alafista.com » HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR http://www.alafista.com Embracing Japanese POP Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR Disbands After 6 Years http://www.alafista.com/2010/05/20/high-and-mighty-color-ends-after-6-years/ http://www.alafista.com/2010/05/20/high-and-mighty-color-ends-after-6-years/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 11:51:56 +0000 Alafista http://www.alafista.com/?p=11398 [...]]]> HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR used to be one of my favorite Japanese band, and they have officially announced that they will be disbanding after the the release of their next single 「Re:ache（リエイク）」on 11 Aug 2010.

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR also shared that the main reason for them breaking up is due to difference in their attitudes towards music and having different ambitions.

Source: Natalie and Tokyograph

When their vocalist Maki left the band in 2008 to marry Masato Nakamura, the band never quite recovered and their new vocalist HALCA proved to be less than a replacement. Someday I hope Maki will decide to return to the music industry and we can see HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR comes back together again, just like Do As Infinity Reuniting after a hiatus.

Here’s one of my favorite song from the band, hope everyone can still remember them when they are gone from the stage.

]]> http://www.alafista.com/2010/05/20/high-and-mighty-color-ends-after-6-years/feed/ 2 New Female Vocalist for High & Mighty Color http://www.alafista.com/2009/03/16/new-female-vocalist-for-high-mighty-color/ http://www.alafista.com/2009/03/16/new-female-vocalist-for-high-mighty-color/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:28:37 +0000 Alafista http://www.alafista.com/?p=4490 [...]]]> Following the previous news that Maki gets married and leaves H&MC, the Japanese rock band High and Mighty Color has revealed their new female vocalist – HALCA.

This piece of news is confirmed on the band profile on the official website.

Source: H&MC Official Site via Tokyograph

The 21-year-old HALCA also comes from Okinawa, just like Maki. But I hope she can fill the big shoes that Maki left behind. Looking forward to it ^^

]]> http://www.alafista.com/2009/03/16/new-female-vocalist-for-high-mighty-color/feed/ 2 Maki Gets Hitched And Leaves H&MC http://www.alafista.com/2008/10/20/maki-gets-hitched-and-leaves-hmc/ http://www.alafista.com/2008/10/20/maki-gets-hitched-and-leaves-hmc/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:26:40 +0000 Alafista http://www.alafista.com/?p=1886 [...]]]> Last Saturday was a very sad week for fans of the Japanese rock band HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR. It was the last time that Maki performed on stage with the rest of her band members.

Earlier back in July, she had already announced her wedding plans to DREAMS COME TRUE’s Masato Nakamura.

For the final concert at the Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR performed a total of 21 songs, including Maki’s last single, “Remember,” which went on sale last week.

The band’s five remaining men have said that they will remain active without Maki. The group also has a request album titled “BEEEEEEST” coming out on November 26.

Source: Sports Hochi via Tokyograph

I had been a big fan of H&MC ever since they started doing theme songs for Gundam and Bleach. Especially their last album ROCK PIT was so awesome that it just a really sad thing to see them part.

Hopefully H&MC will find another awesome vocalist that matches the standard of Maki, or maybe Maki will grow bored of being a housewife and come back as rocker mom.

]]> http://www.alafista.com/2008/10/20/maki-gets-hitched-and-leaves-hmc/feed/ 5 HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR – ROCK PIT http://www.alafista.com/2008/03/22/high-and-mighty-color-rock-pit/ http://www.alafista.com/2008/03/22/high-and-mighty-color-rock-pit/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:25:14 +0000 Alafista http://www.alafista.com/2008/03/22/groovin-jtunes-rock-pit/ [...]]]> Today I’ve made another trip to the music store to grab a copy of HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR’s fourth album – ROCK PIT. The album simply rocks and they have totally recovered from the lacklustre 3rd album, returning as the band I originally loved.

The tracks in this album are well arranged and the music flows so smoothly you’d hardly notice the transition in between tracks.

There are a total of 14 tracks on this album and here are the tracklisting:

  1. Amazing -Prelude of ROCK PIT- (4:27) – written by Yuusuke
  2. Break now! (2:50) – written by Yuusuke
  3. TOXIC (3:52) – written by Yuusuke
  4. FLASHBACK -digital grain mix- (4:37)
  5. HINATA (4:35) – written by Yuusuke
  6. EARTH (4:48) – written by Yuusuke
  7. *SKIT* (1:30) – written by Yuusuke
  8. GAMBLING (2:37) – written by Maki and Yuusuke
  9. MEKIMEKI (3:23) – written by Yuusuke
  10. ZERO SYMPATHY (2:40) – written by mACKAz
  11. ROSIER (4:42) – Original cover of LUNA SEA
  12. Tokyo NIGHTS (4:24) – written by Maakii and Yuusuke
  13. Tegami (4:41) – written by Yuusuke and SASSY
  14. Komorebi no Uta -ROCK PIT ver.- (3:42) – written by Yuusuke and Maakii

I especially like the first track “Amazing” which has been edited with a new piano intro, a very nice way to kick start the album.

In summary, this album proves that HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR is capable of producing awesome music. Unfortunately, the album only managed a poor 14th placing on the oricon charts on the the day of its debut.

So if you are looking for some great music to pick up this weekend, I would recommend this album together with Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s World World World.

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