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On another note, I'd like to hear why you guys started listening to globe Why did globe's music appeal to you? For me it was similar to ayu's in how versatile their music is.
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Oooh good idea!
The first time I heard Globe was through a music review thread on the Hikaru/Utada-online forums around 2004-2006. I think it may have been this performance of Departures, if not a similar one:
I was really interested in buying this version but it wasn't on the single so I didn't know where to get it and just forgot about it.
I would remember the song occasionally and made a couple of YouTube rips. I was also listening to TK tunes through Namie's albums and the tunes he later did for Ayu. (I also enjoyed Ayumi's cover of Seven Days War)
I think it may have been through a thread on JPM or JPopYuku about TK's work and I thought he's such a huge part of JPop that I really need to listen to more of his stuff. I was also looking for new JPop artists to try and had bought a couple of Capsule albums and although I really enjoyed their song World of Fantasy, it wasn't quite what I was after but Many Classic Moments seemed to satisfy this. I was downloading a few of Globe's songs from iTunes (and found the Arrival Version of Departures!) and listening to samples on iTunes but was still unsure about buying an album. Then when the Cover Best was announced featuring Ayu, Kumi AND Hyde, I thought buying the 2 disc version would be a great opportunity to get into them.
And although the cover disc was my favourite and I did wonder if I would like the originals as much as the covers, I slowly became addicted to Globe. Their melodies slowly get into your head!
I also agree about the versatility of their music like how Ayu has ballads and pop and rock songs, Globe has their pop/rock songs, trance tunes and ballads.
I was also wondering about their PVs? As a lot of them seem to feature concert footage. Is it because TK as so busy in the 90s? Could someone list all their PVs for me? I actually quite like the Many Classic Moments PV and wish there was a version for the full length of the song.
Also, are there any songs which only appear on singles or Best albums and not studio albums? I fancy buying some new Globe songs but don't want to spoil myself for any of their albums.