〇Carmen Maki Maki was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1951. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese. In 1969, age 18, she made her debut as a solo singer in Japan with "Sometimes Like a Child Without a Mother" (lyrics: Shuji Terayama, music: Michiru Tanaka). It suddenly became a million hits, and she participated in NHK's KOHAKU song contest at the end of the year, and she became famous singer in Japan. But next year in 1970, she declared turn to Rock Singer, and next in 1971 she released an album "Carmen Maki / Blues Creation" with "the Blues Creation" led by guitarist Kazuo Takeda. The collaboration ended with the release of only one album. On this album, she made it clear that she was a Rock Singer, not a folk singer. In 1972, she met guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga who was 18 years old at the time and formed "Carmen Maki & OZ". Three years later, they released their first album in 1975, their second "Closed Town" in 1976, "Carmen Maki & OZ III" in 1977, disbanded in October 1977, and released their live show as "Carmen Maki & OZ LAST LIVE" in 1978. The OZ’s first album attracted attention due to Maki's name recognition, singing ability and charisma, and became an unusual million hit for a Japan rock album of that time. OZ played more modern rock in the 70's than “Blues Creation”, with heavy, hard, and progressive songwriting rather than the sound of Kazuo Takeda's blues-rock tendencies, partly due to Hirofumi Kasuga composition. It's surprising that OZ was already born in Japan before the NWOBHM movement and Metal genre were born. It was very unfortunate that they did not have the opportunity to be released in Europe and the United States at that time, ended up buried only in domestic sales Japan. In Japan Maki has continued to influence the power vocal styles of later “Show-ya / keiko Terada” and current Japanese female Metal Bands Vocal style. “Japan's Female Metal has Started from “Queen” Maki .”
”I Am Wind" （WATASHI ha KAZE) Carmen Maki & OZ May 1977 Live at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall, Tokyo Lyrics by Annette Lovelace Maki (Carmen Maki) Composed by Hirofumi Kasuga (English translation of rough Japanese lyrics ) Cause too many sad things have happened for me in this town. I decided to travel somewhere far away. I stuffed my memories in my pocket and got on the train alone. Like the scenery flowing through the train window My life up to yesterday is also running through. Saying goodbye to a city I will never return to. Oh, I cried until my tears dried up. Tomorrow, I will be as light as the wind, I'll live as free as the wind. It's easy to be alone without restraints. Ah. Close your eyes, close your heart, close your books Ahh I'm like the wind, I'm like the wind, I'll continue my endless journey Ahh Yhaaaaaa Oh, hold me until I feel better. And when I fall asleep, goodbye. Anyway, I'm a free woman, And I'm a free woman of the wind. Ahh. Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut. A deep, pale purple mist flows through the depths of my mind. Can anyone tell me where I am going? Alone on a street corner in a strange town. Drifting through the crowd of people in the city. Where will I go tomorrow? Oh, this is an endless journey for me.
UA-camに感謝します。60のオバサンの独り言。
カルメン・マキは日本で最高のロックシンガー・・。
カルメン・マキ&ozの演奏も最高級
若い頃リアルタイムでカルメンマキ＆ＯＺを観て聴いて惚れてハマった私は風、情報社会の現代世界の何処かで、感動している若者が居るかも知れませんね❤最高
私このライブ行きました。当時大学4年の春で、初めてのオズに感動して、以来アルバムをそろえて浸っていたのが懐かしく思いだしました。
私は風はライブアルバベストベストと思ってましたが、45年前に日比谷で聞いたのが今聞けるとは......ただただ感激です。記録して一生の宝ものにします。
〇Carmen Maki
Maki was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1951. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese.
In 1969, age 18, she made her debut as a solo singer in Japan with "Sometimes Like a Child Without a Mother"
(lyrics: Shuji Terayama, music: Michiru Tanaka).
It suddenly became a million hits, and she participated in NHK's KOHAKU song contest at the end of the year,
and she became famous singer in Japan.
But next year in 1970, she declared turn to Rock Singer, and next in 1971 she released an album "Carmen Maki / Blues Creation" with "the Blues Creation" led by guitarist Kazuo Takeda.
The collaboration ended with the release of only one album.
On this album, she made it clear that she was a Rock Singer, not a folk singer.
In 1972, she met guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga who was 18 years old at the time and formed "Carmen Maki & OZ".
Three years later, they released their first album in 1975, their second "Closed Town" in 1976, "Carmen Maki & OZ III" in 1977, disbanded in October 1977, and released their live show as "Carmen Maki & OZ LAST LIVE" in 1978.
The OZ’s first album attracted attention due to Maki's name recognition, singing ability and charisma, and became an unusual million hit for a Japan rock album of that time.
OZ played more modern rock in the 70's than “Blues Creation”, with heavy, hard, and progressive songwriting rather than the sound of Kazuo Takeda's blues-rock tendencies, partly due to Hirofumi Kasuga composition.
It's surprising that OZ was already born in Japan before the NWOBHM movement and Metal genre were born.
It was very unfortunate that they did not have the opportunity to be released in Europe and the United States at that time, ended up buried only in domestic sales Japan.
