I love Gazette, Gackt, Miyavi, Alice Nine and Dir en Grey, honestly you just have to love them what bands do you lot like?
Anywho Some JRock s pretty good.
wewt! boredomz pwn XD
Although if we can include Japanese hardcore in there (Which we probably can’t and really shouldn’t), I’d throw Yellow Machinegun and GISM in too.
Relevance ftw
Does Utada Hikaru count? She should.
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Guitar Wolf.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Guitar+wolf&search=Search
X-Japan/Hide RULES…….Art of Life, while pretty long, 28:56, has to be one of the greatest songs ever made… (they closed down the Hide museum…..*tear*)
Hyde is pretty cool, too….Jesus Christ is one of his best songs…..
Malice Mizer(gackt’s ex-band)- is freaking miraculous.
Yoshiki (X-Japan’s drummer) is simply a godsend…….He has been quoted saying he is forming a "Superband" with GACKT and that they will be touring the US in ’07……….
I love Nobuo Uematsu- this guy is nothing less than a musical genius….
Koda Kumi/Jade from Sweetbox/Rikki/Faye Wong/ Utada Hikaru/Angela Aki- all have magical voices…although they aren’t exactly J-Rock, they’re J-Pop, so it technically is relative
I PROUDLY PRACTICE GACKTISM
http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/sephiroth6171/FF2/?action=view¤t=Gacktism.png
Never have I been so ashamed to share my like of X-Japan in my life. ๐
i should give it a whirl sometime.
by the staff of merlin!
Mutually so, here.
I can understand liking a nation’s music, but wishing you were japanese is a bit laughable.
x2
Never have I been so ashamed to share my like of X-Japan in my life. ๐
yes, we all know he did swear it off…But in a "fairly" recent interview he announced the he IS in fact starting a band with Gackt and You…….
Here’s the quote, and below that is one of the many refernces……
so watch who you say is wrong…..
"Fan question: "What are your plans after Violet UK?"
Yoshiki: "What, you mean after Violet UK breaks up? (laughing fans) It hasn’t
started yet. Um, um. I have one, actually, I’m doing one more band. I can
talk about it, right? Um, yes, Um Yes, actually, I’m doing solo stuff as um,
kind of classical artist, I guess (mumble) main thing is Violet UK.
I’m also starting a band with a guy, probably you guys know, Gackt (insert fangirl
screaming) I know, but, um, we are starting a band together as well. Yeah,
that was kind of a secret, but we’ve been talking about it, but last night I
talked to him and then, I talk about it today and he’s like ‘Cool’."
But, you were denying the whole band……so, you’re wrong, too…..now shut up…… Fucking moron……
Actually I don’t, quit trying to put words in my mouth, Sephiroth "INCARNET"
ROFL LOL Oh my God, that was hilarious. ๐
Senseless. Just like your other rantings.
YEAH!! That’s what I’m talking about yo.
just go to gendou.com and register; type in FLCL and it has all the music for the show.
Gackt
L’arc En ciel (I havent heard them in ages)
D
Asagi
Onmyouza
Maximum The Hormone
I think thats it…
Loudness (FINE Hair/Power Metal!)
Gallhammer (Unique in that it’s one of the few all-female Black Metal groups I know of.)
But, My favorite J-rock artist consist off (in order of greatest to least):
1. Miyavi
2. Due’le Quartz
3. The GazettE
4. Nightmare
5. Alice Nine
6. Cool Joke
I just cannot stand is watching those video clips =__=
Do As Infinity broke up, but the vocal Van Tomiko is still active.
I don’t know if artists like Ayumi Hamasaki, Zard or Younha count as J-rock, but they sound decent enough.
Bump of Chicken, Glay, Porno Graffiti, Yellow Monkeys, Penicillin are worthwhile. Er… And Sound Horizon is kind of like anime music. They are really catchy. If you like Yuki Kajiura, check out her former trio band See-Saw.
Garnet Crow and Gackt are my favorites, though.
No, I do like Janne Da Arc also XD..
I like Oshare and Visual kei alot
An cafe, Janne Da Arc, Vidoll, Exist Trace, Rentrer en Soi, Panic Channel, Raphael, Malice Mizer, Danger gang, Malice Mizer, Duel Jewel, D,12012, D’espairs Ray, Lareine , Phantasgoria. Those are some that I like, although there are a lot more that I like but to lazy to type it all in (^∇^)♪
And yup, most of my favourites do come from the Ouendan games, and anime soundtracks.
