If the original band got back together and went back to the sound and style of this first record I'd buy it in a minute - I've listened to EZO hundreds of times over the years. FANTASTIC band, should've been HUGE!
Great tune. True, these guys could and should have been huge. My first exposure to them was when they opened for Guns N Roses at a small club in Philly, the Trocadero. Probably early summer of '86, just prior to the bootleg release of Appetite for Destruction. Guns sounded shitty 'cause Slash was so wasted he could barely stand up. But, still a good show all in all. Thanks for the upload.
........ HEY !! check out all their music ... from flatbacker to loudness ... its hard to pick a favorite disc ... AWESOME SINGING ISN'T IT !!! ;-) >>> thanks
These guys used to kick total ass! If you haven't heard their song "Destroyer" you owe it to yourself to check it out! It's one of their very best. It was written about Gene Simmons
@bobbyalligator7 You're right also, but it was written with a double meaning Gene Simmons kinda took them under his wing during this 1st album, & even co-produced it. So that song "Destroyer" was kind of a tribute to him. Think about it, the title was the name of a Kiss album, the lyrics on certain verses "Spit fire" & the chorus,"Destroyer on Leather wings"..... I vaguely remember reading about this in a Rock mag, back in the 80's None the less these guy's should have been huge.
This has always been one of my favorite albums, but my tape is completely warped and I've been having a bitch of a time finding it on cd. There were a few different Japanese metal bands being played on The Headbangers' Ball at the same time, but people were still carrying around the WWII prejudices and wouldn't give them the attention they deserved.
1987 rocks!! Amazing 80's song! I'm trying to get a hold of EZO's albums on CD. They are very hard to come by, looked on Ebay a few times, but they only seem to be available on Vinyl or tape.. :-( Kicks ass, hope to find a CD copy soon..! :-)
I REMEMBER 1987 very well......I remeber hearing "flashback heart attack" on KNAC and going and buying the cassette. Of all of the cassettes I bought in 1987 this one was one of the few of them with ALL GOOD SONGS. Shoyo's git playing hasn't been duplicated yet....he did all of that stuff WITHOUT a digitech "whammy" like alot of people think he did.....this band was a good representation of real good rock n' roll with some top-notch songwriting, too. Definitely one of my faves from '87
OK MOFOS!!! I think I found Shoyo Iida!!! Apparently he's working as an executive Sushi Chef at a restaurant in Miami called SushiSamba. It's a fusion of Sushi, Brazilian, and Peruvian cuisine. Place looks high dollar, but you can apparently take sushi lessons from Shoyo Iida himself!!!!
great track...but I first heard it in the Japanese language version...that I bought on a Metal compilation LP in Germany. Great band. My fave song is House of 1,000 Pleasures.
This was their best song! Followed closely by Destroyer. Good musicians, solid arrangement, killer style! They were ahead of their time. The jerk-offs at Sirius Hairnation can't seem to add this song to their playlist.
This video is sweet!!! Thanks for posting it. Dammit, these guys need to get back together and tour. I don't care if they have to tour with Anthem, and Masaki Yamada's new project called Firesign in order to pull it off. I'm in LA, but I'll fly my ass to Tokyo, Japan to see that shit.
It was pure fuckin' Rock and Roll. Again, you have to hear this WHOLE album a FEW times. They were simply incredible. The singer is crazy talent wise and when I saw 'em the drummer was like THUNDER!!!
Head Banger's Ball back in the mid to late 1980's was pure heaven. I found so many awesome bands because of it, such as EZO. I never did get the original CD, but have Fire Fire on CD and also several Loudness CD's. Ah memories. Thanks for posting these videos!
I had this along with Dead End's 'Ghost of Romance'! Dead End seemed heavier on guitar. I loved EZO's first record more than Fire Fire. The bass was so powerful, and the songs were perfect. House of 1000 pleasures was a favorite.
For people that dont know: Masaki Yamada later landed on Loudness... and the live album "Once and for all- live" features a live version of house of 1000 pleasures. You should check it out on Soulseek. I have it
shoyo was very creative and innovative in a time of copy-cat guitarists - his use of the tremelo bar was second to none imo - vastly under-rated guitar player - very raw yet also very technical and still played with so much feeling
Thank you so fucking much for posting this. I wish they wore the makeup and costumes from the Flashback video but oh well, I have been waiting so long to see more EZO so thanks. One of the single most underrated bands of all time!
