Which band member's departure would have the biggest impact on TJ?

[deadgrandma]

Takes a lot for me to go "wow, listen to the drums'

Hata does not do this.

[Tokyo Jihad]

Dynamite Out and Kyouiku more. After this it became the Kameda showboat fest, and if the bass is going crazy, the drums usually have to take a backseat (and vice versa.)

[TurtleFu]

But I looooooooooove Kameda's bass. His little solo thingy during Ultra C (was it during OSCA? Nadouteki Sanpunkan?) was soooo sexy.

But his compositions are too easy listening-ish and pop-y.

But Hata is a very, very energetic drummer. He seems to be the only member that can maintain the energy they had during Dynamite!

[Osiris12345]

At this point, I wouldn't really care if anyone went. They just don't mesh well as a band. They're better than average but that's not much of a compliment. For Ringo, being just "better than average" is practically saying it's mediocre. They're all talented musicians but the guys very clearly are not songwriters. Especially Kameda. He's easily the weakest songwriter of the group. Fantastic bass player but a very poor songwriter.

[The Most Curious Thing]

Originally Posted by Glathannus

Maybe the fanbase's perspective on Hata has evolved, now that we've all heard what he's brought to Dai-hakken.

In my opinion...I'm finding more and more negative things to say about Uki, Izawa, and Kameda (and even Shiina, as she refuses to dig into her well of creativity again) but Hata has remained level. Granted, part of that is because he's remained in the background since the beginning of the band -- but that notwithstanding, he's a perfect drummer.

Originally Posted by deadgrandma

Takes a lot for me to go "wow, listen to the drums'

Hata does not do this.

But to be fair, not every drummer has to be a Neil Peart to be a good drummer. I guess that's the curse of being a "good" drummer (or bassist, to make note of Jihad's point)...you're only noticed by making yourself noticeable.

[deadgrandma]

Originally Posted by The Most Curious Thing

(and even Shiina, as she refuses to dig into her well of creativity again)

You mean she refuses to share her music cookies with Tokyo Jihen and is saving it for a solo album. We can only hope.

Hell, even churn out an album of Oishii Kitesu, add some (intentional) extreme brickwalling and heaps of samples, roll her 'r's and get SS 2.0. (If that's what it takes for her to sound 'creative' again.)

With a big fat :-p

[W3iHong]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Jihad

She can leave. Go back to being solo. Hata is the only one who has not harmed his cred too badly in Jihen.

Ringo moves to Soil and Pimp Sessions. I can imagine.

[TurtleFu]

They don't even have a vocalist, right?

Better yet: She moves to PE'Z.

[W3iHong]

Originally Posted by TurtleFu

They don't even have a vocalist, right?

Better yet: She moves to PE'Z.

Ringo moves to akb48

Celebrity suicide of the year.

But really,

I want Hirama back... Ukigumo can stay too. I just don't want Hirama to associate with that WEEABOO.

[deadgrandma]

2 guitarists?

GO GO METAL.