Comments on: Yes Ali Project probably sucks, but

By: Ame-chan

Ame-chan — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:03:27 +0000

i don’t care if they don’t like Ali Project… but for me, I find them really interesting and they’re music is rare… i love Ali Project… i have been an avid fan since 2009 and i have read of many criticisms about them… but i don’t mind any of those… i will always love ALI PROJECT

By: Aisha Cross

Aisha Cross — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:44:16 +0000

correction: Takarano Arika

By: Aisha Cross

Aisha Cross — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:43:43 +0000

i can’t forgive any1 criticizing ALI PROJECT. i love them so much. i went through the trouble 2 download all their albums n now i hv a complete collection from their 1st album Gensou Teien to their latest album, Han Shinnihon Shugi, QUEENDOM & Les Papillons. i ‘m so happy i get 2 know them better than i was n i’m glad 2 discover such an amazing band. i love their music style, they can make cute pop, dark rock, gothic lolita, electronica, psychedelic n even bollywood style. i discover their bollywood song in Han Shinnihon Shugi. Rakarano Arika is such a good lyricist since all her lyrics blend into me so much.

By: Manabu

Manabu — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:06:33 +0000

I just stumbled upon this and I’d like to say..

Ali project sucked ass during the mid 2000′s.
All that Rozen Maiden shit SOUNDED THE SAME…>.>

This coming from someone who owns half their discography.
I consider myself a large fan, but dang, talk about repetitive and similar.

They’ve improved nowadays. Thank gawd.

By: L’Antre de la Fangirl » Génériques d’anime, entre inspiration et plagiat

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:28:09 +0000

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By: youseitekoku

youseitekoku — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:50:10 +0000

Baka raptor wrote: “I was shocked to discover this was Ali Project.”

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….

By: Shin

Shin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:58:41 +0000

Loved them ever since Rozen Maiden, and while their style doesn’t(and won’t ever) change, it’s not that much of an issue for me. That said, their live performances tend to be rather lousy.

By: OGT

OGT — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:00:27 +0000

I think, actually, rather than “like what I like”, that last one more or less means I’m not terribly interested in discussing why I don’t like something, but rather why I do like something. That includes a discussion of what I don’t enjoy something almost by default, but I tend to find reasons to like about something rather than find reasons for me to not like it. It’s less a subjective vs. objective assessment so much as my own mentality: why dwell on things you don’t like when you can dwell, instead, on what you do?

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.

By: otou-san

otou-san — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:41:42 +0000

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

By: OGT

OGT — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:49:23 +0000

Actually, the composer for ALI PROJECT did the entire soundtrack for Maria-sama ga Miteru, including pastel pure. I don’t mind ALI PROJECT, but I don’t especially care for them either. I feel Yuki Kajiura does that kind of music better; not coincidentally are the two frequently paired up in series.

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.