Can anyone recommend some good J-Rock?

[WCR91]

B'z. B'z. B'z. B'z.

The greatest japanese rock band. No doubt.

Message me and I can send you some tracks.

[MattTheCat]

I like 12012, they're a bit darker than the average jrock band and they sound great.

If you want something loud, you could check out Maximum The Hormone. If anyone watches Death Note, they do the second OP and ED. Their sound has quite a range, from a ska feel to something that sounds like System of a Down in Japanese.

[dmr214]

You should check out Mokey Majik (I think it is spelled Majik), but, they are a bunch of Americans living in Japan who speak very very very good Japanese and they have become super popular. They make songs with lots of artists and they are all good. It's not hard rock but I think it's very good.

YOu can get them on Itunes and I know they have a video on Youtube for their flagship song "Around the World."


Check it out.

[Ulver_684]

Acidman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIB2KTLyXR8
THE BACK HORN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dobyXlJsthY
downy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37uBUdqtls
Eastern Youth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrgjZzuvU8c
Fra-Foa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg6gyWHCUAE
Ging-Nang Boyz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdDa-C7YSYM
Rin Toshite Shigure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0FghhcNbIE
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyrjrEaiYFI

Great JRock youtube videos!

I really enjoy them and love them!

[lectrolux]

You might like some of the newer stuff by Boom Boom Satellites as they have been steadily getting more and more rock-esque as the years have pasesed... I am not a huge fan of it personally, but some of their older electro/breaks style tracks & albums are fantastic

[shungen]

X JAPAN
BEAT CRUSADERS
LAST ALLIANCE
Gackt
UVerworld
L'Arc~En~Ceil
aqua timez
HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOUR
JAM PROJECT
KAT-TUN
NIGHTMARE

These are all really good J Rock bands...

[Fedgrub]

The same with J Pop, its almost impossible to find J Rock over here even in import cd stores. Its annoying.

[tondekeman]

Here are some of the bands I personally like and feel safe recommending:

1. Asian Kung fu generation - very popular in Japan I hear
2. Bump of chicken - Funny name, good songs
3. Pick 2 hand - I've only heard one album of theirs 2 years ago, I'm not sure if they're still around.
4. Remioromen - I don't like them as much as the 3 above, but worth checking out.

Other bands that aren't exactly rock bands worth mentioning include:

1. Chaba - Creative use of Japanese koto and violin.
2. Susumu Hirasawa - songs have this, I dunno, ephemeral feel.

If you try, you may luckily stumble upon some of their songs or videos.

[josiah]

ミスチルー最高バンドーやねん！