Am I the only one who doesn't find Head Cha La that great?

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Am I the only one who doesn't find Head Cha La that great?

Post by dbzfan7 » Tue May 14, 2013 6:05 pm

I mean its a good song and iconic, but I don't think its that great. I personally like the other Dragon Ball opening songs We Gotta Power and Dragon Soul more. I also like Hero Song of Hope, Orange Hero, and some insert themes like Mezase Tenkaichi, Super Dragon Soul, etc better as well. I know music comes to preference. But I see so many people worship Cha La Head Cha La as the best Dragon Ball song (not saying it doesn't deserve it) and I would like to know why. Or if your with me that its not the great I would like to hear from you as well.

Or Maybe my taste in Music sucks :lol:
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Post by JulieYBM » Tue May 14, 2013 6:26 pm

It's okay for what it is, but like many Kageyama songs, his live performances always make the song better.
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Post by dbzfan7 » Tue May 14, 2013 6:44 pm

JulieYBM wrote:It's okay for what it is, but like many Kageyama songs, his live performances always make the song better.
He always shows so much pure soul and enthusiasm in his music. If only guys we had guys like him here instead of that horrible brat who is still popular and no matter how many stupid things he does people skip over it :roll: :evil: .
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Post by songohan619 » Wed May 15, 2013 7:36 am

At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
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Post by dbzfan7 » Wed May 15, 2013 8:33 am

songohan619 wrote:At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
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Post by songohan619 » Wed May 15, 2013 8:34 am

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songohan619 wrote:At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
Yeah, kinda like some people claim the US dub of DBZ is the greatest thing on television. We both know that`s not true, but I believe it`s a matter of nostalgia, at least for some people.
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Post by dbzfan7 » Wed May 15, 2013 8:36 am

songohan619 wrote:
dbzfan7 wrote:
songohan619 wrote:At first, I didn`t like Cha La, but as I`ve heard it again and again over the year while watching the series, it`s grown on me.
I think that it one of the main reasons people love it, because it reminds them of the series!
I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
Yeah, kinda like some people claim the US dub of DBZ is the greatest thing on television. We both know that`s not true, but I believe it`s a matter of nostalgia, at least for some people.
I personally think Makafushigi Adventure did a better job of that. It screams Dragon Ball. Head Cha La doesn't for me. It has a similar adventure feel, but DBZ really didn't feel like adventure anymore as people could just fly and teleport to places to quickly.
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Post by songohan619 » Wed May 15, 2013 8:37 am

dbzfan7 wrote:
songohan619 wrote:
dbzfan7 wrote:I guess it does, but I mean people consider it the best Dragon Ball Song.
Yeah, kinda like some people claim the US dub of DBZ is the greatest thing on television. We both know that`s not true, but I believe it`s a matter of nostalgia, at least for some people.
I personally think Makafushigi Adventure did a better job of that. It screams Dragon Ball. Head Cha La doesn't for me. It has a similar adventure feel, but DBZ really didn't feel like adventure anymore as people could just fly and teleport to places to quickly.
True, true. It`s a matter of opinion, I guess xD
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Post by dbzfan7 » Wed May 15, 2013 9:16 am

songohan619 wrote:True, true. It`s a matter of opinion, I guess xD
Most things are. While others..........aren't.
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Post by TheRed259 » Wed May 15, 2013 1:59 pm

In my opinion, Cha-La-Head-Cha-La is not that great .
However, I do like the Shunsuke Kikuchi Cha-La-Head-Cha-La Bgms a lot .

I think that Cha-La-Head-Cha-La is not the type of song that you wanna hear again and again , unlike other animes' Openings such as Hell Teacher Nube , Ninja Scroll and many others .

Anyway, I am not a big fan of the DragonBall Series Openings & Endings but if I had to choose some of them I would go with the DragonBall Gt Endings . Also, I am a big fan of the French DBZ Opening .

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Post by Black_Liger » Wed May 15, 2013 4:11 pm

Cha la head cha la is cool, the bgm variations are much better though, especially Sumitomo's orchestral version for the movie.

in my opinion Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku should be the main theme of all the series XD
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Post by DBZAOTA482 » Fri May 17, 2013 2:13 pm

Eek! Watch your tongue! :o
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Post by dbzfan7 » Fri May 17, 2013 2:46 pm

DBZAOTA482 wrote:Eek! Watch your tongue! :o
It's a good song, just not that great. I think we have heard better in Dragon Ball.
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Post by dbboxkaifan » Mon May 20, 2013 9:55 am

They've overused the song so much that I just don't find it that great to hear it again, although, I'll agree that the BGM versions do sound pretty cool.
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Post by dbzfan7 » Mon May 20, 2013 2:31 pm

dbboxkaifan wrote:They've overused the song so much that I just don't find it that great to hear it again, although, I'll agree that the BGM versions do sound pretty cool.
That might be why I no longer care for it that much.
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Post by Fennekin » Thu May 23, 2013 12:06 pm

I personally don't like the song at all. It's really not that great.

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Post by Rocketman » Thu May 23, 2013 12:19 pm

It's pretty terrible and also bad.

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Post by DarkPrince_92 » Thu May 23, 2013 1:45 pm

I'm along the line of TheRed's post. Could care less for the song, it's whatever. But I love the rest of the soundtrack for the show. We Gotta Power is definitely a better opening song, imo.
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Post by TheMightyOzaru » Thu May 23, 2013 5:10 pm

I like it but it's not the best. Dragon Soul is definitely my favorite intro. I do however like it more than We Gotta Power
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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Wed May 29, 2013 11:51 am

It's definitely not my favorite DB song by any means, but I do like it. It's just extremely overused at this point though...really wish we'd get a new version of WE GOTTA POWER for a change, or hell, even Mystical Adventure, both of which I enjoy quite a bit more.
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