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Drop's are fun if you like bands like The Birthday and that sort of old school rock n' roll vibe. Their sound is more pop-rock, but the singer has a lovely voice, and they're going for cool instead of cute, which is kind of refreshing.
 

Drop's are fun if you like bands like The Birthday and that sort of old school rock n' roll vibe. Their sound is more pop-rock, but the singer has a lovely voice, and they're going for cool instead of cute, which is kind of refreshing.
 

MACABRE is flawless, should definitely get more votes.

Maybe HITORIE would be a good place to start? Really catchy stuff and the vocalist is not high-pitched at all.

My Japanese still sucks, so there are probably mistakes, but I think these are some of the better attempts I've made at translating andymori lyrics.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTmV5Yc0Ks8
 
彼女 / She
 
Music and Lyrics: Oyamada Souhei
 
What should I do if that girl opens her heart to her friends about her relationship troubles?
That girl calling out my name is just the stuff of dreams, isn’t it?
 
Still, every night when I’m about to fall asleep, I end up thinking about her
I even think about things like sneaking into her room and hiding in the closet
 
These wild ideas just keep growing
 
Even the way she writes is beautiful
And somehow the way she walks is pretty too
Lalalalalala…Her voice is wonderful too
And there’s absolutely no doubt that she’s a kind-hearted person as well
 
I’ll go to the park with that girl, to the sea, to the mountains, to the river, to the street corners of foreign countries, to the very centre of the desert
And ten years later, when it’s become affordable, we’ll travel through space
 
These fantasies just keep growing
We’ll be gazing at the blue, blue earth together
 
She'll smile just for me
She’s taken flight in my heart
 
These fantasies just keep growing
 
彼女 / Kanojo
 
Kanojo ga koi no nayami o tomodachi ni uchiakete itara dou shiyou
Kanojo ga boku no namae o yonde-kureru nante yume no hanashi sa
 
Soredemo maiban nemuri ni tsuku koro ni kanojo no koto o kangaete-shimau n da
Kanojo no heya ni nantoka shinobikonde awatete KUROOZETTO ni kakuretari nanka shite
 
Sonna mousou o fukuramasete iru no sa
 
Kanojo no kakuji wa totemo kirei de
Aruki-kata mo nandaka kirei de
RARARARARARARARA…koe mo subarashikute kitto kokoro mo yasashii hito ni chigainai
 
Kanojo to kouen ni umi ni yama ni kawa ni shiranai kuni no machikado ni sabaku no domannaka ni yuku
Juu-nen-go ni wa o-tegaru ni natta uchuuryokou ni yuku
 
Sonna mousou o fukuramasete iru no sa
Aoi aoi chikyuu o futari de nagameru n da
 
Kanojo ga warau
Boku no tame ni
Kanojo ga tobikonde-kuru
Boku no mune ni
 
Sonna mousou o fukuramasete iru no sa
 
Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a050bf1/l02896a.html
 

 
愛してやまない音楽を / The Music I Can't Stop Loving*
 
Music and Lyrics: Oyamada Souhei
 
The music I can’t stop loving
Seems to ring out anywhere I go, brother
If I start to take it too seriously, I get in fights about it too,
And sometimes things get ugly
 
Still, since your eyes always call out to me like a little boy’s
In those tough moments too, I can keep going with an honest heart
 
The music I can’t stop loving
Seems to ring out anywhere I go, brother
Let me hear that wonderful melody
Lalalala…
 
While I was heading down the road to the station, carrying my guitar case under my arm, I looked back with a smile on my face
Time flows by, and even if my dream is destroyed, I want to sing with unwavering passion
 
The music I can’t stop loving
Seems to ring out anywhere I go, brother
Let me hear it
Play it for me now
Lalalala…
 
Notes:
*Or maybe "The Music I'll Love Forever"? I remember seeing someone translate it as "Can't Stop Loving Music" as well.
 
