Fanimecon 09' Concert, What band would you suggest?

[JTchinoy]

see i like bands that not TOO many people knmow about. I mean, as far as i know i was one of the first people around me that knew about The GazettE and Dir En Grey... now like it seems every one knows them. before people just looked at me funny. I mean even people who DONT know Japanese are all like "OMG GAZETTE! <3" or like "OMG DIR EN GREY<3" its like -.- do you even know any of the songs "@.@ no"

I think that Alice Nine should show up before they get too big. i mean they are a good band... XP i think they should go and play at FanimeCon one year..

the bolded part makes you a tool.  you're an anti-bandwagon bandwagoner.  and why would you want "your" band to play at fanime when that'll make it "everyone's" band?  i thought you like bands a lot of people don't know?  wouldn't that make them mainstream if all the people you hate so much hear them, and thus ruin what you like about them?  You either want their careers to blow up and they become mainstream or you keep them to yourself and their career never blossoms. pick one.  You can't have both.

grats you were 1 of the 1st to know those bands, have a cookie.  Oh no, they don't speak japanese, the horror.  I'm not fluent myself either, and I do think the songs are even better when I understand them (i only can catch 1/4 of what they say).  You can't, however, deny that jpop/rock sounds good.  If it sounds good, why not listen to it?  Isn't that the point of songs? American rap/hip-hop lyrics for the most part make little to no sense, but they sound good so we listen to it.  Most americans don't understand foreign languages, but other countries produce good songs and we listen to it.

Get off your anti-bandwagon now.  it's more toolish than the people you're criticizing.

[Chewie]

Lol

[PyronIkari]

see i like bands that not TOO many people knmow about. I mean, as far as i know i was one of the first people around me that knew about The GazettE and Dir En Grey... now like it seems every one knows them. before people just looked at me funny. I mean even people who DONT know Japanese are all like "OMG GAZETTE! <3" or like "OMG DIR EN GREY<3" its like -.- do you even know any of the songs "@.@ no"

I think that Alice Nine should show up before they get too big. i mean they are a good band... XP i think they should go and play at FanimeCon one year..

I like a lot of bands not too many people knew about too... only... I liked... Good bands most people didn't know about. What'd I do? I told people about them. I told all of my friends, and spread them out.

Like Akiakane. Hell, seeing that they never really released anything, and are truly indies(they've played more shows in bars in Europe than they have real shows). Do I think I'm awesome for knowing them before anyone else? I've liked Ellegarden since their My Own Destruction. Most people in the US never heard of them until AFTER they went on hiatus(PS they're off hiatus). Does that make me cool? I pimped the hell outta them to my friends. Porno Graffiti since '99. L'arc since '92. Glay Since '92. Radwimps since Album 3. Luna Sea since '93. Penicillin in '96.

etc. etc. etc.

That means, I'm totally cooler than you.

Right?

RIGHT?

TTLY~

-_-

Basically, you want Alice Nine before they get too big so you can go "Dude, I totally liked this band for a while now, way before they came to fanime" then start hating on all the new Alice Nine fans and call them bandwagoners. So you can hold up a badge of honor as if "knowing them before" makes you some how... cool?

[Steve.Young]

I liked Linkin Park before all of you clowns!!

[SukebeStudios]

I vote for Puffy.  Ami and Yumi ftw.

[JTchinoy]

I liked Linkin Park before all of you clowns!!

*raises hand*
i bandwagoned them.  :(

i'm still not a fan of minutes to midnight, however.

[Kobun]

You know what?  We should get this band just for the flyer...

Sex MachineGuns

That is all.....

[ashimada]

LM.C : http://www.lovely-mocochang.com/
They would bring even more wonder and color with their upbeat rock/electric pop.

They will already be in the United States May 29-31 for a performance at A-Kon 20, only a few days after Fanime concludes, which would be convenient for the band's travel, and acceptance of invitation.

[petit ningyou]

okay I am so totally for a band that can be at con and talk to us laidback like !!!

so I would love to see some really HARD-ROCK bands come and play I think they are undervalued and would be really exciting and engaging

as for suggestions someone like these

Despair's ray (my favorite band)
http://www.despairsray.jp/ (official website)
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EE4768BEA5D2081E (videos)

BLOOD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1qbfy9DaR0&feature=channel_page

Dio
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F1F1CFCF31484B7A

Nightmare
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=06A0A6A7D6B4B15F

Dir en Grey
no need to link them >.>

miyavi or HYDE would be awesome too but I doubt it will happen

but I really want Despair's Ray!! *begs*

anyone with music in this style *is sick of pop*


or if you're adventourous  Psycho Le Cemu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfFZGBtvYA

or maybe we can have tokio hotel? I know german band +anime dosen't exactly go together but as long as I'm putting up *in your dreams never happen* bands up like miyavi..... >>
not that miyavi is a band... 

so yeah I would like to see the hard-rock genre represented please <3

BLOOD broke up :(

They had their last tour this year. They came to Fanime in 2003 and 2004 but apparently had a bad experience in 2004 with Fanime so even if they had been still together the likelihood of them coming back to Fanime would have been slim.

