Saruta Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) I have just done a binge listen of Love Live (both generations) and Idolmaster (Cinderella) music for my own research purposes. The obvious difference from Walkure is a far narrower emotional range. Walkure can be angsty. Waklure can be mad-power-tripping. These girls can only be cute and/or inspiring and/or happy and/or hopeful, and perhaps slightly sad, despite having many more songs than Walkure does, and despite some of the creator names involved being the same (Takuya Watanabe, whose work I liked in "Absolute 5" and "Uragiranai", also wrote "Happy Party Train" for Aquors). This, of course, might be because of the "cute girls doing cute things" trope, heavily used by the LL and Idolm@s franchises and pointedly defied from the very beginning by the Macross franchise. So I wonder - are there any Japanese idol groups that would actually have an emotional range comparable to (or greater than) Walkure? I really don't know much outside those that got animated (the latter includes AKB48 thanks to Kawamori but I'm not through too much of their work yet but they do seem rather narrow emotionally from what I saw so far). What, if anything, *should* I be looking at? Japan only, not Korea. Edited January 6, 2019 by Saruta Quote
Big s Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 I was watching some of the recent YouTube videos of Bruce Dickinson performing that last one and I’m hoping they do that one when they’re down here in September. Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 Just saw these guys on SNL, I liked it! There's a RUSH & Led Zeppelin thing going on. Quote
Big s Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 My problem with Greta van fleet is that the singer in a lot of the live performances I’ve seen sounds kinda like Adam Sandler’s crazy voice. I don’t mind their album sounds though and they’re getting a a lot of hype. Between them and the band Ghost, classic rock styles are really making a comeback and I’m liking the trend. If I’m not mistaken both bands are up for multiple Grammies in the rock category this year. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted January 20, 2019 Posted January 20, 2019 I am also keep a close look at Greta van fleet, their style kinda reminds me of Led Zeppelin, I agree Rock/ Metal are coming back. Thats very good for me, even for over a month, I've been listening only to Heavy Metal . Quote
Big s Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Someone busted out some Dio! I’ve loved his stuff for so long. My favorite album he sung on was Rainbow Rising in his Rainbow years in the mid 70’s followed closely by Dehumanizer in his early 90’s Black Sabbath stint. Quote
505thAirborne Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 When I worked freight at my old Dept store years ago we used to bust out Metallica, Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and of course some Dio. Pink Floyd was reserved for after work. Quote
Big s Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Floyd really does work better for relaxing after a long day rather than moving product. When I worked a lot of wear house jobs I would have fun with industrial like Minstry or KMFDM due to the rhythms and mechanical sounds fitting in with the reality of the job. Quote
Big s Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 I just hate having to wait until September to go see Maiden. Those tickets went up almost a year in advance. At least I know i’ll be happy when the day finally arrives. Quote
Big s Posted March 9, 2019 Posted March 9, 2019 Whenever someone brings up Depeche Mode I always remember the Venture Brothers episode when the Monarch is stuck in line for the restroom. Quote
Mog Posted March 15, 2019 Author Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) A medieval, sword-wielding FROG? Yes! And his theme music fits him perfectly: And that moment you realized 'ish just got real in BOTW: Edited March 15, 2019 by Mog Quote
Big s Posted March 15, 2019 Posted March 15, 2019 Those last two are some serious classics. Gonna see maiden in September and just saw Ozzy on New Year’s Eve. Quote
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