This is when rock bands had enough to offer to sell out an arena and had something more to sing about other than how much they hate everything and everybody! Remmember those days?
Been waiting for this - compared to "Flashback" this is the better song and more representative video. (Not to mention that well-constructed guitar solo from Shoyo!) Possibly the last decent spinoff of a spinoff of the original NWOBHM concept. Thank you!
歌え！MASAKI！
84date82eyes 7 months ago
今聞いてもいいなーーーCD欲しーーー！！
plalashun 9 months ago
甘い声だー かっこいいｂ よくわからんバンドでベース弾いてる場合じゃないぞ！表舞台にでるんだー 俺なんかに言われたくないか＞＜ すみません 応援してるよ～ エゾさん！
unagiinu20 11 months ago 3
@unagiinu20 hey sexy
KIDFURYTubeTV 7 months ago
If the original band got back together and went back to the sound and style of this first record I'd buy it in a minute - I've listened to EZO hundreds of times over the years. FANTASTIC band, should've been HUGE!
serloren 11 months ago
Great tune. True, these guys could and should have been huge. My first exposure to them was when they opened for Guns N Roses at a small club in Philly, the Trocadero. Probably early summer of '86, just prior to the bootleg release of Appetite for Destruction. Guns sounded shitty 'cause Slash was so wasted he could barely stand up. But, still a good show all in all. Thanks for the upload.
quarterouncedaily 11 months ago
これの前ってＦＬＡＴ ＢＡＣＫＥＲやったっけか？
ＤＥＡＤ ＥＮＤやＲＥＡＣＴＩＯＮも一緒によく聞いてたなぁ。
懐かしい～＾＾
mindstep1972 1 year ago
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jimmyjimmy21017 1 year ago
This video was in heavy rotation on MTV for about a year. Love EZO !
gypsygenie1 1 year ago
ROXX FOREVER 5 STARZ ! THEY RULE, AL
AL2000FL 1 year ago
今聞いてもカッコいいなぁ。
hassychan 1 year ago
........ I'VE had a taste of what's to come ! ... check out the new RUSH - Caravan ... EXCELLENT ... i can't stop thinking big ...
bobbyalligator7 1 year ago
........ HEY !! check out all their music ... from flatbacker to loudness ... its hard to pick a favorite disc ... AWESOME SINGING ISN'T IT !!! ;-) >>> thanks
bobbyalligator7 1 year ago
These guys used to kick total ass! If you haven't heard their song "Destroyer" you owe it to yourself to check it out! It's one of their very best. It was written about Gene Simmons
Rixx5637 1 year ago
@Rixx5637 ........ sorry, but it's not about gene simmons, it's about falling in love ........ HA HA HA !!!
bobbyalligator7 1 year ago
@bobbyalligator7 You're right also, but it was written with a double meaning Gene Simmons kinda took them under his wing during this 1st album, & even co-produced it. So that song "Destroyer" was kind of a tribute to him. Think about it, the title was the name of a Kiss album, the lyrics on certain verses "Spit fire" & the chorus,"Destroyer on Leather wings"..... I vaguely remember reading about this in a Rock mag, back in the 80's None the less these guy's should have been huge.
Rixx5637 1 year ago
ＥＺＯとして米行ったらこんな感じのサラサラメタル
になったのよね確か。向こうのＰの意向だかで売れる
為に、キチガイソングご法度らしくて・・・
74BDR180PS 1 year ago
Frikkin AWSOME song! Great riff!
serverfel 1 year ago
Shot on the "Flashback Heart Attack" set obviously, but I've never seen this video before. Cool stuff.
MARSHOMEWORLD 2 years ago
i love ezo,i did a remix of kiss beth thankx...
