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Lazuright
 Posts: 54 Location: Leominster, MA. |
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I don't know about anyone else, but for years before i had anime, i listened to music on the radio any channel. And i found it boring and the same in some way. Then anime entered my life. Shortly after anime music, then Japanese music. And i found myself inspired and...well i can't explain it. All i know is that anime music touches somewhere deep within me that no other music ever had.
Who feel's the same? |
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Haru to Ashura
 Posts: 617 Location: Termina |
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Music depends on the people who make it, not where they're from. It just differs from band to band, really. A j-rock band like Pierrot sounds better than an American punk band any day. But at the same time, U2 could totally kick their ass in a second. (Albiet U2 started out in the UK...)
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Tony K.
 SubscriberModerator  Posts: 11441 Location: Frisco, TX |
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Lazuright, I know how you feel. After getting into anime, I now find myself listening to a lot of anime and Japanese music (both instrumental and vocal) much more so than U.S. music.
But don't get me wrong, I still like American music too, but I just don't feel like keeping up with it. All I really listen to in the car now is usually a CD I made with anime or J-music on it or ESPN Radio. As for describing how this sort of music actually captures my attention so much, though, I can't really explain. I guess it just feels more diversified since it's a little to a lot more different than what I'm used to hearing. In any case, I suppose it also just depends on your personal tastes, but I like to think I'm open to a lot of different styles (except for U.S. country music, there's just something about the singing I never really liked..). |
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BoygetsfireD
 Posts: 475 Location: earth |
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and jazz will never get old but I agree, almost all of what they play on the radio is outright bad |
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Hotaru
Posts: 481 Location: NY |
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pierrot!
well, anime music is japanese music, no? i listen to TOO much japanese music. too much. :p |
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ping
 Posts: 24 Location: Ireland |
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IRELAND!!! They started in ireland, republic of ireland, not the north so they're not british they be irish!!! Lol sorry, that sorta thing just kind of anbnoys me... 
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Taruto
 Posts: 37 Location: England |
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I like English music and Japanese or Anime music equally I guess
 I can listen to either and be fine with it.
Personally I like the music from Initial D best out of the Japanese music I've got, since a lot of the songs are either a mix of Japanese and English, or are either language. Can't go wrong! 
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Haru to Ashura
Posts: 617 Location: Termina |
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My bad. But people born in N. Ireland are still Irish, you know. |
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IvoryBirch
 Posts: 137 Location: a distant northern land |
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Now, I've only heard a very sparse amount of Japanese music, so I'm not exactly a well-versed person on this topic, but I just haven't been able to get into music sung in Japanese (anime or otherwise). I have nothing against the musical merits of Japanese artists, but the language barrier prevents me from fully enjoying the lyrics. This applies to all foreign language songs - no matter how wonderful the instrumental elements are, the lyrics just don't have the same effect on me as English lyrics do. Granted, this doesn't apply to purely instrumental pieces.
As for American music, I have no problem with the radio, but then, I'm lucky enough to receive WXPN (http://www.xpn.org/). It's a member-supported FM station located in Philadelphia, and it plays a variety of music, giving air time to artists (both mainstream and relatively unknown) of diverse genres. I first started listening to XPN because it played songs by some of my personal favorite artists and bands (Tori Amos, Radiohead, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, et cetera), and I continue to listen to discover other artists, such as Dar Williams and Kathleen Edwards. I realize that I sound like an advertisement, and for that I apologize, but XPN is such a lovely radio station that I can't help myself. 
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JustinSane
 Posts: 269 Location: The Punk Underground, NJ |
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I definately disagree with your opinion on punk (unless you're talking about present day punk rock which is now more like pop punk and emo garbage.) 70s and 80s UK and American punk is by far my favorite... I mean I'll take The Clash, The Sex Pistols, and Dead Kennedys over anime music anyday. Although I do rather like Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Melt-Banana, and The Pillows. I'm sure most of you disagree with me on music but I have to say that anime music varies for me, some of it is good and some just makes my ears bleed. |
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Haru to Ashura
Posts: 617 Location: Termina |
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Yes, I'm reffering to the present day punk. If you like AKFG and The pillows, then you'd like Bump of Chicken. (J-rock band.)
