Y'know, Ergo Proxy is really to thanks for my growing love for this band. I thought Kiri would be a one-song-from-one-band-because-of-the-anime thing, but when I gave their other songs a chance, I was blown away.
@Futschlecker1899 People usually sing with their voices, bro. The size of the eyes have not to dot with the ability that one can sing. If eyes were important in music, S. Wonder would be a failure.
A true artist doesnt care about the money, popularity the only things that matters its his art, his creations, they are artists, they dont need prizes to love what they do :)
There 's an unwritten rule in radio: a song must get the point across in the first minute to the music director, who will ultimately decide if the song will be added to the playlist. Monoral totally nails it here in less than the 1-minute mark. Unfortunately, from the record promotion point of view, the guys should have remained invisible with no images of them seen for a couple of years to build up a massive following via press/radio/retail, where they only want blonde haired, blue eyed rockers
@8halfnhalf8 meven i confuse with morocco being an arabic country until i read about ibn battuta being an african moroccon traveller, i am like WHAT...oh snaps,
I know. I hate how some people mock other people just because they discovered a band by watching an anime intro/ending. I've found a lot of bands I like that way, but I don't like them just because their song was on an anime, and I don't just listen to songs of theirs that were on anime. Usually, it's because I had no other way of hearing of the band. Music snobs get on my nerves.
I love the album this song was out of. I discovered the band from a song on a an anime soundtrack, and I know some music elitists are going to bash me for the way I discovered them, but fuck it. I like this band.
Probably, but they did it so the video wouldn't be monotonous 'cause I bet that anyone would be extremely bored at watching just a band playing, and the camera recording the entire video at one angle.
i dunno about that. when i go to shows, if i'm not dancing or whatever, i tend to stand in the same spot and watch. for me, i just find this way too distracting. like staring into a strobe light. except instead of strobe lights, it's jump cuts.
anyway, that's all of my unproductive comments on the matter for now.
They're too generic to the American alternative rock scene, but his English is very very good. If I were to listen to the song and not know who it was, I wouldn't know that they were from Japan.
I agree, I have listened to one of their songs very much, Kiri. Almost for two-three years I have thought they where like americans. Was very surprised when noticing today that they where from Japan(ish)
I'm sure bot L'arc and Monorail would find your comment alittle offensive in that you're lumping together them simply because they are two Japanese bands that may I remind you sound nothing alike. You might as well have been comparing Monorail to The Pillows. lol
really? But they speak english without an accent. Like when they sing, I coulda sworn it was some white southern american guy. Or at least an american born japanese.
after kiri, i heard some of their other songs and i gotta say they show some potential, i hope that the can find a permanent drummer and guitarist soon....
yeah he was not born in Japan... Anis Shimada is actually a Japanese-Moroccan born in London and raised in France... He speaks 4 languages - Japanese, English, French and Arabic... he's really cool... ^___^
I Love his small dancing XDDD.... his just like Hyde in the indie era XDDD.... and omg his hair!!! love his hair! and love him for singing so well!!! *-*
good band
Ozuen562 5 days ago
doch, wirklich schade, dass sie kaum zu ruhm gekommen sind.... dabei hat der sänge echt ne geile stimme!
snuki25 1 month ago
I know ergo proxy ,then I know them,Ilove THem
MrDAsCW 2 months ago
I would like it, if vocals didn't constantly make me think DeEsser...
ichimitch 2 months ago
Wow hes japanese and moroccan and amazingly sexy and talented :)
MusicM0de 3 months ago
why is his hair so pretty???
ShiroNoNyanko 5 months ago 2
11 personas prefieren a los jonas brothers (como coño se escriba)
EONJESUS 7 months ago
Monoral and Ergo Proxy awesome.!!
aldes234 8 months ago 4
Born in Morocco
soufcool 8 months ago
exelente grupo me fasina su musica
Tessaigaxx 9 months ago
Y'know, Ergo Proxy is really to thanks for my growing love for this band. I thought Kiri would be a one-song-from-one-band-because-of-the-anime thing, but when I gave their other songs a chance, I was blown away.
SaiyukiGS 9 months ago 2
I thougt he comes from Japan and for a Japanese he speak really really good english, respect.