I use to be big into jpop when i was in highschool. After i grabbed a lot of the mainstream music i found i didn’t know and couldn’t find out what the good stuff was without actually learning the language. So i gave up looking for new stuff.
There are two types of bands. There’s the shit they put on the radio and play 24/7 and theres the stuff that people actually want to listen to. Kind of like the difference between britney spears and tool.
* Gackt – Vocals,Piano
* Miyavi – Lead Guitar,Shamisen
* Sugizo – Rhythm Guitar,Violin
* Ju-Ken – Bass
* Yoshiki – Drums,Piano
whoaaa!!! their songs is totally cool,dude!
By the way, did anyone listened to Gazette’s new album? I thought it was kinda weak.
Very different, but I enjoy them both. Especially Dir en Grey’s later works impress me, although every album has its share of quality songs.
I also enjoy some stuff by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, Orange Range, and a lot of JPop.
Kagrra,
At first the word that ran across my mind was "wtf?!" But as I listened it wasn’t so bad, in a matter of fact it turned out to be pretty good.
As for the rest many people already mentioned it:
– Asian Kung-Fu Generation
– Gackt
– L’arc~en~Ciel
– High And Mighty Color
– Uverworld
Gackt – Yes, he IS JRock. He’s got his Pop songs but he’s started going towards Rock lately (which is fantastic!). Every new release of his, aside from the song he made for that graduation, is rock.
Miyavi, Dir en Grey (I got to see them live at the Family Values Tour. Kyo cut himself twice (had this lady walk out because of it) and tripped over his microphone cord >.<), BUCK-TICK, Rentrer en Soi, 12012, Kagrra, Alice Nine, L`arc~en~Ciel, abingdon boys school (hasn’t anyone heard of them?! They’re great!), XJapan, Janne da Arc…
I could go on and on, but I guess I’ll stop there LOL. I’ve got so much JRock in my media library it’s scary @_@. I’d say 95% of what I have in there is JRock…
BTW, for you Laraku fans, new single out 10/10/07! (That’s right around my birthday! I’m so excited! Yes…I pre-ordered…)
I don’t really get into Japanese music but these two bands are great
One of first couple is definitely French.
The fifth song is "Sen no yoru wo koete (Memories of Nobody)" by Aqua Timez. It’s from the Bleach movie.
advantage Lucy (J-indie)
Alice Nine (Visual-kei)
Angelo (J-rock)
BUG (J-rock)
Cali Gari (Eroguro)
Cascade (J-rock)
Chatmonchy (J-pop/rock)
deadman (J-rock)
Dir en Grey (J-rock)
Floppy (Electronic Japanese chip pop rock)
Gackt (J-pop/rock)
goatbed (Japanese synth pop)
Guniw Tools (…)
Hora (Visual-kei, techno)
Kagrra, (J-rock)
Kaya (Visual-kei, techno)
Kozi (Visual-kei)
Kra (J-rock)
L’Arc~en~Ciel (J-pop/rock)
Malice Mizer (Visual-kei)
Merry (Eroguro)
Metronome (J-rock/electronic)
Pierrot (J-rock)
The Pillows (J-rock)
Plastic Tree (J-rock, my favorite band)
Schwarz Stein (Visual-kei, techno)
If anyone would like to sample any of these bands, just let me know. Aa, I know how you feel Mizerable! I can’t wait for L’Arc~en~Ciel’s new single. Speaking of which, "My Heart Draws a Dream" was recently used in a Subaru car commercial. : P If you haven’t seen it, you can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCRUYQHXYkI
i like yoko kanno, although her singing is rather overbearing and similar to gackt.
mad capsule markets are great. the lyrics are complete shit but they make great tracks and they look like fun live. shame they split, apparently
"Rubbish"…
Haha! While I’d hate to hear that (not that I dont like Opera, I just dont go out of my way to try and obtain some). He probably would be. He’s also great at hitting those high notes!
Hyde’s solo stuff is a lot different than the L`arc stuff is. It’s to be expected though. Frankly, I like all his works. When he goes solo, he tries to maintain his own special style rather than be repetitive and sing the same way as he would in the band.
I can’t wait for the new album to come out! November, I think it is. I might pre-order it.
"Rubbish"…
i said he sounded like a warbling poof, which is an acknowledgement that he does. thats what i dont like about him, it sounds like shit. he’s successful, good for him, i still think he’s shit.
also uchiha means quiet in polish, draven. not got a clue whether thats the intent of your sub title.
