Variety Vs The B-Sides

[Lena-chan]

I hate killer tune XP
Variety would be great if it was a mini album with OSCA, kaban no nakami, karada, pinnochio and kingyo no hako in its tracklist, maybe with also metro and tokai no manaa with SR on vocals obviously

and yes, kingyo no hako FTW /o/

[isxahopas]

Originally Posted by Positron

Karada could replace any other track on Variety no problem.

For the record, "Karada" is actually what made me ask this question.

If I had to pick five songs that I felt best represented the level of musical sophistication Tokyo Jihen had achieved by Variety (and that's both phases) "Karada" would probably be in... say, the top three for me.

This being said, as far as concept and execution is concerned, Variety may very well be their most "sophisticated" album. But "Variety" + "Karada"? I'm a bit skeptical.

How about a show of hands- could Variety work with "Karada"? Where would it fit in the tracklisting?

[ShadyNook]

Karada would fit perfectly right after crazy Kronekodow.

If I were doing album editing, I'd tell the band to make Vengeance and SSAW the b-sides and swap in Karada and Kaban no Nakami. It would make it a muy bueno tracklist.

[Scribble R]

I find Karada very cringeworthy...The Spa and Treatment version is good, though...

[Maou]

Originally Posted by Scribble R

I find Karada very cringeworthy...

I'll just leave it at that and add that BB Queen is one of the worst things I've ever listed to more than once.

[Tokyo Jihad]

i think BB Queen coulda been a decent song if it had decent production choices.

no fart noises woulda been a start.

[ShadyNook]

BB Queen had a Black Sabbath vibe going on. Could've really been a heavy contender.

Ukigumo ruined his own song. lol

[frecklegirl]

Originally Posted by Maou

BB Queen is one of the worst things I've ever listed to more than once.

Agreed.

[fluffiethesock]

Originally Posted by Maou

BB Queen is one of the not best -- but for the sake of misquoting Maou while at the same time expressing my fondness for this song -- things I've ever listed to more than once.

Agreed.



It's got that garage-style sound to it. It's like Crawl but less painful, although Crawl is actually one of my favorite Kyouiku tracks.

[Jesse]

lol... I loooove BB Queen, especially the live version.

And I can't even bring myself to listen to Karada again...

I'm a big Kaban no Nakami fan, and Pinnochio is okay.

So... I dunno... I don't love either of the singles as a whole, and I definitely don't love Variety as a whole. All's I know is that I still love OSCA!