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Mar 7th, 2004, 09:12 PM | #1 |
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Recommendations of J-Rock/J-Pop/Visual-Kei?
Well, there are so many music threads out there that I'd hate to create a new one about it, but this is about Japanese music, such as the title asked. I would like to have some recommendations from people who listen to this...I have listened to a few over the years, but not so much and I would like to know about some other bands/artists that I might be interested in. I know that there aren't many people who listen to this, but hopefully there's a few people who do.
The bands/artists I've listened to: GLAY The Yellow Monkey Lucifer Judy and Mary SOPHIA TM Revolution SPEED Dreams Come True SMAP Hyde Gackt Malice Mizer Penicillin Pyscho le Cemu Dir en Grey m-flo Chemistry L'arc en Ciel Luna Sea X-JAPAN Hana Hana Lareine Kyosuke Himuro Bump of Chicken Janne de Arc Pierrot Any recommendations? Thanks in advance! BTW, we all have different tastes in music so please refrain from negative comments.
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Mar 8th, 2004, 01:46 AM | #2 |
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have you heared of a j-rock band called THE PILLOWS, they're the band that did most of the music on fooly cooly, if you havent i highly recommend them. you can listen to some of their stuff here (FURI KURI OTS 1-2). here are some songs that i really recommend, last dinasour, ride on shooting star, hybrid rainbow, little busters, blue drive monsters, i think i can and crazy sunshine.
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Mar 8th, 2004, 03:49 AM | #3 |
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There are few names I can add to your list: Plastic Tree, MUCC, Cali=Gari, Moi Dix Mois, which is the latest Mana's from Malice Mizer project, and Due'Le Quartz. I think also Due' Le Quartz guitarist, Miyabi, has now started a solo career, so it could be another option.
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Mar 8th, 2004, 04:54 PM | #4 |
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i'm curious, and I know that strictly speaking this is kind of off topic, but anyway: how much of the lyrics do you understand, and how does your understanding of them effect your enjoyment of the songs?
Personally, i've aquired a handful of Japanese language tracks (and a few more non-english ones), but I don't find myself listening to them over and over again because I can't really understand them... but at the same time, I can still appreciate some of the better tunes and at least gain some nuanaces of the performances that some artists give...
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Mar 8th, 2004, 10:19 PM | #5 |
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Well, i usually go to www.animelyrics.com to try to get the english translations for many of the anime, j-pop and video game music i hear. Much of them don't have tranmslations, but they all have at least the japanese lyrics there, so you can sing along if you really want.
But anyways. You guys listed a lot of good ones, i love X japan. I've heard a few things from TM Revolution I was suprized when no one mentioned the more popular ones from the anime soundtracks These are the ones who've done most of the Inuyasha music Ayumi Hamasaki, BoA, Do As Infinity, Dream, Koda Kumi, Hitomi Yaida, Yoko kanno, i don't know if you consider it J-Pop or whatever, but she's definatly one of the best and even though it's not really japanese for the most part, it's still from japan. Maaya sakamoto, responcible for all the Escaflowne and Rahxephon stuff. Megumi Hayashibara, Does stuff for slayers, and many of the other more upbeat anime music that you may hear from older days, like mid 90's. Aikawa Nanase, another who i am suprized hasn't been mentioned, i love all of her music, it's more rock and techno kinda blend, but is very enjoyable. Morning masume - If you like disco stuff, listen to them , if not, please, stay far far away. others like mentioned before, dir en grey, Malice mizer, the more heavy stuff, never really liked too much, and i found that out even more when i saw some of their sites, they are all chicks, but guys undernieth, you just can't really tell by their pictures. And most male artists, like the pillows i never really cared for, but their most popular song from FLCL ride on shooting star, is pretty good, and i still have it on the pc. other than that, meryl covered em all pretty damn well.
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I can understand why you wouldn't listen to the music especially since you can't understand it, but for me, when I hear Japanese music, it relaxes me. And I can seem to tolerate all sorts...like if it were heavy metal in Japanese, I'd take it fine...in English, I'd get a headache. *shrugs* Quote:
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Mar 9th, 2004, 12:45 PM | #8 | |
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Foreign language music at least deserves a listen... lets face it, Western music isn't exactly awash with talent at the moment!
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Mar 9th, 2004, 07:08 PM | #9 |
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A really good band that a Japanese exchange student friend sent me a bunch of songs from is Love Psychedelico (which I hoped I spelled right). Their stuff kind of ranges but it's mostly a kind of relaxed electronic/alternative kind of vibe.
I don't know how popular or accessible their songs might be for download, etc because a lot of the bands he sent me are ones that are indie or non-mainstream but try to find a few of theirs because it's pretty good. You've probably heard it already but the Hellsing soundtrack is also nice. I'm not sure if it was done by an established band or someone composing specifically for the anime but it's good. Also, the pillows are (I'm almost positive) a band and not just assembled for the sake of the FLCL soundtrack. Their career might have only lasted for that show though so that may be the only released material. |
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I'll have to check up on The Pillows and get a few albums. Thanks for the recommendations everyone, I appreciate it!
