Other favorite bands/artists/...

[What bands/artists/... do you like?! (except Kagrra,)
I always like to know such things^^

Well.. I like many things, some of them might be surprising..
alice nine.
Alicia Keys
The Beatles
Bon Jovi
Buck-Tick
Coldplay
Corinne Bailey Rae
Dir en Grey
Dire Straits
The Doors
Empire of the Sun
Eric Clapton
Guns n' Roses
Hyde
Jim Hall
Juno Reactor
Kobukuro
Kra
Kylie Minogue
L'arc en ciel
Linkin Park
Luna Sea
Mark Knopfler
me-al-art
Michael Jackson
Miyavi
Nelly Furtado
Phantasmagoria
Pink Floyd
The Police
Queen
Red hot chilipeppers
Shakira
Shigeru Umebayashi
SID
Sigur Rós
Snowflower
Steve Vai
Sugizo
Suilen
Tatu
Tears for Fears
U2
Yann Tiersen
Yoshida Brothers

And many more!!

Note: This is the list of what I currently like, I has been changed, and it will change again..

Wow~I'd also like to know such things Well, other bands/artists I like:
alicenine.
the GazettE
SID
SCREW
Nightmare
Kra
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UVERworld
YUI

Uhm, I also love Korean & Chinese songs...

Oh yes, do you also love bands from PS Company?

Yeah!! I love them all!!
I don't really listen a lot to Sug and Screw, but I've seen them live and it was awesome!
I've actually seen them all live, except for The GazettE (they didn't show up at J-rockinvasion, that's why XD)
And they were all great!!

Edit: @ Everyone please, Check 'Snowflower' out, it's a Belgian project which transulated Chinese poems into English and made music with this. (Acoustic pop with traditional influences..)
Since this is a Kagrra, forum, you might be interested.. It's very good! (and my guitarteacher has worked on this^^)

OHP: http://www.snowflower.be/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/snowflowermusic

Oh great~ I'll definitely give it a try on the web >_< Say, I'd like to know the song Miyavi sang first in PS Company 10th anniversary @Budokan last January. I was really touched by the song, moreover with the intro that revealed reality.

hmm.. u mean artists that I really like, there are a few.
u know I'm a huge Ayu fan! I listen to some Jpop artists like Namie amuro, koda kumi, Ai otsuka..
For Jrock besides Kagrra, , I listened to the Gazette (mostly) n also some from SuG, D.

wa,.. Niensama u listened to so many singers songs? For me I can't really do that, because I won't be able to concentrate. I like to focus on a few artists only. =)

Well, I'm only focussing on one band and that's Kagrra,.
That's also the only band which stays my favorite.

The rest are bands I regulary listen to, but I don't know that much about them.

uhm, i think both is interesting whether focusing on 1 or many...for me, i'm moody enough when i listen to other bands'/artist's songs, but still, Kagrra's the most i listen to

oh yes, another bad news from SCREW, Yuuto is leaving the band on Dec 31 this year. i think his bass line is really distinctive, so i was very disappointed when i knew the news

yes!! Kagrra, is still the best! I love their style of music a lot.
I began listening to Jrock when I came across the Gazette. But their type of heavy rock isn't wat I really like. Glad that I found abt Kagrra,. Their lyrics is v great too!! So now I'm just focusing on Kagrra,. =)

that's quite a long list.. lol

okay, here's mine.

RENTRER EN SOI (disbanded)
SID
Jinkaku Radio
Matenrou Opera
as.milk
LOGiQ
Dir en grey
the bullet (activity pause?)
L'Arc-en-Ciel
9GOATS BLACK OUT

recently found out SwallowtaiL is quite nice, but not yet to a degree that I would consider as favorite..


i guess that's all for now -w-

I don't get people who only listen to Japanese and Asian music.

