Topic: Foreign Music...

[KaZudra]

who here listens to Foreign music in general?

I primarily listen to Japanese Rock, and NO its not because of Anime (I HATE anime being the gateway to everything else, why can't it just be music)

Favorite Bands
X Japan (doesn't count now that they are an american band now)
DELUHI
Moi Dix Mois
B'z
Shiina Ringo
Art Cube
Dir en Grey (not as of late)
Luna Sea

*many more, but those are the ones I can say off top of head.

[Abnormal Freak]

Uh...

I listen to bands from all over the world.

I don't think of it as "foreign music," though.

'Course, I mostly listen to electronic and rock-centered stuff. When I think "foreign music," it's always music specific to a place and culture that's been around for a long time and is identified with that nation or region—or, in the case of the US, not so long with the whole blues scene.

[JR]

Same here. I listen to stuff from everywhere, so it would be weird to refer to it as foreign. Just mostly metal from all over, no real regional preferences or anything (although I'll admit I went through a Scandinavian phase some years back).

[Mooning Freddy]

It's kind of silly to call any kind of music "foreign" in here because it's an international forum, we've got people here from America, Japan, Finland, Greece... any kind of person would see different music as "foreign".
Anyway, in my country when people talk about  "foreign music" they usually refer to American or English music because that's usually what you hear on the radio. Only on rare occasions you can hear on the big radio stations French or German or Russian songs, and it's usually only when the songs are very popular worldwide.

It's a shame because I barely know good songs that are not in English. Recently I read about a Progressive rock/metal band called Mizraab from Pakistan. I was amazed to hear such talent from a country I know barely anything about. This made me wonder how many great bands are there around the world I never heard of.

[TheouAegis]

Well, calling it foreign music implies that it's not in your native language, which says a lot about why you listen to it. I listen to foreign music all the time. The only English songs I listen to are rock or metal, like Metallica, Korn, Queen, Black Sabbath... the classics. I listened to a lot of JPop and still do. The only rap I like is JRap, although there are a couple rap songs I still listen to from the good old days. JPop was a gateway genre, since it stemmed from my love of anime. But that was only because the only way I could hear JPop was by watching the credits in anime. So eventually my love of ani-songs progressed to popular music, although I still love Megumi Hayashibara and Kajiura Yuki's ani-songs. I love Rammstein, but even though I try to get into other industrial music, I just can't seem to find one that clicks with me.

I'm not sure how it is with other people, but for me, foreign music is attractive because you can listen to the music with one part of your brain and not get distracted by using more of it. You can focus on the music without the lyrics getting in the way. For example, Lady Gaga. I like some of her songs. I hate her lyrics though. They're stupid. Even great songs, not pop songs, like those of A.L. Webber or Bernstein I feel are better without the lyrics. An instrumental of "Music of the Night" or "Memories" is better than one with someone actually singing it. Sure, there are times when I do like with the lyrics, but part of that may too have to do with who is singing. Sorry, fairies, but I prefer Sinatra's version of "Send In The Clowns" over Streisand's.

[thernz]

Thomas Anders - Du weinst um ihn

[Neobelmont]

who here listens to Foreign music in general?

I primarily listen to Japanese Rock, and NO its not because of Anime (I HATE anime being the gateway to everything else, why can't it just be music)

Opposite for me that is just how I was introduced to it.yet after hearing more some of the ones I like would be concerning Japanese music would be :


Shinsengumi Main Theme NHK 2004




Zone Of The Enders OST1 - Kiss Me Sunlights (Opening Theme)

[TheouAegis]

It seems retardedly simple, but I'm very impressed by someone that can hum in a concert hall over an orchestra. That takes a strong diaphragm and vocal chords.

[Gunlord]

I mainly listen to anime and videogame music T_T

[thernz]

Please post your karaoke videos.

[Inccubus]

I love KODO!! 

[Mooning Freddy]

I'm not sure how it is with other people, but for me, foreign music is attractive because you can listen to the music with one part of your brain and not get distracted by using more of it. You can focus on the music without the lyrics getting in the way.

For me, it's kind of a letdown to hear a great song and not being able to understand the lyrics. I enjoy a song that has a nice tune, but if the song has great text that makes it so much more awesome.
That's one of the reasons I like Power Metal. Traditionally, it has both emotional music and meaningful lyrics (and even when it's not meaningful, it's still well-thought).

Anyone who listened to rage against the machine can say they have great tunes, but when accompanied by powerful lyrics, it blows you out of your socks.

[ChequerChequer]

I mostly listen to foreign bands, specialy because I like metal and the only good metal band from my country is Angra, and I believe that I might be the only brazilian in this forum from now (hope I am not alone though).

Here is a song that is foreign to most of you, for those who do not know Angra.
Angra - Temple of Hate

[Dark Nemesis]

I mostly listen to foreign bands, specialy because I like metal and the only good metal band from my country is Angra, and I believe that I might be the only brazilian in this forum from now (hope I am not alone though).

Here is a song that is foreign to most of you, for those who do not know Angra.
Angra - Temple of Hate

Angra is one of my favorite bands and temple of shadows one of my most loved almbum!!!

[Harrycombs]

I really love Susumu Hirasawa. If you've seen the anime Berserk, you have heard his stuff before.

Susumu Hirasawa - Sim City