I think i've scared myself for life...

[Gallstaff]

I think i've scared myself for life...

I'm sorry for this seemingly random post but after listening to a lot of japanese pop music i'll never be the same... EVER! When i first played DDR i was like "woah this shit's weird" Then my friend bringers over his cd that his cousin burned him while she was in japan. ...It's distrubing stuff. Ok lets make a list here.

(A) all the women sound the same.

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have you ever heard them try to sing in english? It sounds like the guy who made zero wing was an english major.

( c )translated, some of this stuff means nothing! It's like "My body is so sad, but i hope that you are not. My wings will carry me away" All in a happy tone that would imply they belong in a mental instituion.

Is it just me or does anyone else find popular japanese music to be.. unsettling? Sorry if this post seems like it's just taking up board space but i gotta know if i'm the only one who thinks this.

 

[googlefest1]

I think i've scared myself for life...

i like j-pop and i think a small part of thier music is like that

alot of translations ive seen seem to have more meaning than american music

i havent listend to any of the type of music on ddr

i think X japan was good try finding some of thier stuff

 

[Gallstaff]

I think i've scared myself for life...

I'll look but so far the only thing japanese i've liked about their music is their techno. They can do techno right if anyone can.

 

[googlefest1]

I think i've scared myself for life...

for techno music i turn to germany i think they are the best at that -- check out the club rotation cds

i think japanese techno is a little fast

 

[Gallstaff]

I think i've scared myself for life...

I am your host, deeter and velcome to shprockets.

haha sorry but i just like that. You think that their techno is TOO fast? It's suposed to be fast.

 

[Cynnamin]

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ahhahahahahahahahha

techno is supposed to be fast.

*giggles*

and jpop kicks much ass.. as does most any Japanese music I've heard!

Check out the soundtrack for Serial Experiments Lain.

 

[racketboy]

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Jet Grind Radio's stuff is a little funky, but not too bad. Doesn't make much sense though. Although what pop music does ?

At least there's a little Rob Zombie in the US version to give a little different feel.

 

[googlefest1]

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i know techno is fast

just check out some german shit you'll know what i mean.

if they have an import section at your local store then check out club rotation (if they have it ) - that a good compilation

it just seems to me they have an extra beat compared to "other techno" ive listen to -- oh! like some english techno

sure not all of it -- im refering to the music on the ddr machines and some other jpop ive listend to

i know some people like very fast beats - why else would some places list beats per minute

ill try to come up with some examples

after i come back from my vacation (unless i just happen to come across something now) ( youll have a beter understanding of what i mean - if your still interested then)

- going to a place with no phones or tvs

 

[Gallstaff]

I think i've scared myself for life...

Oh god where are you going, hell?

 

[FAKK2]

I think i've scared myself for life...

all I can say about japanese music is most of it (Anime videos and games wise) is excellent....and then you get funny stuff like THIS thats just hilarious!!! Kooky Japanese are so cool!!

 

[Cynnamin]

I think i've scared myself for life...

Originally posted by googlefest1@Aug. 08 2002, 7:07 pm

i know techno is fast

just check out some german shit you'll know what i mean.

if they have an import section at your local store then check out club rotation (if they have it ) - that a good compilation

it just seems to me they have an extra beat compared to "other techno" ive listen to -- oh! like some english techno

sure not all of it -- im refering to the music on the ddr machines and some other jpop ive listend to

i know some people like very fast beats - why else would some places list beats per minute

ill try to come up with some examples

after i come back from my vacation (unless i just happen to come across something now) ( youll have a beter understanding of what i mean - if your still interested then)

- going to a place with no phones or tvs

bahahhahahahahhahahawhahhahahahahwhahahahhahahah

*wipes tears from eyes and takes a deep breath*

bhahahahahhahahahahahahhahaha

and i think ill be laughing about this until the end of my days!

bhahahahahah

 

[Gallstaff]

I think i've scared myself for life...

Quit while you're ahead, cynn...

 

[Gallstaff]

I think i've scared myself for life...

GAH FUCK! I JUST CAME BACK FROM THE ARCADE AND AFTER AN HOUR OF PLAYING DDR I'M HORRIBLY UNBALANCED AT THE MOMENT! GAH... (ok so it was more like 20 minutes all the same)

aie aie aie i'm your butterfly. aieaie aieaie where's my samuri?

 

[googlefest1]

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well, i dont get whats so funny

and its not hell, its a forest

 

[FAKK2]

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Jap Rap IS funny.....hehehe

 

[sat985]

I think i've scared myself for life...

Originally posted by googlefest1@Aug. 09 2002, 2:46 pm

i like j-pop and i think a small part of thier music is like that

alot of translations ive seen seem to have more meaning than american music

i havent listend to any of the type of music on ddr

i think X japan was good try finding some of thier stuff

it is bdalcala that banned fuck.

YOU WILL BE DRUG OUT TO THE STREET AN SHOT FOR LIKIN JPOP

 

[Cecilia Chen]

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Well, as far as translations go, some songs don't make sence probably because the person who translates them usualy screws it up. As an example, in Chinese there are many small but diffrent words which mean the same thing. Just each way has a slighty diffrent slant on it. One could be ment to accuse someone of something, while another could mean the same thing as a retorical or sarcastic remark. There are also rules that are similar like in english. For instance, you can refure to your happyness as a feeling, or as an object (I feel happy VS You give me happyness).

So ya, unless you learned it like you learned English its hard to pick up at first. Thats why most Subtitled Chinese movies don't make sence or match up with the actual Chinese. They ether translated wrong, or they simply made up dialog for the sake of ease (And the fact most don't know what they said in Chinese anyways to tell that its fake dialog).

 

[klakalou]

I think i've scared myself for life...

Originally posted by googlefest1@Aug. 09 2002, 2:46 pm

i like j-pop and i think a small part of thier music is like that

alot of translations ive seen seem to have more meaning than american music

i havent listend to any of the type of music on ddr

i think X japan was good try finding some of thier stuff

thats the one thing i like about j-pop. its something different from us music which is so irritating. when j pop is in english, it just sounds so much better. even though they talk jibberish, i like it.

 

[Aoi Sa'tan]

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i love two mix

hironobu kageyama

x-japan

the vocal tracks from bubble gum crisis like konya wa hurricane

mad machine etc

the japanese music rules

its the best

 

[maidtina]

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Originally posted by googlefest1@Aug. 09 2002, 3:13 pm

for techno music i turn to germany i think they are the best at that -- check out the club rotation cds

i think japanese techno is a little fast

Nah, we make the best techno, just check out some helter skelter 12"s from your local specialist shops, then again, what americans call "techno" we call dance, techno being a subvariant of dance music, along with house, trance, goa-trance, happy hardcore..... etc.

english techno messes you right up, it sounds like chipmunks on class A drugs 🙂