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skoolyardpunk
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Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:12 pm Posts: 1699 Location: 1994, in the huge cd store
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 asian kung fu generation album....
Another album next month. guaraunteeing the guys from keikaku are gonna have a field day with this.
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omnistry
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Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:42 pm Posts: 1373 Location: Lynn, MA
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It's a B-Side album. And some of their best are on there. Plus 2 new songs.
Yet Tofu still won't release FANCLUB!!! What the fuck are they waiting for?!?!?
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Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:02 pm |
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overAmped
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Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:11 pm Posts: 1014
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 Re: asian kung fu generation album....
[quote="skoolyardpuck"]guaraunteeing the guys from keikaku are gonna have a field day with this.[/quote]
What the heck are you talking about? The review of Fanclub was mostly positive.
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:10 am |
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skoolyardpunk
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meh. It depends on who writes it. There are some albums that i like that they absolutely thrash on that site. WHAT DO YOU MEAN what do I mean?
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:15 am |
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Tatsu-Kun
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Joined: Sat May 14, 2005 9:08 pm Posts: 1398 Location: The ghetto more affectionately known as Concord, CA
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I downloaded their RIJF2005 video to see what they were like. It's sitting on my computer wasting 450mb. They suck shit.
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:48 pm |
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lastdino
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Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:46 pm Posts: 936 Location: gramercy
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Their guitarist really holds them back. He has a cool technique / tone, but you can't keep REWRITEing the same hit. Same with the singer, to an extent.
I like their drums / bass.
I like some of their longer / slower songs like Kaigan Doori and Gekkou as well as some of their old shit, but I can't listen to an album all the way through - too monotonous.
I hope this B-sides collection has some off-the-wall, experimental shit, but I won't get my hopes up 
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:03 am |
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Marekenshin
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Joined: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:28 pm Posts: 12301 Location: Lost Angels
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i like their lyrics and singing. there are a certain number of songs that all sound like rewrite, flashback, and that first track off of sol-fa, but they also have great ones like sono wake wo, kimi to iu hana, kaigandoori, loop & loop, etc. i need to get more of their old stuff.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:11 am |
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overAmped
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Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:11 pm Posts: 1014
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[quote="Last Dinosaur"]Their guitarist really holds them back. He has a cool technique / tone, but you can't keep REWRITEing the same hit. Same with the singer, to an extent.
I like their drums / bass.[/quote]
Sometimes they have some interesting guitar work, but yeah for the most part the bass and drums really make the band.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:43 am |
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BadRedOx
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Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:19 am Posts: 360
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 Re: asian kung fu generation album....
[quote="overAmped"][quote="skoolyardpuck"]guaraunteeing the guys from keikaku are gonna have a field day with this.[/quote] What the heck are you talking about? The review of Fanclub was mostly positive.[/quote]
Too positive. FanClub sucks.
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:21 pm |
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GoldenRhino
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Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:20 am Posts: 5745 Location: vancouver
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I realized a while ago that for AKFG, other than Loop & Loops, they're really generic-sounding.
Gotoh's vocals are so...damn...not interesting.
I honestly don't see how you can love AKFG but hate mainstreamy MTV pop-rock. The guitar work is definitely not anything to write home about, and it's just all rather uninspired.
Again, except for Loop & Loops. That song is so simple and lovely.
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:26 am |
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overAmped
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I won't pretend like AKG's got nothing in common with "mainstreamy MTV pop-rock", but they're definitely a step up. It's really frustrating that even though their music has evolved a lot in the past couple of years, they insist on using power chords almost exclusively. With Fanclub I think they've taken this "power chord rock" sound about as far as they can. There's a lot of great stuff on the album, but it could be [i]sooo[/i] much better if the guitar parts didn't suck most of the time. Alright, I'm done defending AKG. Flame away.
Oh, and I think I must be the only person outside of rabid fangirls that actually likes Gotoh's voice. 
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:53 am |
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BadRedOx
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Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:19 am Posts: 360
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So far I liked some of the tracks from Sol-Fa and the Blue Train single but the song itself is boring.
Their new stuff isn't getting any better it comes out with a nice intro and then chokes forward on.
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:53 am |
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lastdino
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Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:46 pm Posts: 936 Location: gramercy
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[quote="overAmped"]Oh, and I think I must be the only person outside of rabid fangirls that actually likes Gotoh's voice.  [/quote]
I think it's pretty cool 
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:38 am |
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Marekenshin
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Joined: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:28 pm Posts: 12301 Location: Lost Angels
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[quote="Last Dinosaur"][quote="overAmped"]Oh, and I think I must be the only person outside of rabid fangirls that actually likes Gotoh's voice.  [/quote] I think it's pretty cool  [/quote]
um...me too.  I think his voice is very suited to their music. Anybody else love the high notes on kimi no machi made's chorus?
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Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:55 am |
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Warai Otoko
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Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:36 am Posts: 62
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I liked Gotoh's voice alot in Haruka Kanata and maybe Kimi No Machi Made,but his voice in the rest of their songs is meh.
I enjoy AKFG's songs,old AKFG>new AKFG IMHO
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