I'll just make it simple andpick out 10 Asian and 10 non-Asian. So right now it would be something like this:

Asian:

Kagrra
Sigh
Boris
Sabbat
Abhorer
Merry
Gallhammer
Effigy
S.O.B.
Hinoi Team

Non-Asian:

Bathory
Moonsorrow
Primordial
Amesoeurs
Alcest
Pentagram
Skitsystem
Doom
Grotesk
Devil Doll

A few of those could have been changed out with another band/artist which is just as good, but I choose those coz I am a little too lazy to think any more. And yes, I am extremely proud of not having that many typical Jrock and Visual Kei bands as my favourite artists. Hæh!<3

Three years ago, I only wanted to listen to Japanese music.
But I changed, not only because Isshi liked Björk (so I had to check her out :p), but also because I realised I had to. I can't become a studio musician if I only want to listen to Japanese music!
(and non-japanese music can be good too! and I started to feel nostalgic :p)

Afterwards I don't know why I refused to listen to other music, I guess because it was totally different than the music I used to listen to, and somehow I thought Japanese music was much better than other music.
Anyway I don't regret this "isolation of Japan" (I compare it to the isolation of Japan around the 18th century). I think this was necessary to establish my love for Kagrra, (and Japan).
Now I can listen to other music without being aftraid that Kagrra, won't be my favorite band anymore.

well, it's simply a choice. that's all what i can say
i was used to listen to western music before, but i guess at this stage, im just not interested in that anymore

vkei is something that can really catch me, oh, and i dun mind to get into this "isolation" too :]

yeah! that 'isolation' concept is cool! XD and some years ago, i used to listen to western bands, too, but never got the idea why i ended up being J-music fans only but this is something i never regret in my life, since i've got much more courage & spirit in this sulking life when i'm tuning myself in this kind of music LOL

and yes, they totally fits me! esp. Kagrra,

My favourite bands?

Japanese:
Malice Mizer
Moi dix Mois
Mucc
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (and related bands)
heidi
Deathgaze
BAAL
Takano Tetsu's bands (Zigzo, Nil)
One OK Rock
Ellegarden

Non-Japanese:
Anti-Flag
Dream Theather
Slayer
Offspring
Billy Talent
Clawfinger
Metallica
Rammstein
Avantesia
Nightwish

Many ppl say my taste is kinda stupid because beside J-rock and metal I also like Hip Hop haha XD

Dir en grey
Akira Yamaoka
THE VELVET
D'espairsRay
Me - al art
Gilgamesh
MUCC

Michael Jackson
Fall Out Boy
Sunrise Avenue
LIИKIИ PARK
Paramore
Serj Tankian
METALLICA
Muse

EMINƎM
Pitbull
Kanye West

andreya wrote:

My favourite bands?

Japanese:
Malice Mizer
Moi dix Mois
Mucc
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (and related bands)
heidi
Deathgaze
BAAL
Takano Tetsu's bands (Zigzo, Nil)
One OK Rock
Ellegarden

Non-Japanese:
Anti-Flag
Dream Theather
Slayer
Offspring
Billy Talent
Clawfinger
Metallica
Rammstein
Avantesia
Nightwish

Oh you like Rammstein? XD
It's one of a few german bands I like ^_^

aaah....nezumi san..!!!

i also like Serj Tankian..!!
his voice is incredibly great!

and Daron Malakian too....

neco J'House wrote:

aaah....nezumi san..!!!

i also like Serj Tankian..!!
his voice is incredibly great!

and Daron Malakian too....

Really? How nice!!! I don't really like System of a Down, but Serj Tankian is really really good! I also like his voice and his texts! <3

Daron Malakian? I don't know him..

nezumi wrote:

neco J'House wrote:

aaah....nezumi san..!!!

i also like Serj Tankian..!!
his voice is incredibly great!

and Daron Malakian too....

Really? How nice!!! I don't really like System of a Down, but Serj Tankian is really really good! I also like his voice and his texts! <3

Daron Malakian? I don't know him..

sorry for replying it too late....i just read it...
Daron Malakian is the guitarist of system of a down...
i think his playing and serj's vocal are so match each other....well, that's my opinion..hehe

hey...i like CRADDLE OF FILTH too....

Recently I've been listening to TVXQ/DBSK a lot ^^
Sometimes even more than I listen to Kagrra, ^_^v
(But since Kagrra,'s new single, I listen a lot to Kagrra, again ^^)

ohhh, you also listen to DBSK? they have nice songs, in my opinion and the fact that they're way popular in Korea, Japan, and in my country ^^

i don't listen much to them, but i like their 1st album Triangle the most