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Nimh · 2012.10.16, 08:37 AM

Variety isn't "Tokyo Jihen" to me. It's like "Tokyo Jihen with guest appearance by Shiina Ringo who has a solo project to work on."

Now what if Phase 1 had done something like that? It would have been interesting if after Electric Mole they said to her, "We did your stuff, now you do ours." Instead, it became "The Shiina Ringo band."

I think if Ringo had simply fronted Tokyo Jihen from the start, contributing most of the vocals, some lyrics, and NO music, and kept her solo work going, we would really have a "Tokyo Jihen" sound and by the time of Variety, it wouldn't be in such disarray.

All of the above is just random thoughtless speculation.

2012.10.16, 08:37 AM	#925
Nimh Administrator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,093	Variety isn't "Tokyo Jihen" to me. It's like "Tokyo Jihen with guest appearance by Shiina Ringo who has a solo project to work on." Now what if Phase 1 had done something like that? It would have been interesting if after Electric Mole they said to her, "We did your stuff, now you do ours." Instead, it became "The Shiina Ringo band." I think if Ringo had simply fronted Tokyo Jihen from the start, contributing most of the vocals, some lyrics, and NO music, and kept her solo work going, we would really have a "Tokyo Jihen" sound and by the time of Variety, it wouldn't be in such disarray. All of the above is just random thoughtless speculation.