Hard Rock meets J-Pop

In this product the American rock band KISS and the Japanese pop group Momoiro Clover Z will play. The one must not imagine further you as famous as the others are KISS.
Fun; D Momoiro Clover Z is a Japanese girl pop group, which are quite successful in home waters and survive since 2008 under subtly changing cast. Who followed the anime scene encounter them when the new Sailor Moon series (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal // 2014) leads to mind, as they sing the theme song for it. That is as far ranging as background to the band. For more impressions you can use popular video platforms.

One can now ask the question, why a band like KISS joins forces with a J-pop group from all girls. This I will now again open because I do not know, first, second, and thus can only speculate. In passing it should be noted that KISS are very popular in Japan and this is a possible promo action for the current tour of Japan.

What you get for your money? It should be noted that this product will officially only in Japan is apparently available and thus remains an import.
It concerns with KISS vs. Momoiro Clover Z to A SINGLE! for the song "Samurai Son". This can be found all 4 times in different versions on the disk. Together all have the music that barely (not at all?) Is different from each other. The difference lies in the vocals. The first version of the song is sung by Momoiro Clover Z with KISS as background and the second version sing KISS and serves as Background Momoclo. The other two versions are almost identical sounding OFF-vocal versions of this song, so to speak twice the same track. Why? No Idea.
As a topping yet there's a cover version of Rock and Roll All Nite, which is played by KISS and sung by Momoclo. Of this there is also an off-vocal version, with which one comes to a total of 6 tracks.

How does it sound like? So I knew what I was getting myself and have been not bad surprises. To be as a fan of traditional KISS-board and no friend of experiments, I have the fear that you can not be happy with this product. Just when you think the cover to Rock and Roll All Nite. If one does not averse to musical experimentation and Japanese productions, then you can certainly have fun with this collaboration.
Looking at the singing of KISS Track individually, then you can "only" be friends with it even as KISS fan, which one should keep in mind that here incorporated Japanese sounds. As rock song works "Samurai Son" very well and KISS supply from a solid performance that does not have to hide in my opinion behind their other productions, as well as the sound is very appealing. And precisely because it is experiment, the product is interesting and tasty for me.

Featuring: The CD comes in a traditional jewel case includes a transparent slipcase, which shows a beautiful silver ornament and held in the respective corners shows the typical KISS icons. On the backside of the slipcase you will find similar only with the icons of Momoclo. Also is a Japanese lettering to find, I unfortunately can not do the reading. But underneath is Momorio Clover Z vs. Kiss.
The cover is the real highlight for me. Since I personally have a great favor to images and art, this artwork is a real treat. The back cover, however, is again a bit boring, but in the same style. The booklet consists of a pretty solid material, thereby the same amount of high-quality feels. Inside is the text for each song in Japanese (I do not know whether Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana or whatever) for Track 1 and Track 2 in English for 3 and reprinted. Everything very stylish. If there is still a small list for probably a download version. It is completely in Japanese, but it is printed in Latin characters, a code.

Edit:
Perhaps it is still of interest: Shipping and customs went smoothly. I ordered musicjapan.jp the merchants and had the disc in the mailbox after about 1.5 weeks. It came directly from Japan and went through customs unopened. The indicated price is for the customs in my case at 5.50.

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