What are you listening to?

Metal Ken · 10-18-2005, 02:06 AM

Gamma Ray - Majestic

Naren · 10-18-2005, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Toshiro

See, we don't agree on metal either. :p

P.S. I hate male vocal j-pop/j-rock.

Well, yes, 'tis true. I hate most female vocal j-pop/j-rock. I do like Utada Hikaru, Ua, and Love Psychedelico, but other than that... whereas I do have quite a few Japanese rock bands I like: Kemuri, Yamaarashi, Husking Bee, X Japan, Hi Standard, Blue Hearts, Mr. Children, Hide (Spread Beaver and solo work), and a few others.

But, it's okay to disagree. Not everyone is going to have the same opinions. I have like 2-3 songs by Ayumi Hamasaki that I like, but even then, I don't like the way her voice sounds in those songs.

Toshiro · 10-18-2005, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naren

Well, yes, 'tis true. I hate most female vocal j-pop/j-rock. I do like Utada Hikaru, Ua, and Love Psychedelico, but other than that... whereas I do have quite a few Japanese rock bands I like (most of them aren't that popular, though): Kemuri, Yamaarashi, Husking Bee, X Japan, Hi Standard, Blue Hearts, Mr. Children, Hide (Spread Beaver and solo work), and a few others.

But, it's okay to disagree. Not everyone is going to have the same opinions. I have like 2-3 songs by Ayumi Hamasaki that I like, but even then, I don't like the way her voice sounds in those songs.

I can't stand Hikaru Utada, especially now that she's tried to pander to the US music scene.

I kinda like Concerto Moon, but the singer still bugs me.

Shadow will always be the best Japanese metal band, IMO. Too bad they only had one release.

Naren · 10-18-2005, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Toshiro

I can't stand Hikaru Utada, especially now that she's tried to pander to the US music scene.

What's wrong with Hikaru Utada trying to pander to the US music scene? She is an American after all (born and raised in NYC). She's got a good voice and nice music.

I find it funny that you say that as a Hamasaki Ayumi fan. She started out as a model and didn't even want to become a pop singer, but was pressured into it and now makes the cheeziest poppiest drivel I've ever heard as one of the most popular singers in Japan (yet I think she has zero talent). I think many of her songs are worse than Britney Spears' (she is kind of like a Japanese Britney Spears, in a way. Or more like a Japanese version of Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Madonna, and several Japanese idols all mixed together).

Yes, I don't like Ayumi at all... But it's all in the ear of the beholder, I guess.

Toshiro · 10-18-2005, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naren

What's wrong with Hikaru Utada trying to pander to the US music scene? She is an American after all (born and raised in NYC). She's got a good voice and nice music.

I find it funny that you say that as a Hamasaki Ayumi fan. She started out as a model and didn't even want to become a pop singer, but was pressured into it and now makes the cheeziest poppiest drivel I've ever heard as one of the most popular singers in Japan (yet I think she has zero talent). I think many of her songs are worse than Britney Spears' (she is kind of like a Japanese Britney Spears, in a way. Or more like a Japanese version of Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Madonna, and several Japanese idols all mixed together).

Yes, I don't like Ayumi at all... But it's all in the ear of the beholder, I guess.

Yet you stick up for Hikaru who sings about japanese girls being easy? YOU wanna talk about dumb lyrics? And yes I think it's stupid that Utada tried to make it over here, doesn't matter where she was born. Hikaru Utada, dropping her given name, is going to immediately make it big when most of her US fan-base were hardcore anime fans? Most of her old fans I know won't touch that english record with a ten foot pole, the music on it, from what I've heard of it, doesn't even sound like her at all.

This is a stupid arguement, there's not one J-pop star who wasn't 'made' at some point in their career. What I like about Ayumi is that she has a killer backing band, and since I can't understand what she's singing about, I like her voice. Yes I know she was a model, yes I know she was in a hip-hop band. Yes, she's had surgery to make her eyes bigger. At least she doesn't lip-sync as far as I can tell, and that's a big step up from the US pop industry.

This stuff fills the void left from when I got sick of US techno music, simple as that.

Shannon · 10-18-2005, 03:16 AM

^ Simmer down, y'all. Back on topic.

Toshiro · 10-18-2005, 03:20 AM

Heh, okay.

NP: Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage (Yes, leaked already and it's great)

Michael · 10-18-2005, 03:48 AM

At the moment I'm listening to "Flesh on Flesh" by Al Di Meola.

Flesh-EatingMonkey · 10-18-2005, 04:22 AM

Devo: Whip It. I'm not joking either.

7slinger · 10-18-2005, 04:28 AM

Deny Thy Nature

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