it was fun to see them reviewed on pitchfork yesterday http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21400-school-girl-distortional-addictsappukeinum-heavymetallic/
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 21 January 2016 19:53 (eight years ago) link
this came up in my youtube recs and man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUYACnZNkvM
i wanna sound like this band
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 5 December 2018 22:13 (five years ago) link
Yessss. That song is a prime example of what made this band unique; it's got a sort of classically 90s indie/emo vibe to it, tuneful & bittersweet, but tweaked with Inazawa's violent drumming and Mukai's scratchy-cold guitar tone. I wonder what Mukai's up to these days? There hasn't been a Zazen Boys record in a minute
― days of being riled (zchyrs), Thursday, 6 December 2018 17:23 (five years ago) link
Zazen Boys play a lot of gigs in Tokyo.
Check this batshittery out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8WU-Jx3Ha0
― MaresNest, Thursday, 6 December 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
lmao i had no idea about this
... pretty awesome i gotta say
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 20:35 (five years ago) link
I love this, the last track of their farewell gig, just tearing the arse out of it, wish I could have seen them play just once.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJIYZGs4iJs
― MaresNest, Thursday, 6 December 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
XP Whoa. I need to hear more of this. LOL at Mukai's mouth-trumpet sound at 2:58-ish
― days of being riled (zchyrs), Thursday, 6 December 2018 20:43 (five years ago) link
Skillkills are awesome -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so_Z7gyV9mA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgnhxYSvd10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx4ng7GTwKM
― MaresNest, Thursday, 6 December 2018 20:46 (five years ago) link
"Omoide In My Head" is by far NG's best song, I've always felt the chorus to "tomei shojo" (the vid brad posted) was kinda weak compared to the verses.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 6 December 2018 21:11 (five years ago) link
Somehow this slipped through the cracks a month ago:
"I was drunk one day in the beginning of summer 2018, and I thought, I want to 'do it' with them again as NUMBER GIRL at Rising. I also thought, 'I want to make money.' I was drunk."
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8499146/japan-number-girl-reunion-Rising-Sun-Rock-Festival-2019-Ezo
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 14 March 2019 18:48 (five years ago) link
i'm so hyped
the best rock band of all time
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 March 2019 18:52 (five years ago) link
i was just searching for a number girl thread a couple of weeks ago! had no idea they were doing this either, just wondering/hoping there was a thread. have number girl or zazen boys ever toured in north america? def at the top of my "would travel" list but uhh i can't afford to go to japan
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:49 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzr161FM7Y
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 16 October 2021 00:33 (two years ago) link
i'm finally watching that video and it's amazing
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Saturday, 26 February 2022 14:43 (two years ago) link
the thing about this band is that each album is better than the previous yet they're also all perfect
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Monday, 28 February 2022 16:35 (two years ago) link