As everyone interested in boning up Japanese music history may have noticed, the local industry is not fond of best ranking lists. Oshima for stirring things up and basically starting this discussion from scratch. Although no list like this can be perfectly objective nor complete, kudos for Mrs. It is definitely a lot of ground to cover, from the glam bands that played typical heavy metal and the dark ones influenced by the British "positive punk" scene (as journalist Richard North stated in a February 1983 article in NME writing about Bauhaus and Theatre of Hate) until the super colorful Harajuku style pop rock groups that are most popular nowadays. In my perception, the selection's mainstream character, that ignored important indie releases, can be explained by the own team involved in it.Īnyway, as every good list, this one probably will give you hours and hours of discussion.
It is important to keep in mind the names of the ones involved before you start reading and, especially, discussing this list. Besides her, the selection features nine other writers, which I list at the end. She also manages the band NINJAMAN JAPAN and is one of the major sponsors of V-ROCK FESTIVAL, among other billions of projects amongst the visual scene.
The list was edited by the TV and radio host Akemi Oshima, famous for her appearance in the HOT WAVE (TV Saitama) show and involvement on the four-volumes series Visual-kei DVD MAGAZINE. Released in July 2013, this book is an attempt to pass on the history of visual rock through the selection of 500 albums released from the 1980's till now.
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