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josilverdragonThe artist to listen to today is Aaliyah, an artist that I remember the exact moment I learned she died. It made me really sad because she was sweet, she was lovely, and talented and I had such high hopes for her moving forward. It makes me wonder what she might have come up with as she got older and who she might have collaborated with.
The album I listened to today was her first full album released in 1994, Age Ain't Nothing But A Number, which is the only album available on streaming anywhere along with about 4 or 5 singles. I think it's a crime that this is the case and I am sure her family (mainly her uncle, who was her manager) has their reasons. However I am glad I bought the albums I did at the time so I have what was released before her passing.
And for my Music Shuffle Nostalgia, Do As Infinity came up! Which makes me so happy. I first heard them when their song, Fukai Mori (深い森), was the end title for Inuyasha (and had glorious pictures of Sesshomaru, who, to this day, is still my favorite). I remember searching for their music among the early sharing sites way 19-20 years ago and downloading crappy quality files because I wanted to be able to add their songs to a mix CD and I didn't know how to buy their albums as well as didn't have to the money to back then.
Anyhow, today's album is Do The A-Side, which is a bunch of their hits and singles. I think I'm going to upgrade them to my artist list. (ETA: I just checked and guess what, they were already added LOL.)
I think one of my favorite things, 20 years later, is being able to locate all these Japanese pop and rock artists on a streaming service that I have easy access to. It was one of the things I lamented about back in the day as I couldn't spend the money I wanted to on buying albums from Japan as they ended up being $30 to $40 (which hasn't changed, try buying the Promare soundtrack *facepalm*). Streaming is something I think is a definite positive thing. I am sure that there is a lot of layers to having your music streamed and perhaps some negative aspects of it, but as a consumer, it is very convenient and I squee with glee whenever I find an artist I had saved music from (read: downloaded from someone sharing it back in LJ's hayday) has their discography online to listen to.
Well, that's it for today's post. I'll be back with more soon.
The album I listened to today was her first full album released in 1994, Age Ain't Nothing But A Number, which is the only album available on streaming anywhere along with about 4 or 5 singles. I think it's a crime that this is the case and I am sure her family (mainly her uncle, who was her manager) has their reasons. However I am glad I bought the albums I did at the time so I have what was released before her passing.
And for my Music Shuffle Nostalgia, Do As Infinity came up! Which makes me so happy. I first heard them when their song, Fukai Mori (深い森), was the end title for Inuyasha (and had glorious pictures of Sesshomaru, who, to this day, is still my favorite). I remember searching for their music among the early sharing sites way 19-20 years ago and downloading crappy quality files because I wanted to be able to add their songs to a mix CD and I didn't know how to buy their albums as well as didn't have to the money to back then.
Anyhow, today's album is Do The A-Side, which is a bunch of their hits and singles. I think I'm going to upgrade them to my artist list. (ETA: I just checked and guess what, they were already added LOL.)
I think one of my favorite things, 20 years later, is being able to locate all these Japanese pop and rock artists on a streaming service that I have easy access to. It was one of the things I lamented about back in the day as I couldn't spend the money I wanted to on buying albums from Japan as they ended up being $30 to $40 (which hasn't changed, try buying the Promare soundtrack *facepalm*). Streaming is something I think is a definite positive thing. I am sure that there is a lot of layers to having your music streamed and perhaps some negative aspects of it, but as a consumer, it is very convenient and I squee with glee whenever I find an artist I had saved music from (read: downloaded from someone sharing it back in LJ's hayday) has their discography online to listen to.
Well, that's it for today's post. I'll be back with more soon.
