Frivolity: Japanese Music: The Blue Hearts  From the "Who asked
You?" Department, it's my opinion of The Blue Hearts.  What I've
heard: "The Blue Hearts" (album, Meldac) "Train Train" (album,
Meldac) "Bust Waste Hip" (album, Garland/MMG) "High Kicks"
(album, Garland/MMG) "Dug Out" (album, East West Japan) "Young
and Pretty" (album, Meldac) "YAON Live on '94 6.18/19" (live
album, East West Japan) "Live All Sold Out" (live album, East
West Japan) "PAN" (album, East West Japan) "East West Side
Story" (album, East West Japan) "Super Best" (best of album,
meldac) Gross Generalization: Early stuff: Punk. Later stuff:
many genres. Maybe you remember in the late 80s, they had a
splash in the USA with their song, "Rinda Rinda"? No? Okay.  The
Blue Hearts started out as a punk band. Unlike many punk bands,
their singer could kind of sing. Like many punk bands, their
singer could yell pretty well. Combine that with some catchy
songs, and you had a pretty good band.  In later albums, they
kept playing punk, but played ot