What are your top 10 "non-visual" J-rock bands?

[doombox 4421]

I can't believe I never posted in this thread.

 

Let's see what my most played list has to say in iTunes.*

 

イツエ

FACT

Crossfaith

ONE OK ROCK

SiM

back number (okay they verge on pop-rock but I'm counting them.  )

CRYSTAL LAKE

a crowd of rebellion

coldrain

WANIMA

 

 

*This list is only accurate from 2013 on, when I got a new computer and had to reinstall everything from scratch. So I'm gonna list a few older honorable mentions:

Pay money To my Pain

ラヴィアンローズ

NEW BREED

cinema staff

2side1BRAIN

[violetchain 912]

It changes a lot, but something like this:

 

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (or The Birthday, depending on the day)

Dragon Ash

Good Morning America

Suck a Stew Dry

MO'SOME TONEBENDER

NOA

Nothing's Carved In Stone

POSSIBILITY

andymori

ELLEGARDEN

[desparejo86 160]

01. Oblivion Dust

02. Oblivion Dust

03. Oblivion Dust

04. Oblivion Dust

05. Oblivion Dust

06. Oblivion Dust

07. Oblivion Dust

08. Oblivion Dust

09. Oblivion Dust

10. Oblivion Dust

[peffy 3568]

Hmm, since I got all up in VK in 2010 I've been ignoring non-VK stuff I didn't know before, so there won't be anything "new" in here.

Also, since the thread says "bands" I guess I will exclude solo artists.

 

BUGY CRAXONE

Tsubakiya Shijuusou (椿屋四重奏)

HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT

Tokyo Jihen (東京事変)

Yousei Teikoku (妖精帝國)

ATTACK HAUS

REDЯUM

fra-foa

GO!GO!7188

Janne Da Arc ... not sure if they count as VK or not, but I'm struggling to get this list to 10..

 

lol, 7 out of 10 have female vocalists

maybe 8, cuz ATTACK HAUS had a backup female vocalist.

Edited May 4, 2016 by peffy

[SwampMan 222]

In no particular order:

 

Hello Sleepwalkers

RADWIMPS

coldrain

UVERworld

Base Ball Bear

MONKEY MAJIK

Wagakki Band

ONE OK ROCK

KANA-BOON

Onmyoza

 

These are just some of the bands I like the most at the moment.

 

[paradoxal 2948]

I think I can barely name 10 non visual j-rock bands...

[doombox 4421]

2 hours ago, paradoxal said:

I think I can barely name 10 non visual j-rock bands...

Then you came to the right thread to help with that!

[Kaye 296]

Hmm. These are the ones I've been listening to most recently, I guess.

 

amazarashi

PENGUIN RESEARCH

coldrain

NOISEMAKER

MY FIRST STORY

Wrong City

LOCAL CONNECT

Another Story

OLDCODEX

ONE OK ROCK (Though I'd rather add Girugamesh considering they haven't been really "VK" for a while)

Edited May 4, 2016 by Kaye

[doombox 4421]

3 hours ago, Kaye said:

LOCAL CONNECT

*high fives* I have been addicted to these guys lately. So happy to see other people jamming them!

[chemicalpictures 1888]

ELLEGARDEN

FACT

coldrain

THE HIATUS

Asian Kung-Fu Generation
FAKE?

Pay Money to My Pain

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES

ONE OK ROCK

DRAGON ASH

 

in no particular order

Edited May 5, 2016 by chemicalpictures

[Chi 2624]

i dont really have a proper top 10...i like a lot of bands equally

so im gonna list according to my lastfm

 

dir en grey

pelican fanclub

owarikara

the novembers

koochewsen

plasticzooms

frederic

art-school

ame no parade

haku

 

[anakuro 847]

17 hours ago, paradoxal said:

I think I can barely name 10 non visual j-rock bands...

 

tbh i'm in the same boat 

 

BUT I must say

I love Hysteric Panic (pretty pumped to finally see them!!)

Unveil Raze is p cool

I'm getting into Hone Your Sense as well

And I really really really like Proxyon (thanks for the heads up on them @Tokage)

I forgot to mention GNz-WORD originally too

 

If anyone has any suggestions based on these let me know?? 
Because I am pretty interested in branching out from my VK hovel.

@doombox you suggested Angry Frog Rebirth right??

 

Also is Last Day Dream worth checking out ?

Edited May 5, 2016 by anakuro

[doombox 4421]

3 hours ago, anakuro said:

 

tbh i'm in the same boat 

 

BUT I must say

I love Hysteric Panic (pretty pumped to finally see them!!)

Unveil Raze is p cool

I'm getting into Hone Your Sense as well

And I really really really like Proxyon (thanks for the heads up on them @Tokage)

 

If anyone has any suggestions based on these let me know?? 
Because I am pretty interested in branching out from my VK hovel.

@doombox you suggested Angry Frog Rebirth right??

 

Also is Last Day Dream worth checking out ?

Yep, I consider them similar to Hysteric Panic, though maybe a little less intense. X"D Nobody does it quite like Hispani. And just throwing it out there but you might like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas too if you haven't checked them out already. 

