Heavier Than a Death in the Family

Heavier Than a Death in the Family is a bootleg live album by Japanese noise rock band, Les Rallizes Dénudés. Most of the songs were recorded at a performance on 12 March 1977; the fifth track is taken from a 1973 performance. The album was released in 2002.

Heavier Than a Death in the Family
Live album by
Les Rallizes Dénudés
Released2002
Recorded12 March 1977
1973 ("People Can Choose")
VenueShakai Kyoiku Kaikan, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Genre
Length74:42
Label(not on label)
Les Rallizes Dénudés chronology
OZ Days
(2001)		 Heavier Than a Death in the Family
(2002)		 Blind Baby Has Its Mother's Eyes
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

The album, like most of the band's work, is a bootleg and has never been officially pressed. The recording is taken mostly from their performance at Shakai Kyoiku Kaikan from 12 March 1977 (as heard on a previous bootleg, '77 Live), with the exception of "People Can Choose", taken from a performance from 1973.[1] In 2010, Phoenix Records repressed the album on vinyl and CD.[2]

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Phil Freeman writes that the "sound is primitive guitar rock à la the Velvet Underground crossed with the Troggs, but their simple guitar riffs are fed through so much reverb, fuzz, and echo that it's like a dub mix of psychedelic garage rock... it retains a primal rock & roll throb...[the album] is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand [the Japanese underground rock] scene."[1]

It reached #3 on Julian Cope's top 50 albums of Japanese rock, as found in his 2007 non-fiction book Japrocksampler. Cope writes, "It's relentless to the point of becoming meditative, and cylindrical to the point of being useful".[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Strung Out Deeper Than the Night"15:32
2."The Night Collectors"8:32
3."Night of the Assassins"12:07
4."Enter the Mirror"11:45
5."People Can Choose"10:33
6."Ice Fire"16:13
Total length:74:42

Personnel

Adapted from CD liner notes:[4]

  • Mizutani – vocals, lead guitar
  • Nakamura Takeshi – guitar
  • Hiroshi – bass guitar
  • Mimaki Toshirou – drums

References
  1. Freeman, Phil. "AllMusic Review by Phil Freeman". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "Les Rallizes Denudes – Heavier Than A Death In The Family (2010, 180g, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. Cope, Julian (2007). Japrocksampler. London: Bloomsbury. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-7475-8945-7. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. "Les Rallizes Denudés* – Heavier Than A Death In The Family - (2002, CDr)". Discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

Heavier Than a Death in the Family at Discogs (list of releases)

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