〇Carmen Maki Maki was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1951. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese. In 1969, age 18, she made her debut as a solo singer in Japan with "Sometimes Like a Child Without a Mother" (lyrics: Shuji Terayama, music: Michiru Tanaka). It suddenly became a million hits, and she participated in NHK's KOHAKU song contest at the end of the year, and she became famous singer in Japan. But next year in 1970, she declared turn to Rock Singer, and next in 1971 she released an album "Carmen Maki / Blues Creation" with "the Blues Creation" led by guitarist Kazuo Takeda. The collaboration ended with the release of only one album. On this album, she made it clear that she was a Rock Singer, not a folk singer. In 1972, she met guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga who was 18 years old at the time and formed "Carmen Maki & OZ". Three years later, they released their first album in 1975, their second "Closed Town" in 1976, "Carmen Maki & OZ III" in 1977, disbanded in October 1977, and released their live show as "Carmen Maki & OZ LAST LIVE" in 1978. The OZ’s first album attracted attention due to Maki's name recognition, singing ability and charisma, and became an unusual million hit for a Japan rock album of that time. OZ played more modern rock in the 70's than “Blues Creation”, with heavy, hard, and progressive songwriting rather than the sound of Kazuo Takeda's blues-rock tendencies, partly due to Hirofumi Kasuga composition. It's surprising that OZ was already born in Japan before the NWOBHM movement and Metal genre were born. It was very unfortunate that they did not have the opportunity to be released in Europe and the United States at that time, ended up buried only in domestic sales Japan. In Japan Maki has continued to influence the power vocal styles of later “Show-ya / keiko Terada” and current Japanese female Metal Bands Vocal style. “Japan's Female Metal has Started from “Queen” Maki .”
"I am the Wind" (1975) by Carmen Maki & OZ Lyrics: Maki Annette Lovelace（Carmen Maki） Composer: Hirofumi Kasuga Rough English translation In the city, so many sad things happen to me. I thought I'd go on a trip somewhere far away. Stuffing memories into my pocket, I got on the train alone. Just like the scenery that runs through the window of the train, my life until yesterday also runs through. I say goodbye to the city I will never go back to again Oh, I cried so much that my tears have dried up. From tomorrow on, I'll be as light as the wind, So I'll live as freely as the wind. It's easy to be alone without restraint. Ahh Oh, close your eyes, close your mind, close your book. Oh, I'm the wind, I'm like the wind, I'm going to continue my never-ending journey. Ahh Yhaaaaaa Oh, hold me until you feel like it. Say goodbye to you after sleeping with you Anyway, I'm a carefree woman, and I'm a free windy woman. Ahh Tututu Tutu Tututu Tutu Tututu Tutu A deep, pale purple mist flows through the depths of my mind. Can someone tell me where I'm going to? I am alone on a street corner in a strange town. I drift in the middle of the waves of people in the city Where Am I Going Tomorrow Oh this is a never-ending journey.
曲って１番の中にサビが有って、二番、三番と繰り返すのが定番なんだと思うけど、この曲はストーリーを感じる。
25年位前に初めて聞いた時、ハマりましたよ。
今の機材で演奏したらどうなるんだろうな？😊
今のなんちゃってロックとは全く違うから、やっぱり本物は凄いから心が自然に踊る。
女ロバートプラントだ❗
懐かしいですが、今でも、全然劣らない。
今日ラジオでSHOYAさんが話題にしてたので、やって来ました。凄くカッコいいですね。時には母のない子のようにしか知りませんでした。もっと早く知りたかったです。
〇Carmen Maki
Maki was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1951. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese.
In 1969, age 18, she made her debut as a solo singer in Japan with "Sometimes Like a Child Without a Mother"
(lyrics: Shuji Terayama, music: Michiru Tanaka).
It suddenly became a million hits, and she participated in NHK's KOHAKU song contest at the end of the year,
and she became famous singer in Japan.
But next year in 1970, she declared turn to Rock Singer, and next in 1971 she released an album "Carmen Maki / Blues Creation" with "the Blues Creation" led by guitarist Kazuo Takeda.
The collaboration ended with the release of only one album.
On this album, she made it clear that she was a Rock Singer, not a folk singer.
In 1972, she met guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga who was 18 years old at the time and formed "Carmen Maki & OZ".
Three years later, they released their first album in 1975, their second "Closed Town" in 1976, "Carmen Maki & OZ III" in 1977, disbanded in October 1977, and released their live show as "Carmen Maki & OZ LAST LIVE" in 1978.
The OZ’s first album attracted attention due to Maki's name recognition, singing ability and charisma, and became an unusual million hit for a Japan rock album of that time.
OZ played more modern rock in the 70's than “Blues Creation”, with heavy, hard, and progressive songwriting rather than the sound of Kazuo Takeda's blues-rock tendencies, partly due to Hirofumi Kasuga composition.
It's surprising that OZ was already born in Japan before the NWOBHM movement and Metal genre were born.
It was very unfortunate that they did not have the opportunity to be released in Europe and the United States at that time, ended up buried only in domestic sales Japan.
In Japan Maki has continued to influence the power vocal styles of later “Show-ya / keiko Terada” and current Japanese female Metal Bands Vocal style.
“Japan's Female Metal has Started from “Queen” Maki .”
"I am the Wind" (1975) by Carmen Maki & OZ
Lyrics: Maki Annette Lovelace（Carmen Maki）
Composer: Hirofumi Kasuga
Rough English translation
In the city, so many sad things happen to me.
I thought I'd go on a trip somewhere far away.
Stuffing memories into my pocket, I got on the train alone.
Just like the scenery that runs through the window of the train,
my life until yesterday also runs through.
I say goodbye to the city I will never go back to again
Oh, I cried so much that my tears have dried up.
From tomorrow on, I'll be as light as the wind,
So I'll live as freely as the wind.
It's easy to be alone without restraint. Ahh
Oh, close your eyes, close your mind, close your book.
Oh, I'm the wind, I'm like the wind,
I'm going to continue my never-ending journey. Ahh Yhaaaaaa
Oh, hold me until you feel like it.
Say goodbye to you after sleeping with you
Anyway, I'm a carefree woman, and I'm a free windy woman. Ahh
Tututu Tutu Tututu Tutu Tututu Tutu
A deep, pale purple mist flows through the depths of my mind.
Can someone tell me where I'm going to?
I am alone on a street corner in a strange town.
I drift in the middle of the waves of people in the city
Where Am I Going Tomorrow
Oh this is a never-ending journey.
確かに！和製ジャニス・ジョプリンだ でもジャニスのようになれなかった 女性ロックシンガーとしてはあまりに顔立ちが整い過ぎていて美人だったんだ 俺は敢えて 呼び方を変える！ 和製「スージークワトロ👏」 と...🌏
あぁ、何もかも懐かしい😢
時には母のない子のようにの飾り気のない美少女が日本屈指のロッククイーンになるとは想像出来なかったなぁ～🎵🎸🎶🎤😂
ジャニスジョプリンのアルバム聞いて何もかもぶっ飛んだって
日立のテレビのCMが懐かしい。
日本のロッククイーン🎸🎶和製ジャニスジョプリン😂
今日も頑張ろう！
まだラッキー加入前ですね。