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Originally Posted by Hoshi no Suna
identity you just summed up my exact story.
I'm not new to this, I'm aware that the music of any origin is versatile, and there are artists better, and worse, some to which my words from the main post apply, some that are the opposite etc. I've listened to songs from all over the world, whenever I come across something new, I have a tendency to download most of their albums at once and then listen to all the songs. And fail, every time. One song here, two songs there, and still no improvement.
I'm not saying that everything with the stamp "Japan" on it is amazing. I don't listen to every single musician from that country. But I have my favourites, and when I compare those to the better ones (better in my book) from another country, Ayu, GACKT and others win. I care about the lyrics, and theirs are magnificent.
I hope I didn't come out as closed minded though, 'cause I surely am not.
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Well sorry. You came off sounding very....young.
I think both you and identity should try and figure out why you're being attracted to this type of music, and not any other type. If you really care anyway.
My opinion is with Kanzaki. Perhaps you guys just prefer the sounds/lyrics that are more dominant in Japan than in other places.
That's fine. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm sure many people feel the way you do, but I think it's very vital for everyone to understand that those things don't actually make the music any better, and why that is.
And I know, it seems kind of trivial, but it's actually important to help you see things better. Some people dont care to...as a result, they'll never possess the full wisdom of what music is.
Ah, I'm an idealist. The world would be so much better if people possessed the full wisdom of things wouldn't it? lol But usually, they are satisfied with their half-truths. Wisdom is difficult anyway...makes life harder. People don't want that.
ANYWAYS...there are treasure troves of music in every industry, and for every person with their individual tastes, the amount of digging in each one is going to vary.
If you can't be bothered, you're simply going to miss out. And it's up to you to decide whether you care or not.
Personally, I mean, I love the Japanese industry, and probably most of my music comes from there, because for the past year or two, I've been really diligent in searching it out...so like, I probably understand your feelings about that...but I don't agree just about the parts about mainstream music in other places.
I like hearing about how they do it with their boyfriends lol
