>>40 hey thats pretty good. didnt know jap groups would ever tour overseas :0! thats awesome
dont suppose they sing in english eh? heh heh
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Anonymous2004-12-29 10:01 (sage)
>>44
Many "jap" groups often tour in many different countries.
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soakrates2004-12-29 11:58
The Pillows touring the US? About damn time.
By the way, anyone else thing the "J-rock" label gets used far too generously? It seems like a bit of a stretch to lump bands like Asian Kung Fu Generation and Sex Machineguns under the same umbrella.
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Anonymous2004-12-29 15:34
Takui and Laruku!!!!!!
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Anonymous2004-12-29 20:25
Balzac, X Japan, Mad Capsule Markets.
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Anonymous2004-12-29 23:03 (sage)
>>46
"j-rock" = "japanese rock" = "rock music from japan"
sex Machineguns = japanese
asian kung-fu generation = japanese
therefor, sex machineguns & akfg = j-rock.
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soakrates2004-12-30 4:15
>>49
I'm aware of what "j-rock" means, thanks. But calling Sex Machineguns and AKFG "j-rock" and leaving it at that is like me taking Exodus and the Pixies and calling them "A-rock". It's not necessarily incorrect, but it is misleading.
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Anonymous2004-12-30 4:48 (sage)
Both the Pixies and Exodus are American rock bands. I don't see what the problem is. I wouldn't just call any of the bands in this thread just "rock" bands just as I would not call the Pixies or Exodus just "rock." But to keep it simple, it might as well just be rock for now.
Save the specifics for sub-genres.
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soakrates2004-12-30 15:27
The problem is that while Exodus and the Pixies are technically both rock bands, they are vastly different, musically speaking. One is thrash metal, while the other is more alternative/grunge. It's pretty much the same case with bands like Sex Machineguns and say, the Pillows. Mentioning them in the same breath and calling them both "j-rock" is just misleading. Would you recommend Anthrax to someone who's a big Lemonheads fan?
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Anonymous2004-12-30 19:38 (sage)
alternative, metal, blahblahblah. It can all be considered rock. But saying "rock" is of course the most general you can get. I don't think anyone is actually considering any of the bands mentioned in this thread to be at all similar.
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soakrates2004-12-31 0:12
To be fair, I wasn't trying to point the finger at anyone in this thread. I guess I just wanted to sort of subtly bring up something that annoyed me. And yeah, it can all be considered rock, but all I'm saying is that there's a point at which the term "rock" is too general. Oh well, agree to disagree I suppose.
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elboomo2004-12-31 2:12
this thread needs more MONO.
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Anonymous2004-12-31 3:24
The stuff brought into america fucking sucks. Such as Ami Yumi where their music is shitty and 98% their voices are modified with a voice synthesizer.
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Anonymous2004-12-31 17:54 (sage)
>>56
There has been tons of amazing Japanese music brought to America. Stop looking for shitty pop.