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ltgmars(Inspired by Cami whether she likes it or not, because I don't have the energy to do a daily music meme, but I do want to share my favorite music.)
Fastball has been my favorite band for years. I haven't talked about them for years, in the wake of flourishing interests of the Japanese variety, but they're still near and dear to my heart. The thing about me is that I don't listen to a lot of music (absurd and not-so-absurd music Ashley spammed me with notwithstanding); I have five playlists on my iTunes -- five artists whose full discographies I put on shuffle/repeat and play as the background music of my life: Arashi, Kanjani8, Shiina Ringo, Backstreet Boys, and Fastball. Beyond those five artists, I don't typically listen to anyone else regularly.
Fastball is best known for their hit "The Way", from 1998. You might remember it.
They released an album before then, entitled Make Your Mama Proud (1996), which was a bit harder and grittier -- also a bit more nonsensical and stupid in terms of what the music is about. They've since evolved into what I'd consider a "mellow southern power pop/rock" group; they depend on the classic setup of catchy melody/strong harmony on top of unadorned instrumentals, but occasionally their Texas twang comes out.
Four years ago I convinced my family to drive five hours to Cincinnati to see them perform, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. In concert, they're musically spot-on and quite energetic, but they're also incredibly friendly and laidback and down-to-earth; they make me want to be their friend; they make it easy to be their friend.
I jokingly refer to them as a one-and-a-half hit wonder sometimes (because "The Way" was their clear hit, but "Out of My Head" was also a really popular song at the time that a lot of people forget about), but I think all of their music is fabulous. They have a strong sense of what kind of music they produce, and in the 14+ years they've been active, they haven't compromised that at all.
So I'll close with a live cut of my favorite song from their latest album (released in 2008), "Soul Radio", plus another song, "Always Never":
Fastball has been my favorite band for years. I haven't talked about them for years, in the wake of flourishing interests of the Japanese variety, but they're still near and dear to my heart. The thing about me is that I don't listen to a lot of music (absurd and not-so-absurd music Ashley spammed me with notwithstanding); I have five playlists on my iTunes -- five artists whose full discographies I put on shuffle/repeat and play as the background music of my life: Arashi, Kanjani8, Shiina Ringo, Backstreet Boys, and Fastball. Beyond those five artists, I don't typically listen to anyone else regularly.
Fastball is best known for their hit "The Way", from 1998. You might remember it.
They released an album before then, entitled Make Your Mama Proud (1996), which was a bit harder and grittier -- also a bit more nonsensical and stupid in terms of what the music is about. They've since evolved into what I'd consider a "mellow southern power pop/rock" group; they depend on the classic setup of catchy melody/strong harmony on top of unadorned instrumentals, but occasionally their Texas twang comes out.
Four years ago I convinced my family to drive five hours to Cincinnati to see them perform, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. In concert, they're musically spot-on and quite energetic, but they're also incredibly friendly and laidback and down-to-earth; they make me want to be their friend; they make it easy to be their friend.
I jokingly refer to them as a one-and-a-half hit wonder sometimes (because "The Way" was their clear hit, but "Out of My Head" was also a really popular song at the time that a lot of people forget about), but I think all of their music is fabulous. They have a strong sense of what kind of music they produce, and in the 14+ years they've been active, they haven't compromised that at all.
So I'll close with a live cut of my favorite song from their latest album (released in 2008), "Soul Radio", plus another song, "Always Never":
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Date: 2010-07-12 20:31 (UTC)you white.
♥
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Date: 2010-07-12 20:32 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-12 20:34 (UTC). . . i am sad that i didn't get a sympathetic note from you about my entry. shit was hard, yo.
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Date: 2010-07-12 20:42 (UTC)(squish)
and you used emo nino icon, so. i'll allow it ♥
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Date: 2010-07-12 20:49 (UTC)i hadn't watched the ~*~to be free~*~ minisuite until this .gif prompted me to.
i just wanted to comment that:
* oh-chan is fishing again, and it shows. how cute ♥
* nino is so goddamn skinny, as usual. but he looks great.
* satoshi was high as a kite during this appearance. you saw the talk, right? fuuuuuu i was lol'ing hard.
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Date: 2010-07-12 20:52 (UTC)The talk was so adorable! Aw, what cuties. ♥
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Date: 2010-07-13 01:34 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-13 01:36 (UTC)YOU ALREADY HAVE A SATOCCHI ICON
WHY'D YOU HAVE TO PILFER MINE
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Date: 2010-07-13 01:37 (UTC)(giggling)
and yours is cuter :D
satocchi?
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Date: 2010-07-13 01:38 (UTC)Ah, I suppose you couldn't hear what he was saying over your fapping.
(don't deny it)
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Date: 2010-07-13 01:43 (UTC)AND I UNDERSTOOD A LOT OF IT
I WAS SO PROUD
:D :D :D :D
satoshi by himself doesn't make little cami stiff. satoshi flirting with other people does.
p.s. this is now my default icon for you ♥
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Date: 2010-07-13 01:45 (UTC):|
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Date: 2010-07-13 01:45 (UTC). . . you've had sex before, right?
it gets stiff.
. . . are you going to delete this comment?
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edit: oops.
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Date: 2010-07-13 00:24 (UTC)It's music like this that I need to drag off to work one of these days to show what those young ones are missing.
I'm loving the fact BSB is in your five there. :D
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Date: 2010-07-13 00:40 (UTC)Also -- BSB is an absolute must. Can't live without them.
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Date: 2010-07-13 00:45 (UTC)This is true. So very, very true.
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Date: 2010-07-13 03:06 (UTC)Yeah, I feel like a lot of Fastball's music borrows from a Brit rock tradition. Not that I know much of Brit rock, but I've always had that impression for some reason.