chanz's 2010 Top 30 Music Best Part II

These two categories are not so updated. I mean, most songs were not produced in the year 2010. It's because I got to know the bands just recently and become addicted to it. Well, this is my music history in 2010 right?

So let's continue this chart~

English

16) The Ting Tings - Great DJ
A British indie pop duo band. Duo means they consists of two people. First I learnt of this band was when watching jdrama Sunao ni Narenakute. The insert song in the scenes is so catchy. I thought it was Avril Lavigne. Never know of this band before.

Trivia: This band actually is popular in Japan, and, if Ting Tings is pronounced in Japanese - chinchin (ちんちん). It may mean "small, cute penis"! gaga

17) We Are The Fallen - Bury Me Alive
I already reviewed this band in this post. We Are The Fallen (WAtF) is the Evanescence (Ev) of the Fallen album. If you guys follow Evanescence, you know that after their Fallen album, Ben Moody co-founder of Evanescence left the group. While in 2009, all of other band members of Evanescence also has followed Ben Moody leaving Evanescence and made this new band. Of the album Tear The World Down, this song is the best.

18) Ben Moody - Wishing Well
Yup right. Ben Moody again. fyi, Ben Moody has made his own album called All For This. This solo album however did not fulfill my expectation. It has no resemblance with Ev or WAtF at all. I might say this is kind of rock kapak English style. Well, almost all songs in this album are so emo! Still, I like it. Slow rock huh.. Wishing Well fortunately not so emo, and the "aaa" part is the best.


19) Daughtry - Open Up Your Eyes
Everyone knows Daughtry, this awesome bald guy. Open Up Your Eyes, track no. 06 of Leave this Town album stays in this chart. This song is also composed by Ben Moody! ahak


20) Within Temptation - Forgiven
This band has also been reviewed. Forgiven managed to be included in this chart because..I don't know, maybe this song kind of sad. And I sort of get the feeling when listening to & singing this song.


21) System of a Down - Soldier Side
I've known this band since 2005 but I never like them. Until now 2010. Well, in 2005/06 I'm more into nasyid. System is an alternative metal band. People who cannot accept nonsense lyrics and hard metal songs may not be able to tolerate with System. But not all of their songs like that. Soldier Side for example, focusing on the war, what the soldier and his family really feel about the war. Sad.


22) Muse - Glorious
Everyone knows Muse as well. This B-side of Invincible single is best played in the exam week. Guess what? I got my spirit to study from this song while in exam week. Yeahh we are going to be glorious!!!

23) Linkin Park - Burning in the Skies
LP is back with new album - A Thousand Suns!! This album is my album of the year. I have lost interest in LP since its worst album - Minutes to Midnight. However, this one is very refreshing. Its music is very different than other bands. It is legendary!


24) Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece of Heaven
My friend recommend to listen to this band. I've known this band since matriculation as well. But never interested to listen to it. This song is very long. 8 minutes! And it is about a murder. Quite funny for me. I mean, this guy kills his girlfriend, and then his gf kind or risen back from dead and get revenge. At the end, they both get married in the afterlife. lulz?

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Japanese/Anime

25) YUI - Please Stay With Me
YUI~~ <3 I got nothing to say about this track. Just go listen to it!!!! :DD
btw, this song is the insert song for jdrama Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku starring Matsumoto Jun & Takeuchi Yuko.


26) Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Solanin
This song is the theme song for the jmovie, Solanin. They say this movie is kind of tearjerking. Dunno. Still not watch it. The song is by the way so...Asian Kung-Fu Generation! Superb~

27) BAReeeeeeeeeeN - Ashiato
Doko made mo tsuzuki michi ashiato mo toshite toki ni tsurate~ If you are a jpop lover, you must listen to this as well!! Ashiato means footprint. It is so moivational. How many footprints have we left in this world? And does it give any meaning to us and people around?


28) GReeeeN - Kiseki
Kiseki is "miracle", also means "tracks" in the lyrics. Theme song for jdrama ROOKIES. The song was also given the certificate for the "best selling download single in Japan" by the Guinness World Records on June 29, 2009. wow~ The song & the PV is very sweet I might say. It's about the growing feeling of love between two people.


29) Eiko Shimamiya - Naraku no Hana
Opening theme for the anime Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. Recently I watched this anime. You are not flowers of hell, Rika-chan!

30) coldrain - We're not alone
Opening theme for the anime Rainbows. It's not in Japanese, it's in English. Although the band is Japanese. Where would you find band like that in Japan?

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There are many bands introduced to me this year like - The Ting Tings, Avenged Sevenfold, Within Temptation, We Are The Fallen, Ben Moody, System of a Down, GReeeeN, BAReeeeeeeeeeN & coldrain. All of these bands (except coldrain, The Ting Tings & Avenged Sevenfold) I have listened to all of their albums and will follow their news & development~ Any new single or album.


This chart is based on my blog's post (lyrics), my last.fm chart, my jpopasia.com status and my winamp library.

Part I of this chart is here.

So, that's all. Looking forward to 2011!!

TQ. Noted by,

12:06 pm, 21/12/10

chanz

chanz's 2010 Top 30 Music Best Part I

I own a last.fm account. I think many people did not know about this wonderful website. Well, if you love listening to music, you should have a last.fm account too.

In short, last.fm is a web music. It saves your music history of what you have been listening to. Last.fm also lets you discover new music you like, based on the music you already listen to. After lurking there & seeing my music history, I decide to post something here.

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It's December of 2010. I think I am going to summarize a little bit of what have I been listened to; new bands, artists and albums which had been introduced to me this year, 2010. It will be categorized into Malay/Indo, Nasyid, English, Japanese/Anime & Soundtracks. Bear in mind, there is no winner or number 1. This is just a summary of my 2010 music history.