StraberrySmile15 10 months ago
@StraberrySmile15 according to wikipedia, he grew up in Europe, which would help with the language thing.
ZDrums24 8 months ago 2
Really aweome... but his voice feels weird, it doesn't match him xD
NossaPraiaVlog 10 months ago 3
zakon ^^
BassFyro 11 months ago
damn this band is GOOD!!
Genjuro86 1 year ago
His voice and his face really don't match xD
Sorry it's just they really don't, I don't mean it in a bad way but his voice brings Bruce Springsteen in my head so it's kind of ridiculous xD
Anyway, these guys are pretty good ;)
MarquiseOfHearts 1 year ago
nice song...
Acendio 1 year ago
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BAND...I'M GLAD I'VE BEEN INTRODUCED TO ANIME....
THANK YOU TOONAMI - R.I.P 3-27-97---9-20-2008
THANK YOU [AS] R.I.P - 9-2-2001---12-31-2006
bjb32278 1 year ago
Great band! :D Seeing as Anis was born in my home city of London in England, i hope one day that Monoral play some concerts here :D
DogmeUK 1 year ago
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amazing; I couldn't belive that small eyes can sing ; )
Futschlecker1899 1 year ago
@Futschlecker1899 People usually sing with their voices, bro. The size of the eyes have not to dot with the ability that one can sing. If eyes were important in music, S. Wonder would be a failure.
Patrickovisk 1 year ago 11
it blows my mind how innocent his eyes look here...
His eyes and the song and his eyes and then the song again.. aaah... mind blowing!
FainthRaven 1 year ago 5
nice song but, kiri is their best song hands down
SoldierCyfix 1 year ago
A true artist doesnt care about the money, popularity the only things that matters its his art, his creations, they are artists, they dont need prizes to love what they do :)
Keep Rocking MONORAL!
ACKizay 1 year ago 6
There 's an unwritten rule in radio: a song must get the point across in the first minute to the music director, who will ultimately decide if the song will be added to the playlist. Monoral totally nails it here in less than the 1-minute mark. Unfortunately, from the record promotion point of view, the guys should have remained invisible with no images of them seen for a couple of years to build up a massive following via press/radio/retail, where they only want blonde haired, blue eyed rockers
KojiRecords 1 year ago
Japanese band!!
yamahanaya 1 year ago
This singer looks like Jet Li with long hair xD but nice song ^^
GordonSpaceBoy 1 year ago 5
anisが秋からミュージカルrentに出演だそうですね。
しばらくライブとか、CDとかなくなるのかな?活躍されてうれしいようなさみしいような。
Anis will play Roger of musical"RENT" in japan.
digiflower 1 year ago 4
lolz Morocco is in Africa. :) Not arab
8halfnhalf8 1 year ago
@8halfnhalf8 meven i confuse with morocco being an arabic country until i read about ibn battuta being an african moroccon traveller, i am like WHAT...oh snaps,
superjackass 1 year ago
does anyone know where i can buy this song?? becuse they don't have it on Itunes T-T
Emily5482 1 year ago
I know. I hate how some people mock other people just because they discovered a band by watching an anime intro/ending. I've found a lot of bands I like that way, but I don't like them just because their song was on an anime, and I don't just listen to songs of theirs that were on anime. Usually, it's because I had no other way of hearing of the band. Music snobs get on my nerves.
Shiroikaen 2 years ago 7
@Shiroikaen me too animes are a good way to learn about the music thats out there
moo500 2 years ago
I love the album this song was out of. I discovered the band from a song on a an anime soundtrack, and I know some music elitists are going to bash me for the way I discovered them, but fuck it. I like this band.
AssholePatrol 2 years ago 5
I didn't know these guys were japanese when I first heard them on ergo proxy.
stinknus 2 years ago 93
yea. funily enough i thought the radio head song at the end sounded more japanese than the intro
lol
dathwampeer 2 years ago
mee too
27spiKE27 2 years ago
thats where i came from;
They're actually not bad.
JesterSentinel 2 years ago
same here, they remind me a bit of radiohead
o0XOpheliacX0o 2 years ago
@stinknus They are Japanese. You can hear it in their accent.
