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Tokyo Jihen (either version) does not have more depth than Luna Sea. No way, no how. Did you even listen to End of Sorrow? The only album Ringo's done that has more depth than a Luna Sea album is KSK. Luna Sea is about as deep a 5 piece band gets with all the guitar and vocal layering that goes on in their songs.
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Well, if I was banished to a desert island, and could take only an iPod with the entire works of 5 pop artists, today, they would be;
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But there isn't a single Shiina song where I'd ever think "Geeze... what a Maroon 5 rip". Nor liken her to many other artists, actually. That sounded really like the Smiths from the Marr-esque guitars to the way the singer seemed to swoon like Morrisey. Admittedly, the other 2 songs weren't too much like The Smiths, but they still didn't do much for me. They sounded typical of JRock, certainly not unique and a bit bland. Sure, I should give them a few listens... and maybe I will. But usually with a Japanese artist, like Shiina, I'll either be blown away or like them upon first listen, or I'll know straight away that I don't. Luna Sea I didn't.
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Luna Sea is typical of J-rock, because they are one of the defining bands of the genre itself. They're not genre breaking like SR, but they take one genre and do it really well.
I'll never recommend Anubis as an intro to Luna Sea song. I don't even listen to it that much. Mother is not a good intro to Luna Sea song either, just becase the slow tempo is not kind to people with short attention spans, but it's this kind of songs that Luna Sea does very well. End of Sorrow is a good song, but the studio version just doesn't cut it for me. If anyone is still interested in Luna Sea, here's a 3 track sampler. It includes Rosier, I for you and In Silence. I chose these 3 tracks because they're among the most popular LS tracks that I like. So hopefully some of you will give LS a second listening and maybe your opinion will change. fyi: the lyrics of I for you are one of the most poetic ever.
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^ So where can I find these typical J-rock bands that make songs like In Silence? I'd like to hear more.
Edit: Link removed because I was jumped. Also, I don't particularly care for Rosier. I'm just stirring ish about Ringo/Maroon 5 because a lot of people here say the Phase 2 version of Marunouchi sounds Maroon-esque (I personally don't hear it). Of course, if I wanted to be serious about Ringo being a rip-off of anybody (even slightly), I could also say that Shiina Ringo is a Cocco rip (Gibusu, Tsuki ni, etc). There's no denying that early Ringo's grunge/rock sound is very much like Cocco's and Cocco was around before Ringo. Anyway, this is my top 10 of the moment: 1. Luna Sea - you guys are making me rekindle my LS love affair. 2. Bonnie Pink 3. Queen 4. SRV 5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 6. The Strokes 7. Tokyo Jihen Phase 1 8. FAKE? 9. Loudness 10. Shiina Ringo
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Rosier is not in my LS top 15, but a lot of casual fans like it. And this is a good thing. ^ Inaudible-Whisper: Tell me what you think! Don't concentrate on their music that much first, just leave it playing and then suddenly you'll feel something in you...
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While I'm still going off-topic, what's a good Polysics album to get? I've only got three songs (well, two since I have two versions of Black OUT Fall OUT)? I need mooore. *whines*
It's reminding me that I still don't own Image or Shine.
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