thats the proof ….right there…that ali Project doesnt make all their songs “sound the same”
in fact i have to beleive…hearing this kinda comment again and again..that those who say this HAVENT heard enough ali project music to correctly assess it. they’ve been around for a long time….and have used lots of different styles (experimentally) over those years…
that code geass ending is the just like a very small taste of wat they do…
someone said YUKI is probably better at this kinda stuff…..i’d say she different.
unusual….doesnt mean unskillful…. they chose to be diferent….

Almost everyone I see–in the halls of academia, in the library, on the Internet–seems far too obsessed with finding reasons to not like things–even if their assessment is ultimately overwhelmingly positive, there’s almost always qualification after qualification piled onto something–the reviews that spend 85% of their words telling you all the problems with a work, 15% telling you that the previous 85% of words don’t actually matter that much, and an overall rating of 8.9.

I’ve always felt that way lies madness.

doing the same thing over and over again, but with unflappable verve and style

I thought of AC/DC right here. Yes, Ali Project does do that more than experimenting. But like AC/DC, if it works for you…

If a niche appeal artist suddenly develops a more mainstream sound, people cry “sellout”; if they don’t change their sound at all, people accuse them of not being experimental enough.

That is true in some cases. Clinic from the UK come to mind — they have a unique sound but have been lambasted the past few albums for not changing. But in some scenes, say punk/hardcore, not changing is of the utmost value.

I listen to music to enjoy it, not to point out why I don’t enjoy it

Two things: One, as a musician I think it’s impossible for me to divorce the “hows” from the “whats.” Or something.

Two, that statement makes me think of the usual conversation we all have with anime — we like what we like, how do we justify it, what is objectivity, etc. I’m tempted to go down the rabbit hole again, but not today

There’s something to be said for experimenting with styles and always expanding one’s sound, and then there’s something to be said for doing the same thing over and over again, but with unflappable verve and style. ALI PROJECT always struck me as more of the latter than the former. If it’s to your disadvantage to experiment with musical styles, why do it? If a niche appeal artist suddenly develops a more mainstream sound, people cry “sellout”; if they don’t change their sound at all, people accuse them of not being experimental enough.

Music’s music–I listen to music to enjoy it, not to point out why I don’t enjoy it. Kind of like everything else, except with more atonal chords. Or something.

omo – that sounds like a pretty accurate assessment. I would even say a “specialized” fan base. I’m not in it, but I listen to a lot of really niche stuff too so I can relate. In fact, I edited the post to reflect that so people don’t think I’m trolling too hard.

I would definitely tend to believe that the more work they get, the more work they’re likely to get, especially considering their identifiable sound. It’s probably more likely than the whole cock-sucking thing…

It’s just a taste thing. But being relatively veteran anison people, they probably have more creds, so they get their share of work.