Best Music 2002, Many From Japan

[arnadstephen]

In Japan Times,. Simon Bartz makes a list of the best music for 2002. Many Japanese musicians/bands made the list.

No. 2 --> Shonen Knife -- "Heavy Songs"

No. 3 --> Anadorei -- "Pussy Cannibal Holocaust"

No. 4 --> 4. Guitar Wolf -- "UFO Romantics"


No. 17 --> Mummy the Peepshow -- "Schoolgirl Pop"

No 19 --> Dry & Heavy -- "From Creation"



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Rock 'n' roll that's as good as it gets

By SIMON BARTZ

OK, the best album of 2002 goes to a bunch of teenage upstarts from Merseyside, England, but the place to be was underground in Japan. on and on....................

WEB SITE: japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fm20030105sb.htm

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[arnadstephen]

Best Music 2002--

web site of article: japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fm20030105sb.htm

 

[Twisted]

Yeah well, he interviewed and reviewed albums from many of those Japanese bands, so it's not surprising they're on his list.

 

[arnadstephen]

Best Music 2002..............

He may have reviewed their albums, but keeping that in mind,
is he right anyways !

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[Twisted]

Yes, if you limit your taste to the punk and straight edge genres.

The artists he mentions are better known outside of Japan then in Japan itself.