I love Gazette, Gackt, Miyavi, Alice Nine and Dir en Grey, honestly you just have to love them what bands do you lot like?
J-Rock is actually my personal favorite from new age English Metal by far. I have a lot of J-rock favorite bands, such as:
MintJam, Crow’s Claw, S.S.H. Livehouse, Sword of Justice, HIGHSPEED, Terra, VICE VERSA, Vivix, GodSpeed, 札幌電脳室 / 札幌電脳兵器 (Couldn’t find an English translation T_T) and MUCH more….I like both J-Vocal and Instrumental Rock.
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no. ill look into a lot of the suggestions on this thread when i have the time. and ‘kanno youko’ is a wonderful musician and the seatbelts complement her well.
Never have I been so ashamed to share my like of X-Japan in my life. ๐
i’m pretty sure he’ll be playing drums in the x-japan reunion happening soon, where there’ll be a guest guitarist for every track in hide’s place.
also, it was when x-japan broke up that he quit drums, hide died after they broke up.
on another note, my fave j-rock bands are:
kuroyume, sophia, luna sea, J’s solo project, dragon ash, guniw tools, sads, zazen boys, the 5678’s, utada hikaru (yes some of her new stuff is rock), shiina ringo, hide, & mucc.
listen to secret garden by gackt. if not for the vocals (which are not very warbly-poofy in that one anyway, very stable and etheral), then for the supremely sublime composition. it’s so much better than every other song by him (although i haven’t heard many, i somehow imagine no other could come close to being as good as secret garden). the orchestral instrumental freesia op.2 is pretty damn sweet too.
Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Mummy the Peepshow, Mean Machine (broke up long time ago), Polysics (was mentioned), MOSAIC.WAV (more techno-ish), Dj Sharpnel (does beats and stuff), Perfume (kind of like video-game techno music), Spin Aqua (lead singer sings in both fluent english and Japanese), YMCK (video game/techno), Shonen Knife (also mentioned) and Miyavi (old stuff before the album Dokuso was released).
Also forgot to add Hotei Tomoyasu…he’s an amazing guitarist.
Never have I been so ashamed to share my like of X-Japan in my life. ๐
hey dip shit
tell me this
THEN WHY WAS HE DRUMMING FOR HIS SIDE PROJECT VIOLET UK
…
idiot
he still drums
in the newly reunited X JAPAN
and in
S.K.I.N
fucking douche
before you say something
make sure you know what you are talking about
and i like these plus more
12012 , A , Ayabie , Alice9th , ACMAHEAD , ARESZ , Ancafe , Arc , BLOOD , Baroque , Babylon , Berry , Bis , BlackJack , BALZAC , Bang-Doll , Beau , brain haker , Buck Tick , CariGali , Cuartet , Candy , Clavier , Celia xen , COOKY , Couple d’ Ange , ColorZe , CONSTELLATION , CORE THE CHILD , Duralumin , D , Deadman , Dir en grey , Due’le Quartz , D’espairsRay , Daigo Stardust , Doremidan , DeathRabbits , Duel Jewel , Dual , DIABLO , Delphinium , dorothy , DIABOLICA , Elldorado , eight , emmuree , Eile de Mu , [Figure:] , Fatima , Flare , Fiore , Feather-blue , finale , Fanatic Crisis , Glay , Gazette , Gift , Gimmick , Ghost , Girugamesshu , Gackt , GANEISHA , HYDE , HIDE , HenzeL , Himitsukessya kodomo A , Hizaki , Hachi , hotel-shinigani , Iroha , Ichigorokku , Joker , Jam , JILS , Joanne Da Arc , Kagrra , Kra , Karen , Kamikaze , Klack , KuRt , Kagerou , Kazoku , Kisaki Project , Kizu , Kreuz Schwert , Kyokutouahen , Kuroyume , Kamakiri , L..Arc~en~Ciel , Lareine , Luecie , Laputa , Lilith , lolita23q , Lacryma Christi , LunaSea , -miyavi- , Malice Mizer , Mana , Mona:lisa , Moll’e node , Moi dix mois , Marusa , MIL , Merry , MUCC , MASK , MANDRAGORA , Metis Gretel , MIRAGE/syndrome , Nightmare , NANA , Never Crazy , NOIZ , Noah , NevaR , Nine , Nanami-takeshi , OTO-ONI , Omunibasu , Pierrot , Phantasmagoria , Prototype , ~PANIC*ch~ , Psycho Le Cemu , Piasu , Plastic Tree , Paretto , Project Eden , phylia , Penicillin , Rentrer en soi , Rinne , Ruvie , Ruephy Alive , Realice , Retina , Risk un logic , ronsyao , Risky vice , Rviru , R.E.D , RABBIT , Rakeru , Raphael , ROUAGE , Scissor , Shulla , Sulfuric Acid , SUGIZO , Schwarz Stein , Shugafokufuru , SIN , Shido ,S.K.I.N. , Spell [E] den , Soroban , SKULL , Samurai , Sics , Sadis iA Higaimousoukyou , Sharurotto , Sugar Trip , style , Shelly , Sessyon , Silver , Sugoroku , SOPHIA , SEX MACHINE GUN , THE DEAD POP STAR , Voyage , Vidoll , Visage , Vinett , Viodish select , Vogus Image , Vellselk , Volcano , Vertigo , Wizard , WEDDAY , WYSE , Waive , Yaiba , X Japan,
also, it was when x-japan broke up that he quit drums, hide died after they broke up.