RobZoso 2 years ago
ちょっぴりだけ〜いいじゃな〜い♪
kimitzer 2 years ago
now i'm sure......I like them!!!! :)
Kyuki87 2 years ago
fuckin cool!!!
asshemey05 2 years ago
They sound better in Japanese.
powerplantop 2 years ago 3
great stuff!
shanefire6 2 years ago 2
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GuysSeriously 2 years ago
これってﾌﾗｯﾄ馬鹿？
CARAMELKEN123 2 years ago
ご名答。旧フラットバッカー
米ではＫＩＳＳをぱくってるとか馬鹿にしてるとか言われてちょっとかわいそうだった（ジーンシモンズプロデュースだったからその辺はよかったのに）
v99v 2 years ago
EZO GREAT BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rockerka000 2 years ago 4
FUCK WWII.
theonegt 2 years ago
This has always been one of my favorite albums, but my tape is completely warped and I've been having a bitch of a time finding it on cd. There were a few different Japanese metal bands being played on The Headbangers' Ball at the same time, but people were still carrying around the WWII prejudices and wouldn't give them the attention they deserved.
ladyevil64 2 years ago
I got mine TODAY from Amazon, it was $40, but SOOOO worth it, I'm wearing ot out!! Destroyer, onLeather Wings
jumby1and2 2 years ago
One of my favorite songs. Love these guys. Was a big fan back in the day and now still.
eliasericksson 2 years ago 13
No dout these guys are kick ass!!!!!!!!!!
zanthor74 2 years ago 3
I like so much this band!
yaueue 2 years ago
Their music was so different from all rock of that time.. Why didn't they get the much success? I just can't understand.
GomerSexual 2 years ago
one of my favorite EZO songs
artfleshgordon 2 years ago
I have the CD!!!
deaddredknight 2 years ago
1987 rocks!! Amazing 80's song! I'm trying to get a hold of EZO's albums on CD. They are very hard to come by, looked on Ebay a few times, but they only seem to be available on Vinyl or tape.. :-( Kicks ass, hope to find a CD copy soon..! :-)
thrasher1889 2 years ago
favorite song HAS to be Destroyer...if you can find..listen. Still have the tape..one of the great ones.
twist4thekill 2 years ago
this song rocks
seitz30 2 years ago
these japs kick fuckin ass!
scottsway 2 years ago
I REMEMBER 1987 very well......I remeber hearing "flashback heart attack" on KNAC and going and buying the cassette. Of all of the cassettes I bought in 1987 this one was one of the few of them with ALL GOOD SONGS. Shoyo's git playing hasn't been duplicated yet....he did all of that stuff WITHOUT a digitech "whammy" like alot of people think he did.....this band was a good representation of real good rock n' roll with some top-notch songwriting, too. Definitely one of my faves from '87
econoroller 2 years ago
yo my friend's dad is masaki haha
shiajoi 3 years ago
Ooops, before the spelling police come out, I meant talent...had a few beers... LOL.
grahamski 3 years ago
OK MOFOS!!! I think I found Shoyo Iida!!! Apparently he's working as an executive Sushi Chef at a restaurant in Miami called SushiSamba. It's a fusion of Sushi, Brazilian, and Peruvian cuisine. Place looks high dollar, but you can apparently take sushi lessons from Shoyo Iida himself!!!!
strikeofthesword 3 years ago
Well, raw fish is full of HEAVY METALS!...LOL...Sad though, a real waste of true talent.
grahamski 3 years ago
great track...but I first heard it in the Japanese language version...that I bought on a Metal compilation LP in Germany. Great band. My fave song is House of 1,000 Pleasures.
shakey64 3 years ago 6
This was their best song! Followed closely by Destroyer. Good musicians, solid arrangement, killer style! They were ahead of their time. The jerk-offs at Sirius Hairnation can't seem to add this song to their playlist.
jerzjt 3 years ago 5
thank god for youtube, it would be so hard to see forgotten videos like this, i wish this band would not have broke up so soon
dlbhellbent 3 years ago 2
one of asias finest rock bands.kick ass
RockinRonni69 3 years ago
This song is wild...that riff is great.
Rhodesia32 3 years ago 4
This whole album was just incredible!!!
doomer79 3 years ago 3
This video is sweet!!! Thanks for posting it. Dammit, these guys need to get back together and tour. I don't care if they have to tour with Anthem, and Masaki Yamada's new project called Firesign in order to pull it off. I'm in LA, but I'll fly my ass to Tokyo, Japan to see that shit.
strikeofthesword 4 years ago 2
great !!!
billylow 4 years ago
Awesome band!!
It's times like this I really fucking love youtube!!
twistedvincent 4 years ago
They are great composer and they should deserve more praise.
