J-Rock

[Dusk777]

I know not alot of people know Japanese but, there are those that can get a sense from a song & music even if they don't understand what is being said. Or you just looked up the lyrics. I have a select handful of bands/singers myself and was just wondering if anyone else is familiar with it? If so, have a favorite?

 

[Atle]

I'm not into J-Rock, but I do love a bit of K-Pop! I know exactly what you mean when you say you can get a sense of what the song is about without having a full grasp on the language

 

[red_panda]

I don't speak any Japanese. Japan has some good hard rock/metal music though. Moi Dix Mois, Loudness, and X-Japan all have some good songs.

 

[Dusk777]

I love Moi dix Mois! Mana is extremely creative and diverse, in my opinion. I remember hearing X-Japan was supposed to be getting back together to do another album years back but, nothing still. Darn you, Yoshiki! Haven't heard of Loudness...I have yet to listen to K-pop. I should look it up, perhaps.

 

[spiralhoney]

SHIZUKA -gorgeous psych rock with beautiful singing and cathartic guitar solos, SLAP HAPPY HUMPHREY -heartwrenching singing sweet acoustic guitar and jarring intense raw electric guitar solos.HIJOKAIDAN- the kings of Japanese noise, sheer overload AUBE- intense to ethereal sounds created using only one sound source per release. An incredible span of releases created solely from heartbeats,rain, voltage controlled oscillator, water,EKG's,temple bells, pages from the bible and so much more
KEIJI HAINO- solo guitar and vocal, intense beautiful cathartic