The Apryl Fool – Apryl Fool(1969 Japan Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock)Full Album

April Fool was a Japanese rock band formed in 1969 Formed on April 1, 1969. The band's predecessor was The Floral, which debuted on Nippon Columbia in August 1968 during the Group Sounds craze. The Floral replaced their bassist and drummer, and the band also changed its name. The name comes from the band's formation date and the idea that "if we kept this name, we could do things quite freely, without any preconceived ideas, or even responsibility." Around the time of the member changes, core member Hiroyoshi Yanagida began to pursue organ-driven rock, similar to British and American art rock/psychedelic rock bands such as Iron Butterfly, Vanilla Fudge, and The Doors. Unlike the guitar-based blues rock popular in Japan in 1969 (such as The Golden Cups, Blues Creation, and The Mops), the band's recordings featured piano and keyboard-focused arrangements. They were one of the pioneering bands in Japan's "New Rock," which advocated British and American rock. Unlike "Kazemachi Sekai," which was released later by Happy End and echoed the singer-songwriter boom that focused on words and the Japanese language, this album features primarily instrumental performances and a strong experimental musical element using electric instruments and sound equipment. The lyrics, influenced by the Vietnam War, student protests, and psychedelic rock, have a strong end-of-the-century message, with themes of surrealism, decadence, and decadence, and are expressionist, written in both English and Japanese. For the Japanese lyrics, Matsumoto Takashi provided the original song "Dark Sunday" (a different song from the famous chanson with the same name) for the amateur band "Burns." Tomorrow's Child 00:00 Another Time 04:33 April Blues 11:56 The Lost Mother Land (Part 1) 16:14 Tanger 23:36 Pledging My Time 28:11 Sunday 31:56 Honky Tonk Jam 38:03 The Lost Mother Land (Part 2) 40:06 Members: Tadashi Kosaka - vocals, Eiji Kikuchi - guitar, Hiroyoshi Yanagida - keyboards, Haruomi Hosono - bass, Rei Matsumoto (Takashi Matsumoto) - drums