I thought it would be fair to start this blog with my favorite japanese group: ALI PROJECT.
Arika Takarano (vocals)
Well, ALI PROJECT has a big history in the japanese music scene as they started in 1988. You can read more about their career on their Wikipedia article.
If you are a jpop fan, you may know them. AND you may 'hate' them. I know a lot of people do. Why is that? I would say it's because they're different, unique. ALI PROJECT is one in a million, a band that makes it's own music in their own style. A hater usually says "all their songs sound the same!". That's kinda true if you hear only their anisongs (songs made for animes), which is what most people end up doing (not their fault, I know, as you need to search a little deeper to find their other works). Not that I don't like the anisongs, actually they are usually catchier ^^
Therefore, I would like to show you some of their songs from original albums, which are never used as anime themes (their anisongs are always from singles). But before that, just remember that their songs vary between MANY styles, and hearing a song or two isn't enough to know this incredible duo.
An example of their traditional classical songs found in most albums. From the strings-album 'Gothic Opera' (2010)
'Gokushoku Ichidai Onna' from their original album 'Poison' (2009) - An unexpected style of song, now a fan-favorite.
Besides the unique songs, what also impresses me is their visual style. Arika Takarano, the singer, dresses for each single, album or concerts in a whole different way, changing even the hairstyle, color and many other details. Each release has it's own 'theme' and the costumes are a way of making a better presentation of that 'theme'.
Cover of 'Ranse Eroica', a space/videogame-themed single released on July, 2010.
I was thinking about recommending the best albums, singles or songs, but I just can't choose them! ALI PROJECT is such an awesome band and everybody should give them a chance...even a second one~
So what do you think? ^^
PS: Since this is my first post, the image-text-video structure might change in the future until I find one that suits my idea for this blog. :]
tp o unico problema d botar video direto do youtube é q se o dono tirar seu post...fail
Sem problemas, eu vou ficar checando. E esses vídeos já tem um bom tempo também.