I can recommend these bands from US, even though I am Japanese.
1. WEATHERBOX → Indie Power Pop Band from San Dego, CA. They're young but song are very incomparability. I am very much in to the songs!
http://www.myspace.com/weatherbox
2. RATATAT → NYC electronic rock music duo. A guitar, a synthesizer, a bass and no voice. They played at Fuji Rock Festival once. They are unbelievale cool!
http://www.myspace.com/ratatatmusic
3. OZOMATLI → ...is a multiethnic nine piece band, playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock, formed in LA. They sing in English and Spanish. I am sure you will start dancing when you listen to their music.
http://www.myspace.com/ozomatli
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COUNTING CROWS → Alternative Rock Band, formed in Berkeley, CA. Their debut album is still beautiful and deep. I've been a big fan of them for 15 years.
http://www.myspace.com/countingcrows
I like Ego Wrappin' fine enough, but I don't understand how you can like them and conclude that all other Japanese bands are crap. I can think of plenty of bands that are better than them.
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> I like Ego Wrappin' fine enough, but I don't understand how you can like them and conclude that all other Japanese bands are crap. I can think of plenty of bands that are better than them.
No no, I'm sure there are tons of awesome bands; I just don't go looking for them - so I tend to just hear what gets into the mass media, which means pop, which as you say I have concluded is all crap. I never would have heard of Ego Wrappin' either, except that a friend's wife is a big fan and I heard them at their house.
I'm not saying Japanese bands are crap; just that only crap bands get popular enough for me to hear about them.
Im really getting into Dir En Grey at the moment appart from that.... hmmm.. i need to look into the Japanese music scene more. Otherwise.....
Dimmu Borgir - Rock. Simple. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmMcBQavKE
Nine Inch Nails - Classic. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=68KxXeeHXHk
The Presets - Australian http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ufW2INWmM
Hey guys, I'm writing a blog called Tokyo Trawler.
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We ask each person for just one song which they recommend, and think everyone should have on their iPod. We then review the song and give it a 0-5 rating!
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I'm over in America and these are three I'm a fan of
1. Muse: British Alternative Rock with a fantastic instrumental to back up a fantastic singer
2. Apocalyptica: Finnish Cello Metal which started off with Metallica covers and moved on to their own music which is an amazing use for the Cello
3. System of a Down: My angry music. The band broke up and the lead singer is doing a great side project, but I recommend their Self-Titled Album or their Mezmerize album.
-black eyed peace
they have fun musics and there is no border of genre with their works.
-bob marley
if you liked him,you gotta be a rastafalian.no get hair cut with any sharp things.
-volta masters
almost all their works can be remixed from other artists works.however these sounds are really polished up and get you kinda reminiscent.