I recently had the pleasure of seeing PWRFL Power perform live at a small venue in New York, and I have to say that he puts on quite a show. His style is wild, and he gives you the impression that he is "winging it", then only to expose that his technique is well rehersed and persise. As a guitarist, he is leaps and bounds ahead of many big name artists, each song displayed in intricate patterns, rich with complex rhythms and full of life. I totally agree with Sarah Joann Murphy.
Kaz's music is about so much more than what you initially hear, and I feel that PITCHFORK has an obligation to it's subscribers to give an album more than a quick once-over before panning it. I am not saying that PITCHFORK's panel does not listen intently, but I at times feel as though they "paint with broad strokes", because their reviews seem quite general and unrefined. Music quite often (when made well) is not about what you initially hear, but what you think and feel long after the music has faded. And I challenge anyone to witness a live performance and attempt to deny his validity as a well trained artists with a mind full of creativity. Although PITCHFORK has been influential in many artists careers, I feel that they have lost their creative ears, and are no longer looking to discover the "next big thing", and are now listening for artists and bands that sound like the "last big thing" that they discovered. Personally, I truly think that "PWRFL Power" has a bright future. True, at times his voice is a bit on the amatuer side, and the "shtick" may be over-acted, but that only adds to the appeal of Kazutaka Nomura... of course in today's market it takes a little more than shtick to be taken seriously as an artist... unless you were previously employed by Disney or Nickalodeon, in which case the target audience is less concerned with the music and more concerned with the image the artist presents. But I digress, Pwrfl Power most definitely has musical talent and a unique songwriting style and ability. I persnally feel as though his sound is more mature that majority of what is out there, despite the fact that his lyrics may possess the candor of a 13 year old boy with a crush.
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Britt B. said on July 12, 2008:
I recently had the pleasure of seeing PWRFL Power perform live at a small venue in New York, and I have to say that he puts on quite a show. His style is wild, and he gives you the impression that he is "winging it", then only to expose that his technique is well rehersed and persise. As a guitarist, he is leaps and bounds ahead of many big name artists, each song displayed in intricate patterns, rich with complex rhythms and full of life. I totally agree with Sarah Joann Murphy.
Kaz's music is about so much more than what you initially hear, and I feel that PITCHFORK has an obligation to it's subscribers to give an album more than a quick once-over before panning it. I am not saying that PITCHFORK's panel does not listen intently, but I at times feel as though they "paint with broad strokes", because their reviews seem quite general and unrefined. Music quite often (when made well) is not about what you initially hear, but what you think and feel long after the music has faded. And I challenge anyone to witness a live performance and attempt to deny his validity as a well trained artists with a mind full of creativity. Although PITCHFORK has been influential in many artists careers, I feel that they have lost their creative ears, and are no longer looking to discover the "next big thing", and are now listening for artists and bands that sound like the "last big thing" that they discovered. Personally, I truly think that "PWRFL Power" has a bright future. True, at times his voice is a bit on the amatuer side, and the "shtick" may be over-acted, but that only adds to the appeal of Kazutaka Nomura... of course in today's market it takes a little more than shtick to be taken seriously as an artist... unless you were previously employed by Disney or Nickalodeon, in which case the target audience is less concerned with the music and more concerned with the image the artist presents. But I digress, Pwrfl Power most definitely has musical talent and a unique songwriting style and ability. I persnally feel as though his sound is more mature that majority of what is out there, despite the fact that his lyrics may possess the candor of a 13 year old boy with a crush.