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I. M. He
Personal Jesus
Canada
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 Posted - 05/14/2005 : 17:32:50
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I have fallen head over heals in love with this band over the past month or so... am I alone here?
Okay, it's not New Wave - but they touch on so many genres (NW included) and still keep a totally unique perspective: The Beatles, ELO, ABBA, Buggles, The Who, Elvis Costello.... the list goes on and on. Yep, they're 'Big in Japan' and here in North America (where they're currently touring [at least I think they still are!]) the fan-base is building - thanks to The Cartoon Network: they perform the theme song for 'Teen Titans' and also have their own animated show to boot!
Hey, to explain the impact these girls have made on me let me, put it this way: I received the latest Cure remasters from The Ideal Copy as soon as they were released (I'd ordered them back in early March)... they are still in the cellophane they arrived in (and I've been a huge Cure fan for 25 years).
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ghosty
Room at the Top
USA
1914 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2005 : 19:17:47
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| They are TRULY amazing! Just about the catchiest Pop Rock around. Their current CD is sort of a "greatest hits" compiled of tracks from 1996 to 2004. It's well worth picking up. |
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Frau_Blucher
Room at the Top
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Posted - 05/15/2005 : 05:09:57
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| Hahahah! I just realized they sing the Teen Titans theme that my kids are CRAZY about (that show is pretty intelligent BTW). I'm gonna have to check em out...I might score big points with the kiddies besides liking it myself. |
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geoffolehane
Room at the Top
USA
845 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2005 : 12:40:37
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Their prime audience is 10-12 year olds. Well, we're all young at heart in here.
Have fun going to their concerts this summer.
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Frau_Blucher
Room at the Top
10908 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2005 : 13:12:58
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| Okay, I just sampled some Puffy for my kids, 7,8, and 11. Not the reaction I expected: "Oh my god, that's HORRIBLE!!!" I guess they like the cartoon better than the musicians. My eldest says they sound like the Chipmunks on too much caffeine. I kinda have to agree. Japanese musical tastes are beyond my grasp I guess, but they're pretty entertaining as a novelty aside. |
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schwenko
Room at the Top
USA
5399 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2005 : 17:52:51
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I'm a big fan! I've seen them in concert 2 times now (Irving Plaza 2 years ago, Webster Hall, last year). They were on Jimmey Kimmel the night after New Order was on. Very melodic; funny that IM He was talking about Cure cds that he ignored, since one of PuffyAmiYumi's best songs Atarashii Hibi (Brand New Days) is a PURE ripoff of the Cure's In Between Days!
I'm also the moderator of the yahoo group Puffy_Ami_Yumi
They just finished a mini West Coast tour, but will be back in the summer to play East Coast dates. |
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Frau_Blucher
Room at the Top
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Posted - 05/15/2005 : 18:16:29
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Originally posted by schwenko
I'm a big fan! I've seen them in concert 2 times now (Irving Plaza 2 years ago, Webster Hall, last year). They were on Jimmey Kimmel the night after New Order was on. Very melodic; funny that IM He was talking about Cure cds that he ignored, since one of PuffyAmiYumi's best songs Atarashi Hibi (Brand New Days) is a PURE ripoff of the Cure's In Between Days!
I'm also the moderator of the yahoo group Puffy_Ami_Yumi
They just finished a mini West Coast tour, but will be back in the summer to play East Coast dates.
Schwenko, I am laughing my ass off right now...this is so in character! I would have been gravely dissapointed if you DIDN'T like Puffy AmiYumi! You'll have to turn me on to the nuances of Japanese pop next time we get together. |
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Bitter Almonds
Room at the Top
USA
3975 Posts |
Posted - 05/15/2005 : 23:30:35
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I remember recommending this to a guy who was just getting into J-Pop way back when their albums were being sold at Kinokuniya Bookstores I can't believe how far they've come along to have their own show, their own bona fide American audience, and domestic releases. Pretty damn good for a band that hasn't changed their format to accomodate English-speakers. Still, it's all about L'Arc~En~Ciel, Sharan Q, Koichi Yamadera, and all those seiyuu who have side-careers as balladeers and popsters Well, there's also X (Japan) who used to rock and whom I liked better than X (US) |
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schwenko
Room at the Top
USA
5399 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2005 : 04:54:25
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Originally posted by XXX
I remember recommending this to a guy who was just getting into J-Pop way back when their albums were being sold at Kinokuniya Bookstores I can't believe how far they've come along to have their own show, their own bona fide American audience, and domestic releases. Pretty damn good for a band that hasn't changed their format to accomodate English-speakers. Still, it's all about L'Arc~En~Ciel, Sharan Q, Koichi Yamadera, and all those seiyuu who have side-careers as balladeers and popsters Well, there's also X (Japan) who used to rock and whom I liked better than X (US)
Yes, but didn't their (X) frontman, Hide, commit seppuku?
My understanding is that Puffy's popularity in Japan is now quite low, so that their American "success" has been quite a boost.
To my ears, most J-pop is not listenable. |
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ghosty
Room at the Top
USA
1914 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2005 : 14:58:55
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| It's wierd to hear this term "J-Pop" because the Puffy AmiYummi CD "Nice" from 2003 sounds like classic late 60's American bubblegum to me....and they alternate between singing in English and Japanese. The song "Your Love Is A Drug" might be the ultimate Pop song, really. |
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Bitter Almonds
Room at the Top
USA
3975 Posts |
Posted - 05/16/2005 : 23:04:50
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Originally posted by schwenko
Yes, but didn't their (X) frontman, Hide, commit seppuku?
My understanding is that Puffy's popularity in Japan is now quite low, so that their American "success" has been quite a boost.
To my ears, most J-pop is not listenable.
Yeah. I remember Hide's suicide making the news on these shores. It was almost a month after Rozz Williams committed suicide, so it was a double-shocker to have the king of Death Rock/Goth and one of my favourite Metalists go in the span of a month. Snuffed. Just like that.
To mine ears, J-Pop is great but they're usually tied to some nostalgic television programme that I used to watch as a kid (like the theme song for Astroboy, Candy Candy, etc). |
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geoffolehane
Room at the Top
USA
845 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 15:49:09
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| My son has been all over me to get tickets. So I did. I get to sit thru the Puffy AmiYumi concert in Somerville, MA in August. At least the tickets were cheap ($19/each plus postage/handling). |
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schwenko
Room at the Top
USA
5399 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 18:39:14
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| Irving Plaza, NYC August 18th!! |
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ghosty
Room at the Top
USA
1914 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 19:08:29
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| I'm playing 'em tonight on my show. Sooo damn catchy!! |
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