearing! Mind blowing and oh so technical!
Akira is a MONSTER SHREDDER!!!!! I love everything he’s recorded but tothis day, Disillusion has got to be there best most criminally under-rated heavy metal record of all time.
I agree. I just listened to Biosphere today, and I must say that it's different, but I loved it...but quality headphones or earbuds are necessary, as well as listening all the way through...no fast forwarding.
My band opened up for Loudness on the last night of their 25th anniversary tour, got to hang out with them and have a few drinks after the show… very humble guys! Akira signed one of my guitars!
Much respect to akira. One of d best guitarist, a legend of his time. As randy roadhs rose to b regarded one of finest guitarist of his time. akira i should say was no less than randy. A true legend who could compose melidious riffs n sherd it clean.. In fact one of d most under rated guitarist of post randy' era. Much respect n best wishs to akira coming all d way frm far northeast of india.
Interesting trivia about Akira Takasaki. His first major group was a group called LAZY, which were kind of like a late 70s early 80s boy band/pop rock band aimed at teenagers. Yes thats right late 70s early 80s. Akira was just a teen in that. Munetaka Higuchi(drummer of loudness) was also part of LAZY. Both him and akira wanted to play heavy metal music instead of being basically pop idols. The main singer of LAZY was Hironobu Kageyama, most famous in West for the DBZ "cha-la head cha-la" song.. small world but interesting.
Back in ‘85 I was driving home from a UIL school event at 3:30am
I dozed off as soon as I got on a straight road..
Went towards the ditch and as my car hit a bump THUNDER IN THE EAST cassette in my player automatically came on and his guitar sound woke my ass up right before I almost entangled my car with a fence line( country school)…
I never forgot….
It was the song LIKE HELL*
He has always been underrated. Kick ass guitarist! I love loudness!
Everybody is underrated. Having an original thought or comment is underrated.
@@deebop4904 No,.He IS the MOST underrated of All Time,..
Wake your azz up Fool~
But he's the greatest Composer,.
Some are better at playin' off the cuff~
Huge Akira fan and Loudness since 85, greetings from Canada!
Saw Loudness open for Motley Crue back in the early 80's. This fuckin' dude stole the show!! Such a killer guitarist!! He doesn't get enough accolades! Akira!!!!
+carlinfan4life That would have been brutal. Props to the Crue for bringing on a band that dragged their dicks in the dirt.
Akira has always been a bad ass. Ridiculous talent.
@@countvond233 Oh yeah! Loudness is awesome and I go way back to when Disillusion came out and Lightning Strikes. Never saw them live but I have a few copies of their live DVDs and almost all their albums on CD, Tape or MP3.
I saw that tour too. I seen them in El Paso.
Even just his intro riff on Crazy Nights. Bad A.
@@ericauberg4511 I still have my shirt. EP County Collisium. :-)
Love how he goes up there and just starts speaking the language everyone understands
One of the greatest to ever shred the fretboard!!!!!
Just hops up and casually puts on a guitar master class in under 10 minutes like it’s no one’s business, takes the crowd through multiple styles of music with unmatched technique and a unique shredified way. Dude is such a legend.
Also with a guest appearance from Ola Englund in the background
one of the most underated guitarists ever
かっこいいリフを創る天才だから、今時のただ速いだけのギターリストとは違う。
Akira has such a unique style and such a refreshing experience nowadays when most American and European guitarists sound alike!!
This man is underrated in my humble opinion and can hold his own on any rock guitarist dead or alive he's becoming a true legend IMHO? ROCK ON AKIRA TAKASAKI!! 🤟😜
Literally nothing unique about this at all. Sounds like every other 80’s pentatonic shredder evh wannabe to me.
unique? There´s like a millon guitar like him.
@@GeorgeZimmermen bull...t thinking 🤔
@@blackysalamanka rubbish idea !!!
His personal tone is fantastic - no matter what pickups he is using.
Wow! He’s even better now than I remember him back in the 80’s. Metal monster player!
I've been a fan from the moment I heard "Crazy Nights". He is one of my all time favorite players. I had a ticket for a local show 4 or 5 years ago and could not go. 😞 Hopefully they come back again. 💚🎸
Akira is a Legend!
This guy Akira Takasaki is a legend
1 of my early 80's inspirations. ROCK!
ギター1本で耳の肥えた人々を魅了できる天才ですわ
タッカンは神で異論なし
A Guitar Samurai 🤟🏻🤯
音楽っていくつになっても楽しめるから、素晴らしい！
画面横の顎ひげのオジサン、クレイジー・ナイツのリフを弾いた時にすごい良い笑顔してる😄ロックって楽しいな❗
LEGEND! One of the best hard rock/metal guitar players of all time! Listen to 'Thunder In The East' and 'Lightning Strikes', and you will hear the best metal riffing and leads your ears have ever had the privilege of hearing! Mind blowing and oh so technical!
