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Definitive J-Rock Albums

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Love or hate, go fuck yourselves. Here we post what we see, are DEFINITIVE J-ROCK ALBUMS. This means, pretty much, Japanese bands. VK, stuff that's not gay, hell...who cares?!

IN THIS THREAD: Straight up music appreciation.

Thank You, My Twilight -- The Pillows

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UROBOROS -- Dir en grey

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Dahlia -- X Japan

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The Bottom of Chaos -- Rentrer en Soi

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Kuchiki no Tou -- MUCC

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Gauze -- Dir en grey

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[Coll] -- D'espairsRay

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Dir en Grey's 'Withering to death' make it on official lists all the time.

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Asian Kung-fu Generation's Sol-fa is definitive from the non-visual side.

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D'ERLANGER - LAZZARO

2nd edit: smaller pic now

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L'Arc~en~Ciel - KISS

edit: the kiss pic was large.

and the posted UROBOROS album

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Please, no ridiculously big pics. Make this thread pleasant to view at least.

And can you elaborate on what you mean by definitive? Are we just posting our favorite J-rock albums, albums that we think define the sound of J-rock, or albums that have defined our own personal journeys through j-rock? xD

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Well I guess for the sake of fun, albums that you would say are some of the best material to come out of J-Rock. It doesn't necessarily have to be anything you like either (thus why I put X Japan).

It's essentially, albums you think all J-Rock fans need to hear.

There, that's a better description.

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Guest o hai itz will

you're welcome =D

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I'd say that these are some pretty "must-hear"/definitive albums J-rock albums that should be heard at least once.

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Album names (from left to right)

D'espairsRay - Coll:set

Rentrer en Soi - Sphire Croid

the GazettE - DIM

Tokyo Jihen - Kyoiku

AYA - Kinjirareta Uta

trico - Musics

TRANSTIC NERVE - RAISE A FLAG

toe - For Long Tomorrow

9mm Parabellum Bullet - Termination

sleepy.ab - palette

SADS - THE ROSE GOD GAVE ME

Rin toshite Shigure - Inspiration is DEAD

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE - Alpha Beta vs Lambda

Midori - First

LITE - Phantasia

Kiyoharu - Mellow

kacica - MOSAIC

HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT - VARY

GO!GO!7188 - Tategami

Eternal Elysium - SEARCHING LOW&HIGH

101A - one day

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doa - open_d

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do as infinity - deep forest

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wag-point control + try to listen to "dont look back" again single

Kiseki no hana is galla song on initial d soundtrack (i dont know much about this band).

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My favourite J-Rock album is AULA by ElDorado. I wouldn't call it a definite Jrock-album though...

Maybe "Mother" by Luna Sea or "Mona Lisa Overdrive" by BUCK-TICK.

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Not really definitive or perfect albums, but they're the ones I listen to and love the most:

DEATHGAZE - AWAKE-evoke the urge-

9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS

Deadman - in the direction of sunrise and night ligh

D'espairsRay - MIRROR

Matenrou Opera - Anomie

-OZ- - VERSUS

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D'espairsRay - Coll:Set, MIRROR

RENTRER EN SOI - Sphire-croid

miyavi - gagaku, galyuu

MUCC - kuchiki no tou

Dir en grey - GAUZE, kisou

envy - Insomniac Doze

the GazettE - NIL, DIM

lynch. - greedy dead souls, THE AVOIDED SUN

-OZ- - SIX, VERSUS

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the GazettE - DIM

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D'espairsRay - coll:set

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9GOATS BLACK OUT - devils in bedside

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BUCK-TICK - ??????

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Dir en grey - Uroboros

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MUCC - ???? & 6

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Rentrer En Soi - The Bottom Of Chaos

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sleepy.ab - Palette & Traveling Fair

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downy - ?? (3rd)

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heaven in her arms - ?????

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Dhal - cacophony

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EUROPE - THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

LOL kidding

DeG - Gauze, because it still have old VK mood and sounds on this one. And KISOU, cos it's so mathematical (Adventure Time fan will know what it means) :P

GLAY - Beat Out!

L'arc~en~Ciel - TRUE

Girügamesh - Reason Of Crying, Girügamesh

LUNASEA - PERIOD ~the best selection~

MUCC - zekuu

9goats black out - devils in bedside

Buck Tick - Aku no Hana

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My faves, definitely:

1. the GazettE - NIL (oh the perfection, <3)

2. 12012 - mar maroon (I fucking love this album, yes I do)

3. X-Japan - Art of Life (counts as an album of epicness all by itself for me)

4. Vidoll - Monad

5. Dir en grey - Uroboros

6. SID - hikari

7. RENTRER EN SOI - AIN SOPH AUR (cheating maybe, but it's got everything!!!)

8. lynch. - SHADOWS

9. kagrra, - gozen (some of my first VK music that I fell in love with!)

