The Official T.M. Revolution Thread

DDR ninja · #1 5th February 2006, 05:31 AM

Since there seemed to be quite a few people who liked TMR, I thought I'd start an official thread. T.M. Revolution (along with Ayu of course) is my most favorite singer! ^_^ I love all of his music and he has an incredible voice! Here is a little background I got from his official website. It's kinda outdated, but it'll give you a good idea of his accomplishments in the past years I edited some of the outdated stuff in brackets:

:: BIOGRAPHY::
In May 1996 T.M.Revolution made his debut with the single "DOKUSAI (dictatorship)-monopolize-". T.M. Revolution, short for Takanori Makes Revolution, is artist Takanori Nishikawa's solo project. "HEART OF SWORD -Yoakemae (before dawn)-", his third single released in November 1996 became the theme song for the television anime "Rurouni Kenshin," and he gained a strong following among both anime and music fans. In the following years, T.M.Revolution's success spread throughout Asia and to the West, as they discovered "Rurouni Kenshin."

Following his big break in July 1997, with his fifth hit single "HIGH PRESSURE", his third album "triple joker", released in Jan. 1998 sold a record of 2,000,000 copies. His popularity extended beyond Japan and into Asia, where he also released his albums. The artist was welcomed by throngs of frenzied fans and media when he visited Taiwan in April 1998 to promote the album. After a succession of smash hits, his fourth album "The Force" was released in March 1999. Shortly after the release, a massive two-day concert in Tokyo Dome attracted more than 100,000 people. With his catchy music and lyrics, a lively performance that both fans and the artist himself enjoyed, and a whirlpool of excitement, the concert was a huge success.

[In 2002] T.M.Revolution released "B*E*S*T", a compilation of the artist's work over the [previous] six years.

One of his recent hit singles "INVOKE" is the theme song for the latest installment in the hit Gundam anime series. Mitsuo Fukuda, director of "Mobilesuit Gundam SEED" asked T.M.Revolution after being inspired by another of the artist's songs, "Thunderbird." In March 2003, T.M.Revolution included "Invoke" and "Thunderbird" in the album "coordinate" as part of his homage to "Mobilesuit Gundam SEED." With this album, T.M.Revolution hopes to bring courage and hope to the unsteady society of today, both through his music and performances.

In addition to his music, T.M.Revolution continues to charm his fans with his sense of humor and wit as a DJ of his own radio show, which he has hosted since his debut as a recording artist, now heading to its eighth year.

In August 2003 T.M.Revolution [performed] in Baltimore, Maryland at Otakon, a Japanese anime convention. [Shortly after, Tofu Records released his album "coordinate" and his DVD "T.M.R. LIVE REVOLUTION '02 B*E*S*T SUMMER CRUSH 2002" in the United States].

Pictures! ^^ (compliments to jkrevolution.com)

greggerz189 · #2 5th February 2006, 05:32 AM

LMAO OMG Marie, I love you! You made FOUR Offical TMR Threads!!! XDDD Apparently all is truly calm in the world of IB....XD Much love girl

MsMiyabi · #3 5th February 2006, 05:37 AM

try editing the topic and type in delete this.

DDR ninja · #4 5th February 2006, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by greggerz189

LMAO OMG Marie, I love you! You made FOUR Offical TMR Threads!!! XDDD Apparently all is truly calm in the world of IB....XD Much love girl

I know, I messed up!!

*blushes with embarassment*

My computer doesn't like me today. LOL

greggerz189 · #5 5th February 2006, 05:46 AM

^ Don't worry--I've done stuff like that before, though not quite to this extent, I must say. LOL I send you much love! ^__^

DDR ninja · #6 5th February 2006, 05:51 AM

Thanks greggerz

Whoa, What THE HECK!?? The first one DID go through! At least now when I look at it... but before it wasn't there! AAAaaaagh!! I didn't need to make a second or a third one!!!

I need help

Thanks Akurei. I'll try doing that

-EDIT- Wait, now the first thread's not working anymore. Okay, so I didn't make a third thread in vain ^_^ But I'm so confused!! @.@

-2nd EDIT- Oh I figured it out! I thought I made 3 threads but apparantly I made 4!! ???? How did that happen???

