(08-28-2009, 07:19 PM)Hedelex Wrote: I'm glad they were covered by TIME, but I don't like very much the article.
Maybe it is because English is not my mother tongue, but I find it very hard to read, uses a lot of strange complicated words and I feel it really doesn't give me any real useful information, other, of course, than criticizing the band a little bit, using terms like "raucous", "senseless", and "opportunistic". They also implying in the article that VAMPS is not a serious band, since they say it's like a vacation or a hobby, not a real daytime job... I mean, VAMPS is a strong overseas project! They want to have fun and to give listeners a good time, but they work hard, it is not a shallow joke.
Well, don't pay much attention to me, like I said maybe it is just because I'm not used to that style of a short article. I mean, if they were going to be so technical, maybe mention more references to, say, their other bands and what they have accomplished; maybe info about the USA tour, about the fanbase spread around the world, the distribution of the album, the role of japanese bands in occidental market nowadays, the VAMPS musicians influences, etc.

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Because doing that would have required the author to do some "real" research. This person didn't even listen to the album, from the way the article was written, buy anyway... I totally agree with you.