Japanese Music or Western Music?

kisarazu wrote:visual kei.. yeah it originated from japan..

I don't really think it originated in Japan aside from the name itself... I think it's a Japanese adaptation, progression, and mixture of glam rock, punk, and heavy metal, judging from the appearance of the groups... :)

Of course, Wiki has a thread on that as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_kei

bmwracer wrote:
I don't really think it originated in Japan aside from the name itself... I think it's a Japanese adaptation, progression, and mixture of glam rock, punk, and heavy metal, judging from the appearance of the groups... :)

Of course, Wiki has a thread on that as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_kei

you sure do a lot of research :hehe:

kisarazu wrote:you sure do a lot of research :hehe:

Not really.

But Wiki's a great place for quick info for curious minds. :thumbsup:

bmwracer wrote:
Not really.

But Wiki's a great place for quick info for curious minds. :thumbsup:

you have a point there :mrgreen: you saw the videos?? I gave the link on page 2

What was that thread again b :sweat: ? Could you post the link . .?

Lifo wrote:What was that thread again b :sweat: ? Could you post the link . .?

Thread for what? :headscratch:

Lifo wrote:What was that thread again b :sweat: ? Could you post the link . .?

yeah what thread?? if you're talking about the thread I said about a certain video i already gave the link on youtube on page two.. check it out..

If you're looking for classical music downloads, check page 162: thtl posted a TON of stuff to download... Thumbsup

The guy is a walking library of J-Drama OSTs and music...

What were you exactly talking about here? Was it a thread somewhere here?

Lifo wrote:

If you're looking for classical music downloads, check page 162: thtl posted a TON of stuff to download... Thumbsup

The guy is a walking library of J-Drama OSTs and music...

What were you exactly talking about here? Was it a thread somewhere here?

:doh:

My bad... I was referring to the Nodame Cantabile thread, page 162: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.9646.3220.htm

I think all those links are still active, but they do have an expiration date. :)

bmwracer wrote:
:doh:

My bad... I was referring to the Nodame Cantabile thread, page 162: http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.9646.3220.htm

I think all those links are still active, but they do have an expiration date. :)

Hehe, no prob b !! Anyways, Thanks for the link =D

Lifo wrote:Hehe, no prob b !! Anyways, Thanks for the link =D

Sure thing... Hope you enjoy the music. :fingerscrossed: :)

Lifo wrote:Since you're into 70s ~ 90s music b, what recommendations can you suggest about Jazz & Classics? 'Cause I'm tota~lly into these things <3

well, for classical, these are composers that i would recommend
romantic (moody, passionate): beethoven's pathetique
baroque (prim and proper, sipping tea): bach's preludes and fugues
classical period: mozart
jazzy: george gershwin's rhapsody in blue
impressionistic (airy, imagery): debussy's claire de lune
modern (somewhat chaotic): shostakovitch
children friendly: prokofiev's peter and the wolf or saint-saens carnival of animals

you can also purchase the Best 100 collection box from nodame cantabile for a reasonable price on the internet. i think i bought mine for about $30 from japan.

as for preferring western over eastern, i don't particularly compare the two. it's like apples and oranges to me.

for j-rock, i do think shiina ringo is definitely awesome. if you get a chance, check out some of her music videos. so cool.

lilly_pad wrote:you can also purchase the Best 100 collection box from nodame cantabile for a reasonable price on the internet. i think i bought mine for about $30 from japan.

Yeah, the Nodame Best 100 is a great introduction to classical music, particularly if you liked Nodame Cantabile... :)

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, the Nodame Best 100 is a great introduction to classical music, particularly if you liked Nodame Cantabile... :)

I love nodame!! actually it's on my top5 fav dramas!! it's so unique becasue it's all about classical music.. it totally focuses on that.. though orangedays is also another example of a good music drama but it focuses more on the love story unlike nodame. anyway most of the dramas or movies nowadays is about rock music like nana. nodame is a good drama for classical music since almost all of the popular sonatas,prelude and symphonys are there. sorry I f i'm getting carried away with this I'm a big fan of classical music :sweat: I like bethoven's works.. actually I can say that he's my idol.. he's deaf and everything but despite that he was able to create good music..I salute him for that!! and really happy for all his creations!! I want to cry writing this :shamefulcry: I really want to meet him in person *if only it's possible*

well, for classical, these are composers that i would recommend
romantic (moody, passionate): beethoven's pathetique
baroque (prim and proper, sipping tea): bach's preludes and fugues
classical period: mozart
jazzy: george gershwin's rhapsody in blue
impressionistic (airy, imagery): debussy's claire de lune
modern (somewhat chaotic): shostakovitch
children friendly: prokofiev's peter and the wolf or saint-saens carnival of animals

you can also purchase the Best 100 collection box from nodame cantabile for a reasonable price on the internet. i think i bought mine for about $30 from japan.

Woah ~ Thanx a lot !! I needed that, I'll check it out sometime =)

I like bethoven's works..

Same here, he's awsome xD!

lilly_pad wrote:

well, for classical, these are composers that i would recommend
romantic (moody, passionate): beethoven's pathetique
baroque (prim and proper, sipping tea): bach's preludes and fugues
classical period: mozart
jazzy: george gershwin's rhapsody in blue
impressionistic (airy, imagery): debussy's claire de lune
modern (somewhat chaotic): shostakovitch
children friendly: prokofiev's peter and the wolf or saint-saens carnival of animals

you can also purchase the Best 100 collection box from nodame cantabile for a reasonable price on the internet. i think i bought mine for about $30 from japan.

is there anything that is gothic yet classical? Something like Carmina Barera ( I have not Idea how to spell the name)

lilly_pad wrote:you can also purchase the Best 100 collection box from nodame cantabile for a reasonable price on the internet. i think i bought mine for about $30 from japan.

Actually, if you wanna check out what some of the various music CDs for Nodame sound like, they're available for download at D-Addicts... :)