DDR ninja · #7 5th February 2006, 11:46 PM

Okay, I know I'm double posting but what the heck. It's all fixed now, the extra threads have been deleted. Although I realize now that if I had just clicked edit on the first thread I could have just redone the post that didn't go through

oh well. At least I know I'm loved

Please ignore all the above posts about posting problems and feel free to comment on T.M. Revolution, since that was really the original purpose of this thread

So what are your favorite T.M. Revolution songs?

cleftjuston · #8 6th February 2006, 09:40 AM

mine is heart of sword and mugen no koukou

Mirai Noah · #9 6th February 2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DDR ninja

So what are your favorite T.M. Revolution songs?

My favorite TMR songs include: INVOKE, ignited, Heart of Sword, Albireo, Meteor, Tide Moon River, etc...

DDR ninja · #10 7th February 2006, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cleftjuston

mine is heart of sword and mugen no koukou

Great songs!

I like the remix for heart of sword on his remix album, discordanza. That's the first TMR song I heard on Rurouni Kenshin ^^ mugen no koukou? I can't quite think of what song that is off the top of my head. What album is it from? It might be one of those songs in kanji that I can't read >.<

Miraih Noah, I see you have lots of favorites

I do too. All his Gundam songs are awesome XD and Albireo and Tide Moon River are definitely in my top fav list ^_^ Tide Moon River is such a short song but it's so emotional, I love it!

I also like Burnin' X-mas, WHITE BREATH, hear, aoi hekireki, and many more ^^

cucumber · #11 7th February 2006, 12:16 PM

i wanna have a look of his recent photobooks, anyone got the books?

Mirai Noah · #12 7th February 2006, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DDR ninja

mugen no koukou? I can't quite think of what song that is off the top of my head. What album is it from? It might be one of those songs in kanji that I can't read >.<

I think it's from the ignited single.

DDR ninja · #13 11th February 2006, 09:45 PM

^ yeah you're right ^_^ I just looked it up. No wonder I haven't heard it, I don't have the single >.< I want to get it someday though, it has a really nice cover (that's why it's in my siggy! XD)

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Originally Posted by cucumber

i wanna have a look of his recent photobooks, anyone got the books?

Yeah, I wanna see them too! My cousin said she got a photobook for me, but she lives far away so I won't be getting it for a while. If I ever find anything though, I'll post it here ^^

Here's a link to a website that has previews for TMR's newest album, Under:Cover!!!

It's all in Japanese, but if you keep scrolling you'll eventually find them.

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arc...on/m_info.html

Under:Cover is a special album to celebrate TMR's 10th anniversary! It's been 10 years since his debut with Dokusai -monopolize- ^_^ Yay for TMR!! There aren't any new songs on this album, it's kinda like a best album but the songs are all remixed. Apparently these songs were voted for by fans, and I also heard that it's the first album where he has collaborated with other artists (like Younha is in "Aqualovers" and Heartsdales is in "Hot Limit," although I've never heard of these artists...). There's a limited edition version of Under:Cover that comes with with some sort of bonus CD and a poster. I don't have it myself yet, but it's definitely something I want to get

Does anyone know why he cross-dressed? lol ^_^

greggerz189 · #14 11th February 2006, 11:09 PM

^LMAO

Kenji_87 · #15 11th April 2006, 01:29 AM

Yes! Someone made a T.M. Revolution thread! He's one of my most fav singers of all time. Nice to see there are other TMR fans in this forum

Fav song? Hard to choose... I'd say Thunderbird, Hot Limit, and Zips are some of the best

MsMiyabi · #16 11th April 2006, 03:40 AM

T. M. Revolution / UNTITLED (The Complete Single Collection of T. M. Revolution) (CDA)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Price: Yen- 2500, US$(20.97) Release Date: 07-Jun-2006
T. M. Revolution's greatest hits album commemorates his tenth
anniversary since his debut! Alzo check out the DVD, ESBL-2186.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=ESCL-2826

greggerz189 · #17 11th April 2006, 05:35 AM

^I was wondering when he'd finally get along to doing that... So what was Under Cover?

Azmaria · #18 11th April 2006, 08:07 PM

I thought that Under Cover was already a best of, it wasnt it one???

**Halla** · #19 11th April 2006, 10:15 PM

Like DDR Ninja posted earlier , Under:Cover was more like a remix album rather than a 'best of'. it had a collection of his songs re-made into more rockish/acoustic versions rather than his usual "techno-rock" sound.

I'm not a overall that big of fan of his , but I like a few songs by him. My fave is 'LOVE SAVER'

greggerz189 · #20 12th April 2006, 07:11 PM

Hmm....interesting. I wonder how the single-collection will sell?