In Japan Maki has continued to influence the power vocal styles of later “Show-ya / keiko Terada” and current Japanese female Metal Bands Vocal style.
“Japan's Female Metal has Started from “Queen” Maki .”
このライブは、とっても良い出来だと、聞いた中で一番良いテイクだと思います。
70年代の日本の音楽って心に沁みるのが多いように思います。
ドラマチックでロックな曲は今も忘れらません。
高校時代、男子バンドで披露した『私は風』。メンバー全員カッコ良かったです。
🎶チュッチュウ
チュッチュウル🎶
日本の女性ロッカーの草分け的存在であるカルメンマキ嬢がozをお従えて作った記念碑的名盤。この録音が当時のままで残っていたこと自体奇跡。
素晴らしい！！！！！
久しぶりに聴いたら凄すぎて鳥肌が立った。
40年以上前、中学生の時聞いて衝撃を受けました…。あの頃がよみがえります。ありがとう😭
懐かしいです。
私もこのコンサート行きましたよ。確か、試験の3日前でしたけどね。最高のコンサートでしたよ。
”I Am Wind" （WATASHI ha KAZE) Carmen Maki & OZ
May 1977 Live at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall, Tokyo
Lyrics by Annette Lovelace Maki (Carmen Maki)
Composed by Hirofumi Kasuga
(English translation of rough Japanese lyrics )
Cause too many sad things have happened for me in this town.
I decided to travel somewhere far away.
I stuffed my memories in my pocket and got on the train alone.
Like the scenery flowing through the train window
My life up to yesterday is also running through.
Saying goodbye to a city I will never return to.
Oh, I cried until my tears dried up.
Tomorrow, I will be as light as the wind,
I'll live as free as the wind.
It's easy to be alone without restraints. Ah.
Close your eyes, close your heart, close your books
Ahh I'm like the wind, I'm like the wind,
I'll continue my endless journey Ahh Yhaaaaaa
Oh, hold me until I feel better.
And when I fall asleep, goodbye.
Anyway, I'm a free woman,
And I'm a free woman of the wind. Ahh.
Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut, tut.
A deep, pale purple mist flows through the depths of my mind.
Can anyone tell me where I am going?
Alone on a street corner in a strange town.
Drifting through the crowd of people in the city.
Where will I go tomorrow?
Oh, this is an endless journey for me.
年寄りですが、高校の頃聞きました。
こんな凄いバンドありませんね。
若い人達も聞いていただきたいですね。
コメントありがとうございます。本当同感です。マネージメントが上手ければ海外にも出られたバンドだと思います。
ディープ・パープルをバックに歌うジャニス・ジョプリン・・・しかもそれは日本人。
そんな凄いバンドがこの国には存在した。
凄くいい。
そのとおり
まさにその通り！！！！
ホシをついた素晴らしい表現文章です！
17分超えフルヴァージョンはファンタスティック🔥🔥🔥
凄い演奏だ････
このコンサート見ました。最後花火が炸裂して終わりました。途中シャボン玉の機械でシャボン玉が舞ったりいいコンサートでした。
貴重なコメントありがとうございます。
40年前の沖縄豊見城城跡公園でのAllNigthConcertを思い出します。
クリエーション、カルメンマキ＆oz,紫
日本のロッククイーン！
コロナを飛ばせと、今年 魔女降臨！ みんな聞け！
オルガンみたいな音が70年代ロックなのかな 新宿の高層ビルを吹き抜ける風を感じる
ジャコウネコがカバーした曲で、『凄く雄大な曲だな！』と言うのが当時の感想でした。オリジナル聞いて、その思いが正しかったと知りました。
コメントありがとうございます。ジャコウネコがカバーしていたとは知りませんでした。カルメン・マキ＆ＯＺの曲は物語ですね。
¡¡¡ watashiva kaze !!! \m/...\m/...\m/...killer track,definitely japanese bands rules...long live to the rising sun
カルメン・マキさんの旧本名を知っている方どれだけいるのでしょうか。
Maki Anette Lovelece が マキさんの本名でした
アイルランドとユダヤ系の血を引くアメリカ人の父親と日本人の母親との間に生まれた混血児です。
日本国籍取得後は本名非公表ですが
生まれる時代が早すぎたのかな？インパクトはすごかったんだけど。
キーボードは誰ですか？
川崎雅文さんかな
@@suT3bus :ラッキーです。かっこいい渋い男です。ほんと渋いいい男です！！！！！
少なくともパープルに聴こえるのはパープルを知らな過ぎだろう。そもそもディープ・パープルにこう言うドラマチックな構成の曲は無い。
child in time
マキオズは日本のロック！です、間違いなく❕
確かに、ディープ・パープルだ！！
ボーカルが一本調子なのもイアンギランそっくり。
グランドファンクも少し入ってるね！
@@user-bz8ko7wp5s
あとUriah Heepもね
@@Carnabycat2024
結局、70年代全部かィ
G·F·Rはベースがﾅ
Uriah Heepはコーラスかな?
要するに当時流行ってた洋楽のパクりだな😊