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NEWS: Hatsune Miku Virtual Singer's New CD in Weekly Top 10




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samuelp
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:11 pm Reply with quote
Saihate? Kokoro? Popipo? Rip-Release? That graduation song?

Those songs right there warrant it a buy, in a big way.

People seem to miss the forest for the trees here: All miku really ended up doing is drawing out some amazing composing talent, it's not miku that makes these songs great.
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Kougeru



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:10 pm Reply with quote
samuelp wrote:
Saihate? Kokoro? Popipo? Rip-Release? That graduation song?

Those songs right there warrant it a buy, in a big way.

People seem to miss the forest for the trees here: All miku really ended up doing is drawing out some amazing composing talent, it's not miku that makes these songs great.
ya, but that graduation song i always felt was pretty overrated and too long. i think ill pick up this cd sometime tho
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DarkHunter6523



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:29 pm Reply with quote
samuelp wrote:
People seem to miss the forest for the trees here: All miku really ended up doing is drawing out some amazing composing talent, it's not miku that makes these songs great.


Also the prolific use of Nico Nico to promote these songs and the weekly Vocaloid rankings. Basically, amazing marketing beyond what Crypton could have ever imagined.
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Himemiya



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:30 pm Reply with quote
HOLY CRAP Lemon Angel Project is COMING TRUE!!!
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sashaisme



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:53 pm Reply with quote
"Melody" Is my favorite Miku song.

"I Want to Eat a Tuna" Is one of my favorite Megurine Luka songs.

If it had those, I'd gladly shell out money that I don't have to buy it.
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Kikaioh



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:29 am Reply with quote
Woohoo! Go Miku!! Very Happy

@samuelp: I wanted to say, I think using characters like Miku actually helps the songs a lot. It gives the music a human touch, but without all the emotional baggage real artists sometimes seem to carry. Plus, all of the artwork and animation that comes with a lot of the music videos is really neat too, and lends a lot of depth to the songs. For example, I'm not sure I would like Po Pi Po half as much if it weren't for Miku singing - actually, taken by itself it's kind of a weird song, don'tcha think? Laughing Using Miku helps set a context for how the song should be taken in a way, so I think there's something to be said about how the characters enhance the music. Though I do agree, the talent of the human composers is really what makes the work, and it's easy to lose sight of that, thinking that a virtual idol is singing the song when really there's a human behind the scenes making it all happen.
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