愛してやまない音楽を / Aishite Yamanai Ongaku o
 
Aishite yamanai ongaku o
dokomademo nara-sou ze kyoudai
Honki ni naru nara KENKA mo suru yo tama ni iya ni naru koto mo aru darou
 
Dakeredo omae no hitomi wa
Itsumademo shounen no you ni
Ore o yobu kara kurushii toki mo sunao na kokoro de irareru yo
 
Aishite yamanai ongaku o
dokomademo nara-sou ze kyoudai
Suteki na MERODII kikasete kure yo
RARARARARARARARARA…
 
GITAAKEESU kakaete aruita eki made no michi no tochuu furikaetta egao
Toki wa nagarete yume wa yaburetemo kawaranai jounetsu o utaitai
 
Aishite yamanai ongaku o
Dokomademo nara-sou ze kyoudai
Kikasete kure yo
Kanadete kure yo
RARARARARARARARARA…
 
Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a050bf1/l028968.html
 

 
クラブナイト / Club Night
 
Music and Lyrics: Oyamada Souhei
 
I got a little bored in front of the refrigerator and,
I tried to go for a stroll, but the day just ended up bringing me down
 
Come out on a club night, and let’s dance with a gin and tonic
It’s fine if you have an ulterior motive
I’ll play your favourite records
Lalala…lalala…
 
Come out on a club night
Where a red light shines on us
We become adults, and make our grown-up faces
Show me your unadorned smiling face
It’s fine just like that
I just feel like I can't go to sleep yet tonight
 
There are some weeks when I’m wandering around, when my heart gets exhausted
But I can’t complain
I just have to hold on a little longer
When you can see both the light and dark before you, let’s head for the light
I’ll play your favourite records
Lalala…lalala…
 
Ah, everyone is going to continue on their journeys, being blown by the wind
Wanting, being loved, being rejected, looking up at the stars*
Stop turning the pages of the albums from that glittering age and,**
Come out on a club night
I’ll play your favourite records
Lalala…lalala…
 
Your playlist goes right to the centre of my heart***
Anything is fine, as long as you’re going to come with me
Let’s go anywhere
Come on, let’s go anywhere
Let me hear some cheerful music
 
Come out on a club night, and let’s dance with a gin and tonic
Just that is fine
I’ll play your favourite records
Lalala…lalala…
Lalala…lalala…
Lalala…lalala…
Lalala…lalala…
 
Notes:
*, **, *** = Not sure about these lines
 
クラブナイト / KURABU NAITO
 
Reizouko no mae de nandaka tsumaranaku natte
Sanpo shite-mita kedo soredemo yappari shizunde shimau hi wa
 
KURABU NAITO e oide yo JINTONIKKU de odorou yo
Shitagokoro demo ii yo
Kimi no suki na REKOODO o kakeru yo
Lalala…lalala…
 
KURABU NAITO e oide yo
Akai RAITO ni terasareta
Otona ni natte otona no kao o shite iru
Kimi no ari no mama no egao o misete yo
Sore dake de ii yo
Konya wa mada nemurenai kibun
 
Nan-shuukan mo tadayotte
Kokoro wa tsukarehatete
Demo yowane wa hakenai mou sukoshi dake ganbaranakucha
Hikari to yami ga kimi no mae ni mietara hikari o mezasou
Kimi no suki na REKOODO o kakeru yo
Lalala…lalala…
 
Aa daremo ga kaze ni fukarete tabi wa tsuzuite yuku
Motomete wa aisarete furarete hoshi o miageru
Kagayaita jidai no ARUBAMU o mekuru te o tomete
KURABU NAITO e oide yo
Kimi no suki na REKOODO o kakeru yo
Lalala…lalala…
 
Kimi no PUREIRISUTO wa boku no kokoro no domannaka mou nandemo ii yo tsurete itte kure yo
Dokomademo ikou
Dokomademo ikou yo
GOKIGEN na ongaku o kikasete okure yo
 
KURABU NAITO e oide yo JINTONIKKU de odorou yo
Sore dake de ii yo
Kimi no suki na REKOODO o kakeru yo
Lalala…lalala…
Lalala…lalala…
Lalala…lalala…
Lalala…lalala…
 
