Showing posts with label Album. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Album. Show all posts
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Perfect Albums

There are some albums where we like say 4 of the 10 tracks.. And then there are some albums where it's just PERFECT all the way. I think in my life there's been some albums that are like that, where every track is a favorite track! By no means they're like my favourite album of all time, but these are the albums that I can listen from track 1 to 12 and NOT SKIP a single track. Where every song is awesome, and at the end of the 12th track it makes me go "Damn, that was a great album! In its entirety!"

Wholesome albums.

I'll try to list some =)


Nirvana - Nevermind

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No arguments here ;) I think this is the album that changed my life. From girl to GRUNGE/ALTERNATIVE ROCK GIRL. lols... FOREVER!

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I think this was truly the first band, album, music I had ever ever LISTENED TO. you know what I mean?!

On the other notes, my second top fav Nirvana album would be In Utero, folllowed by Incesticide.

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Green Day - Dookie

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Yeap.. I think this is the second album I listened to in my whole life... Lols. PERFECT album dude, EVERY DAMN SONG IS GOOD!


Hole - Celebrity Skin

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Ok while I think Live Through This definitely shaped me wayyyyyy more than this album did. In fact, this album was just an album. But of the Hole/Courtney Love album, this was the best one because it was a really, really good rock album. From the first song to the last song, each song was great. And this IS one of those albums that I do like each and every song, from first to last.

Seriously.


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Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

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Ok, this is a 2 CD album ok... Like the first of its kind wayyyyyyy back then when 2 CD albums are unheard of... So there are one or two tracks that I skip lolsss...

But this was my first forage into.. music with thought. lols.

Great album, I don't think I can listen to this album without feeling 16 again.

Had my share of my bouts of depression with this one lols.


Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?

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I think I have three copies of this album. Gosh... LOVED LOVED LOVED Oasis... Changed me from grunge girl to rock girl... lols.

But as equally awesome an album is Definitely Maybe... It's just that, I think Morning Glory is just more... radio friendly and more "progressed" in its sounds than Definitely Maybe.

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Ash - 1977

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Flawless album. Dude, even the bonus tracks, T. Rex and Everywhere is All Around is KICK ASS!



Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

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Another FLAWLESS amazing album. Damn. One album wonder, though!


Blink-182 - Enema of the State

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Sooooo this album changed me from a rock girl to a punk girl! lols...

I can't decide tho which album I like better... Enema or Dude Ranch coz I think Dude Ranch is also awesome, but I think the album that I will go back to it at anytime and still love the songs, it'd be Enema.

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Finch - What It Is To Burn

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I mean it, track 1 to 12. NO SKIPS. ALL LOVE. T O T A L L Y.

So this album changed me from punk girl to emo girl! lols~



Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends

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What can I say about this album? TIMELESS. Stayed with me before leaving for the States, while I was in the States and even now, when I have left the States.

Their first and their best.


Something Corporate - Leaving Through The Window

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yeah I know, weird pick, but I really loved this album and I thought it was a solid album. Every track is great. Well written, well arranged, well made.


Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Sol-fa


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OK, I chose Sol-fa not only coz yes, IT IS AN AMAZINGLY AWESOME ALBUM from first to last! But also, I guess, it represents the epoch of Ajikan's "rock" brilliance.

I love the previous two albums too, Kimi Tsunagi Five M and Houkai Amplifier... SOLID albums too! LOVE LOVE LOVE every single one of the songs on those 3 albums! Incredible..

And yes, it was these albums that changed me from an emo/scene girl to a Japanese rock girl... LOLS!

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Tsubaki - Portrait+

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Yes, this is an absolutely amazing album and yes, while the other Tsubaki albums are also wonderful and I really love them too, in my opinion, this is their finest work yet.

This album like those other perfect album, I feel, is the pinnacle of their brilliance, an album where solid rock sound is constructed perfectly with studio work. Flawless marriage of the both that resulted in an album that is both rocking, yet incredibly well crafted.

I constantly look for albums like those. Sometimes a band can not progress beyond the edgy raw rock sounds and sometimes bands can go from really good but raw rock songs only to release an overly sound engineered/enhanced album the next that totally takes the edge off their songs.

Portrait+ is neither. A perfect Tsubaki balance. IMHO.

My SECOND FAVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV Tsubaki album! ALSO INCREDIBLE, every song is KICK ASS from first to last, IMHO.

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Radwimps - Radwimps 3

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YEAP. I LOVE THIS RADWIMPS ALBUM BEST. When I first checked out Radwimps, this was actually the first album I got and it was perfect. Every song in it was great! Thus, from that first perception, this is a perfect album from first to last.


Lunkhead - Tsuki to Tenohira

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Hahaha... ok, ok, ok... I chose this album because the PERFECTEST song is on this album ;)

Guess which track =P

My other Lunkhead Favs... Albums where every song is a good song and every other song is a GREAT song!

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Other really coooooool perfect albums?


Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind

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Oh c'mon... if you were a teenager in the 90s, I bet this album's on your list!


Gin Blossoms - Congratulations I'm Sorry

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YEAP!! I LOVE THIS ALBUM! I think it's brilliant! Almost every song is absolutely amazing!