[SUBLIMINAL 52]

1. Plastic Tree (if they count... I think so, at least)

2. 夢中夢 (Mutyumu)

3. PLASTICZOOMS

4. Boris

5. 東京事変 (Tokyo Jihen)

6.  Coaltar of the Deepers

7. MONKEY MAJIK

8. B'z

9. THENOVEMBERS

10.  Lillies and Remains

 

For now.

[anakuro 847]

2 hours ago, doombox said:

Yep, I consider them similar to Hysteric Panic, though maybe a little less intense. X"D Nobody does it quite like Hispani. And just throwing it out there but you might like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas too if you haven't checked them out already. 

i'll definitely check them out!

I've heard of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas but I haven't listened to them so I'll check them out too

Thanks~!

[Tokage 5930]

8 hours ago, anakuro said:

 

tbh i'm in the same boat 

 

BUT I must say

I love Hysteric Panic (pretty pumped to finally see them!!)

Unveil Raze is p cool

I'm getting into Hone Your Sense as well

And I really really really like Proxyon (thanks for the heads up on them @Tokage)

I forgot to mention GNz-WORD originally too

 

If anyone has any suggestions based on these let me know?? 
Because I am pretty interested in branching out from my VK hovel.

@doombox you suggested Angry Frog Rebirth right??

 

Also is Last Day Dream worth checking out ?

 

Rim Cat / Reclens are worth checking out since you like Proxyon, iirc I already slapped you in the face w/ one of their things in the past

[anakuro 847]

@Tokage you probably did!! you suggested so much and i lost track of some of the bands :') I'll check it out (again)!! Thanks ＼(^o^)／

[Kaye 296]

15 hours ago, doombox said:

*high fives* I have been addicted to these guys lately. So happy to see other people jamming them!

 

*high fives back*

As with most of these bands I just randomly picked them up somewhere a short while back. Release of the new mini was well-timed tbh.

[Pretsy 1343]

1. Ringo Shiina + Tokyo Jihen

2. Midori

3. Ling Tosite Sigure

4. Boredoms

5. Cinema Staff

6. Melt-Banana

7. Happy End

8. Karasu

9. Indigo la End

10. Shishamo

 

Something like that for now. I tried to make sure that they are at least counted as "rock acts".

 

Edited May 5, 2016 by Alroy

[Tokage 5930]

What's with all the people reppin' Cinema Staff? Are they really THAT good?

[Original Saku 1593]

24 minutes ago, Tokage said:

What's with all the people reppin' Cinema Staff? Are they really THAT good?

 

They're one of my personal faves for sure. Some people might argue that they were better before going major, but in all honesty they've never put out a terrible album,  all of their albums have been at least decent imo. Just a really consistent band that appeals to a lot of indie/alternative rock heads. Also not a lot people realize that they've actually been around since 2003...

Edited May 6, 2016 by Original Saku

[Ikki 807]

I tried to not include bands that were glam rock/glam metal that could have been seen as VK in my list.  It's mostly oldies because I have a fondness for old music.

1. Loudness
2. Grand Slam
3. Sharam Q
4. Lazy
5. Flower Travellin' Band
6. Cobra
7. RC Succession
8. Princess Princess
9. Wands
10. Kome Kome Club

[yakihiko 1480]

This is what I could get in my music player for picks.

1.coldrain

2.TKfrom凛として時雨

3.abstracs

4.DIAWOLF

5.Pay money To my Pain

6.PLASTICZOOMS

7.THE NOVEMBERS

8.FEAR FROM THE HATE

9.m:ature

10.PELICAN FANCLUB

 

Edited May 7, 2016 by yakihiko

[evilcoconut 109]

Gonna update mine...no former visual bands, mostly based on charts.

 

1.SPYAIR (will probably always be my fave tbh)

2.DOES

3.UVERworld

4.Base Ball Bear

5.Galileo Galilei (but they're disbanding)

6.Silhouette from the skylit

7.THE BACK HORN

8.FoZZtone

9.Gari (their last album kicked so much ass)

10.flumpool

 

Bonus bands: FLOW, LOSTAGE, NCIS

 

Also really fucking love SEKAI NO OWARI, but are they rock, alt-pop, circus music? Idk.

[Bear 1817]

On 7.5.2016 at 3:11 AM, Ikki said:

I tried to not include bands that were glam rock/glam metal that could have been seen as VK in my list.  It's mostly oldies because I have a fondness for old music.

1. Loudness
2. Grand Slam
3. Sharam Q
4. Lazy
5. Flower Travellin' Band
6. Cobra
7. RC Succession
8. Princess Princess
9. Wands
10. Kome Kome Club

 

Hell yeah! They should be on everyone's list because of Satori alone. What an album! 45 years later and it still sounds innovative, original and unique.

 

I've already posted in this but I want to do it again:

 

Sigh

Sabbat

Framtid

Gauze

S.O.B.

Mono

Meiko Kaji

Magnesium

Boris

Gallhammer

 

Well, that's what it looks like today. Tomorrow it would look different again. THere's just too many good and even band to choose from, but Sigh, Sabbat, Framtid, Mono, Boris and Gauze would probably be on this list the next 50 times I make it too. The others however would probably be swapped.