he didn’t quit drums, he just avoided them for a while
and no
its still hide
unreleased recorded tracks of him playing and other things
edited to fit the songs
hide will never be replaced
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bad Language = seriously not necessary
and trust me, this kinda stuff is laughable
people should know what they are talking about first
and i am clam hunni
so get off my ass
and yes
my lang will not be censored i got the right and freedom to it
http://dl9.glitter-graphics.net/pub/185/185499fkwlunybl0.gif
and no
its still hide
unreleased recorded tracks of him playing and other things
edited to fit the songs
hide will never be replaced
have you read the official news?
also, it’s easier to get your point across without cluttering it with meaningless insults. similar to how some people put ‘like’ or ‘fuckin’ between every few words.
hide as well for me is my favorite Solo artist in J Rock, though he did pass away. Tough he may be dead, he’ll never die within us.
but anyways.
janne da arc…nuff sed
Music video’s and Drama’s are on their too as well as a few anime.
also into X-japan, Dir en grey, Kagrra – Satsuki and urei are such good songs, Uverworld’s first album was very good havent listened to them recently though, L’arc, AKFG their nippon budokai 2004 live is brill….I also like some YKZ stuff as well but they split up, Flow ….thats all i can think of at the mo
L’arc~en~Ciel, Judy and Mary, Yuki’s solo ish, the Pillows, Penpals, Oranges and Lemons, X Japan, hide’s solo ish, Melt Banana and the Boredoms (and Z-Rock Hawaii, which is Ween and the Boredoms…so that’s about half Japanese…)
But here are a couple I haven’t seen mentioned yet:
Kishidan
The Roosters
Yurayura Teikoku
BOAT
Do yourselves a favor and check some of these out. Some of you have really good taste (or at least tastes similar to mine), so I know you’ll dig them. Perhaps some uploads are in order…:)
No offence meant towards him and I admire him for what he does, but I find his image hysterical.
Have you ever been to a live performance? Or even seen one for that matter? I’ve listened to the lives, have all his songs, he does NOT lip sync. The only time he would is when he’s making his PV’s, but then again, ALL artists do that.
I want news on S.K.I.N! NOW!
No but seriously where can I get X-japan music? can some post a link?
Dir en Grey
Plastic Tree
Kagrra
Luna Sea
The GazettE
songs you must listen to:
Dir en Grey – Amber
Dir en Grey – Higeki ha Mabuta wo Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu
The GazettE – Zetsu
Luna Sea – Dejavu
Plastic Tree – Kuuchuu Buranko
The GazettE – Chizuru
more later ๐
Dir en Grey
Plastic Tree
Kagrra
Luna Sea
The GazettE
songs you must listen to:
Dir en Grey – Raison d’Etre
Dir en Grey – Audrey
The GazettE – Anti-pop
Luna Sea – Imitation
Plastic Tree – Nothing
The GazettE – Beautiful 5 [shit]ers
more later ๐
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Miyavi, L’Arc, Namie Amuro, Yuzo Koshiro, Boom Boom Satellites, YMCK, etc…
I used to love Gackt but I’m not to fond of his newer stuff, same with Miyavi. I also like ORANGE RANGE, UVERworld, Malice Mizer, Charlotte, Girugamesh, Dir en Grey, the GazettE, BUCK-TICK, abingdon boys school, MUCC, L’Arc~en~Ciel, Metronome, SID, Nightmare, Antic Cafe (only a bit), Aqua Timez, LM.C, Porno Graffitti, hide, Maximum the Hormone, Acid Black Cherry, The TRAX (theyre korean though), Polysics, ENDS, Coaltar of the Deepers, Bleach03, ACIDMAN, Danger Gang, ELLEGARDEN, ONE OK ROCK and some others I can’t think of..