[Nai-chan]

I don't think I posted here yet so. . .

I'd totally loveee to see The GazettE, but I doubt that could happen, since An Cafe came last year. xD

We should get BACK-ON to come ~ !

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=1000472592

They did the opening to Air Gear and Eyeshield 21(I think).
They did a show at Anime USA, and according to PURPLE sky, they'd like to come back to the US.
I don't think they're very popular yet, and they have a Rock / Hip-hop beat sorta like Linkin Park.
And maybe it's just were I live, but alot of people into anime are also into Hip-hop music. (Besides J-rock/pop and whatnot)

So yeah, we should totally get BACK-ON to come. I l.o.v.e them xD

[JTchinoy]

Can we get alicia keys? *_*

[Gilly of the well]

I would loooove to see Kaya (again~ <3), Versailles, Canzel, Buck-Tick, Karma-Shenjing (again~ <3), or Angelo. Any of them would be amaaaazingggg~ <33
Though, I'm pretty sure Buck-Tick doesn't do American concerts for some reason. :[

[Gilly of the well]

Why do Americans insist on naming the same god damn 30 bands and insist that it's "their" band? Alicenine has been relatively successful and had some good exposure (more over seas) ever since number six. These are the same people who tries to act special and say "i love shitty obscure singles like NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW! yeahh!" you are not special, get over yourself.

j

Gee, way to fucking sterotype. :\
Not everyone suggests the same band or claims it as their own. So what if a lot of people happen to like the same band and happen to also be American? Why does that matter?
Sure, some people are like that and try to be special. But pinning it on American fans is uncalled for.
You're not elite because you like different bands and aren't American. As you said, "get over yourself".

[Kazuko]

Why do Americans insist on naming the same god damn 30 bands and insist that it's "their" band? Alicenine has been relatively successful and had some good exposure (more over seas) ever since number six. These are the same people who tries to act special and say "i love shitty obscure singles like NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW! yeahh!" you are not special, get over yourself.

j

Gee, way to f****** sterotype. :\
Not everyone suggests the same band or claims it as their own. So what if a lot of people happen to like the same band and happen to also be American? Why does that matter?
Sure, some people are like that and try to be special. But pinning it on American fans is uncalled for.
You're not elite because you like different bands and aren't American. As you said, "get over yourself".

hey btw the forums are pg 13 so dont use the Fbomb up in this place (I think byo /b/ is the only exception)

Actually its not just bands people claim band members too like when I was waiting for an cafe (lol) alot of girls were all OMG MIKUUU IS MAH HUSBANDO!!!111 stuff like that it gets kinda bad when a member has a girlfriend or gets married and plots very terrible ways to break them up or even kill their significant other =\ fans like that give the fandom a bad name

Jrock fandom is kinda elitist know it, also it is true most people either suggest the same bands (Gazette, An Cafe, Alice Nine, Dir en Grey, ect). I majority of these people who claim the fandom are infact American fans (I used to mod an old forum that was pretty much all american j-rock fans being special snowflakes, lucky for me that site is gone)

Im kind of an older member of the jrock fandom but I havent really listene to it much since its pretty lackluster unless you count buck-tick (cause they be awesome!)

[JTchinoy]

ohhh i want craig david =D

[Kazuko]

ohhh i want craig david =D

How about Ne-Yo :c

[Nina Star 9]

we ttly need ayumi hamasaki (OMG she did tat 1 anime song nd i LUV it!1!111), malise mizer (i new tehm b4 ne of u!!1!!111), n justin timberlake (hes HAWT!!11!111).

i wuld DIE if u gawt tem!!111!!111


*coughs*

My votes are still on Paris Match, Orange Pekoe, or JiLL-Decoy association... I would even be happy with September (even though they aren't jazz~), but Rie = amazing, so that goes without saying. :D

[JTchinoy]

ohhh i want craig david =D

How about Ne-Yo :c

nooo, mya =O

[Kazuko]

ohhh i want craig david =D

How about Ne-Yo :c

nooo, mya =O

Fail its M.I.A

but I still want  Ne-Yo pluuus

Zac Efron c:

[PyronIkari]

Zac Efron c:

Why would you want Zac Efron to go? I'd end up hooking up with him, and you wouldn't see either of us all con.