5. Live and it style

  In Japan, many rock bands have held their live and concert every week, every year! It has been held to let us listen to their " live " music and watch their real performance, also to make a chance for exchange with their fans. There, we can do not only listen to real performance of rock group but also do something to enjoy music more.

   First, live means concert. Rock bands or rock musician play their music or songs in live, and it a opportunity of our listing to true, pure sounds and meeting real member. There are chance to meet or shake hands or talk with the band member directly, also the rock group can exchange their fans as musician, and show their skill of playing instruments or special performance of their songs. In live, Rock groups can decide  which music they play, how do they act and perform on the stage, cloth they put on, what talk about while MC, freely. Bands is able to create the place they like or based on their style. Spectator can enjoy world of the group. Also, fans can exchange or talk with others, and share their moving, so live is also a opportunity of finding some mates. In live site, there is shop of selling goods relating the bands or concert, so spectator can take out and remember their moving.

   There are some kind of live.　Gig is one kind of live, and it means " a play in small live house or club". The gig is easy to hold in live house, so can be seen almost everyday. Insore Ivent are held in bokkstore, CD shop, shopping store, for purpose of promotion of their piece or goods. Artists can show their music to people who do not know them or their works, so not only performance but also selling CD and sign of bandmember are carrid on there. Street Live is held on street or in front of station or park. It dose not need so  much many, so musicians, who are not known widly and do not have power and many, intend to popularize their songs. But this form of live can cause noise, and performer can not use large equipment and electric power. Music Festival is big event of live. Many artist perticipate in this event, and spectator can enjoy many kinds of music and songs. The larger it is, more luxury its contents. Some music festival long for 4 days and spectator can camp there.

 

Fuji Rock Festival

source:

"wikipedia"
 http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B7%AF%E4%B8%8A%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96
 http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BC%94%E5%A5%8F%E4%BC%9A
 http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%82%B0
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4.Category of J-Rock

 Japanese rock music has many categories. There were not so many kinds of rock music before, but now the kinds have been increasing. Divided category are more ramify depending on play style or structure of member or strongholds. It so hard to show all category because of the quantity, so I will show some example.

  Rock and roll is the origin of rock music. It can be called rockabilly, too. This category are influenced by rhythm and blues, and has eight beats, scale and chord progression of blues, that is to say, Rock and roll make up of the elements of black music like blues, changed into white music. Basically instruments are electric guitar ,electric bass and drums, but often added piano, acoustic guitar and brass instrument like saxophone. In Japan, Kosaka Kazuya and Hirao Akimasa are famous.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Kosaka Kazuya

    Hard rock is base on blues, and the playing style is so hard. Main defferences are following. First, bands who play the style perform with big and aggressive sound. Second, they uses Distortion, which changes sound of electric guitar, for making "warm", "dirty" and "fuzzy" sounds. Third, drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass drum and a back beat on snare, sometimes using cymbals for emphasis. Their songs are often made up of heavy and low tunes. In Japan, B'z and Kegawa no mary's are famous.

Kegawa no Mary's

   Mixture rock is only exist in Japan. "Mixture rock" is the word made in Japan. It is called rap rock or rap metal overseas. The category means music that mix rock into black music-rap, hip-hop, reggae- or ethnic music. This category has developed into loud rock. Loud rock is related not only to mixture rock but also hard rock, heavy metal. In this category, vocal use wide vocal style like death voice and rap, and guitar play heavy riff with down tuning, samplar and turn table are introduced, so many unique idea are adapted. FACT, Fear, and loathing in Las Vegas are Famous.

Fact/a fact of lie

     Visual kei is a style of Japanese rock band or rock musician. Generally it mean male band or member. They has outstanding hear style and makeup, and outfit. In incunabula, they bristled own hair and made up themselves with thick cosmetic. In 1990's, they dress up like woman.  Their songs is usually heavy metal or pop rock based on J-pop hard rock. The lyric is often reflexive and aggressive, also the content are sadness love. X Japan, Luna sea and shido are famous.

luna sea/true blue