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Mar 11th, 2004, 03:13 AM | #11 | |
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Hey meryl... may I ask if you are familiar with any japanese metal bands? I've heard there are some really good ones but I've never had a chance to listen to them. Anything from heavy metal to all out brutal death metal Oh, and I've heard some of the best ambient and industrial and techno also hails outta Japan! I don't think I'd be much into J-pop, but the others, definately. Then again, it's possible a country other than the US might have a superior form of pop music that I'm not familiar with. Thanks ahead, chica! _RED_ stuff
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Mar 11th, 2004, 10:52 PM | #12 | ||
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As for the techno/electronica sounds...you might like this band called "m-flo". I'd say they are a very unique band...their music consists of electronica/techno/R&B. What makes this band unique are the members: Lisa does the vocals and she's Colombian-Japanese, Taku does the turntables/vocals and he's pure Japanese, and there's Verbal who is Korean and he does the rapping and vocals. Put together, their sound is very unique, but I think this band is kind of unappreciated. Unfortunately, Lisa left the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career, so now m-flo consists of Taku, Verbal, and a new lead singer I don't know. Lisa's voice is very nice and beautiful...it's such a contrast when you compare it to the music and Verbal's rapping. Not my favorite band, but a really good one. Red, if you like to listen to some heavy rock/metal/industrial music, I would recommend a lot of the Visual Kei bands. These bands are the ones that dress up in wild gear/clothing or feminine clothing. Their music ranges from rock to metal to industrial...they sing all sorts. I know they look a bit awkward, as Cannibal said, but their music is really good if you like that sort of sound. Visual Kei bands/artists include: X-JAPAN, Dir en Grey, Penicillin, Pierrot, Pyscho le Cemu (the most visual visual band as of now...and their music is pretty cool), Janne De Arc, La'cryma Christi, Lareine, Malice Mizer, Gackt Camui, Hyde, Hide and more. X-JAPAN is very popular...was considered the first band to introduce the Visual Kei style (dressing up). Dir en Grey and Penicillin are more of the heavy rock sounds that you might be looking for, so check them out first. The Visual Kei category has some sub-categories. These include the gothic rock/metal sounds such as Malice Mizer and the J-Rock bands such as Luna Sea. Malice Mizer is the most popular gothic bands and the lead singer, Mana, has a solo album as Panuru mentioned. The previous lead singer of this band is Gackt Camui. His music is very nice...ranges from soft ballads to industrial sounds. He is notorious for changing his styles frequently. The J-Rock bands include: L'Arc en Ciel (which you might've heard their music...they sang the ending theme to "Final Fantasy: Spirits Within"), Hyde (which is the lead singer for L'Arc en Ciel...he has a solo album out called "666"), Luna Sea (but they broke up in 2000/2001), The Yellow Monkey (this band is my second favorite band...their songs are more rock and they have a lot of rock ballads), GLAY (this band is a bit curious because they don't really fall into J-Rock or J-Pop...their music is too pop to be rock, but yet too rock to be pop...*shrugs* my ultimate favorite band), TM Revolution, and others. J-Rock bands/artists do not sing much heavy metal or industrial. As for the J-Pop, I must admit I don't like many J-Pop myself...I only like SMAP, a group of guys who does disco/pop music...so upbeat and sugary that it can kill you, but I like them. Other bands/artist of the genre: Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, BoA (who is actually Korean but speaks Japanese fluently!), Hana Hana, SPEED, Dreams Come True, Morning Musume and others. Mostly females as you can see, so that's why I don't like them. They sound too much alike, apart from Dreams Come True and Hana Hana. Sorry for the long information, but I just wanted you to get a better understanding of the music. If you want more information, please PM me. ^_^
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Mar 13th, 2004, 05:46 AM | #13 |
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WOW Meryl! That was the most informative post I've ever read regarding a question of mine! The visual kei bands sound most interesting. Malice Mizer among others. Actually I wouldnt be surprised at all with any form of weird dress or artwork involved in some of these bands music because a lot of american and european industrial/rock/ everything else bands do the same thing. Actually, I'd be interested to see the japanese take on the whole wild gear/costume stuff because in northern europe for example a lot of those guys dress up with armor and spikes and carry medieval weapons out on stage while others dress up as vikings...heh. Goth rockers in the U.S. like to try and look androgenous sometimes it seems....and so on.
More importantly, though, the music itself....and that sounds absolutely intriguing based on your desciption of some of these categories and sub categories. I'm gonna try n check out some of these bands online...if i like their songs i'm a orderin some cds! _RED_ stuff
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