The Stone Roses - The Complete Stone Roses

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HELL YEAH! Dude, if there was ever the BEST BEST OF album, this is it. lols.



Days Away - The Feel Of It

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I really heart his band :)


New Found Glory - New Found Glory

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One of those perfect melodic punk albums that's a great listen from first to last.



A New Found Glory - Nothing Gold Can Stay

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This is a VERY VERY raw albums, thus, not for everyone but I really really love every track on this album!


Plastic Tree - Chandelier

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Yes, TOTALLY. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE, BRILLIANT ALBUM. Totally love this band, dude.. Yeah.. STILL :D lols.
 



Ok I think I better stop here coz I'm beginning to list!!!!! There's just soooooooo many incredible albums out there!!!

Goshh... ima just stick the album covers here lols.


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Sunday, January 24, 2010

地図

Yes,

I think Chizu is my favorite Lunkhead album. There's a raw, yet more refined, power to those songs. Yes, 月と手のひら is a most balanced album between solid rock sounds and synthetic sound engineering, and I think the Tsuki to Tenohira album has the most soul, but... somehow, I do like Chizu alot. Hmm that said, I do like Tsuki to Tenohira a hell alot too!

I mean who can't beat 灰空 (Haisora)?? Seriously, pure rock goodness there. And 白濁 (Hakudaku)... DAMN, ANOTHER PURE SOLID rock track!

And I suppose, I really miss these type of Lunkhead rock songs...

They seem REALLY different these days. Was just sampling VOX on iTunes and yes, it seems to follow-up on the feel of At0m. While I do like the songs, I'm just not crazy over it... Maybe not yet, I suppose... But listening to At0m and sampling VOX, I actually do like Chizu much, much better... Is that bad?! Goshhh.....

But I also think sometimes, maybe it's just the type of rock songs I like. I'm very narrow minded, actually, in my music taste, I've realized. Because seriously, there really is just a very few few type of sounds that I like, and any band that is able to produce tunes along those lines, I'd tend to really like them naturally.... That said, my recent Japanese playlist is kinda an antithesis of that theory tho!


Well I guess, what I mean or what to say is that, I guess, it's way easier listening to Chizu again =)

GREAT TRACKS DUDE!

Saturday, January 31, 2009

TSUBAKI NEW ALBUM!!!

IT HAS FINALLY BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!!!!!!!

つばき NEW ALBUM

流星ノート (Ryuusei Note) (Meteor Note)

RELEASE DATE!!!! MARCH 25th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HORRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! TEN-SONG ALBUM!!!!!

もめでとう~~~!!!

ALSO!

TOUR DATES FOR APRIL, MAY has been released!!!

DEAR LUNKHEAD! PLEASE TOUR TOO!!!!

THEN I WILL GO!!!

ぜったい行くよ!!!!!!


(hmmm i noticed that Tsubaki always gives short notice on album releases, whereas Lunkhead would announce months in advance. Even for Kakusei World, the album release was announced just two months before release, and Lunkhead's Fuka was annouced at least 6 months before...)
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

New Year Wish List~~

I really wish I could buy these:

1) Lunkhead - LIVE FILES 20080316~新木場STUDIO COAST~
The normal version....
2) Lunkhead - それでも血の色は鉄の味がした Single~~~ Please........... SOMEONE!! SELL IT!!!
3) つばき - 光~hikari~ Can't believe I haven't bought it yet!!!
4) Art-School - Missing
5) Art-School - Illmatic Baby
6) Art-School - Paradise Lost
7) Art-School - Sleep Flowers Live DVD
I like Art-School alot lately, I think it's very important for me to buy their CDs to support them!!! Not just like download everything, since I like their songs very much!
8) People in the Box - Bird Hotel --- This band is REALLY good!!!
9) Bump of Chicken - 花の名 Single.... 花の名 is a GREAT SONG!!!!!
10) セツナブルースター - キセキ..... MAYBE kiseki... not sure which album I like best....


Haih.... But alas..... Don't think I have the money I need to buy all of them..... I'm waiting for a good Art-School auction so i can just buy all the CDs all at once... But it doesn't seem to be happening... I WILLLLLLLLLL get the Lunkhead and Tsubaki items, OF COURSE..... And I think I'll get Illmatic Baby, Bump and maybe the Sleep Flowers DVD.... I really really really really like Setsuna Blue Star too, but, that's two more albums I'd have to buy!!!

Sigh... wish i was in Japan, so much easier and CHEAPER to buy them all.......................

SIGH!!!
Thursday, April 17, 2008

「孵化」来た!

Wonderful~!!!!! Fuka arrived today!!! Amazing!! Just 1 day after the release!!! Great!!

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Outside... the cover is kinda weird.... so different from the style of other Lunkhead releases!

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The CD... I really like the CD design... There's a really nice feather on it...

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DOES THIS CONSTITUTE AS PORN???? hahahahaha... Like I said... VERY weird and VERY DIFFERENT from the style of the other Lunkhead releases so far...

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The only picture of the band.........

I'm still listening to the songs~ So will comment about it later! So far so good....!!!!

