B'z

It sure does Suck living in Florida.....I would love to go, I'm a huge fan of the B'z but saddly, college students have no money to travel.
 
scratch my post. Unless I win some sort of money prize or fall into a truckload of cash, there's no way I'll be able to make it to that concert. Instead, I'll find a way to listen to BIG MACHINE, their new album, the day of the concert. It'll be in tribute to the B'z greatness.
 
hey guys! u know B'z? Before I just heard their song "itsuka no merry christmas" and I thought its sweet. then I watched music station and saw them perform "it's showtime" . First I thought "wht tha **** is that?!" cuz the voice sounded really weird, but then I got to like the song, I watched it over and over, and now I think its really cool! I dunno know, it just came over me! :D

It'd SHOWTIIIIIIME!!
 
B'z is great. I had Itsukano Merry Christmas at my j-rock rotation a couple weeks or so ago. :) I think I heard Gackt and that one chick's cover of it before I heard the actual one though.
 
I saw them about 2 months ago when they came to the states.

They are great. No other way to put it. One of the absolute BEST jrock bands out there. They put the rock, in jrock, they really really really do.

I'll go out on a limb and say I personally look up to Tak.
 
Count me amongst the fans of this great duo!

I don't own too many of their full albums at this point, so I guess my default favorite albums would be the two I own: "Loose" and "Green".

I own many more of their singles, and my current favorite song of theirs is the coupling song on the "May" single, "You pray, I stay"... awesome!

I'll add another question to this thread: Who here has been listening to the solo projects of the B'z members? Any fans of Kohshi Inaba's solo work, like the "Magma" album or the recent single "Akatsuki"? How 'bout Tak Matsumoto's recent projects like "The Hit Parade" or the Tak Matsumoto Group?

Keep on rockin'...

👍
 
ano... :?
who is B'z?? are they good? are they kawaii? i have never heard of them? tell me more? i only hear much about Dir en grey or other visual bands?.but is B'z a visual band? or no? . . . .sorry,its just that i like guys in makeup and dresses.lol.the kind of guy for me is one who isnt afraid to wear a dress.lol....so tell me..who these B'z???? 🙂
 
Angelic: B'z are definitely a great rock group, but I don't think they're considered "visual", if that's what you're asking... they're also a classic group, as they recently celebrated their 15th anniversary (last year, as they started in 1988). Their typical dress that I see them in is blue jeans and T-shirts or button-down shirts... they may vary, but I never remember seeing them in dresses or other visual-kei clothes styles.

Sorry, but B'z probably isn't for you if you're interested primarily in that visual-kei music/clothes/style... but if you're looking for solid awesome rock music, you'd have a hard time finding anyone better!

👍
 
B`z rock , one of my first Japanese bands I listen to. No there not kawaii but kakkoii.
 
I remember the First time I heard B'z. I borrowed Mars from a friend, and couldn't believe that this type of music was possible in Japan. Sure, I had heard other bands from Japan, but at the time, it was all singers like ANRI and soft stuff. But to tight vocals and disturbingly flasy, but skilled guitar... wow.

And now, many years later... they are still together and don't seem to have forgotten who they are. No flashy clothes, no antics onstage. Just good old rock and roll.

Man, I hope they can pull off another 15 years.

Ant
 
You know, I think Mars was the first "album" I purchased of theirs... that's the one with the English version of "Lady Navigation" on it, right? I'm not sitting in front of my CD collection at the moment... I had a couple of singles before buying that, but Mars is one of my first memories of B'z too!

And to think that Kohshi Inaba was about one step away from becoming a math teacher before meeting Tak at a music convention... talk about an "unmei no deai"... ("destined/fated meeting", if I'm using that phrase correctly)

They certainly seem to be going as strong as ever, so I figure we've got years of great B'z music to come...

Here's a trivia question for you: Why did these two name their band B'z?

:?
 
I need some B'z recommendations. I've listened to about 10 of their songs, "Negai" being a favorite. Most of the others seemed to be ballads, which I'm pretty much completely uninterested in. Someone recommend an album for me, and I'll pick it up tomorrow o_o/

Lydia
 
Illaparatzo-sama said:
I need some B'z recommendations. I've listened to about 10 of their songs, "Negai" being a favorite. Most of the others seemed to be ballads, which I'm pretty much completely uninterested in. Someone recommend an album for me, and I'll pick it up tomorrow o_o/
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I assume you're looking for harder-edged songs...

Typically the more recent the B'z tracks, the harder they are... they started with a sort of dance/rock fusion style, and then moved into pure rock stuff. Obviously ballads are interspersed throughout their career, so I'll try to make a few recommendations...

I personally like "love me, I love you" which is off the same album as "Negai"... it's not a ballad, but it isn't hard rock either. Might be worth checking out since it's from the same period in the development of B'z.

Some harder tracks include:

- Samayoeru aoi dangan
- ultra soul
- Liar! Liar!
- Giri Giri Chop
- Fireball
- Love Phantom

One of the hardest tracks I've ever heard from them is called "Devil"... I'm not sure which album features it, but I got it on a 2002 FIFA World Cup compilation album.

