[Mai82Go]

It all comes down to personal taste. I understand where you come from, though for me it is not like that for japanese music - I only love Ayumi Hamasaki that much and not japanese music in general. Her music is the only music that ever gave me goosebumps - I never thought this was possible through music and always wondered what people were talking about, too. Other than that I'm too close to western music, growing up with it - for example my very much beloved Take That (they're from England). But I know that I usually don't really like modern German Music. Understanding the lyrics head on is always a factor. Who sings is also a factor. What do you know about that person, what kind of image do they have? Does it comply with your views and expectations of the world?

Soundtracks are also interesting - you usually have no singers and it is often classical - but I think this music also lets you feel emotions. Especially because no one is singing and it's up to your imagination what the general meaning of a piece of music is. It is kind of like the difference between a book and a movie - but more wide. I also love to listen to monks who sing gregorian chants one of the oldest form of singing there is. Very interesting and for me very calming. When I was younger and didn't understand english I used to make up my own lyrics to songs in an imaginary language. For me the lyrics are important but melody and the general feel of a song, too.