Ringo News 2015

[Nimh]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Jihad

lame and dismissive

Brilliant and sage.

[deadgrandma]

98% female.
Hmmm. Interesting.

This could potentially explain a lot. Or nothing.

[zeroryouko]

Originally Posted by deadgrandma

98% female.
Hmmm. Interesting.

This could potentially explain a lot. Or nothing.

And overwhelmingly middle-aged too.

[deadgrandma]

The fact that most are fans for over 10 years makes me more sad when I see what she's become... way to slap the loyal in the face.

[zeroryouko]

Maybe this will be a wake-up call? I wonder if she even realizes that KSK has the following that it does.

ETA: I'm not surprised that KSK was the favorite album, but why no love for Sanmon Gossip?

[deadgrandma]

Also, unrelated kinda, but I've noticed that on JPS, there's new tags on the Coke song: "fellover" and "vocaloid" haha (I swear it wasn't me)



Re no love for SG: Obviously it's just too manly :-p

[zeroryouko]

Originally Posted by deadgrandma

Re no love for SG: Obviously it's just too manly :-p

That audience got what I suspect is to date her best live performance of Shun...I just don't even know what else to say...

[deadgrandma]

Shun is for the elite only I suppose. It's the only explanation. Maybe this live performance's piano solo sucked or was non existent like the solo in Ariamaru Tomi. Or maybe noone was paying attention after the fall.

[tsukigimehime]

Originally Posted by deadgrandma

98% female.
Hmmm. Interesting.

This could potentially explain a lot. Or nothing.

I don't think it really explains anything, but it isn't too surprising--she writes music for women, she always has. She herself even said last year that she thinks male fans may not even have anything to listen to at her shows.

KSK seems to be her biggest hit with many, many, many international fans, and I definitely don't see as much love for SG by comparison I've heard people say that it seems more experimental/less thematically cohesive, so perhaps that hinders its popularity--it definitely took me a long time before I was able to understand it. :s And it took like 5 years before we actually got live performances of most of the songs whereas KSK got Baishou and EM (not including songs performed with Jihen as well), two very strong live performances that have been around for more than 10yrs

anyway, it's a ranking of #1 favourite song of the night, as in you only get to choose one. Even if people did enjoy Shun (even if they REALLY enjoyed shun), I think many were looking to hear their favourite (probably early era) song live and were happiest to have that need met...is how I see it

[zeroryouko]

Originally Posted by tsukigimehime

anyway, it's a ranking of #1 favourite song of the night, as in you only get to choose one. Even if people did enjoy Shun (even if they REALLY enjoyed shun), I think many were looking to hear their favourite (probably early era) song live and were happiest to have that need met...is how I see it

You're probably right. It would be very tough to choose just one.

Originally Posted by tsukigimehime

I don't think it really explains anything, but it isn't too surprising--she writes music for women, she always has. She herself even said last year that she thinks male fans may not even have anything to listen to at her shows.

Surely there are many male fans who appreciate her for her skill and intelligence and for the fact that she doesn't pander to them?