Stereopony

From Wikipedia (information)
Band members
Aimi (Born in Naha, Okinawa on September 4, 1990) - lead guitar/lead vocals.
Nohana (Born in Shimabara, Nagasaki on September 16, 1989) - bass guitar.
Shiho (Born in Nago, Okinawa on October 18, 1990) - Drums.

Great Band, all three girls and their songs are used in Anies such as Bleach.
Their newest song, I DO IT was written by YUI.

Some of their pics :victory:
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some of their songs off youtube :victory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwchGs5MnVQ (used in BLEACH)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot584qrbvXA (Written by YUI)

ENJOY :woot:

LOL, I thought you were talking about two horses. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:LOL, I thought you were talking about two horses. :beaten:

haha yeah i remember when i first heard their name which ws a year and a half back....thought the same... :sweat: BUT no, they`re a good band..good songs, check it out if u hve time :victory:

I think they're alright, but I'm not that big a fan. There's something about them that remind me of those 'manufactured' girl pop groups.

Jav_sol wrote:There's something about them that remind me of those 'manufactured' girl pop groups.

Aren't they all?

bmwracer wrote:
Aren't they all?

Probably true for pop groups because auditions are held then the girls are trained to become 'entertainers' rather than being true musicians. For example, the girl group Perfume, they're a techno-pop group. I remember seeing an interview where one of members stated that she didn't even know what techno was and when she first heard she hated it, but still joined the group. Otherwise, she'd still be training at the talent agency.

Thanks to sites like youtube I've discovered many 'true' Japanese musicians. These are the people that play at small clubs or 'live houses'. They sell their cds themselves on the streets or at train stations. That's actually how I discovered Chatmonchy (if you look at my sig). Before Chatmonchy signed with Sony Music & did the ending for the anime Bleach, they played at small clubs and handed out their cds to people walking on the street. I admit that ever since they signed with Sony, they lost their edge (soul) and now make more pop rather than rock that caters to the masses. Can't blame them for selling out, now they are making the money they never imagined, but their music isn't the same.

Aimi chan kawaii
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it doesnt bother me, as long as their music is good and i think it is so :victory:

Jav_sol wrote:I think they're alright, but I'm not that big a fan. There's something about them that remind me of those 'manufactured' girl pop groups.

Wish we had more of those 'manufactured' groups over here, music scene is just so bland, no quality or talent for so few bands, agree with Jav_sol about liking the lesser known bands, but I'd rather listen to SP, Scandal, GO!GO!7188, etc than any bands from here. :applaud: Always wondered why there are so many more female rock bands from Japan, probably more than the rest of the world combined, well, seems that way to this baka. :sweat:
EX-Girl
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Shonen Knife
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GG!7188
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Noodles
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hitomi #1 wrote: Always wondered why there are so many more female rock bands from Japan

Yeah, I've asked myself that too. I guess Japanese girls just know how to get their rock on. But all-girl rock bands are nice, I like them. :victory: Just another reason to like Japan, I guess.

Jav_sol wrote:
Yeah, I've asked myself that too. I guess Japanese girls just know how to get their rock on. But all-girl rock bands are nice, I like them. :victory: Just another reason to like Japan, I guess.

Among other reasons, yes, even a lot of rock bands are led by a female singer/guitarist, maybe it's in the sushi? :crazy:
Was thinking of Bugy Craxone, LOVE PSYCHEDELICO, Tokyo Jihen, MegaBabe, few others. This is a great site if you like the lesser known bands who like to rock out! http://www.rockofjapan.com/

Bugy Craxone, been around a while, I really like them. :applaud:
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hitomi #1 wrote:
Among other reasons, yes, even a lot of rock bands are led by a female singer/guitarist, maybe it's in the sushi? :crazy:
Was thinking of Bugy Craxone, LOVE PSYCHEDELICO, Tokyo Jihen, MegaBabe, few others. This is a great site if you like the lesser known bands who like to rock out! http://www.rockofjapan.com/

Bugy Craxone, been around a while, I really like them. :applaud:
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Stereopony is awesome if u ask me...
I luv LOVE PSYCHEDELICO too...cheers for mentioning...i luv the pace in their songs, which i think is the same for STEREOPONY...it`s an addictive tune i guess :victory:

hitomi #1 wrote:Bugy Craxone, been around a while, I really like them.

I love Bugy Craxone, I have all their CDs. The only issue have have with them is that their songs are some what repetitive (I mean the chorus).