10. D=OUT - CARNIVAL?? ~?~ (unique and fun!)

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1. Crossfaith - The Artificial Theory For The Dramatic Beauty

2. Dir en grey - Vulgar

3. Dir en grey - Uroboros

4. Ellegarden - Bring Your Board!!!

5. Ellegarden - Don't Trust Anyone But Us

6. Heaven In Her Arms - Paraselene

7. lynch. - The Buried

8. ROACH - MIND OF THE SUN

9. the studs - alansmithee

10. MUCC - Gokusai

11. MUCC - Houyoku

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Coaltar of the Deepers - No Thank You

9GOATS BLACK OUT - devils in bedside

Hako Yamasaki - Tsunawatari

Rentrer en Soi - Megiddo

Dir en grey - Uroboros

The Stalin - Stop Jap

Guniw Tools - Dazzle

sleepy.ab - Palette

Luna Sea - Mother

Mutyumu - Ilya

cali?gari - 10

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Love the thread :)

These are the ones that everybody should have heard already.

Dir en grey - Gauze

cali?gari - ?5???

MALICE MIZER - Merveilles

Merry - Modern Garde

MUCC - Homurauta

The Piass - Piass

X Japan - Vanishing Vision

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D'espairsRay - Coll:set

Rentrer en Soi - Sphire Croid

Tokyo Jihen - Kyoiku

TRANSTIC NERVE - RAISE A FLAG

toe - For Long Tomorrow

9mm Parabellum Bullet - Termination

sleepy.ab - palette

Rin toshite Shigure - Inspiration is DEAD

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE - Alpha Beta vs Lambda

Midori - First

LITE - Phantasia

Kiyoharu - Mellow

kacica - MOSAIC

GO!GO!7188 - Tategami

101A - one day

this (deleted the ones I haven't heard of, or did not think belong in there

PLUS:

ART-SCHOOL - Requiem for Innocence

ACIDMAN - Loop

The Chewinggum Weekend - The Chewinggum Weekend

COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS - Come over to the Deepend

GALNERYUS - The Flag of Punishment

Lareine - Never Cage

Luna Sea - Mother

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS - MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS

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Hm. . .best out of Japanese rock.

For visual kei:

Luna Sea - Image

X - Vanishing Vision

Kuroyume - Mayoeru Yuritachi ~Romance of Scarlet~

Color - Gekitotsu

D'espairsRay - Coll:set

GACKT - Mars

For indie rock:

Number Girl - NUM-HEAVY-METALLIC

Sparta Locals - Dreamer

Melt-Banana - Scratch or Stitch

The Boredoms - Poptatari

Bluebeard - s/t

Boris - Akuma no Uta

For heavy metal/hard rock:

D.T.R. - Dirty Trashroad

B'z - Big Machine

Anthem - Overload

Loudness - Disillusion

Vow Wow - Cyclone

Galneryus - The Flag of Punishment

Etc:

Vivisick - Punks Were Made Before Sounds

The Stalin - Stop Jap

Spiral Chord - Nounai Friction

Merzbow - 1930

Onsa - Mizuiro Sorairo

Volcano - Violent

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Japanese albums that IMO are 'must hears' / 'classics' / 'entry-level' ( aka no HUR SO UNDERGROUND AND RAREZ stuff here )

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i can probably think of more but i won't ;u

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I bet I'm echoing the vast majority of albums already posted, but these are albums I believe everyone (newcomers, oldfags) should hear or should have heard...

 

D'espairsRay - [Coll:set]

夢中夢 - イリヤ-ilya-

BUCK-TICK - 極東 I Love You

SHILFEE AND TULIPCOROBOCKLES - CHICHIRO

downy - 無題3

Presence of soul - Blinds

Dir en grey - Withering to death, UROBOROS

JACK OR JIVE - MUJYO

deadman - in the direction of sunrise and night light

merry go round - merry go round is dead

LUNA SEA - SHINE

D'ERLANGER - LA VIE EN ROSE

Plastic Tree - Puppet Show, Chandelier

sleepy.ab - palette

DEATHGAZE - genocide and mass murder

 

Yeah, that'll do.

Edited by SUBLIMINAL

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Everyone should listen to these albums at least once:

Plastic Tree - Puppet Show (1998)

??? - ??? [MUCC - HomuraUta] (2002)

??? - ??????? [Merry - Gendai Stoic] (2003)

lynch. - greedy dead souls (2005)

D'espairsRay - Coll:set (2005)

RENTRER EN SOI - Sphire-Croid (2005)

girugamesh - Girugamesh (2007)

9GOATS BLACK OUT - devils in bedside (2008)

These should give a wide picture of japanese rock music.

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