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2018.06.04, 03:56 AM | #951 |
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The idea of being disappointed by KZK bothers me a lot
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2018.06.04, 11:16 AM | #952 |
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The sales numbers don't lie...
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Thanks for the responses, guys! I was seriously concerned I made an "ain't nobody got time for that" post. I'm genuinely touched you all took the time to read my random thoughts!
And yeah, your edit is still here (I re-downloaded it actually )! I even read my review of it and it's so funny how much I crapped on Tsukigime-hime back then and love it now. I guess my taste has gotten a lot cheesier with "old age"? Also, yeah, it's sad but true. This album DID make more of a splash than Sports and Dai-Hakken even though I'd argue those albums, pound for pound, are better examples of songwriting and performances from the band. But Variety was just so.... weird and out of left field that you can't help but notice it. It's sort of like how The Phantom Menace will forever be the Star Wars movie that people can keep talking about because it disappointed on such a large scale.
A shame he couldn't really dig it though. Did you love KSK the first time you heard it?
Btw, I have not forgotten about your Brazilian music thread and will give reviews of those songs when I get around to them! I'm so busy lately but will definitely get around to them when I have a break at work
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Isn't that one of those fake commercials from one of the seiteki healing vhs/dvds?
Not the first time, back then the most unconventional music that I liked was the Beatles, and everything else was popish and happy. It was only when my teenager angst started to have HUGE proportions that I started to dig another rock artists and other kinds of music that were not pop, dance and RnB. Or maybe it was because I started liking KSK that I opened up to other genres... I don't know <3 Thank you! It's ok, I know people don't have time to answer sometimes but they still listen to the songs I post, and that makes me happy n_n
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'no more violence' That ad probably never actually aired anywhere. Neither did the lightbulb/toilet seat one. The nail polish ad probably was legit tho. I can't properly recall as it's so long ago now! Variety was a hideous disappointment of a record. It felt like the end of that magic in the air that surrounded Ringo and her releases. She was no longer that special or invulnerable and letting others take so much creative control was absolute blasphemy! Kyouiku was a bit ropey, but it still had energy and a sense of hunger, you could get behind what she was doing because it was still 'Ringo' and the passion was there. Adult gets a mixed reception, but I love it. If the ride up to that point was a train then you could say it slowed down a little and switched lanes a few times. When Variety dropped, the train caught fire, derailed and fell down a ravine and exploded! Coming not long after the half-an-actual-new-album Heisei you could just feel an era had expired. '98~'07 She didn't even make a decade of glory.
My opinion will never change! 10 years on I feel the same. Last edited by Ringo~Bingo (ver. 2) : 2018.06.11 at 05:19 PM. |
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2018.06.16, 10:58 AM | #956 |
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Well, that was a kinda depressing re:review by a co-Variety fan. Because for me, the songs that I first liked still remain in my likedom.
First, for all the songs in the record, tho, it's clearly understandable that the engineering/mixing/mastering leaves a lot to be desired. (SHIT)seikatsu As the disclaimer above, I get why the guitar tone might not be perfect (or at least for me, not quick to get warm to), but the guitar lines... THE LINES, they are SO!!! Especially that wah-chokes in the died-down chorus!!! The 2nd verse intro. The interplay of the first verse backed melodically by the guitar, the second by the keyboard but reply-bellished by the guitar. The minimalist but effective solo! UGH (I love this song so much). Or I guess you're just basically not a fan of the song in the first place. Boutomin Hey, it's a fun chill song; younger you had reason to like it! Uki's voice sure isn't comparable to Ringo, but it serves its purpose here like Izawa's sleepy voice, they provide contrasts to each other. It's meant to be comical. And damn that groove that they progressed to at the end before the Kabuki coda. Mirrorball I'm also like you who preferred the JCHI Mirrorball. But differently, because of the other latter lives, I warmed up to this Variety-based Mirrorball with all its quirks and appreciated how their lines challenges more from the listener (Actually the Discovery live is even more playful than the Variety record, that makes the record look like a cohesive unit). And com'on, what's not to love about that tremolo-then-pull-off-riff with stairs-fx? I really think it's the mixing/engineering and mastering that's aggravated some of the songs to be less palatable. Just felt I needed to defend those three that you put down that I still like. And about the age-old topic that this kind of Jihen not being received well by the seniors; that's all expectations. Used to get this kind of content from artist that they grow to adore and put on pedestal, but artist stopped producing them and instead make another kind of content with others that's different... I can honestly say that the gems from the different are not necessarily (nor at least significantly) inferior to the gems of the past. (But yeah, Shuukyou is a masterpiece, just seeing the modulations and collection of chords) |
2018.06.16, 05:19 PM | #957 |
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I've actually always been partial to Boutoumin. Waranghira is right, it's all about the contrasts. When Ringo finally does chime in, it's like a cool drink of water on a hot day.
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Was listening to the new CHAI album and came across this tidbit:
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2019.03.20, 08:54 PM | #960 |
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The irony being that CHAI's new album is better than any Jihen records
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