This is my second time at club251. The first time was during shimokita roundup3 for セカイイチ show. It seemed bigger back then! I didn't know it was so small. Seriously.
And actually tonight's show's headlining band was ROSARYHILL but I did not stay for their set. If I remember my checking them out years ago correctly, I think they're a punk rock band (but I might be wrong). They had their group of groupies tho. Seriously. Really cutely dressed group of girls who rushed over to the merch guy as soon as he showed up. Yes, every scene has its groupies.
Anyways, I found out about this show through cathy's lost's flyer (don't they have an abbreviation for their name?!) and I decided to check it out because they were playing with nano sound museum!! Which is Ogawa-san's side project!!! I had always wanted to check nano sound museum out because of Ogawa-san, ANDDDDDDDDDD if I remember correctly, I had wanted to check them out when I came here in 2009 because nano sound museum, if memory serves me well, is the band of the lead singer of the now defunct band, coin (pronounced co-in), which I really liked.
Anyway, Club251 has been having a 音Power (sound power) events kinda thing since the earthquake. Also, that day was April 1st. Which is not just April's Fools day but also, in Japan, it's the first day of the fiscal year and the first day where all the new graduates and freshies enter the great big scary world of WORKING.
Anyway I was thinking, while I was watching cathy lost's set and the lead was singing. He blogged a couple of days ago about graduating and how it was the end of 22 years of education. Seeing him sing there, so young, I can't help but feel "kudos" to these bands and to these kids... Here they were, on the first day of what was suppose to be for them and for kids their age, the first day of responsibility/adulthood/growing up/surrendering dreams... there they were, not joining the rest of the workforce, not following along the path that Japanese society has set out for the... But instead there they were, playing to a crowd of 20 people of which probably 5 people knew who the hell they were, but there they were, following their hearts, following their love, following their passion, doing what they love, carving out their own paths, following their own ways and not betraying nor giving up on that which they love.
I am really glad there are kids like that in this world.
And I am glad to be there to see them and to give them whatever support that I can.
Anyway! To the bands!
1) cathy lost one's apricot yesterday
This is the second time seeing cathy lost. Like their previous set during the wild gun crazy release show at ReG, they barreled through the songs one after another, without stopping much. I guess the whole band is not fond of MC. I guess this is one guy who actually talks LESS than kinoshita. HM! I think while the other bands got to cover like 5 - 6 songs, cathy lost bulldozed through 8 - 10 songs... INCREDIBLE. Coz they didn't stop playing, I suppose!
Anyway, I didn't think that their performance was as powerful today, as in the wild gun crazy set. But I really like it when I was able to recognize their song "annonymous", the title track off their most recent EP.
つばきラブScale: probably around a 4
2) shepherd
WOW. HMMM! I found a band I liked!
They played 5 songs, if I'm not mistaken. Their first song was the type of upbeat dancey rockish song which I like very much. And it didn't sound like those typical bands these days either, so I was really, really impressed!
The second song was more mellow though and so were the rest of their set. The slower songs were also those type of slow, mellow yet catchy and hauntings songs that I like too, but recently, I really do prefer a band that I can tap my feet to!
So they turned out to be quite a mellow songs kind of band instead of the upbeat rockish band I had innitially thought they were.
And although, I don't think I would normailly pay 2000円 for 12 songs on 2 CDs... I think this band definitely has potential.. And I took a chance and bought their 2 CDs anyway... Cause judging from their performance, I think this is definitely a band with the type of sounds that I like, so definitely, I think it'd be more of a hit than a miss.
Of all the bands, I definitely think this band has a great potential to make it, to hone their skills, to create further deeper sounds in the future. They can definitely come up with something I would most definitely love in the future. Yes, I totally believe that!!
So it's great! I found a new band :)
つばきラブScale: Around a 5.5 probably... or maybe a 6 (depends of if the albums are good!)
3) nano sound museum
hey whattttt Ogawa-sannnn!! Why are you sooooooooooooooooooo rocking out and enthusiastic with this band??? Seems like you were rocking out like a 20 year old!!!! With Tsubaki, hmmm you're like the wise one, controlled and cool! whaatttttt!
Anyway, the lead singer is REALLY SUPERBLY cute. He had his hoodie on so he looked WAYYYYYYYYYYY younger and INCREDIBLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY cute and cool. Woah!! TOTALLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY cuter than Johnny's boys!!! WTH how come these people don't get to bank on their looks! PLUS, they have WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE talent than the whole of damn Johnny's groups combined!
Anyways, enough ranting. nano sound museum.
Holycow! HMMMMMMMMMM... I can only describe their songs in relations to hare-brained unity, because both bands are disco/electronic/rock.
Actually, if you take the two bands as they are, seems really like their songs are interchangable with one another. They really have very very similar compositions.
HOWEVER, there is ONE major difference between the two bands though is that, while hare-brained unity is disco/electronic infused with rock, nano sound museum is rock infused with some disco/electronic.
nano sound museum has CRAZY HEAVY guitars!!!!! Even the effect of the guitar is of that typical HEAVY ELECTRIC ROCK GUITAR sound. So infused into this is a disco beat and some electronics.
hare-brained unity, I think, for me, starts with disco and electronics, and work the rock into it.
Their album was a little pricey 1700円, wasn't sure if I wanted to get it for 1700円 but, well Ogawa is in there, overall their sounds are VERY CATCHY, so most definitely somewhere in time I'd probably see them again... So it would be nice to know one or two of their songs.
Oh, and they had a few fans in the crowd too, cheering with their well memories hands movements, and one DAMNNNN HEADBANGING hellokitty kind of girl right in front! (ahh every band has its groupies)...
つばきラブScale: well since Ogawa is in there, technically, it HAS TO BE at least a 3.3 rig5ht???? haha... Hmmm... Probably around a 5.5 maybe but with potential to rise?
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