Many people who know Marty Friedman recognize him for his work on some of Megadeth's most memorable albums such as Rust In Piece and Countdown to Extinction. What some people don't know is that after he left Megadeth he moved to Japan and got really entrenched the music scene there. In these 2 album, Tokyo Jukebox 1 and 2 he showcases that by producing instrumental covers of some of Japans most famous pops songs such as Polyrhythm from Perfume and Ai Takatta from AKB48.
Now I must say upfront that if you are expecting much Megadeth style metal out of these albums you will be disappointed. While he will sometimes bust out some riffs that remind you of his Megadeth era the majority of the albums are much more melodic and slower. Now having said that, it is still metal and rock driven. Marty Friedman still rocks at playing guitar as you would expect from the man leading to a very awesome and well composed pair of instrumental albums.
Now I know I said that he was covering Jpop songs earlier but don't let that make you think he himself is going in that direction with these albums. Even though they are pop songs Marty Friedman truly makes them his own and unless you have listen to the actual songs you will never know that he is covering a pop song.
However, if you are a Jpop fan you might have fun listening to these albums as well. While Marty Friedman does indeed make these songs his own he still keeps the integrity of the original songs and you still get a taste of the songs that you love.
Check some of the music shown below and if it suits your taste I highly recommend you get the albums. You can get these albums on Itunes, Amazon, Ebay, and Half.com.
Marty Friedman, Little Braver (YOUTUBE VIDEO)
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