Hell yeah!
A classic metal guitar player. Respect.
The first 4 albums blow the doors off those. "Disillusion" is a f*ng clinic
@Dr. Krieger Akira was decades before bucket of shit!
So this is where satchel from steel panther gets his style!!!
living legend
この人の
領域まで来たら、うまいか下手かは後でいいのよ。
『他人の意見なんか気にせずに自分のやりたいことをそのまんま俺たちに表現出来るか？』
それが出来る数少ない人だよ。
Akira is a BAF! Way underrated! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 loved when he kicked in to Crazy Nights!
テクニカルな面はもとより、存在自体の迫力が凄い！
雰囲気だけで聴衆が驚くのは、そんなの日本で、永ちゃんぐらい！
He's got nothing left to prove. It's just like breathing to him. So natural.
Thunder In The East, Lightning Strikes, Hurricane Eyes....Mr. Takasaki is a MASTER guitarist.
The single greatest Japanese guitarist of all time. And one of my personal top-5s. I love this guy.
Akira is a MONSTER SHREDDER!!!!! I love everything he’s recorded but tothis day, Disillusion has got to be there best most criminally under-rated heavy metal record of all time.
Such a beast.. I was a fan of his playing, but it was the Soldiers of Fortune album that I wore out. His playing on that just blew my mind.
I agree. I just listened to Biosphere today, and I must say that it's different, but I loved it...but quality headphones or earbuds are necessary, as well as listening all the way through...no fast forwarding.
Saw them open for Motley Crue on the Theater of Pain tour. They were awesome!
As did I. El Paso, Tx.
A true guitar Icon!
Akira is one of my top 5 players--Rock On
My band opened up for Loudness on the last night of their 25th anniversary tour, got to hang out with them and have a few drinks after the show… very humble guys! Akira signed one of my guitars!
great!
Japanese no.1 guitarist
No takayoshi ohmura is
Japan makes excellent Squier ( Fender) Guitars W Percival from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Gardenia Band and Rarotonga Cook Islands 🇨🇰
Japan has a bunch of no.1 guitarists, and Akira-san is definitely one of them.
@@prs149 no syu is 😶
@@williampercival7662 they luv esp
The great underrated Akira 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
こんな目の前でタッカンの演奏が見られるとかうらやま
ラウドネスショーで最初の列にいて、彼の演奏を見ていたとしたらどうでしょうか。永遠にロック！
Very good.Amazing.
Saw Loudness open for ACDC. Akira shreds with best of them
I like the way his playing and tone has gotten more bluesy over the years.
あえて動画を見ずにじっくり聴いてるとすごくいい．．．
時折名曲のリフが入ってにっこり。
これは適当にやってるんじゃなくて計算されてる。
best guitarist in japan history
Saw them opening for Stryper 1986. To hell with the devil concert. He did a guitar solo with a violin stick.
Metal legend!!!!!
Akira is a MONSTER on guitar! Metal LEGEND!
LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love this Guy's enthusiasm , I just read about the Band this guy was in "Loudness" the amount of tragedy that was thrown at this band was unbelievable
killer guitar is very expensive.. but i admit that the sound was real good also... akira !!!
Saw these guys in Dallas in 84, my ears are still ringing
Akira is a very special guitarist
Much respect to akira. One of d best guitarist, a legend of his time. As randy roadhs rose to b regarded one of finest guitarist of his time. akira i should say was no less than randy. A true legend who could compose melidious riffs n sherd it clean.. In fact one of d most under rated guitarist of post randy' era. Much respect n best wishs to akira coming all d way frm far northeast of india.
I love Akira but you can't compare him to Randy and this is coming from somebody who's had every album loudness has ever done
テクニックの事はわからんけど、観ててさぶいぼが出た。
彼みたいなギタリストがいて誇らしいです。
Very underrated guitar player..Rawk!On
Thunder from the east. Loudness baby..😍😍
ギターの音も相変わらずロックしてるが、、なによりも見た目がかっこよすぎる。
50でこんなにカッコいいなんて。
mskz01210121 50ってことは無いやろー 60行ってるやろー
FAT club
よく調べもせず60過ぎてると言っちゃうmさんもアレだけど、ボケカス死ねは言い過ぎでしょう。
高崎さん、1961年生まれだから今58。
60は過ぎてないけどアラ還ですね。
Stationed at Japan during the early 1980s. Akira Takasaki was the Eddie VanHalen of Japan. Bad @$$ guitarist!!!
For sure bro his tone and technique is sick his lead attacks are insane hands down
Solo artist???
@@markladieu4971Loudness.
