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  1. Posted

    I agree

    One interesting thing when I watched Plastic Tree's Merry Go Around the World DVD, this one time when a black guy ran into Pura in the airport and asked "are you in a band? what kind of music do you play?" Tadashi answered "Japanese rock", not just "rock" or "alternative rock". I may be wrong, but I strongly feel that people from non-Western countries who are involved in their own local music scenes would want to not just copy exactly how the the Western bands sound like, but invent their own signature sound that is uniquely "Japanese", or "Filipino", or "Indian", etc. I think K-pop is still kinda failing at this because I think most of K-pop sounds like American pop/hip-hop/R&B, and don't even begin with their non-existent rock scene. But to me J-pop and J-rock actually do sound different from western pop & rock (you know, by adjusting to the Japanese sense of aesthetics). Hindi pop is also awesome at this fusing their own tastes with foreign influences (duh, last time I was in India, there was this long, repetitive hit "rock" song that sounds too much like Hindi pop and is a Bollywood soundtrack).

    Let's not forget that, music overall has no nationality, overall. If you talk about sound that has Indian, Korean or Japanse sound, it is correct when there are traditional instrunents used. Personally IMO rock music along with other known genres is something universal.

    The part with Plastic Tree suprised me though. I'm not the band's fan, but I once came across on their info, that they took a big influence from bands like Radiohead or The Cure.

    However these generic stereotyping terms (I mean Jrock, Jpop and Visual Kei, or even) are just massively overused when it comes to Japanese music. The reason why lot of pepole, including me, think, that this term is foolish is because under that name I usually see either bands that have made an opening/ending song for a popular anime series or visual kei. Some people hear it, they really say that it "represents" Japanese national sound *facepalm*. I really don't get it. Japanese music is trurely more than all of this, since if you take a close look you will find there a wide arrange of genres, like rap, rock, funk, metal, punk-rock and so on. Despite everything, people who aren't any familiar with Japanese music somehow buy all these ignorant stereotypes about music and it's fans, as a result giving us all bad name, like saying that anyone who listens to Japanese bands is a crazy otaku freak, which just disturbs me.

  2. Posted

    Yes, during the Vow Wow era with Genki Hitomi and Rei Atsumi they have gained more popularity overseas back in the 80s. They have released 7 albums (still close :) )

    As for that rapper, I wonder whether is he aware about that. That's just dumb. They also changed their name into Vow Wow, in order to avoid confusion with Bow Wow Wow, a British new wave band.

  3. Posted

    The thread has actually a strong point. And what Zess wrote it sums it up. Sorry if I have written it before, but since Visual Kei is over-exposed in a stupid way, among Japanese music fandom outside Japan, as a result stereotypes and biased cliches are being formed.

    I started listening to Japanese music in 2008. Everybody who has ever been into Japanese music, would know that there is an enormous amount of Japanese bands, that aren't visual kei, pop, (or what ever that many people tend to associate Japanese music with) have it's fanbase in homeland big. Also that vast majority does not listen to vk bands, barely ever has heard about. It's true that visual kei as a fashion is actually known and preety popular in Japan, however bands who derss up aren't.

    If you talk about that "J-rock" term (and all that tendence of adding "j-" in front of type of music that a Japanese artist plays), it's a foolish, useless umbrella term that has no place near music. I've also concluded that it's in general used by people (averagely some kind of weeaboos) who for some hilarious reasons want to feel special with their music tastes. Also in Japan with no doubt they just call rock music "rock" no matter if it's from Japan, USA or any other counrty. Why isn't American rock called A-rock, Brazilian rock B-rock, Swedish metal S-metal or French rap F-rap? "Jrock" may stand for Jamaican rock as well. Jordanian rock. Or whatever :lol:

  4. Posted

    I just came across my first thread on MH, and felt like reading it again. Hope no one would mind reviving it :D

    Suprised that Bow Wow hasn't been mentioned yet. They are one of the most important and influential bands in Japanese rock history. They started in 1975, were named Vow Wow in 1984-1990, and are still active. Released a lot of true classics:

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    If you'll ever came across with them the biggest release that you surely will get recommended is 1977 album "Signal Fire". It's said that Metallica and Iron Maiden have herad this album, and took an influence from them.

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    Another masterpiece of theirs is Warning From Stardust, that even has been signed on Japan's 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time.

    During the Vow Wow phase they had a new singer, Genki Hitomi, that reminded me of Brian Johnson a lot :mrgreen:

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    Overall, let's not forget about their guitarist Kyoji Yamamoto - the incredible guitar hero! :rawk:

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  5. Posted

    Just got some of their albums, and they're perfect to get award of Japanese Scorpions. Paul's solo project sound hooking. It's quite adimrable that despite health issues he doesn't give up with rocking.

