here: X Japan, Dir en grey, ROUAGE, Cali//Gari, Luna Sea, hide, SaDS, Plastic Tree, Transtic Nerve. i don't really go for the gothic stuff like Malice Mizer, but i do enjoy Lariene and the occassional Moi Dix Mois song.
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Anonymous2005-04-05 2:40
Jrock is living proof that the 80's "world music" fad should have died with the 80's.
>>90
Melt-Banana aren't Jrock, but they are awesome.
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Anonymous2005-05-08 21:26
>>88
I think it's mostly because it's been copied in its entirety. Really, the only group I like is Seikima II, and it ain't for their music but their commercials and strange cameos.
Jrock is simply 80's rock with less obsession with sex and drugs. (which, come on, is what made most of'em fun.)
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aarima2005-05-11 16:58
Melta Banana is a part of the Japanese underground but not really Jrock. They tour the US a lot and I've heard they are more popular in the west than in Japan.
so JUST because they tour the west they aren't Jrock...
Does this mean we should consider Beck unamerican because he tours Japan allot
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aarima2005-05-11 21:56
if Beck sang in Japanese all the time and not english that wouldn't make him straight american rock now would it?
Let's say a bunch of american dudes form a VK band. They sing in japanese, crossdress and put on makeup. Would they be "american rock?"
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Anonymous2005-05-13 1:06 (sage)
>>94
No, Melt-Banana aren't JRock because they AREN'T JROCK. They are whatever genre you want to through in along with "noise." They are quite far from "rock", other than the fact they use traditional instruments.
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Anonymous2005-05-23 10:32
my favorite Jrock bands are: thee michelle gun elephant, the back horn, blankey jet city and rosso.
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Anonymous2005-06-02 19:26 (sage)
>>95
if they play rock, and are american, aren't they automatically an american rock group.
oh whatever ._.