SCANDAL FIRST LIVE -BEST SCANDAL 2009-

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SCANDAL FIRST LIVE -BEST SCANDAL 2009- Review

I'm surprised that no-one in the US has reviewed this DVD yet despite SCANDAL supposedly having a fan-base over there. However, I think that "SCANDAL FIRST LIVE" should rank as one of the most exciting live DVDs in rock history. I'm not trying to pretend that SCANDAL is the best or most musically accomplished band in the world. They are good - much better than you might expect from what appears to be a bunch of Japanese school-girls - but that is only part of their appeal.
And don't let the fact that you don't understand Japanese put you off - I don't either - but their appeal transcends language.

I first noticed this band back in 2009 I think on a poor quality clip on You-Tube on my crummy little computer screen, but it interested me enough to seek the group out & buy this first DVD of theirs. I was unsure of what to expect when I first played it on a 42 inch flat-screen with Acoustics Q Sound System set-up, but right from the start I was simply stunned (& could only gape open-mouthed) at their raw energy. Without wasting any time on intros they just blast into an incredibly energetic performance of their heavy ultra-high octane classic "Space Ranger". Before you can get your breath back they follow this up with SCANDAL classic after classic - "Sakura Goodbye", "S.L. Magic", "Tokyo", "Shojo S", "Dragonfly", "Doll" & "Scandal Baby" to name but a few - but their isn't a duff track on the whole set-list. Watch out for some brilliant guitar solos from the lead guitarist (MAMI), particularly on "Anata ga Mawaru", "Ring!Ring!Ring!" & the soulful "You, the Night & Tears". And the audience - within touching distance of the stage in this small club venue - just love every minute of it.

Here you have four young Japanese girls, decked out in iconoc high school girls' uniform, looking so cute they could make you go weak at the knees, knocking out the sort of sounds you might expect from an experienced hard-rock band. Only most of the songs are about teen-age growing-up pains & school-girl angst. But, by crikey, can they sing & play their instruments! Before they got club dates or a recording contract they apparently spent every week-end busking in Osaka Castle Park - & does this street-level experience serve them so well on stage!

Briefly, for those who don't know, the girls DID come together to form a group whilst still at school & were in the habit of putting in practice sessions before going home - hence the trade-mark use of school uniform on stage. The front row line-up consists of HARUNA, acknowledged "leader" of the band (although she insists that they are all equal), playing rhythm on her trusty Telecaster & providing rock-your-socks-off lead vocals. On the left is TOMOMI deftly wielding a Precision Jazz Bass almost as big as herself & providing second vocals (& on-stage dancing). On the right stands MAMI, rock solid lead guitarist laying down ruthless riffs & soaring solos with her customised Stratocaster. At the back, baby of the band kawaii RINA cheerfully knocks the crap out of her drum kit with gleeful enthusism.

What sets SCANDAL above all other J-pop, J-rock (call it what you will), or even Western bands of this sort that I've seen, is their total stage presence - their unaffected self-confidence, their genuine enthusiasm, the power of their music etc, I could go on but I think you must get where I'm coming from on this one.

Just to finish by saying that I was so enthralled by this band that I must have played this DVD every week for about a year - or at least until their next live DVD "Everybody Say Yeah - Temptation Box Tour" came out. This is good, but they're becoming more polished for bigger audiences - "SCANDAL FIRST LIVE" show-cases them at their original garage-rock best & as such is an essential addition to any rock fan's collection.

Make sure that you buy this DVD - it will go down in history as a classic - but be warned, once you've watched it the girls of SCANDAL may enslave your soul the way they did mine. I am now a total irredeemable SCANDAL addict.

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