New Jihen Song - Amagasa by Tokio

[Tokyo Jihad]

thats not worse. All power to her. Better to burn out than to fade away.

[Tsuchiya]

From what I can hear, it sounds pretty decent to me.

[Jonny]

What's the problem. Ringo was asked to do it - like YOU wouldn't do it if you were asked to (think about how much Johnny's stuff sell)

[justriiingo]

Originally Posted by kuro_neko

what I meant by her being a woman is that I'm sure she has written songs from a more feminine perspective, ala crappy ballads

What does writing crappy ballads have got to do with gender? I've heard lots of crappy ballads from male singers/songwriters trying to make a living.

[ShinjiPG]

Originally Posted by ringobingo

or it could be worse and she might retire and become their manager!!

Polite-old-lady style ;D

I don't think she'll stop right now, or at least I hope not. She said, in the interview for Rockin on Japan (that Jonny translated, iirc), something along the lines: "it took 10 years for me to reach this state (she's in)?"
Which means, I believe, that this is like a new beginning. And for beginning, I hope, it doesn't mean becoming a manager or a songwriter-only :x

^what a mess.

Anyway, about the song. Sounds like a Killer Tune demo.

[alleon86]

while shes at it. she should write for them too, they are in the same label, johnny's, but they sell considerably more than those old washed up tokio



or him, yamapi, the current face of johnny's entertainment

[Masuku]

I love it how Ringo always gives these surprises.
I heard the "preview" now and this definietly is something what Ringo would write. I'm excited of this. I have never listened TOKIO or so but my inner optimism makes me think this might be something good. I won't say a thing before it's released! 8D
Though I must admit that it sounds like a song which is easy to forget.

EDIT I hope Ringo makeing a song for Yamapi will stay as a nightmare in my mind and nothing else :'DD

[Orenji]

I can't help hating those guys =_=... It's "Killer Tune" a la crappy LOL.

[Canto]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTopYNhK93E

so here comes the song. I'm too disillusioned to spare my mind for a comment.

[kuro_neko]

Originally Posted by justriiingo

What does writing crappy ballads have got to do with gender? I've heard lots of crappy ballads from male singers/songwriters trying to make a living.

cuz if you were to turn it black and white I think you would find that most female singers are "delicate" and "sensitive" and most men are "ARGHHHHHH" and "angst" of course this isn't true, it is a stereotype, but the stereotype comes from someplace. IMHO women songwriters tend to work from a place that isn't as connected to them as men, as in, they can write songs about love and stories and this and that and so many songs by men I hear are about heartbreak and anger and the whole of the 3 emotions most men admit to allow themselves to feel. in a word, women are more sensitive and that definitely affects her songwriting.