Guest o hai itz will Posted August 7, 2010 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 UROBOROS -- Dir en grey Dahlia -- X Japan The Bottom of Chaos -- Rentrer en Soi Kuchiki no Tou -- MUCC Gauze -- Dir en grey [Coll] -- D'espairsRay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nes. 2 Posted August 7, 2010 Dir en Grey's 'Withering to death' make it on official lists all the time. Asian Kung-fu Generation's Sol-fa is definitive from the non-visual side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronluna 17 Posted August 7, 2010 D'ERLANGER - LAZZARO 2nd edit: smaller pic now L'Arc~en~Ciel - KISS edit: the kiss pic was large. and the posted UROBOROS album Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jurideluhi 6 Posted August 7, 2010 9 GOATS BLACK OUT-TANATOS DELUHI-Yggdalive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted August 7, 2010 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest o hai itz will Posted August 7, 2010 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted August 7, 2010 ah, I see. thanks =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest o hai itz will Posted August 7, 2010 you're welcome =D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted August 7, 2010 I'd say that these are some pretty "must-hear"/definitive albums J-rock albums that should be heard at least once. 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronluna 17 Posted August 7, 2010 doa - open_d do as infinity - deep forest 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). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Champ213 1858 Posted August 7, 2010 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tosinn 3 Posted August 7, 2010 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furik 832 Posted August 7, 2010 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prism 8 Posted August 7, 2010 the GazettE - DIM D'espairsRay - coll:set 9GOATS BLACK OUT - devils in bedside BUCK-TICK - ?????? Dir en grey - Uroboros MUCC - ???? & 6 Rentrer En Soi - The Bottom Of Chaos sleepy.ab - Palette & Traveling Fair downy - ?? (3rd) heaven in her arms - ????? Dhal - cacophony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDL 692 Posted August 7, 2010 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) 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmriojas 7 Posted August 7, 2010 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!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allisapp 303 Posted August 7, 2010 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cas 4 Posted August 7, 2010 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karma’s Hat 3107 Posted August 7, 2010 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aion 184 Posted August 7, 2010 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 therePLUS: 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number Girl 48 Posted August 7, 2010 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokage 5930 Posted August 7, 2010 Japanese albums that IMO are 'must hears' / 'classics' / 'entry-level' ( aka no HUR SO UNDERGROUND AND RAREZ stuff here ) i can probably think of more but i won't ;u Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUBLIMINAL 52 Posted August 7, 2010 (edited) 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 April 28, 2016 by SUBLIMINAL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cielito 0 Posted August 7, 2010 Illational - eight Dignity of Crest - HGP Les soirée - Aliene Ma'riage Nothing more needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARA 0 Posted August 7, 2010 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
