98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare

98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare
Live album by Fishmans
Released September 29, 1999 [1]
Recorded December 28, 1998 [2]
Genre Dub, dream pop
Length 130:32
Label Polydor Records
Fishmans chronology
8月の現状
(1998)		 98.12.28 男達の別れ
(1999)

98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare (98.12.28 男達の別れ 98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare) is the third and final live album by the Japanese music band known as Fishmans. It would be the last live performance the band would ever undertake. It marked a huge turning point in the band's career, and is widely considered to be a prominent and notable album of their discography. It was recorded and filmed at Akasaka Blitz,[3] a Japanese music venue based in Minato, Tokyo, on December 28, 1998. And was later released as a live album titled 98.12.28 男達の別れ, under the record label Polydor Records.

Performance

This concert would be the last live appearance Fishmans would make before the frontman's death. Fishmans performed a multitude of their most beloved songs and singles, including "ひこうき", "いかれたBaby", "ナイトクルージング", "Melody", "WALKING IN THE RHYTHM", and "ゆらめき In The Air". They even play their sixth studio album Long Season in its entirety. The concert showed how the band progressed stylistically from playing music heavily influenced by reggae and dub, to finishing their careers playing dream pop and neo-psychedelia. It is said at the end of the concert when the band finished its last song, Shinji Sato, the band's frontman, with his eyes watery, let out a final "goodbye" before immediately leaving the stage.

Track listing

Side 1
No. Title Length
1. "Oh Slime"   7:52
2. "ナイトクルージング"   6:25
3. "なんてったの"   6:26
4. "Thank You"   2:58
5. "幸せ者"   4:05
6. "頼りない天使"   4:53
7. "ひこうき"   9:11
8. "IN THE FLIGHT"   6:49
9. "WALKING IN THE RHYTHM"   7:44
10. "Smilin' Days, Summer Holiday"   4:57
11. "MELODY"   5:50
Total length:
 67:17
Side 2
No. Title Length
1. "ゆらめき In The Air"   16:00
2. "いかれたBaby"   5:38
3. "Long Season"   41:31
Total length:
 63:15

Personnel

Fishmans
Supporting guest musicians
Technical personnel

References

  1. ↑ Rateyourmusic 98.12.28 男達の別れ album page
  2. ↑ manifo 98.12.28 男達の別れ album description page
  3. ↑ Rateyourmusic 98.12.28 男達の別れ album page
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