Bugy Craxone - Northern Rock (classic stuff) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNardjq7eBI

Sorry this was off topic. :sweat:

Jav_sol wrote:

I love Bugy Craxone, I have all their CDs. The only issue have have with them is that their songs are some what repetitive (I mean the chorus).

Bugy Craxone - Northern Rock (classic stuff) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNardjq7eBI

Sorry this was off topic. :sweat:

Thanks for the link, it is a real rocker. You're not off the topic, how many threads would there be if every band had one? Way too many, so this is maybe for Stereo Pony and similar bands(?) :doh: Need to hear more from your sig band, what are your faves from them? :hehe:

KAZdoramma wrote:

Stereopony is awesome if u ask me...
I luv LOVE PSYCHEDELICO too...cheers for mentioning...i luv the pace in their songs, which i think is the same for STEREOPONY...it`s an addictive tune i guess :victory:

Thanks, :applaud: had heard of them but haven't really heard their songs, just downloaded the PVs of I Do It and Smilife, both good but the second is really good...gonna need to find thier CD(s). :woot:
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Glad to see you also like LP, they are so good. Was surprised one time, was at my local music store, just browsing, and this CD was there! Needless to say, I pushed everyone out of the way to purchase it and run home, I was not disappointed! :victory: Very few J-Pop/Rock CDs you can find over here at a store, Puffy, Boris, Pizzicato Five, Utada, that's really it, normally have to go thru Yes Asia to get my stuff, they know me too well. :bonk: Here's the LP CD cover, it's their only U.S. release.
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hitomi #1 wrote:
Thanks, :applaud: had heard of them but haven't really heard their songs, just downloaded the PVs of I Do It and Smilife, both good but the second is really good...gonna need to find thier CD(s). :woot:
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Glad to see you also like LP, they are so good. Was surprised one time, was at my local music store, just browsing, and this CD was there! Needless to say, I pushed everyone out of the way to purchase it and run home, I was not disappointed! :victory: Very few J-Pop/Rock CDs you can find over here at a store, Puffy, Boris, Pizzicato Five, Utada, that's really it, normally have to go thru Yes Asia to get my stuff, they know me too well. :bonk: Here's the LP CD cover, it's their only U.S. release.
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Yeah my fave song from Stereopony is Hitohira No Hanabira..used for BLEACH ANIME..great song. I do it is good too, written by YUI

and as for LP..my fave song is probably FREEDOM...good pace :victory:

KAZdoramma wrote:

Yeah my fave song from Stereopony is Hitohira No Hanabira..used for BLEACH ANIME..great song. I do it is good too, written by YUI

and as for LP..my fave song is probably FREEDOM...good pace :victory:

Thanks for the SP tip, I'll look for it, YUI isn't too bad, most songs seem okay, there's just to many singers and bands out there, hard to get to know all of them well. :doh: Shame Freedom is not on that CD, I do have the PV for it, good pace is right, they played a couple shows over here, all on the West Coast, they played an acoustic show at a record shop, that would have been worth seeing! :woot:
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hitomi #1 wrote:Need to hear more from your sig band, what are your faves from them? :hehe:

It's tough to chose certain songs off the top of my head. I will say that my fav album was Seimeiryoku, from beginning to end, it's great songs.

Jav_sol wrote:

It's tough to chose certain songs off the top of my head. I will say that my fav album was Seimeiryoku, from beginning to end, it's great songs.

Great, thanks, :applaud: will hunt harder for that album, in the meantime found a site with all their PVs and some lives, heard others mention how good they were, be looking forward to it. :woot:
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hitomi #1 wrote:
Thanks for the SP tip, I'll look for it, YUI isn't too bad, most songs seem okay, there's just to many singers and bands out there, hard to get to know all of them well. :doh: Shame Freedom is not on that CD, I do have the PV for it, good pace is right, they played a couple shows over here, all on the West Coast, they played an acoustic show at a record shop, that would have been worth seeing! :woot:
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haha :hehe: glad u agree, I havent seen LP live but i hve seen Stereopony live..and YUI too, :victory:

KAZdoramma wrote:

haha :hehe: glad u agree, I havent seen LP live but i hve seen Stereopony live..and YUI too, :victory:

Quite a few videos on You Tube, I downloaded them, along with their PVs and made a nice 2 hour DVD of them. :dancing: I really wish they would release more from them over here, they seem like a band who won't become hugely popular, but have a big cult following, actually someone over here told me about them, this is not in anyway any type of J-Pop/Rock city so that's a good sign others have heard about them. :victory:
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