Friday, October 26, 2012

私の最も好きな音楽 (Rock)


私の最も好きな音楽
ロック

私は種々の音楽が好きです。民間と 勲爵と ロックが 全文好きです。
(I like all sorts of music – every thing from Folk to Jazz to Rock.)
James Blunt
Michael Buble
Nickelback

最近 特に それぞれの 国家の ロックに 夢中になります。
(Recently, I have been really into Rock from a few countries.)

Needless to say, Beatles and Queen had been my heroes for as long as I could remember.
Beatles
Queen
I have recently rediscovered Nirvana (ニルヴァーナ).

ニルヴァーナ (Nirvana) は、アメリカのバンド。1980年代終盤にシーンに出現し。
(Nirvana is an American rock band that initiated in 1980.)

Their brief run ended in 1994 after the death of the lead singer Kurt Cobain.

全世界でのトータルセールスは、約7500万枚。
(They issued 750 million records around the globe.)


Cobain believed that music comes first and lyrics, second. Thus he focused mainly on the melodies of his songs. He describes his lyrics as ‘a pile of contradictions’. This coupled with his croaky voice make his music intense and mind-blowing. 

I vividly remember being almost frightened by his music and I fist heard it on the radio as a kid. Luckily, I have grown to appreciate Nirvana more and more.

Dear Kurt, we miss you.

どんな 音楽が 好きですか?
(What kind of music do you like?)

5 comments:

  1. おもしろいポストどうもありがとうございます。わたしも音楽が好きです。日本語では、Folkのことを「民謡(みんよう)」、Jazzのことは「ジャズ」、そして Rockは「ロック」とよびます。にほんのロックバンドでは好きなグループはありますか。

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    1. I am not that familiar with Asian rock bands... But I would love to check then out if you have any recommendations!

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  2. わたし も Nickelback と James Blunt と Beatles が すきですね。

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  3. My name is Ayano Hasegawa. I study in Ritsumeikan University in Japan. I live in Kyoto. I also like rock music. I like B'z. B'z is Japanese rock band, their song is very powerful. I heard a hurricane in New York. Were the damages settled? Are you in safe place? I hope your safety.

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    1. Thank you for the kind concerns regarding the hurricane. Sandy is well past us now and we are trying our best to lend a hand to those suffered damages.

      I checked B'z on Youtube -- very moving music indeed! Thx for the recommendation :)

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