Looking every bit like authentic troublemakers at a lowrider wedding, CRYSTALKING are destined to occupy a special place in post-apocalyptic musical history books for "Ai o Torimodose" (AKA "You wa Shock") from the Fist of the North Star anime. But years earlier the band scored their first million seller in 1979 with "Daitokai", opening theme to the popular "Ishihara gundan" cops-and-car crashes show of the same name. Soon after, an entire generation of Japanese kids tormented their parents by trying to hit vocalist Mushu Yoshizaki's inhuman soaring scales by any means necessary. Now it's your turn...
Daitokai - CRYSTAL KING
The must-see clip below begins generously with a fragment of notorious blackface crooners Rats&Star before settling into "Daitokai" proper - a hot concerto for Christmas lights, punch perms, gold-rimmed aviator shades, and two (count 'em) remote controlled toy helicopters!
Oh god, thank you patrick, I've been looking for this song for like forever! I love crystal king. any chance you're ever gonna up Furare Kibun de Rock&Roll by TOMCAT? Where did you get this by the way? do you own the record?
Posted by: tissuekins | May 26, 2009 at 09:35 AM
I have the 'My Recommended' CD as pictured above, but the only song that sticks out on it (to my ears, anyways) is Daitokai. It also pops up on some TV cop theme collections. The TOMCAT track escapes me sadly, but the YouTube version will do for now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNw72d8_Dc
Posted by: Patrick Macias | May 26, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Man, I really wanna buy stuff like this, is Japan pretty much the only place to get them? or can I get them online? Also, didn't one of these guys sing the Kamen Rider Kuuga theme song?
Posted by: tissuekins | May 26, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Their best song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPiuPGXq5gE
Posted by: Matt | May 27, 2009 at 02:35 PM
Here's the same song in english.
Posted by: tissuekins | May 27, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Sorry, forgot link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVoKRf4nMNs&feature=related
Posted by: tissuekins | May 27, 2009 at 07:57 PM
If we are going to go all "Desert Island Discs" on CRYSTALKING, I'm taking the Hokuto no Ken theme with me. My soul burns in a different way every time I hear it.
Posted by: Patrick Macias | May 27, 2009 at 09:05 PM
That Yuria ending theme is awesome too. Personally I think is surpasses Opening theme.
Posted by: tissuekins | May 28, 2009 at 10:39 AM