Disebabkan lagu-lagu di bawah ini kebanyakan berbahasa Melayu, maka aku guna bahasa ibunda untuk reviu.

Malay/Indo

1) 6ixth Sense - Haruskah
6ixth Sense kembali dengan album baru +-x/. Antara kesemua lagu dalam album tersebut, lagu Haruskah adalah yang terbaik kerana permulaan lagu lain dari lain. Bukan suara Adi rasanya?

2) Fiq - Manifestasi Cinta (feat Mirwana)
Lagu ini lah yang membuatkan aku kembali mendengar radio - Hot.fm. Morning krew juga antara sebab aku dengar hot.fm on the way nak pergi praktikal di Hospital Seberang Jaya.

3) Bunkface - Soldier
Bunkface mula mendapat tempat di hati aku tahun ini. Mungkin setelah mereka keluarkan album yang betul - Phobia Phoney. Well, sebelum ini mereka asyik dengan dunia indie je. Dalam album, lagu Soldier menarik perhatian sebab ia bertema berat iaitu membincangkan situasi dunia dan peperangan. Dan senang untuk aku nak nyanyi juga.

4) Wali - Harga Diriku
Wali juga antara band yang aku dengar ketika hendak ke Hospital Seberang Jaya. Jadi ia antara band aku mulai suka tahun ini. Dalam album Cari Jodoh, lagu Harga Diriku lebih mendapat tempat kerana ia lebih...sayu.

5) Aizat - Emotions
Kalau hendak mencari pemenang bagi kategori ini, lagu ini adalah pemenangnya. Serius cakap, lagu ini bukan seperti lagu-lagu biasa yang ada kat Malaysia ini. Ada unsur Radiohead serta sangat-sangat romantikus. Terbaik~ Bila nak pasang kat radio?

Nasyid

6) Maher Zain - Insha Allah
Rasanya semua orang dah kenal beliau. Sejak beliau datang ke Malaysia, tetiba Maher Zain menjadi fenomena. Walaupun aku dah kenal beliau lebih awal. Jujur diakui, lagu ini membuatkan aku berfikir dan berubah menjadi lebih baik.

7) UNIC - Bicara Tentang Cinta
Oh. Lagu ini sangat romantik. Sama seperti Emotions. Walaupun agak terlewat aku menyedari ke'best'an lagu ini. Dah lama aku dengar album Langkah Tercipta ni, akan tetapi, sekarang baru aku layan lagu ini~

8) Inteam - Hanya Takdir
Antara album terbaik tahun ini, Allahu Rabbi. Menang anugerah AIM bebaru ini. Hanya Takdir berjaya masuk dalam carta ini kerana ia berjaya membuatkan aku berasa sayu dan sedih dengan situasi Palestin.

9) Rabbani - Mahabbah
Setelah pemergian Allahyarham Ustaz Asri, aku menyangka Rabbani mungkin akan merudum sedikit. Seperti yang berlaku pada Raihan. Akan tetapi, jangkaan meleset. Album Mahabbah sangat refreshing. Vokal Zulkiflee Azman mantap sekali. Lagu ini memupuk kecintaan kepada Sang Pencipta.

10) Mirwana - Andaiku Pergi (Retro Version)
Ramai yang menganggap Mirwana terlalu pop. Tidak berimej dakwah. Tidak bagi aku. Apa yang penting adalah lirik dan mesej yang ingin disampaikan. Mesej mereka berjaya sampai kat aku, so..layan~ Lagu ini teringat pada kisah Luffy & Ace.

Soundtracks

11) Akira Senju - Happiness ~Requiem from "The Blind Alchemist"~
Soundtrack/runut bunyi dari anime Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood ini berjaya memperoleh perhatian aku. Setelah dengar berkali-kali album OST 1, track ke28 ini masih berjaya mengekalkan rasa emosi aku terhadap anime ini. Track ini digunakan dalam OVA - The Blind Alchemist.

12) Taniuchi Hideuki & Yoshihisa Hirano - Senritsu
Dari album Death Note Original Soundtrack I, senritsu membawa maksud melodi. Lagu ini membuatkan aku terlayan-layan dan rasa macam main gitar pun ada. Walaupun tak pernah main. lulz

13) Takami Yu - JIN-仁- Main Title
Dari jdrama JIN, yang merupakan salah satu drama yang sangat tearjerker bagi aku. Drama ini menang banyak award. Selain itu, sangat informatif. Baik dari segi medikal mahupun sejarah Jepun. Track ini digunakan sebagai intro title jdrama tersebut.

14) Hans Zimmer - Maestro
Pertama kali dengar melalui jdrama Sunao ni Narenakute. Kemudian, baru mendapat tahu asal lagu ini adalah dari filem romantik - The Holiday. Lagu ini digunakan dengan baik sekali dalam kedua-dua cerita.

15) Sawano Hiroyuki - Unicorn
BGM untuk anime Gundam terbaru - Gundam Unicorn OVA. Pertama kali dengar ketika menonton anime tersebut, aku dah dapat teka Sawano Hiroyuki yang compose. Sawano Hiroyuki adalah antara komposer yang aku suka. Soundtracks untuk Maou, Iryu dan Triangle juga beliau yang hasilkan.


Next no.16-30 will be continued on Part II: English & Japanese/Anime. It will be written in English.

P/S: This idea comes from din's HYLI chart. He did it monthly and frequently updated it. Looks interesting~ :P

TQ. Noted by,

7:28 pm, 09/12/10

chanz