Ya12132 4 years ago
It was pure fuckin' Rock and Roll. Again, you have to hear this WHOLE album a FEW times. They were simply incredible. The singer is crazy talent wise and when I saw 'em the drummer was like THUNDER!!!
Von1beck 4 years ago
If anyone has "Love Junkie" off "Fire, Fire," please link it up!
Zubirrex 4 years ago
Man, I rmbr that tune...totally rocked!
Von1beck 4 years ago
where is EZO "House of 1000 pleasures" not LOUDNESS.
pointspa286 4 years ago
Can someone please post the lyrics?
PLEASE!
PockyHands 4 years ago
I think Gene Simmons of Kiss found this band.
willida11 4 years ago
100% correct
Anastasia813 4 years ago
Head Banger's Ball back in the mid to late 1980's was pure heaven. I found so many awesome bands because of it, such as EZO. I never did get the original CD, but have Fire Fire on CD and also several Loudness CD's. Ah memories. Thanks for posting these videos!
ghoneman 4 years ago
very , VERY cool and underrated band...
darrin924 4 years ago
Where can I find EZO's American debut CD self titled, "EZO"?
1lookiloo 4 years ago
Mr. M was here. : )
WATERVLOG 4 years ago
So all in all I found out who sang the original song,
I got to check out EZO - Here It Comes Video and found a cool new Japanese Band called Plastic Tree.
crisscreations 4 years ago
The song by Plastic Tree is called "Danse Macabre" and they reminded me so much of EZO I then searched on youtube for EZO and came to this page.
If you look at the posting below mine you'll see it mentions a Band called Dead End's "Ghost Of Romance" album.
Dead End is the band I was looking for who sang the original song "Danse Macabre".
It is the first song...side one.... of the album mentioned in the posting below mine.
Is you hair standing up on your arms yet? Spooky
crisscreations 4 years ago
Wow this is so weird you won't believe it!
Please Read!
I was recently thinking of the song "danse macabre" but could not remember the band and thought they were just called danse macabre.
I googled danse macabre and was pleasantly surprised when I found a video by a band called Plastic Tree.
You gotta check them out but only after you read the rest. Next Post.
crisscreations 4 years ago
I had this along with Dead End's 'Ghost of Romance'! Dead End seemed heavier on guitar. I loved EZO's first record more than Fire Fire. The bass was so powerful, and the songs were perfect. House of 1000 pleasures was a favorite.
breath888 5 years ago
For people that dont know: Masaki Yamada later landed on Loudness... and the live album "Once and for all- live" features a live version of house of 1000 pleasures. You should check it out on Soulseek. I have it
patometal180283 5 years ago
BTW - thanks for posting!
theshadowboxer 5 years ago
This is great! I have now found three EZO related videos. I have to get this on import CD again!
theshadowboxer 5 years ago
Fuck I miss the song "Nightcrawler"! I'm so pissed that I no longer have any of my old albums.
mikehaffenden 5 years ago
shoyo was very creative and innovative in a time of copy-cat guitarists - his use of the tremelo bar was second to none imo - vastly under-rated guitar player - very raw yet also very technical and still played with so much feeling
dddddddddday 5 years ago
Please post Mr. Midnight or House of 1000 Pleasures...damn EZO rules!
Sixhotstrings 5 years ago
Thank you so fucking much for posting this. I wish they wore the makeup and costumes from the Flashback video but oh well, I have been waiting so long to see more EZO so thanks. One of the single most underrated bands of all time!
invaziondrummer 5 years ago
Why cant music look and sound this good today?
This is when rock bands had enough to offer to sell out an arena and had something more to sing about other than how much they hate everything and everybody! Remmember those days?
cornbobrimlove 5 years ago
shoyo rules but
he gave up guitar and use to borrow my les paul in NYC '93
pretty cool
adamnhalo 5 years ago
my all-time favorite guitarist - what ever happened to him - can't find anything with google
dddddddddday 5 years ago
Masaki rocks!
faramirestel 5 years ago
Been waiting for this - compared to "Flashback" this is the better song and more representative video. (Not to mention that well-constructed guitar solo from Shoyo!) Possibly the last decent spinoff of a spinoff of the original NWOBHM concept. Thank you!
317East32nd 5 years ago
His singing voice is really highest.
naoguma 5 years ago