SAD DUDE NEVER GOT THE RESPECT HE SOOOO MUCH DESERVES AT LEAST NOT IN THE 🇺🇸
Legend.Japan Godfather Of Heavy Metal.Metal Samurai.Numbur One
Jake E Lee is samurai #1.
かつて世界を熱狂させたメタルギタリスト。その存在が重要であるのでしょうね。アノ有名なリフをほんの少ししか披露しなかったところに、今でも上を目指して戦っている感じが伝わって来ますね。同年代ファンににしか、その凄み感動はわからないかもしれません。ネットでは伝わらない。なぜなら、その感動はファンの心にあるのですからね
legend...loudness🔥🔥🔥
Godlike!Awesome! True Guitar Hero!I respect him a way back 80s.Akira Red Sun!
I swear this guy will still look like a badass even when he's 90 and in a wheelchair.
This man was Hironobu Kageyama's bandmate (& classmate) at one time.
To think that 2 legends would have branched off from Lazy into their own areas.
タッカンは日本の最高のギタリストです。ここまでソロで外国人を惹きつけられる人はいません
After all the crazy night's riff is cool !
This is what happens when you've been playing guitar every day of your life for something like 45 years.
不満垂れてる人多いけど80年代の早弾きギタリストは大体こういう感じだよ。最近はアドリブ感よりミス無しでかっちり原曲に忠実に弾くのが主流だけど。何を良しとするかは人それぞれだし不満をわざわざ書き残す必要はないんじゃないの。
Money James 逆に今のギタリストはアドリブに滅法弱い。
@@3minute-tikoku 決まり切ったコード進行の中でもアドリブができない人が大半だからね。
練りこんで、考え込んで完璧に作り上げたソロをちょっと変えることすらできない臨機応変に対応できないギタリストが多すぎる。
GOOD GOOD
もちろんアドリブ力のあるテクニカル系のプレイヤーはもちろん凄いが
俺はキッチリ組まれたフレーズをメロディアスに弾くギターを歌わせるプレイヤーに魅力を感じるな。
不満書いてるヤツってどうせ自分でギター弾いてる動画上げてないんだろ
Awesome...
Grande Akira y Loudness!!! JAPAN FORCE!!!
ピックアップの良さを引き出す弾き方ですよ
JAPANESE GUITAR LEGENDS
When I watch this guy, I think to myself, some guys just know how to be cool.
I love it!!!!
Rock and roll crazy nights!!!!😎
Herow..... wok n' woll...... Love this dude!
T Moody roudness 😆 gotta love him
世界的ギタリストであるポール・ギルバートが尊敬するギタリストはやっぱり別格ですね
One of favorite.."
The Pentatonic scale didn't know what hit it!!!
Sounds like hendrix meets van halen in parts
Hendrix meets EVH and Dimebag too!!
And dont forget Kirk Hammet. Hear that wah 😅
@@mercuryanto1 not, Hammet no way thanks
@@mercuryanto1 hammett 😀lol
that is well put.
Myベース真正面から倒して落ち込んでたけど高崎晃さんのこのギタープレイで元気出た、何故か…(笑)
O cara esmerilha a guitarra, é um grande músico, e sabe a hora de usar velocidade.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Interesting trivia about Akira Takasaki. His first major group was a group called LAZY, which were kind of like a late 70s early 80s boy band/pop rock band aimed at teenagers. Yes thats right late 70s early 80s. Akira was just a teen in that. Munetaka Higuchi(drummer of loudness) was also part of LAZY. Both him and akira wanted to play heavy metal music instead of being basically pop idols.
The main singer of LAZY was Hironobu Kageyama, most famous in West for the DBZ "cha-la head cha-la" song.. small world but interesting.
Hendrix meets EVH while shaking Dimebags hand!!
His originality is what impresses me the most!!
The horror of the molten faces in the crowd!! Hope they recover soon. 😂 Badass playing!!!
Loudness are legendary!
8:15 Keith Merrow
+Michael Red Ola makes an appearance as well?
Still got it!
Yeah haha Akira hasn't changed at all...Fn love it!!!
Bring it, Akira-san.
He still has it a little
Let it Go! Akira🤘🏼
Legend 15/02/2020..
He knows how to play the guitar. Big time. And he's wearing a Yankee cap.
Interesting that he uses his thumb for the root note on the crazy nights riff
So Fn Heavy Bro!!!
Keep Grinding The Ax Brother!!
As good as they come!
The one lick he did in Ashes In The Sky at the end of the chorus was smokin..
Does anyone know what the song is that he starts playing at 4:38? Is it one of his songs or just a total jam? That’s a sick beat/riff
Guitar playing has developed since.
Yes, a lot.
Ashes in the sky!
Loudness?