TheLarsPerson 1 year ago
@stinknus The singer is a Japanese-Moroccan who lived in Europe as a kid and the guitarist is a Japanese-American, so I guess that explains lot.
finrandil 11 months ago 2
@stinknus one of them is half japanese...i think
TsubakiRan 5 months ago
@TsubakiRan i'm pretty sure both of them are half japanese
the lead singer is half moroccan
and the other guy is half american
aiyaah 3 months ago
Love it!!!!!!!!!!!
GothicGirl967 2 years ago 3
great song o.O
Joeyjoejoe1708 2 years ago 2
He is got a cool voice, he just need a song of my studios, He's talented and has a voice that deserves one of my songs
Shan23Studios 2 years ago
Again one japanese band which would do well in western music business as well. Sad that ppl have so strong prejudices toward japanese music.
AuntOtus 2 years ago 14
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kidapost 2 years ago
Monoral rule
KIllThunDerWolF 2 years ago 3
So underrated... :/
Love them.
madusan 2 years ago 7
なつかしい
この曲好き
kick0219 2 years ago 4
Is like Anis is the lost little brother of Atsushi Sakurai.... Btw, I like this song a lot.
Hyoorinmaru 2 years ago 2
nice. I Liked it. too bad they don't' get as much attention as they should have. ;p
littl3x 2 years ago 3
For a video on such a small budget, this looks excellent.
Shame this band has so little attention
Oemenia 2 years ago 78
En enste video Anis me recordo a Janis joplin, en la forma de tomar el mocrofono y su cabello *-*!
Me encanta
quetzali33 2 years ago
LOVE this video! The lead singer is kinda adorable in it.
I mean, he's cute, but he's acting like a little kid in parts... it's cute. ^^
Insane987 2 years ago 3
Esta padre, buen video carnal.
darkdore 2 years ago
Anis se parece a Yoko Onno xD JaJaJa
AliceGoesMaD 2 years ago
Great vid ,but I have A.D.D
lode43 2 years ago
Boa Banda !
Sounds like 70's years style !!
SPECTRE1961 2 years ago
they are so much nicer live, the video looks very made up, they are a lot more likeable live in person.. loved the spain concert!
abdulbijur 2 years ago
Hey at least they made a vid clip for this song. It may not have any special effects and flashy images but I like the simplicity. :)
angellirael 2 years ago 2
Love this song~! See you in Spain!
Kotorichan 2 years ago
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this vid is fucking terrible lol.
DontTakeCrack 2 years ago
Yeah it is. The song is awesome, but the video was shot by someone with severe ADD.
MegamanEXEv2 2 years ago 2
Jajaja este wn se parece a jet li!!!
xD
es demasiado chistoso y mala onda...¬¬
me escondio la polera en el live que tuvo en chile cuando conversamos!...
klaucho 3 years ago
todos se paecen ah jet li XDDD
draketube12 2 years ago
so cool!
Hedwig1981 3 years ago 2
no offense to the band, but jesus christ. was this video edited by a jumpy child with add?
officernarc 3 years ago
Probably, but they did it so the video wouldn't be monotonous 'cause I bet that anyone would be extremely bored at watching just a band playing, and the camera recording the entire video at one angle.
yoroshiku 3 years ago
i dunno about that. when i go to shows, if i'm not dancing or whatever, i tend to stand in the same spot and watch. for me, i just find this way too distracting. like staring into a strobe light. except instead of strobe lights, it's jump cuts.
anyway, that's all of my unproductive comments on the matter for now.
officernarc 3 years ago 2
saw them on mtv japan. They're really cool.
lordblazer 3 years ago 3
singer is just beutiful he looks like a model or somethink...
Kukll 3 years ago
he used to be a model
silverturnstoblue 3 years ago
Este tema es genial!!! me sube el animo por las nubes. Monoral es una de mis bandas favoritas, Visions in my head Coooooool...
shiroukun1999 3 years ago
superb English:)
damianeq90 3 years ago 3
M en encanta esta
cancion!
pero asi bien genial! xD
la neta XDDD
SoraSparrow 3 years ago
He remids me Karazu from Yu Yu Hakusho heuheuhhuhuehueh.
