tunequest

Puffy Amiyumi is a very mixed bag musically. Despite the girls' massive popularity in Japan (and moderate success in the States), I often find myself highly conflicted about their music. I can't decide whether it's superficial pop or subtle Japanese brilliance. Some of it is downright annoying and I occasionally consider purging it from the library. But damn, these girls like to toy with my emotions, and put together something ...

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Every time I think i’m ready to ditch those poppy-japanese-rock-girls, I hear the songs that got me interested in the first place. So i explore their music and find myself intrigued, but underwelmed by much of their catalog. Then I start contemplating the removal of the less compelling songs from my library. entering “evaluation mode,” I listen to their songs and can’t help but find most of them catchy ...

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