Seventeen Year Old Map

Amazon review

Through direct words, he expresses the delicate yet violent mental images typical of adolescence, such as distrust of the adults around him, anxiety about a life with no clear destination, and a feeling of irrationality for no reason. The debut work of Yutaka Ozaki, a legendary singer-songwriter who still has tremendous influence. The simple rock'n'roll that has its roots in Motoharu Sano and Shogo Hamada, and its extremely pure feelings, struck straight into the depressed hearts of the young people of the time, and instantly made them a charismatic presence. This is a masterpiece that can be said to be his starting point until his unexpected death at the young age of 26. (Tomoyuki Mori)

Media coverage reviews, etc.

Debut album released in 1983. The lyrics depicting the feelings of being a teenager with nowhere to go, have captured the hearts of young people throughout the ages, and this masterpiece is still passed down as a legend. Contains a total of 10 songs, including the title song "Seventeen Years Old Map", "I LOVE YOU", "15 no Yoru", "OH MY LITTLE GIRL", "Boku ga Boku ni Nae Tome", and others. (C)RS