you just called anna tsuchiya and on/off jrock @__@
bwhaha ๐
176BIZ, Abingdon Boys School, Alice Nine, Ayabie, D’espairsRay, DuelJewel, GazettE, Girugamesh, Heidi, Kagrra, Megamasso, Siva, Vidoll………
There are some less well known names I didn’t include, but that’s about it really ๐
MO’SOME TONEBENDER
goatbed/cyanotype/cali≠gari/lab.(thebasement)/Shuuji Ishii
BUCK-TICK/Atsushi Sakurai/Lucy
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT/ROSSO/The Birthday
Drug Store Cowboy
9GOATS BLACK OUT
REDЯUM
deadman
lynch./DEATHGAZE/berry
Guniw Tools/Nookicky/Shilfee & Tulipcorobockles/Tafucamadara
SCANCH/ROLLY
Shinjuku Gewalt
Metronome/Floppy/Adapter.
Plastic Tree
Oblivion Dust/FAKE?
Kaya/Hora/Schwarz Stein/Another Cell
Acidman
acid android
BAZRA
NUMBER GIRL
muchi muchi anago
SADS/Kuroyume
Soft Ballet
Transtic Nerve
Tribal Chair
USK
Et cetera.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Bump Of Chicken
Dir En Grey
FLOW
Maximum The Hormone
Road Of Major
Still gonna search for more visual kei.
i am malaysian,this band name come from france means rainbow
in malaysia rainbow is ‘pelangi’,indonesia too
filipino – bahaghari
dutch – regenboog
crotian – duga
german – regenbogen
italian – arcobaleno
japanese – niji
romanian – curcubeu
spanish – arco iris
heee…..
laruku is GREAT!
their new album Uroboros
<img src=http://image.allmusic.com/13/amg/cov200/drl800/l848/l84866ms7q9.jpg> <p>
1 Sa Bir – 2:00
2 Vinushka – 9:37
3 Red Soil – 3:24
4 Doukoku to Sarinu – 3:48
5 Toguro – 3:58
6 Glass Skin – 4:28
7 Stuck Man – 3:35
8 Reiketsu Nariseba – 3:33
9 Ware, Yami Tote… – 7:02
10 Bugaboo – 4:44
11 Gaika, Chinmoku Ga Nemuru Koro – 4:22
12 Dozing Green – 4:06
13 Inconvenient Ideal – 4:24
14 Glass Skin [Japanese Lyrics Version] – 4:29
15 Dozing Green [Japanese Lyrics Version] – 4:08 <p.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DRFW4NYJ
enjoy
PASSWORD:Secondtooth
lol..no problem..I hope you enjoy it.
I like Oshare and Visual kei alot
An cafe, Janne Da Arc, Vidoll, Exist Trace, Rentrer en Soi, Panic Channel, Raphael, Malice Mizer, Danger gang, Malice Mizer, Duel Jewel, D,12012, D’espairs Ray, Lareine , Phantasgoria. Those are some that I like, although there are a lot more that I like but to lazy to type it all in (^∇^)♪
I too like janne da Arc i’m trying to find all album’s and including some of the cover’s of anime
and I have Miyavi tattooed across my chest but otherwise I don’t see the point of liking something on the basis of it being japanese, although i must say it is nice to be able to listen to a voice as just another instrument for the most part and not be distracted by godawful lyrics.
anyway can someone help me for this link
http://forums.ffshrine.org/f58/bump-chicken-super-live-2008-user-share-89489/#post1680776
thx all
I’ve started to dig into this whole Japanese rock music scene thing, a little bit. I’ve been turned onto Spiral Chord, who take the concept of music, and make the whole ordeal more noise than the music. I dig it in a big bad way;
YouTube – Burn up the cell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpf7qgGMb_s)
It’s so loud! I also found this ‘Sloth Love Chunks’ band, which I’m not crazy about. I really like the instrumentals, I can dig what the guitars and drums (despite them being obviously programmed) are doing, but the vocals aren’t my thing.
YouTube – Sloth Love Chunks – Hizumi Loop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OltbqacTG48)
If anyone’s familiar with this type of noisy Japanese rock, make some suggestions to a brotha. The brotha in this instance being me.
Event though I must admit that I liked their older works much more than the newer songs.