Aaaaa Odaka singing「君を愛してる」..... I love you!! Wowwwww~~~ Who are you singing to???

hahahaha...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

NEW ALBUM 「孵化」おめでとうございます!

NEW ALBUM HUKA IS OUT!

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By G田:

今日はいよいよニューアルバム孵化の発売日。
ベストのこととかいろいろあったけど、あったからこそ、この「孵化」というアルバムが世にでることはほんとうに嬉しい。
とにかく聴いてほしい。
いろんな思いがこのアルバムには詰まっているのね。
ここ最近いろんな雑誌やらラジオやらテレビやらで「孵化」について語ってきたけど、聴いてもらうのが聴いてもらうのが。
すごく「気持ちいい」アルバムだと思う。
楽しんでほしいな。
どうぞよろしく!

Today is the release dates of the new album "Fuka".
Besides best things and various things that came together, I'm really glad "Hatch" has come to this world.
Anyway, I want you to listen.
Various desires are stored up in this album.
This release, "Hatch", has been talked about on various magazines, radio, televisions, still, do listen to it.
I really think that it is a "pleasant" album.
I want you to enjoy it.
Best regards!

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Also, pic ODK posted for his birthday. He wishes everyone Thank You :)

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

5th Album Cover! 『孵化』

Ok... so lightning took out my router. I'm internetless for a whole month.... unless I buy myself a new router.... shite... which i probably would... because i can die without the internet...................... no stranded on an island for me!!!

Anyway! Lunkhead released their new album cover yesterday!!! Here it is!!

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Naked girl in the front huh? It'd be banned in Malaysia *sigh*

What the heck's up with the "heavy" and "serious" tone Lunkhead?????

Anyway, to repeat, the new album's name is Huka. Here's the tracklist!

5th album
『孵化』

01. id
02. 素晴らしい世界
03. 羽根
04. サイダー
05. 教室
06. 海月
07. 誰かじゃなくて
08. ぐるぐる
09. ペルソナ
10. こころ
11. BRAVE SONG

Release date is April 16th! One day after Yoshitaro's 28th Birthday! ^_^
Friday, March 07, 2008

LUNKHEAD DAY!

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

NOT BAD!!

So the CD arrived today!!! Just 1 day after the album release!!! I received my copy of Lunkhead's『ENTRANCE ~BEST OF LUNKHEAD age18-27~』!!!! Yay~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Well, the new songs are great!!! I especially like Suwarouteiru.... Ok.. someone who is actually fluent in Japanese would have to translate that for me... I really CANNOT understand Japanese katakana meanings..... But actually, I've not been able to check the songs out proper!! Have been REALLY BUSY since i got back!!! So, I will review more later!

Anyway, here are pics!!! I REALLY like this photoshoot of Lunkhead (done during/after the second Ebisu live in December)! I think they all look really cool in these pics!!! I wish they'd put up like some "progressive" Lunkhead pictures, though... Like from how they were when they started till now... Since it's a Best Album and they did mention Age 18 - 27..... RIGHT???

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I wonder why it's called ENTRANCE?.... I suppose they really want to break through with this album and the upcoming one.... Hmmm... But it's kinda cool/weird to name a best album Entrance, since it is about their History, more than an innitiation... No????

Anyway.... Someone in KMC kindly uploaded the album for all to download!!!!!!

Actually, I really wanted to upload it to KMC but, I just find myself being... unwilling to.... deprive Lunkhead of album sales.... Although i discovered Lunkhead through downloading, and i am waiting for someone to post Tsubaki's new album online hahaha... And I ACTUALLY think it's MUCH better to make Lunkhead even more famous to non-japanese listeners.... I don't know... I just seem to be unable to upload entire albums and discographies... I do share them on soulseek and stuff... but to upload it to jpopsuki or KMC.... I just think, if someone can download everything online, it'd discourage them from buying the actual CDs to get the songs....

ANYWAY... I DO wanna promote Lunkhead, SOOOOO... here's the entire album. Credit goes to MAXmusic@kmc.... PASSWORD FOR THE FILE: MAXmusic (i am not sure if it's case sensitive). DOWNLOAD HERE: http://www.flyupload.com/?fid=1518255

Anyway, yes, I AM going to buy Tsubaki's new album, but I'm buying that with Lunkhead's upcoming single, so i'd have to wait a month =(


ALSO, ANOTHER NOTE!!!

I got the March CD Data magazine today!! Thanks to Daniel for picking it up from Kino for me!!!

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YOSHITARO IS CUTE IN THE PIC~~~!!!! Well..... at least he's not like SUPER thin anymore!!! It's the last installation of a three-month three parter feature to commemorate the album release!!!

Here are the other two parts from the Jan and Feb issues of CD Data!

Lunkhead was only feature ONE page for the other two parts but I bought the first one specifically coz there was a pic of Yoshitaro COOKING!! DUDE!!!! COOKING!!!

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I got the second february issue too coz it had a review of the first december EBISU live that i went to!!!!!

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GREAT NE!!!

OMEDETOU ONCE AGAIN, LUNKHEAD!! and i wish you GREAT SUCCESS!!! ^_^


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