Eijihitarai 3 years ago
COOL, monoral is so cool
i love them
oscurecencia 3 years ago 5
love this video
Emo2heart 3 years ago 2
I've never ever ever heard anything that I felt I could listen to all the time...untill now.
Pure beauty.
nanaqwe 3 years ago 10
there is something in this song that makes me here you many times, In spite of all this pop thing that they are.
psicoarma 3 years ago 5
He's too feminine for this voice to be coming out of him o0!!
I love these guys so much.
chaosbringer 3 years ago 6
They're too generic to the American alternative rock scene, but his English is very very good. If I were to listen to the song and not know who it was, I wouldn't know that they were from Japan.
DeathOfChaos 3 years ago 5
I agree, I have listened to one of their songs very much, Kiri. Almost for two-three years I have thought they where like americans. Was very surprised when noticing today that they where from Japan(ish)
jmoller 3 years ago 4
This is awesome!!!First time i hear this band,they're just...brilliant!
darkrosejust4u 3 years ago 6
Love the Song :)
Tobiking666 3 years ago 4
Ha ha ha... I was shocked when I read their drummmer's name was jun matsumoto... I taught he was the same personna as the jun in arashi...
lykishkeane 3 years ago
son zhoro
Temaridarou 3 years ago
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SUPIGHRIS!
Why all the thumbs down? If you don't beleive google anis!
It's like drinking concrete...smells bad and gets you really drunk. After 5 or 6 shots the last of your concern will be the smell.
thehornypuppy 3 years ago
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It's a beverage wich smells kinda sweet and is actually sweet. Gets you drunk fast and it's hard on the stomach.
Ihate the smell BTW
thehornypuppy 3 years ago
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Anis that is...the drink. T3h name of t3h booze...boozercoxxor!
Anis...anis...anis...anís! Some....some...some more!
SOME MORE BOOZE!
thehornypuppy 3 years ago
Must be, without a doubt, the greatest band from japan ever. I got all monoral albums.
KillingMesh 3 years ago 6
;______; <3<3
Neotogi 3 years ago
<3<3<3<3<3 FAV SONG EVER<3
Neotogi 3 years ago
la verga!!!!!!!
brutalgrimm 3 years ago
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thehornypuppy 3 years ago
anis is the vocalist.or the guitarist??
amensamoavi 3 years ago
Vocalist.
hide21998 3 years ago 3
welcome to the internets
pedroGhandi 3 years ago 3
First time I hear this band.. and I have to say they sound really good
geistalouqua 3 years ago
guitarist reminds me of bassist from Greenday
OrangeEntity 3 years ago
brilliant tune 5 Stars
MD200666 3 years ago
AMPLIFIED 2nd gintama ending sounds english to
BloodDrop13 3 years ago
These visions in my head... are in burned my brain, man i like this vid thanks for the upload. Arigato gozaimasu!!!
dtbx47 4 years ago
I'm sure bot L'arc and Monorail would find your comment alittle offensive in that you're lumping together them simply because they are two Japanese bands that may I remind you sound nothing alike. You might as well have been comparing Monorail to The Pillows. lol
MrRadaikon 4 years ago
Yeah, they've got a really good sound. I found Kiri after watching Ergo Proxy so I started to check them out.
It's pretty cool that we have people who speak multiple languages who are able to find something in common.
Tsukishijin 4 years ago 3
me too, i mean i found them after watching ergo proxy... they're amazing
Ilidark 4 years ago
TiesareHot
I don't know, maybe from Japan?? xD
aniloratka 4 years ago
Yes they're from Japan ;)
polagra 4 years ago
Yes they are. Their new album is called Turbulance. A MUST HAVE.
ysquare21 4 years ago
really? But they speak english without an accent. Like when they sing, I coulda sworn it was some white southern american guy. Or at least an american born japanese.
MrRadaikon 4 years ago
anis, the singer, is half moroccan, half japanese and was raised in the UK
he speaks, english, japanese and french
some mix there
Paperdoll666 3 years ago 4
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I'm half asleep, half awake, and a little bit of a bastard.
