muikabochi 208 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I don't know if it was just because it was Christmas day, but today at Gala there was as much silly talking and 'interviews' with people on the speakers as there was music. I don't know which is worse, the J-pop music or listening to someone being interviewed about what they had for lunch whilst at a ski resort. ( For those interested, the curry rice seemed to be popular. ) I found myself almost wishing to be treated to the usual Last Christmas and other 80's and before Christmas songs. Maybe not. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I'd prefer the 80's pop. People speaking with all the "nandeskadoors" really piss me off no end. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Or preferably, "you are coming up to alighting point. Please raise the bar" Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 may i humbly suggest the next time you visit a crowded resort playing J-shlop and blatant food propaganda, you invest in an ipod and have Ludacris' song "Get out the way" on repeat. That or the Misfit's "Last Caress" Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 no. that sounds too activist for me. Link to post Share on other sites
cram400 0 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 crappy music or the sounds of interviews.. both are dreadful choices.. whatever happened to just enjoying the natural sounds of mountain? Japanese resorts in general have terrible music playing over the loud speakers, but GALA takes it to another level in terms of piss poor music selection.. actually, it's not even music, it's audio pollution.. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Snow jammed firmly into your ears might do the trick... singing your favourite song at the top of your lungs as you bomb down the hill would also work (until you get a sore throat). I can't stand music on the hill... sad state of affairs. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 Actually while I did not like the music they played, at least the speaker system was ok and the sound quality was ok. The worst offender I know in terms of simply awful speakers is Maiko. Last season I went there once and it was a distorted loud mess, I wanted to find the cables and snip them. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 It's funny that. I've looked for cables on those pylons, they seem to be inside the metal pole. They anticipated the reaction to the music. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 You need something to cut through the pole then. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Do all the female interviewers and interviewees have un-naturally high squeaky "kawaiiii" voices? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Oh yes, of course. Link to post Share on other sites
MrSingh 0 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Originally Posted By: thursday Or preferably, "you are coming up to alighting point. Please raise the bar" For some reason, the "safety bar" announcement always sounds like "sexy bar" to us... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 j-pop every single time - it's bad enough anyway but when you have shitty little speakers on the chairlift, and crap acoustics, it really makes me want to scream. interviews - well easy enough just to ignore them. Link to post Share on other sites
DavMZ 0 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Originally Posted By: muikabochi I don't know which is worse, the J-pop music or listening to someone being interviewed about what they had for lunch whilst at a ski resort. ( For those interested, the curry rice seemed to be popular. ) Understanding japanese is a terrible thing. Anyway, the solution is to bring your own music. Link to post Share on other sites
grazza 2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Is there anything worse than the yodel gelende at Akakura Onsen? All your favourite classic yodelling tracks, back to back. Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Sounds like a place to avoid! Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I wish they would just turn the speakers off full stop. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 thursday, I think some clippers would do the job. Observe, definitely wires to be cut (at Maiko) Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Might need some very long clippers there Link to post Share on other sites
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