I've posted this in another forum, but I felt that my brothers and sistahs here can vent about this, too.
Gwen Stefani is a Tomoko Kawase wannabe. That's right, I said it.
Like Tomoko, Gwen was the lead vocalist of a successful rock band (Tomoko with the brilliant green, Gwen with No Doubt). They then both went for a more poppy solo career (with Tomoko donning the aliases Tommy february6 & Tommy heavenly6). Both had found success, but only one managed to get the job done right; and that's Tomoko.
The reason why it works better with Tomoko is because when she does her new thing, she doesn't leave her brilliant green fans in the dust. Her music mixes '80's European-styled pop with the indie rock that made her famous. And because of that mix she creates an original sound that captures the personality of her stage characters. She may not be the bad girl that she portrays on stage in real life, but at least people know it's just a character.
Gwen, on the other hand, just does pop for the sake of pop; and because of that she sounds like every other American pop singer. And whoever told her to remix "The Lonely Goatherd" into her song should never be allowed to work in the music business ever again!!! Also, notice that those Harujuku Girls that surround her are Japanese; and wearing what seems to be cloned clothes that not only Tomoko wears, but also other J-POP singers like Ayumi Hamasaki, Bonnie Pink, and Puffy. She's blatantly ripping off J-POP!!!
Gwen, I'm sorry; but you'll never be a J-POP singer. You're just a white girl from California who grew up listening to early grunge and punk. I read that you are working on a new No Doubt album. That's good. Go back to doing what you know best: rockin' out! Then we will forgive you for this little pop experiment of yours.What I'm trying to say here is leave the J-POP sound to the J-POP singers. American musicians can learn from them; but just copying their style and foregoing their own will just lead to disaster.
This is King Baby Duck saying "If it ain't made in Japan, it's usually crap!"
Gwen Stefani is a Tomoko Kawase wannabe. That's right, I said it.Like Tomoko, Gwen was the lead vocalist of a successful rock band (Tomoko with the brilliant green, Gwen with No Doubt). They then both went for a more poppy solo career (with Tomoko donning the aliases Tommy february6 & Tommy heavenly6). Both had found success, but only one managed to get the job done right; and that's Tomoko.
The reason why it works better with Tomoko is because when she does her new thing, she doesn't leave her brilliant green fans in the dust. Her music mixes '80's European-styled pop with the indie rock that made her famous. And because of that mix she creates an original sound that captures the personality of her stage characters. She may not be the bad girl that she portrays on stage in real life, but at least people know it's just a character.
Gwen, on the other hand, just does pop for the sake of pop; and because of that she sounds like every other American pop singer. And whoever told her to remix "The Lonely Goatherd" into her song should never be allowed to work in the music business ever again!!! Also, notice that those Harujuku Girls that surround her are Japanese; and wearing what seems to be cloned clothes that not only Tomoko wears, but also other J-POP singers like Ayumi Hamasaki, Bonnie Pink, and Puffy. She's blatantly ripping off J-POP!!!
Gwen, I'm sorry; but you'll never be a J-POP singer. You're just a white girl from California who grew up listening to early grunge and punk. I read that you are working on a new No Doubt album. That's good. Go back to doing what you know best: rockin' out! Then we will forgive you for this little pop experiment of yours.What I'm trying to say here is leave the J-POP sound to the J-POP singers. American musicians can learn from them; but just copying their style and foregoing their own will just lead to disaster.
This is King Baby Duck saying "If it ain't made in Japan, it's usually crap!"
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