ourchair
Well-Known Member
I'm just wondering... how many people listen to musicians who don't speak or sing (or rap) in English?
Lately, I've been enjoying a lot of Japanese rock like Chirinuruwowaka, the pillows and Bugy Craxone. I'm sure most people would probably find that unsurprising (not just because I'm Asian, though that's probably one reason) since it seems to me that it's a common assumption that people who like anime automatically like J-rock (which is only true to a limited extent).
Anyway, I find that I'm enjoying Japanese rock mostly because they're aestheticists who are playing off of styles established in other countries, but in a rather excellent fashion that I could wax smartypants about for pages.
The most definite hook that J-rock has for me right now is that they rock hard in the way that 'mainstream' Western rock seems to have forgotten to do. Well okay, that's generalizing, but the point I'm making is that the art of the solo and bang-out rocking and unabashed macho posturing seems to have fallen to the side to be replaced by 'sensitive' rock.
Which means that most of the popular rock musicians today are almost too 'embarrassed' to rock out. Anyway, I'll only bore everyone with the details if someone cares to argue that.
But back to the question: Does anybody enjoy music that feature languages they don't understand for a specific reason?
Lately, I've been enjoying a lot of Japanese rock like Chirinuruwowaka, the pillows and Bugy Craxone. I'm sure most people would probably find that unsurprising (not just because I'm Asian, though that's probably one reason) since it seems to me that it's a common assumption that people who like anime automatically like J-rock (which is only true to a limited extent).
Anyway, I find that I'm enjoying Japanese rock mostly because they're aestheticists who are playing off of styles established in other countries, but in a rather excellent fashion that I could wax smartypants about for pages.
The most definite hook that J-rock has for me right now is that they rock hard in the way that 'mainstream' Western rock seems to have forgotten to do. Well okay, that's generalizing, but the point I'm making is that the art of the solo and bang-out rocking and unabashed macho posturing seems to have fallen to the side to be replaced by 'sensitive' rock.
Which means that most of the popular rock musicians today are almost too 'embarrassed' to rock out. Anyway, I'll only bore everyone with the details if someone cares to argue that.
But back to the question: Does anybody enjoy music that feature languages they don't understand for a specific reason?