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What are some good Japanese bands....

keep in mind i love the Berserker theme

I also like punk, progressive, indie, and folk.

I don't listen to a lot, but anything off FLCL soundtrack is gold.

X Japan

X-Japan is good, and I love Hide's solo work. I'd recommend that in a second.

I also really love Dragonash. Especially they're older stuff... Lily of da Valley, and before (Viva La Revolution is a great cd, and Mustang, is also solid.)

A lot of people like L'arc~en~Ciel and Glay, and they're not bad, just not my style really.

Also, I love the song below, just because it's insanely catchy...

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Nightmare is pretty good, there are plenty of there vids on youtube, here's one

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Damn you, now I want to watch Deathnote.

There's two things mafuckas gotta know about J to the R.O.C straight up, y'know what I'm sayin? First of all I spin more rhymes than a lazy susan, and I'm innocent until my guilt is proven. Peace. Representin Sunnyvale straight the fuck up.

I had a theory, that Japan is 20 years behind the Western music scene, as you can see from their "Visual Kei" thing (Hair Metal).

Mad Capsule Markets, muthluva!

I'm currently listening to TOKIO, they aren't horrible either. It has Nagase as a singer, who is a pretty damn good actor (Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Tiger & Dragon, My Boss My Hero,).

Ok god damn it i'll rep everyone

I do like the Dragonash song from Battle Royale, in the credits.

WWKD, is that song from one of their albums or just recorded for the film?

That song is from Lily of da Valley. It's track 12 "shizuka na hibi no kaidan". Most places translate tha to "Climbing the Stairs of Quiet Days." Great cd. I'd really recommend Viva La Revolution too Amongst other songs,it has Greatful Days, which I really love.

For the sake of showing others, here's some random songs...


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Greatful Days

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shizuka na hibi no kaidan


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Fantasia

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Revolater


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Freedom of Expression (Live) God, I love this fucking song.

Their new stuff is good too, although it has an odd Regae', spanish vibe to it sometimes.

I think there is a band called polysics....

http://www.myspace.com/polysicsna

Saw them at a festival this year in Leeds, UK. Fucking loud!

But the Weaboo will still buy it....