Some mix there...
thehornypuppy 3 years ago
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really !!! I speak FRENCH, ENGLISH, spanish(but spanish doesn't matter) and i'm lesrning japanese.... I SPEAKS FRENCH !!!!!!! O_0
COCOONFABULA 3 years ago
this band is AWESOME. question though: where are they from??? :)
TiesareHot 4 years ago
なんで売れないんだろ?疑問..
sakasama01 4 years ago 4
monoral rocks.what a cool song.
animetsumetai 4 years ago
L'arc en ciel is better... pahahahah dude you know nothing about music :)
ScarBG88 4 years ago
Monoral rocks <333
MiyaviManson 4 years ago
かっけぇよおおおおおお
666ciel 4 years ago
Yeah! MONORAL RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROCKS!
nutriy 4 years ago 2
♥♥♥ Muy buena propuesta la de MONORAL n_n apenas y los conozco y me encantan!! gran voz y sonido.
Kikatris 4 years ago
im new to the monoral, but i think they're great!
Rinkiarikushido 4 years ago 3
he has a memorizing vioce
garbageblahblah 4 years ago 3
These guys are terrific, and the lead singer is beautiful. Im going to buy this if I can find it.
Kori99 4 years ago 6
Monoral rockz my computer!
SpicyMarmelade 4 years ago 2
after kiri, i heard some of their other songs and i gotta say they show some potential, i hope that the can find a permanent drummer and guitarist soon....
FighterZer042 4 years ago 3
THey're badass.. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck sooo fucking good.
lordblazer 4 years ago
yeah he was not born in Japan... Anis Shimada is actually a Japanese-Moroccan born in London and raised in France... He speaks 4 languages - Japanese, English, French and Arabic... he's really cool... ^___^
LainNavi 4 years ago 6
Monoral rock, and the lead singer speaks perfect english! ^^
TheMadCossack 4 years ago 2
Maybe because he was not born in Japan?
hide21998 4 years ago
wow anis is awesome
he's so tall *0*
arirae 4 years ago
anis was born in February 23, 1975 at london. he ishalf japanese and half moroccan.
ali is born in 1973 in tokyo, and is half japanese and half american.
quackingmushroom 4 years ago 3
Define American :O
klagge 4 years ago
i looked it up on japanese wikipedia,
so im guessing its America as in United States
quackingmushroom 4 years ago 2
hes half japanese and half english.. Not a yank.. thats a disgrace to the band.. he was born in london..
MadCoweboc 4 years ago 2
I Love his small dancing XDDD.... his just like Hyde in the indie era XDDD.... and omg his hair!!! love his hair! and love him for singing so well!!! *-*
harukahoshino 5 years ago 2
lol i'm moroccan myself. unfortunately I dont speak japanese much, as for the three others, I speak them fluently, heh ah well.
heyjeySigma 5 years ago
the dude with spikes isnt japanes
lordisrael 5 years ago
they're awesome *0*
but I can't recognize yet who is who xD
whatever their music is like no other japanese groups they're unique *,*
LacusYamato 5 years ago 2
Does ANYONE have some monoral songs and would PLEASE be willing to send me?? *-*
They're awesome! I have downloaded everything I could find on the internet about them... That is four songs. ¬¬
It's just too difficult to find monoral out there...
God moronal is just too good to be true... ~_~
VISIONS IN MY HEAD IS PERFECT!
waterclover 5 years ago
Wow! i never really looked them up. But they're great!
Thanks for uploading. If you hadn't, I wouldn't have discoered them.
leisor 5 years ago
no wonder anis used to be a model.....he's 185~! god that's like..............27cm taller than hyde= =|||
he has an amazing voice by the way~ hyde likes his voice too^0^
i really think he needs a hair cut though= =|||||||
qqbbrwo 5 years ago
so beeing tall would make him a model? ;)
i think about 50% of males in northern europe are atleast that tall :P
SecurityCorinth 4 years ago 3
this video it very good!
upload this video in the other website for download please
iorios 6 years ago
MONORAL is quite intresting. Both Ali and Anis have quite unique backgrounds most Japanese artists don't.
KongChow 6 years ago
The first time I saw them, THAT VOICE!!! WHERE IS IT COMING FROM!!? wait...it can't be the guy with the long hair! Thats really unique. XDD
But they are really amazing nonetheless.
nishikawa 5 years ago