Music Stuff

[jackofallgeeks]

Oooo, I like this song. Alot, actually.
"Anthem for the Year 2000" by Silverchair.
Now just to find a non-bleep version.
Maybe I should get more Silverchair...

Note for the Nihongo-inclined
Can anyone tell me, roughly, what "Kyomu No Chuu De No Yuugi Dais" means?
Apparently it's a Malice Mizer song, which I thoughly enjoy.
And that's saying alot, seeing as I typically have to understand the lyrics to like most songs. -nods-
Much appreciated.

Comments

[surichan.livejournal.com]

Uhh...that title makes no sense to me right now...of course, "dais" is not a Japanese word. Perhaps it's the English word "dais", yes?

Why do you have to understand the lyrics to a song to enjoy it? Not that I don't usually prefer songs lyrically rather than musically, but isn't there something to be said for a song that musically just reaches out and grabs ya?

Malice Mizer, huh? ::laughs out loud for days and days:: Oh, Andrew...oh, oh, Andrew... ::shakes head, keeps on laughing::

Bara by any other name would smell as sweet...

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

"Uhh...that title makes no sense to me right now..."
Hey, don't look at me, I'm just telling you what the File says:
Malice Mizer - Kyomu No Chuu De No Yuugi Dais.mp3


"Why do you have to understand the lyrics to a song to enjoy it?
I think this is something akin to asking me "Why does a Painting have to be Realistic (as opposed to abstract or impressionistic) for you to enjoy it?" It's a personal, thing, I suppose; it's how I perceive it. I donno, I'm really big on words generally, and when I hear a song, I pay close attention to what's being said. My favorite songs are those which tell a story or hold a dialog ("The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot or "The Rumor" by Savatage). Often times I can 'excuse' musical flaws (such as the... interesting liberties some more-recent harder bands take), though the lyrics (and what they say) have to warrant it. There are some songs that I might like quite a bit, but can't stand to listen to because of the screaming et al.

This, of course, is not to say I don't appreciate musical quality. As I attempted to point out just now, good lyrics don't save a bad song. However, I am very much a fan of instrumentals, particularly if the piano and/or stringed instruments are used. As such, yes, there is something to be said for music that just grabs you.

Nor is this the first song I've liked with foreign lyrics. I'm a fan of latin (that is, REAL latin, not that salsa-stuff) mostly, I think for it's archaic feel. Whether the song in question has Japanese or Latin I couldn't rightly say (as I don't know either), but it has the same sort of feel to it.
^_^;;  Sorry, you asked.


"Oh, Andrew...oh, oh, Andrew..."
Hey now, listen to the song in question before you start coming to conclusions! Firstly, you know I don't know anything about Japanese bands. Secondly, most of the Malice Miser (and J-Rock/J-Pop in general) that I've found I haven't enjoyed; this is an exception. And finally, uhm, yeah, stuff and things and stuff...  ^_^;;

[surichan.livejournal.com]

Sorry, sorry...I personally think that Malice Mizer sucks; mostly because they're the worst of the "gothic Lolita"-esque "visual kei" bands - but I know lotsa people who like them...unfortunately, that's mostly because there are lotsa pretty guys in the band. That's the reason most fans of J-rock like J-rock groups...rather shallow, to my mind. However, I trust that you aren't into this music 'cause you think the guys are "sooooo hot!", so I'll leave ya alone about it. ::winks::

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

S'alright. What do you mean by 'worst of the gothic-Lolita-esque bands?'
What's visual kei? (Eye-candy?)
and, uhm, yeah - remember, I'm straight, apparently contrary to popular belief.  ^_~

Anyways, this one song of theirs I enjoy, and would suggest you listen to, at least once.

[surichan.livejournal.com]

Well, it's hard to explain shortly, but lemme try: there are a mess of J-rock bands that can't make music worth a damn...but they're really pretty, so girls love 'em. They really work their visuals - thus, "visual kei". I have no idea where the "kei" comes from...but a lot of J-rock bands are known simply as "visual bands" - probably because, lemme tell ya, there's just not that much there to enjoy aurally.

Most of the visual bands tend to have a certain gothy bent to them. The guys dress up like girls a lot (the lead singer of Malice Mizer is a guy in a girl suit who everybody thinks is really a woman), or just goth-punk themselves out to death. They also follow the goth trend in their music, which tends to have really "dark", mopey lyrics (like American goth music).

All in all, I don't have much respect for J-rock. A couple groups are okay, like GLAY, who I tend to like. Gackt is good - I don't like him all that much personally, but I know he's a hell of a lyricist, and I respect the fact that he and his band write and play all their own music. Nanase Aikawa rocks, 'cause she's the Japanese Joan Jett. But a lot of J-rock...just crap. I prefer Japanese bands like Pizzicato Five, The Pillows, the Boom Boom Satellites...unique groups like that, who break outta the typical J-pop/rock mold and do their own things.

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

Hey thats a great song! Yeah silver chair did some good stuff when we were in 8^th (I think) grade. You should defiantly check out some of their older stuff.