Hope this helps... if you like any of these, let me know and I can possibly recommend more.
 
MHtrStevie said:
You know, I think Mars was the first "album" I purchased of theirs... that's the one with the English version of "Lady Navigation" on it, right? I'm not sitting in front of my CD collection at the moment... I had a couple of singles before buying that, but Mars is one of my first memories of B'z too!

And to think that Kohshi Inaba was about one step away from becoming a math teacher before meeting Tak at a music convention... talk about an "unmei no deai"... ("destined/fated meeting", if I'm using that phrase correctly)

They certainly seem to be going as strong as ever, so I figure we've got years of great B'z music to come...

Here's a trivia question for you: Why did these two name their band B'z?

:?
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Actually, if you have ever heard the song Yasei No Energy, that song is about their meeting. Or at least the video is. Yasei No Energy was the first video of theirs I saw in Japan, and the song actually is the string that ties all of my memories to Japan together. When I hear it, I can close my eyes and imagine myself back there in my fiance's apartment.

The answer to the trivia question... I really don't know! Sorry. Why did they name their band B'z?

Ant
 
I love them!! Really love them!! XD Tak!! Koshi!! XD *praying to the altair* almost... :D *I'll found an B'z shrine* XD

Ok, I'm more serious now. I like The Mixture very much. Generally, I don't have the favourite album, well now I'm listetning to Banzai most of the time... I have just favourite songs. (Too much to write).

I heard only Nami of Koshi's songs... I like TMG - Oh Japan Our time is now, single. It's the only Tak's solo, I know. But I like it very much. Hope to listen to more their works... Any links? Or maybe someone can share with their mp3/videos?

If somebody want, I can share mine collection at eMule/winmx/Kazaa, just contact me.
 
B'z Fans. Any?

Guess this forum is more towards the J-Rock side. hehe...😌 Gackt, Hyde, well, i liked these artists very much. In regards that they produce good musics, n well, they r really good-looking!! Yet, B'z remains to be the legendary rock band i topped in my playlists. This band is just awesome, having maintaining some of the national records that virtually cant be beaten by any upcoming newcomers in the long run, n never would i guess.. (as the music industry itself is plagued by the illegal downloads) Their musics, classic or modern, are just consistently top-rated products!! Though i prefer more of their classics, but overall, excellent. Their new single, "SHODOU", as presumed, topped the Oricon #1. Nice song, anyone tried?
 
I never heard any music from B'z. I'll try to find some of their songs :-)
 
I've got a few songs by B'z - only about half a dozen, though.
I really, really like the song Love Phantom. I have to play it only in my home, though, because I can't stop from dancing to that song! 😊 🕺 I also think Tak Matsumoto has really good guitaring skills. 👍

I'm not so keen on the slower, more ballady songs of B'z (such as Ocean and Arigatou), but I like the upbeat and more rock-orientated of their songs (like Love Phantom). Could you recommend me some of their songs?
 
B'z are indeed truly famous! i like arigato. and koshi inaba's solo Wonderland. the song i like most is still Samayoeru Aoi Dangan. it's good!
 
Kinsao said:
I've got a few songs by B'z - only about half a dozen, though.
I really, really like the song Love Phantom. I have to play it only in my home, though, because I can't stop from dancing to that song! 😊 🕺 I also think Tak Matsumoto has really good guitaring skills. 👍
I'm not so keen on the slower, more ballady songs of B'z (such as Ocean and Arigatou), but I like the upbeat and more rock-orientated of their songs (like Love Phantom). Could you recommend me some of their songs?
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I guess u could try out ~rika~shinya's favourite: "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan". Nice fast song it is, makes ppl wanna jump out of their chair! As u might have wonder if B'z produce a wide variety of songs from the ballads(OCEAN,2005) to heavy rock songs(LOVE PHANTOM,1995) u have, i do say yes. The year 1997~1999 were basically the years when they produced few of their most rock albums. Especially their 1999"BROTHERHOOD" album. U can try out these tracks: SHINE, GIRI GIRI CHOP, Anata Nara Kamawanai, Liar! Liar!. I guess they are the more upbeat n rocking' songs. Try to get their "BIG MACHINE"(2003) album if u can! Satisafaction guaranteed to rock fans like u!!
Their soloworks are awesome too! In case u wonder how ppl recognize Tak's guitar skills,.. Well, Tak is the first Asian artist to receive his own SIGNATURE BRAND LES PAUL GUITAR from GIBSON. Including him, there r just 4 guitar wizardry who attained these. Try to get some of their solo works if u are interested.
 
Thanks very much for the recommendations! 👍
I'll try and get hold of some of the songs/albums you suggest. Plus of course Tak's solo work! :-)
 
Tak has his american band too . it's called TMG ~ Tak Matsumoto Group. the songs are in english. one of the singles in the album- 'Oh Japan~Our Time is Now', it really drew me to them! they are talented songwriters and i love koshi's voice. it's special and versatile (^^)b
 
http://www.vspider.empty-tears.net/bz.html

has a little bit of info and 2 mp3's from the b'z....
this is how i found out about b'z in the first place and they r ok....those r the only 2 songs have....someone wanna post and share more??
 

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