  6. Posted

    im being more of a nuisance now than anything.

    and lol. typical argument for someone mindlessly hating on a band. When someone defends, call them a fanboy. Yep, great idea! Not redundant at all. It'd be funny to know that I like Dir en grey in passing, but can distinguish between objective criticism and obnoxious rantings with no direction. You say Dum Spiro Spero flopped, yet it's acclaim and subsequent successful tour in support of it (Age Quod Agis) prove that to be false. Your central argument surrounding the band (creativity issues, "bland", etc.) when it's rooted in nothing, it makes no sense. It's pompous especially when the whole "OH THEY'RE UNINSPIRED AND BLAND" is the biggest cliché in the entire japanese music fandom. The same senseless think-tank formulated the whole "DIR EN GREY IS JUST AMERICAN METAL", and continue to create any excuse to hate on the band just because they're popular and said "fuck you" to VK to carve their own direction.

    You continue to highlight that "DIR EN GREY IS STEADILY LOSING FANS IN JAPAN" yet their shows and the frequency of which prove otherwise (pre-hiatus). And furthermore, what does it even matter when (I know, I've said this) their fanbase outside of Japan (international market) is strong. The whole THEY'RE LOSING JAPANESE FANS would mean something if they weren't relevant outside of Japan...but they are. So it kind of doesn't matter.

    Perfectly said, man! This thread propably had became a "band is good vs bad" flamewarland.

    Besides as for these cliches, hardcore VK fans who bash DeG don't even see how Kyo improved his clean singing (Toguro, f.e.). The same goes for that invalid "american metal" cliche, who points out nationality without any sense.

    As for the incoming DVD's I'll be sure to buy them if there'd be a chance, since it's quite hard to get any releases from Japan in my homeland xp

  9. Posted

    Is that the same company that produces the crisps in round tubes? The were my favourites when I was a kid :D I don't fully think that it's any concept to create own version of Pocky, since the honey butter sticks, which Ito showed, have been globally produced for years.

    As for that pink chocolate, that's without doubt original Glico's idea, because my Japanese course teacher had brought for my group when he returned from his hometown in Japan.

  11. Posted

    Holy sh*t, now this sounds like some breaking news for me! :shock: Hope it won't happen the with Kyo, same as with Hizumi resulting dispandment of Despa.

    If I'm not wrong Daisuke Tsuda from MtH also had a throat surgery 2 yrs ago, so it is highy possible that Diru will quickly overcome.

  13. Posted

    Since I've found out about all this ACTA bullshit, I always was damn afraid to see that something like this will eventually happen! And in the end, it just fucking did :x

    Yeah, sorry if I sounded hyped. But because I am Polish, and I'd just never think what low level can politicians, who for not even a long time, give embarassment to my countrymen and instead on caring about the nation they seem to spend time on competiting each other. I'm also extermely afraid how far will it go. Now many times I just keep imagining the Internet surfing being monitored and grassed on into dominion.

    Guys... you can probably imagine how angry everyone here is...

    BUT - there's still a chance, it yet has to be approved by the parliament, so more protests to come...

    Chance may be, but u know, the politicians of Poland are mostly nuts, it's even likely that Tusk will sign it and as a result privacy will get screw up. And in the following months the same might happen to rest of world. It'd be like cyber-stepping back to the communism rule days.

    @Jigsaw I signed the petition too, so let's now just have hope that it won't end badly.

  18. Posted

    The fresh news from the beggining of the year:

    According to what Fred said on his Twitter right there, that this year we can expect 3 new releases, namely next studio album, the Unquestionable Truth Part 2 and live DVD. Sounds really suprising, but let's see how Limp Bizkit will fulfill their New Year plans :mrgreen:

  20. Posted

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    I've just decided to make another thread of my favourite bands, this time for Nirvana. With them I started listening to rock, I was 12 back then (I know that in fact they were grunge, but I just didn't know exact genre names back then :mrgreen: ).

    I love their "Nevermind" material the most, since almost everyone got into them with their "Smells Like Teen Spirit" hit. Many songs from In Utero like Rape Me or Heart-Shaped Box also belong to my favourites. Bleach is great as well, but yeah, Nevermind is definetly the masterpiece! I'm currently reading a book about Kurt's biography and band's history in general.

    Now let's discuss about this legendary band!

  23. Posted

    All right than, I'll give original there! Hope it helps :D

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    Oh, I haven't believed that it was a remake of the song from Gauze until I saw the chorus part.

  24. Posted

    Anthem - Herladic Device

    Dir En Grey - Dum Spiro Spero

    Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra

    Maximum the Hormone - Greatest the Hitz 2011 (though it's a maxi-single, but still feels like I was listening to their album :mrgreen: )

    鐵樹蘭 - 讓信念繁衍

    Generally, 2011 was a very good year for albums, I'll even say probably one of the best!

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