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Comment on Grandpa’s violin by MissMeliss

MissMeliss — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:33:37 +0000

As an amateur cellist, I was struck by the teaser for this post on the Holidailies website.

As a granddaughter with a broken grandfather clock, facing the choice of figuring out how to fix it myself (fortunately my husband is an engineer) or pay $1200 to have a professional take care of it, this post was even more poignant.

Lovely violin.

Your niece is a very lucky young woman.

Comment on Duran Duran: A Diamond in the Mind by snezana

snezana — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:15:43 +0000

if yasmin puts an ordinary patch on herself, she still would be a perfect beautiful model. the same is with dd. whatever they do, it finds the way to their most loyal fans. and i agree, they sound much more mature than back then, but who is that one who can be sure if they were the bigger band at that time, or now?

Comment on Duran Duran: A Diamond in the Mind by gabriel

gabriel — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:57:42 +0000

This is a masterpiece! DD forever.

Comment on Out magazine features rock acts with queer members by Evan

Evan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:54:23 +0000

Nico Muhly rocks! Drones & Piano is the coolest 2012 drop.

Comment on Favorite Edition 2012: Quarter three by I'd

I'd — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:02:22 +0000

I think the title track Stories is better than anything on 4, and I love how Doronuma flows into it as the two are counterparts on the album sharing e same set of lyrical imagery: http://www.mukaishutoku.com/images/stories/stories_lyrics_trans.pdf

Cool fact is that Leo Imai translated the above. Stories is just the most well balanced album they’ve put out, where the electronics don’t overwhelm the band’s composition, and Mukai and crew show much greater restraint compared to past efforts. Even the jam oriented Doronuma has a concise groove underneath all the synth noodling. And I agree about the guitar line in Heartbreaker, I think Mukai’s most memorable riffs are his most simplistic, Sentimental Girl’s Violent Joke is another one that always stuck out to me.

Oh and you might wanna give Sakanaction’s Documentaly a listen as well. I thought that was a great album even if I discovered it a little late.

Comment on Favorite Edition 2012: Quarter three by Greg Bueno

Greg Bueno — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:20:16 +0000

I think there are a few tracks on “Stories” that are actually tuneful. That guitar hook in “Heartbreak” is catchier than anything Mukai did with NUMBER GIRL.

This might become my favorite ZAZEN BOYS album, although I should listen to ZB 4 again just to make sure.

Comment on Favorite Edition 2012: Quarter three by lisa

lisa — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 05:55:58 +0000

So, I’m a music whore for sure, and I thought what a great name for a blog! And so did you, which makes me say, right on. Kudos. I will read all your entries and salute you.

Comment on Favorite Edition 2012: Quarter three by Id

Id — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:59:39 +0000

You know I was pretty shocked that Stories even came out. It had been a good long 4 years since 4 and I only found it (unceremoniously I might add) after looking up ZB on iTunes. Upon initial listen I was rather underwhelmed. Ghost of a Cyborg and Potato Salad made for a rollicking opener and Stories was a definite bright spot but I felt like much of it seemed like a retread of what had come before. The more I listened though, the more I realized that this was perhaps the most focused album they’ve ever delivered. There really aren’t any filler tracks or overlong sections of indulgent, head scratching inducing noodling, and it had a better flow than previous albums. Everything just seems more economical, from the lyrics to the instrumentation. I’m glad I wasn’t let down in the end.

Comment on Looking ahead, July 2011-September 2011 by NemesisVex

NemesisVex — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:17:54 +0000

Don’t rush on the Tokyo Jihen album. It’s better than Variety and Kyouiku, but not as good as Adult or Sports.
Tori/shima — I always get those two mixed up.

Comment on Looking ahead, July 2011-September 2011 by Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:49:53 +0000

“Tori no Uta” isn’t anything special. I’m most excited for “Gunjou no Tani” and hope Cocco’s version gets a full band arrangement.
I’ll get around to the new Tokyo Jihen album eventually.^^;;