Kanji:
http://j-lyric.net/artist/a050bf1/l028969.html

Psycho le Cemu, since the 15th anniversary concerts are happening next year and whatnot. That, and I love seek's new costume. It's so amazingly impractical.
 
http://psycholecemu.com/images/main_photo02.jpg

Psycho le Cemu, since the 15th anniversary concerts are happening next year and whatnot. That, and I love seek's new costume. It's so amazingly impractical.
 
http://psycholecemu.com/images/main_photo02.jpg

Oh no, I'm not saying that the discussion here is bad or mean-spirited - quite the opposite in fact. I think the discussions in this thread are pretty civil, and they're some of the more interesting ones on the site. I'm just saying that if you feel like everyone is arguing against your point in this thread you're probably doing something right.

Oh no, I'm not saying that the discussion here is bad or mean-spirited - quite the opposite in fact. I think the discussions in this thread are pretty civil, and they're some of the more interesting ones on the site. I'm just saying that if you feel like everyone is arguing against your point in this thread you're probably doing something right.

I'm not defending some of his other actions, but how does Kiwamu telling you that a live distributed CD you wanted to buy is only available at lives make him bad at contributing to the overseas fandom? That is what a live distributed CD is. It's supposed to make more people come to the band's shows because they can't get it anywhere else.

AA= DVD came. Seems like it's definitely worth the extra $2 for air mail. I think this is the fastest I've ever received something from CDJapan. Everything I ordered with SAL took  2-3 months.
 
It also came with a "live flag", which I have no idea what to do with. It was a nice surprise though. I thought the only bonus with this edition was extra footage.

Sure, if I met someone that really felt like the right person, I definitely would. No kids, though.

Day 10 - asobius - pray & grow

Release Date: 2014-03-19
Label: RX-RECORDS
Genre: Rock/Alternative
Impressions by

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  Sample: 

 
But the album:
CDJapan | HMV | iTunes

I just realized that the video for LEGO BIG MORL's song "Wait?" is about the other band members waiting for the guitarist's fractured wrist to recover. Which is why he's just standing there looking angsty and flexing his wrist while everyone else is playing until the last minute. 
 
Wow I'm slow. I thought he was just supposed to be the good looking one or something.
 

Ubukata is dead on.
 
  

Ubukata is dead on.
 
  

Nobody asked the most important question yet: WHERE IS POST-BRITPOP KEI?!?!?!

Ubukata is dead on.
 
  

My NOA CDs came, so I can finally enjoy reading ace Engrish lyrics like this:
"This forest is my home and live now
This foot is running on the forest
But the foot doesn't move now
The dog of iron biting to the feet"

I guess kurofuku and "soft"...I typically go for the bands that don't wear much makeup, and I prefer a lighter rock sound (as opposed to metal), like L'Arc, GLAY, etc.
 
Plus "other" for whatever Psycho le Cemu are called.

I like what I've heard from To overflow evidence - there's one song of theirs that I really love, but I'm not feeling the vocals from nim.
 

I like what I've heard from To overflow evidence - there's one song of theirs that I really love, but I'm not feeling the vocals from nim.
 

I have a bit of a random and irrational love for THE SOUND BEE HD, and I don't listen to any of those other artists, so...
 
1. THE BACK HORN - Choujou genshou
2. KUROYUME - Happy Birthday
3. Superjoint Ritual - Everyone Hates Everyone
4. Hitomi Yaida - My Sweet Darlin'
5. Bulletboys - Thrill That Kills
6. J - Perfect World
7. THE BACK HORN - Koufuku na nakigara
8. Lynch Mob - I Want It
9. THREE LIGHTS DOWN KINGS - As I'm Alive
10. ManjiLINE - GOODAY
 
Ooh, there's some embarrassing stuff in this one. Really tough to choose between the good songs, though. I had to cheat a bit.

Why should anyone need to feel bad about growing out of a music genre? That's like feeling bad about not watching Barney anymore. Different things are bound to appeal to you at different points in your life.