What bands are big in Japan right now??

[skooooo]

Anyone know what Japanese groups are popular these days?

[rug]

1. It's still Cheap Trick.

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2. No way, Japan is the Bollywood of new music. nt

[EastTennesseeDem]

3. Does Spinal Tap still perform there?

[Dr. Strange]

4. They're looking for a drummer.

And trying to find a company to insure said drummer.

[EastTennesseeDem]

10. Hmm. I wonder what that means.

I'm trying out for them tomorrow. is that a bad thing?

[3.14158675309]

13. RIP, Viv!

“Have...a good...time...all the time.” That’s my philosophy

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

5. I am pretty sure that Ayumi Hamasaki

is still one of the top solo acts.

[DarkTirade]

6. Pop or rock?

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12. either..

I guess more rock, progressive, punk, kind of stuff.

[MrSlayer]

7. Ritual Carnage is an excellent Japanese Thrash band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md3T2rwpgPc

[Lyric]

8. Bodies in the Treehouse

The ones who sing the Naruto theme song.

:hide:

[Lost in CT]

9. AC/DC... nt

[no name no slogan]

11. oddly enough, not Big In Japan

nt

[Orrex]

14. Tom Waits is Big in Japan

[amerikat]

18. worst song on the whole record

in my opinion.

[Orrex]

19. Aaaaarrrghhh! That's it.

I'm driving to your house and stuffing a bushel of over-ripe pears into your mailslot.


You've been warned.

[amerikat]

20. My mailbox has crime scene tape all around it...

they mean well. and the monkeys will eat all the fruit you can sling at them
trust me on this.

[electricmonk]

15. Mono is pretty big in the post-rock scene

Good stuff. www.myspace.com/monojp
http://www.mono-jpn.com/e/index.html

[Forkboy]

16. I overdosed on them last year.

Got everything at once and couldn't stop playing it. :)

[Forkboy]

17. I know Japanese bands, but I doubt they're popular...there or anywhere.

:)

Off the top of my empty head....

Melt Banana ,Boris, Coffins, Ruins, Merzbow, Church Of Misery, Acid Mothers Temple, Polysics, Yoshida Brothers.

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21. Why do you doubt they're popular?

I've heard of some of those bands, but your comment is strange.

[Forkboy]

22. Have you heard them?

Outside of the Polysics, not a one is anywhere near mainstream music. After the Polysics I'm betting the best selling among them is lucky to move 100K in sales. It wasn't meant as an insult. Listen for yourself.

Merzbow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGzrL8J0t-c
Coffins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AQi-dRSY7U
Melt Banana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpAXBwM_VMc&feature=related
Ruins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZEQTTp-XnA&feature=related
Church of Misery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-CChJ8bxQ&feature=related
Boris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_GgowniQWk
Acid Mothers Temple (I'm at this show..YAY!!! :) )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUZL6wbxKok

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23. I like Polysics..

...there's also Miyavi. Jude and Sherbets are off shoots of Blankey Jet City, who I like a lot.

Thanks for responding.