Neuroscientists have discovered something remarkable: the music you listen to doesn't just affect your mood temporarily—it physically reshapes your neural
I listen to mostly Japanese music, because after the west bid adeiu to rock radio and rock music in general (there are some exceptions), I followed the music I liked. And the best rock music made today is made by people who grew up in Japan. Some of them speak English. Some of those sing in English, but they’re ethnically Japanese. Like ONE OK ROCK, formed in Japan, grew up there, then sold out 10-15 years ago, moved to Los Angeles, and signed with Fueled by Ramen. Still my favourite band, though despite their name (which is a play on “one o’clock,” the time in the early morning they’d rent studio time, when it was cheapest, and the fact that Ls and Rs can be pronounced the same in Japanese), they play mostly pop punk, like others on their label (e.g. Fall Out Boy, Paramore, etc.). But I listen to a lot of others. Recently been listening to the new hyde album.
So yeah, wonder what that says about me. If language matters (I don’t know Japanese) or if it’s the genre.
I still do listen to western rock, but most of it is not new. I still listen to rock music from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
I listen to mostly Japanese music, because after the west bid adeiu to rock radio and rock music in general (there are some exceptions), I followed the music I liked. And the best rock music made today is made by people who grew up in Japan. Some of them speak English. Some of those sing in English, but they’re ethnically Japanese. Like ONE OK ROCK, formed in Japan, grew up there, then sold out 10-15 years ago, moved to Los Angeles, and signed with Fueled by Ramen. Still my favourite band, though despite their name (which is a play on “one o’clock,” the time in the early morning they’d rent studio time, when it was cheapest, and the fact that Ls and Rs can be pronounced the same in Japanese), they play mostly pop punk, like others on their label (e.g. Fall Out Boy, Paramore, etc.). But I listen to a lot of others. Recently been listening to the new hyde album.
So yeah, wonder what that says about me. If language matters (I don’t know Japanese) or if it’s the genre.
I still do listen to western rock, but most of it is not new. I still listen to rock music from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Do you also like power metal and prog metal?
Lots of Japanese Metal is influenced by that
Get you a man that can do it all. Get you Marty Friedman.
TIL he played on the Bravely Default soundtrack!