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    There are MANY bad vocalists in VK, pretty much countless. That may be because I listen to the more obscure VK bands that not many people listen to.

    As far as the majorish ones go.. some bands like -Oz- and Nega are an acquired taste to like their clean vocals. Also, Sakae from POPCORE although I like him as well. D=out, Alice Nine. and Ghost too I guess.

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    It seems like everyone is asking questions but few people are getting their questons answered.

    Anyone know if Maru (from BIS) is any band now?

    I use vkdb.jp to learn about band history, that and Trombe of course. vkdp is a wonderful site that is pretty much dead on and extremely helpful in that regard. They are always updated too.

    As for BIS vocalist it says "個人/状況不明" which means Personal / Status Unknown.

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    A lot of artists keep their age a secret and only list the month and day that they were born in. I don't think you'll find anything on it sadly. Related to that topic.. I really wanted to know the age of Hazuki from Lynch...

    I think it's safe to assume he's in his mid 30's or early 40's. :D

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    I am probably going to celebrate it, as there's a big party here then... MAYBE I SHOULD DRESS UP AS FRYPAN FROM THE PUMPKIN HEAD

    Edit: To be honest I don't know what to dress up as.

    cool you like The Pumpkin Head

    Anyone who says they dislike Pumpkin Head clearly has something against Clowns... or Pumpkins. :o

    They're a decent very band imo.

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    One thing I can't stand is when people get so pissed off when you say anything negative about a band they like. They should learn to accept other people's opinions. I know about "if you don't like this band, then don't talk about them" argument, but sometimes a little criticism is more than necessary. Discussing flaws in a band can even start more constructive conversation too! It all depends. Sometimes it's best to also ignore people if you don't like what they're saying. If they're not personally attacking you or other fans, then why get so "butthurt" about it? If they're attacking you personally then by all means rip their heads off.

    I also get annoyed by the "fangirls" who would rather talk about how cute a group is rather than the music itself, and fans like this are mainly on Youtube. (Thankfully I rarely see that shit on last.fm or here.) At the same time though they're just being themselves. I really don't understand why anyone would put the looks before the music, but I've never asked any of these type of fans why they comment the way they do, but it does make reading Youtube comments a less enjoyable experience. Just look at the top comments when you type "the Riotts PV" to see what I mean.

    Additionally, many of these types of fans only know about 10 different visual kei bands, and because of this + sheer ignorance; I all the time view comments such as "x sounds just like Dir En Grey / Gazette / An Cafe / Ayabie" etc. Now I can understand the idea that many VK bands sound the same because they do, but most of the time when I see these comments it's criticizing a band that doesn't even sound anything like the band they're referring to. So basically when I'm viewing a VK video on Youtube, the comments are either like this: "x looks so kawaii!", "this band is copying x band!" of "this band / song is awesome!." Unfortunately, the latter is what I see the least.

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    Are you more attracted to music that emphasizes technicality and instrumental proficiency or music that puts more emphasis on soul and accessibility?

    For me I'd have to go with the latter. I don't really care how talented the band is although it's a plus of course, but if the music sounds good to me that's good enough. Not every talented musician makes good music. Of course there are a lot of shitty acts out there who play from the heart but just sound bad anyway due to immense lack of talent. It really just depends on the group.

    For me, soul/feeling/accessability/whatever you call it comes first. Usually if there's some catchy melody or hook and some extra special "something" (that I can't describe really xD), that's enough for me to like a song. Or maybe something extra about it, like evoking a memory or feeling of nostalgia, I'm usually partial to that kind of music. Of course, technicality is nice too, when (and only when) it intensifies that cool atmosphere of the song and turns it "supercool". Those instances that make you go "wow!"

    This is pretty much exactly how I feel. I agree with this post completely!

    An example, but you can feel free to disagree is the band Born. Although the members are more talented now than they were in the past. I enjoy them more as RENNY AMY than I do as Born, in general. I just really like the way they sounded because they weren't afraid to sound however they felt like. They just had, in my opinion, a more raw and impervious sound with lots of shouting, screaming, squeeling, whimpering, and many other strange noises all over the place that Ryouga wouldn't dare do anymore. The band sounded just plain crazy!

    Although Born is a great band, and I do enjoy them quite a lot, I just think that they currently sound more cliche, and less daring. Do they have less emotion or "soul" now than they used to? I don't know, nor do I have the right to say rather they do or don't.

  25. Posted

    mediafire just today made a major change to their design o.o

    I didn't think of any better place to say it, but they wiped out all the DL's to one of my files for some reason but the rest are still there.

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