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Iron Chef
 Posts: 487 Location: Seattle, WA |
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Go get 'em Ping! County Mayo representin'! To the point, though, we are talking about separate styles of music. There's no way you can confuse Kajiura Yuki (anime) with Tajima Tadashi (trad. Japanese). That being said, I don't think I'd have nearly as much instrumental music in my collection if it weren't for the anime OSTs I have, which led to koto, shakuhachi and samisen music. There is a different feel about it than most traditional Western scores that does resonate with me better. Also, there's no way in freakin' heck that I'd ever listen to Westernized pop music, but for some reason I still listen to Okui Masami, Hayashibara Megumi, et al. I don't know if it's the "Japaneseness" of it or that they arrange their pop music differently than what happens on this side of the pond or what. What's good is good. 'Nuff said. |
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BoygetsfireD
Posts: 475 Location: earth |
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sorry, that was a bit off topic 
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Razorlight6
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As someone who's been listening to an insane amount of Japanese music, and does not understand the words, I think that one of the major factors is that we hear the foreign voice as another instrument and can focus in on the melodies and inflections moreso than when simply listening to a voice singing lyrics. The voice becomes as enchanting and mysterious as the instruments that accompany it. I think this is also true when listening to anime in Japanese or other types of foreign dubs. Of course, this is just icing on the cake because a lot of mainstream J-music, certainly the anime-inspired kind, are just written a whole lot better than US mainstream. The arrangements are richer, the melodies instantly catchy yet many time surprising. Any time I try to listen to U.S. radio I immediately notice how "empty" the songs feel, and how predictible their melodies are. It's as if the songwriters/singers took the shortest, easiest route to producing a song that will be at least good enough to sell some records on the short term. Oh wait, that's a marketing and business strategy. And lack of creativity and/or integrity. But I've got to say that the better J-pop I've heard is from anime or is a style that is either common in anime or would fit a show well. The J-Pop that sounds just plain bad, usually the more contemporary R&Bi-sh/hip-hop-ish type of stuff, are the songs that sound more like contemporary, mainstream American songs. In other words, many Japanese pop-divas are living up to the American standard of all flash for more cash. |
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hkrok76
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most things in general range from "ok" to crap. So yeah...most japanese music in all it's glory (jpop, jrock, anime, jrap) is ok to crap. American music is that way too. So's everything else. anyway....
music is heavily dependent on the area it comes from. There are glaring differences between japanese pop music and american pop music, as there is with french pop music and anything else. The world's just gotten a lot closer together due to technology of recent years. So sounds are getting more and more similar, the influences are becoming larger and larger. There are local influences that other parts of the world doesn't get. So they also influence regional styles and music. Not only that, Japan has a different pop sense then the US. Or atleast the last time I checked. Japanese hip hop, r&b is rather different from the american equivalents, and it's not just from the language differences. Although that does help. I completely agree with the statement about foreign music being appealing because you concentrate on the melody rather than the lyrics. Seriously, I'm sure most of the lyrics are pretty ridiculous in any language, but if i don't understand it, I don't have to feel ridiculous listening to it. I've read translations of japanese songs...some of them are pretty great. The others are mainly meh. The current pop music of the states tends to be rap/hiphop/r&b or pop punk. I miss new wave and hair metal. I miss blues driven music. I miss....bubblegum pop. In my opinion, there is a difference between actual Anime music and Japanese pop/rock music. Many animes use jpop and jrock as themes, but the ones that are pretty much noted as Anime music is pretty recognizable. I mean...usually they involve on of the seiyuus, and the songs are usually more...inherantly anime...Itooshi hito no tameni, Sakura Saku, and more recently the first Kaleidostar theme. Those just shout at me...ANIME MUSIC. I love it though ^^ Also, they are all different from traditional japanese music. It's like comparing the didjeridus to TISM. I also wish more underground Japanese rock and other music would be more readily available over here. Anyone know a site that has some good bands listed? I found one a while ago, but i lost it. There was a little article about a two man band. A drummer and a guitarist/vocalist/foot pianist. That's right, foot pianist ^^ As of now, I am an anime fan, thus I prefer Anime music, but I can't say that it's "better" |
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