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Well, as I mentioned...hypothetically, you'd be able to receive the streaming service from anywhere...even on mp3 players lol. xD The advantage to something like this is that it would save both money and megabytes haha... But....I still couldn't see myself using a such a service. Even if it's music library was infinite xD Good to see your opinions, though...my friend said that he'd be ALL FOR a such a service if it existed. It's funny because he buys a shitload of music, yet he considers physical CDs more bothersome. lol...

still buy or download music? Of course I'm being hypothetical here since this is impossible, but a friend recently asked me a question similar to this and I'm curious to know what you all think. Just imagine that EVERYTHING was available for streaming online...even all the underground and indie stuff you could think of. Let's just say that this streaming service is free of charge, available everywhere (car, ipod, mobile phone, game console, etc..), and can be accessed at your leisure. Would you still bother downloading and buying music? My answer to my friend was - yes. I think humans feel the need to "own" stuff...and personally I'm quite fond of the concept of owning a physical album. For me, it gives a bit more depth to the music experience...I know CDs are a dying format, though. But hell, even mp3s are tangible in a sense. What do you all think?

Yes, this thread is really as shallow as the title says. But don't worry. It's ok to drool here. We won't look down on you. Plus, there used to be a thread like this on a previous incarnation of TW... ?

I asked pretty much the same question to a Japanese friend, and he replied "most Japanese people think, if it's English, it's awesome" XD

^ Kyo is indeed pretty horrible...he sounds like scoobie do in CLEVER SLEAZOID lol, but oddly enough it makes that song fun to listen to haha... I dunno, there's a lot of Japanese singers with bad English...can't think of any off top, though...

Does this guy count as visual kei? Looks pretty brutal to me....

oh jeez, I actually want to hear this now xD

^ OMG...I take back that statement xD and how was I supposed to know lol, that kind of pop is completely outside of my music taste xD

Indeed. Her name is Nagashima Tomoko. Lover her voice.

Satoko is awesome and has an incredibly powerful voice...ginhigure should try them if he hasn't - Satoko's voice is far from your typical Jp fm vox.. Used to be big Amano fan as well. She was one of my first Jpop/rock loves!

^ lol, ok. Sorry to derail the thread, but ginHigure needs to stop putting these distractingly sexy women in his sigs lol. =p Let's get this thread back on track - Shiina is great, ronluna. I used to dig Tomoko Van a lot back when I was getting to Jp music!

I meant your sig lol

^ plenty of good Japanese female singers out there that break the "high-pitched/squeaky" voice mold. Nakano Yoshie is one of them lol! Though I don't think you'd like her voice/music....^^;; edit: and who the hell is that in your sig!!!??

Since most of the music talked about on this board is dominated by males, I'm curious to know who everyone's favorite female vocalists are. Specifically female vocalists from Japan. =) Although I don't necessarily prefer female vocals over male vocals, I do tend to gravitate towards music with female vocals - so there's a lot out there that I like. However, one of my all-times favs. would be Nakano Yoshie (中??良??) of EGO-WRAPPIN'. I've yet to hear any other contemporary vocalists quite like her. I guess her vocals are a bit of an acquired taste since she's usually the reason most people either love or hate EGO-WRAPPIN'. She's fun, quirky, diverse and def. one of the stronger Japanese female vocalists out there. On stage, she's also a helluva performer! =) ? I've more, but Nakano Yoshie is probably among the top of my list. Anyways, that's enough fan-boying outta me. Who are some of your favorite female vocalists?

brutal VK is a bit of an oxymoron lol, but this is coming from someone who hasn't heard a great deal of VK. ={

yeah...I'd go if I could, but I'm in GA (south of the US), and can't afford to take a trip up to Canada atm...={ Steve, the organizer, is already planning for the next tour...he wants bring bands like Midori, Rin Toshite Shigure, toe and Clammbon! Here's a new interview where he talks about all of this: (he even gave me a shout-out haha "one80" ) http://www.anusaya.com/interview/tour-2/

1. MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS 2. uhnellys 3. susquatch 4. sgt. Oct 14 Vancouver @ Biltmore Cabaret !! Oct 16 Toronto @ The Rivoli Oct 17 Toronto @ The Velvet Underground (all ages!!) Oct 19 Montreal @ Club Lambi http://www.nextmusicfromtokyo.com/ A friend of mine is organizing this tour ALL BY HIMSELF. Yep, everything (including airfare for the bands to fly from Japan) is coming out of his pocket. There are no sponsors for this tour either. He's doing this all for the pure love of the Japanese indie scene. If there are any Canadians here, I implore you all to catch this show! Even if you're not familiar with these bands, showing up to support this tour could mean the start of something AMAZING as far as GOOD Japanese bands touring North America. =)

Even though it's only shot in one room, spiral chord's PV for "distance to substance" is always fun to watch ^^ OLjz9VFAq28

lmao, legend or not, I'd still feel odd listening to noise in front of most people...it's definitely nothing to play for the ladies either. =)

most people don't understand noise...there are even more folks out there who've never heard of it, so I can see why Skidium would consider merzbow a guilty pleasure.

@Libertine - what PVs are you and mono watching!!!??? lol, seriously. J-rock is MUUUUUCH bigger than just the stuff you guys see posted/talked about here on TW/batsu. It annoys me to see people say 99% of J-rock when, #1 - no one here has watched 99% of j-rock videos, #2 - I've seen quite a few creative/funny/entertaining videos in the world of Japanese rock, so naturally, I'm at odds with your claims Granted, there are A LOT of boring/crappy PVs out there, but I wouldn't just discredit J-rock in it's entirety...

If you're just gonna post something like, "I don't feel ashamed for listening to anything" or "I don't have any guilty pleasures", then good for you - save yourself the time and refrain from posting. The point is, I'm sure most of us can completely own up for liking some of the stuff that we do. This thread is merely for sharing some of the music we like of questionable quality or stuff that we wouldn't readily admit to liking. =) I find most "J-urban" (hate that tag) stuff to be downright embarrassing (moreso for the artists lol), but I really liked ARIA's song "RESPECT"....It's not bad for an "urban" pop song, it's actually well done. But all in all, it's not somthing I'd be caught listening to ^^;; 6XDGRYVylfM I won't lie, I liked Koda Kumi's song "BUT" when it came out...I even downloaded the single and this is certainly not the kind of pop that I'm into lol. In fact, I checked out Koda's more recent PV for "Lollipop" and it made my heart ache it was so bad. 78BibDuaqVE

Here's a great song with an awful PV =( c3IwChRzAoY It's funny because their previous PV for "wreckage" was at least more professionally shot. There is absolutely nothing going on in this PV.

I'm just wondering what you're basing your opinion on. If it's just Dir en Grey, the gazette, merry, kaggra and other VK/VK-related bands, then you've seen very few Jrock PVs. Certainly not enough to make such a bold claim, even if it is an exaggeration. You should probably reword your statement as "99% of every the jrock PVs I've ever seen"

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