Might be louder/heavier than what you're looking for, but Yellowcard has a violinist with a sort of positive/relaxed pop-punk vibe ("For You, And Your Denial
" might be a good place to start).
Thanks! They have a cool sound. I think I'll try getting some of their music, although you're right that the sound's not quite what I had in mind. I like getting these new suggestions, since I don't listen to the radio all that often. I get most of my interest in American music from AM Vs, but I haven't felt like watching many recently.
Last Dinosaur by the pillows
ok i was cheating that was j-rock
This is Love by Utada Hikaru
Because every country has its own slightly different genres and Japan is just the one you hear about because of anime and video games.
Welcome To TV Tropes | How To Write An Example | Text Formatting Rules | List Of Shows That Need Summary | TV Tropes Forum | Know The StaffIf you think that, I think you're underestimating the Beatles' influence. They definitely influenced J-pop at the time.
Welcome To TV Tropes | How To Write An Example | Text Formatting Rules | List Of Shows That Need Summary | TV Tropes Forum | Know The StaffWhy is that "4 English guys with guitars" automatically defaults to The Beatles? Are there no other groups of English guys with guitars or something?
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!Because when I see somebody talking about four English blokes conquering someplace with their guitars, I don't think of Editors.
Welcome To TV Tropes | How To Write An Example | Text Formatting Rules | List Of Shows That Need Summary | TV Tropes Forum | Know The StaffFor a variety of reasons. For one, JROCK tends to use draw heavily from the instrumentation and visual styles of western Glam-rock and Hair-metal, but the harmonic structure draws more from classical theory while western rock draws more from the blues.
When it comes to the actual arrangement of songs, there's some variety among the subgenres of JROCK, but for the most part, you have higher pitched and more focused chord voicings, as well as simple yet catchy lead lines. Guitar solos are rarely a shredfest, focusing more on held notes and phrasing.
A lot of this applies throughout the genre, though parts of it may be masked, i.e. a Dir en Grey song still has a lot of the higher pitched chord voicings, but also has a distorted bassline that gives the song an overall lower and heavier feel.
Ecstasy is Sustained Intensity

So there's this one song I really like by a J-Pop group called CHABA. It's called "Parade"
. Any Naruto fans may know it. Or intentionally not know it, since it was used during a filler arc. Either or.
In any case, I really like the song, and I wanted to know about any American groups that use a similar style. I'm trolling for any and all recommendations and expecting the off-the-beaten-trail.