EstherM wrote:

Funnily, if I am not mistaken, a lot of JE songs are written by Swedish producers.

Honto ka??

That's a funny bit of trivia.

bmwracer wrote:

Honto ka?? That's a funny bit of trivia.

honto
The Nobuta wo produce song, some Kinki Kids songs among others were produced by Scandinavian Songs AB.

EstherM wrote:

honto The Nobuta wo produce song, some Kinki Kids songs among others were produced by Scandinavian Songs AB.

LOL.

So the back of the OST CD says "Made in Sweden" rather than "Made in Japan."

Oh, the irony.

I think if you look at alot of stuff from Japan you can find something that resembles it in another country. Like the show Cromartie High I feel is just a Japanese Hitchhikers to the Galaxy.

As for the whole VK thing I wasnt alive when KISS and Bowey were hot so even though I know of them this is sort of new to me. Yet to me their music is awsome. I cant listen to pop too much. Its tooo soft. I like hard rock songs. And it seems to me the new American mainstream rock is becomming softer and more emo So I listen to older American music like SOAD, A7X (not old but still), Marilyn Manson, ans stuff like that. Yet I am listening to more and more Jrock because I love the intensity of the music
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shiroi_tora wrote:

I listen to older American music like SOAD, A7X (not old but still), Marilyn Manson, ans stuff like that.

LOL, that stuff ain't old.

You gotta listen to Cream, Led Zeppelin, etc... That's where hard rock really started.

bmwracer wrote:

LOL, that stuff ain't old. You gotta listen to Cream, Led Zeppelin, etc... That's where hard rock really started.

Actually, it started with Elvis.
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Wynter wrote:

Actually, it started with Elvis.

I said Hard Rock, kiddo.

I don't ever recall Elvis wailing or jamming on a Stratocaster or similar.

bmwracer wrote:

I said Hard Rock, kiddo. I don't ever recall Elvis wailing or jamming on a Stratocaster or similar.

TRUE SAY! Sumimasan. >>goes to take a nap<<
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Wynter wrote:

TRUE SAY! Sumimasan. >>goes to take a nap<<

Before your nap, read up on rock music and its origins at Wiki.

They'll be a quiz later.

Extra credit: 60's and 70's R&B...

While we're on the subject, the REAL King of Rock and Roll is Chuck Berry.

gaijinmark wrote:

While we're on the subject, the REAL King of Rock and Roll is Chuck Berry.

I'd have to agree on that without reservation.

gaijinmark wrote:

While we're on the subject, the REAL King of Rock and Roll is Chuck Berry.

i thought it was Elvis...
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slashersam016 wrote:

i thought it was Elvis...

You thought wrong.

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

gaijinmark wrote:

While we're on the subject, the REAL King of Rock and Roll is Chuck Berry.

maybe im too young....whos chuck berry?
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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

More like 60's-80's...

I'm a novice when it comes to Jazz and Classical... But a good start would be watching Swing Girls and Nodame Cantabile...

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

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

shiroi_tora wrote:

maybe im too young....whos chuck berry?

You're kidding, right?

How can anyone say they love rock music and not know its history/roots?

A brief history from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music

bmwracer wrote:

You're kidding, right? How can anyone say they love rock music and not know its history/roots? A brief history from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music

haha!! well I thought it's elvis too!! I guess our generation thought of it that way..

visual kei.. yeah it originated from japan.. I'm also into that..

and the trivia about jpop songs from swedish producers yeah that's true.. there's an arashi song that is the same melody as love is all around by ricky lee.. and It was composed by a swedish..

but for the question japanese or western music.. it's a pretty hard decision but I'll also go for western since I got hooked with their music first

Another Wiki thread on Rock 'n' Roll: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_roll

thanks for the link bmwracer!!

anyway you guys should try watching this and see how much it resembles!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QoPmrOVMX4 rikki lee's version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbib2LSOZxk arashi's version.


freaky isn't it?? they say both parties bought the song to a swedish composer.., so both are original..