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That second one had some cool parts, but that band name... Pathetic Poupée? I know it's French but it sounds so ridiculous. Kind of like "Pathetic Toupee."
 
The guitars in the Invidie song are so out of control. That shredding needs some work...

Everything after Mio and Eve left has been shit. This at least sounds like a step in the right direction from anything released after Royal Order.

iunno

Score: | PINK MILK WITH DRUGS MY DRINK.

 
Faux-dubstep and synthetic orchestra hits on the intro tracks signals that while this "erotic" era isn't over, it's entering into uncharted waters. More specifically, Lycaon finally skinny-dipped off the deep end. If Lycaon's music were a bar, we've just entered the backroom for preferred customers only.  All I can think to myself is that I like whatever drugs this band started taking.
 
It's more of the neo-visual dubstep-influenced metal trend, so if you're expecting a follow-up to Royal Order stop here. What's attractive about this release is just how overdone it is. There's so much more going on than a few lazy riffs over cheap synth. Lots of ideas - maybe even too many - are thrown out of the speakers in every direction at once. I would go as far to say that this excursion is so bad it wraps around the end and becomes enjoyable on a level slightly above irony. What's different about Masochist Red Circus is that they've taken the sound I described earlier and stretched it as far as it would go. All the other trendy-kei bands have just been issued a challenge for their pink slips.
 
On the other side of that coin, this really isn't that good. No track blows me away. Some get a nod, others get a wave, but no track bores me either. It's a very average release dressed up in a style that doesn't often reach average. Masochist Red Circus doesn't scratch that itch that only a really novel visual kei release can scratch. I'll listen once in a while and have a bit of fun, but this doesn't have the chops to stick.

Thanks for trying though.

I'll just do an overall review on this album...
This is by far one of the least fav albums they released. I was worried released those 2 singles especially Eclipse. What's happening to CROSSFAITH is what I feared once they started getting mainstream attention...the music is rapidly becoming lacking. Such a decline from ZION. I am disappointed.

this.

Wut.
 
 

That blood pic reminds me very much of those hardxore "visus" from Liveyournal (back when this site wasn't a ship wreck). Sry, but it's just... nope.
 
And I hope it's at least ketchup and not period blood.

Crepes. 
 
Instant point for you. Actually I'll use any chemical in a spray bottle to kill them .___. I used got 2 b glue hairspray on one once... it froze instantly so i told it "That's right you sit there and think about what you did."

Top 5 countries you'd like to visit and why?

iunno

Gaz, I don't know if you're vomiting or crying with that emoticon. ;___; either way it can't be good... lol

omg.
 
How to do the music thing:
You play the thing, get better at the thing, be inspired by whatever thing you want, and do your thing.
How to handle not liking a thing:
Don't listen to or care about the thing.
 
There's really sh*tty japanese musicians, there's really sh*tty American musicians, Candadian musicians, Chinese musicians, cat musicians and dog musicians. Just like when it comes to races, there's shitty people in every country, every state, every city, every race, but there's good people too.
Sure, the bands might not be good, but i'm pretty sure the japanese bands weren't that great when they first started out either. NEWS FLASH: NO ONE IS JUST BORN WITH IT, IT'S NOT MAYBELLINE. Unfortunately, the STYLE (visually) of Visual kei that we see now and influences most foreigners to be "VK" is more popular in Japan, and I feel that's the only thing one really needs to define as "VK" or "VK inspired" since music from the visual kei scene (as mentioned before) is composed of several different mainstream and not so mainstream genres. Literally any popular music genre is an evolved form of another genre (which is probably evolved from another and another and another....), nothing is original. There's not a single note or beat that hasn't been created, played, and over used in music (PERIOD.) 
I think the main problem (which was dully mentioned early) is that foreign vk inspired musicians are young, inexperienced, and simply rushing in to things. But at least they have something to look up to.
You don't have to be any race to do music. Music is about expression and just because you don't like the way someone wrote their lyrics doesn't mean everyone else is going to follow in suit.
And yes, don't you dare say it's not because of this reason: Foreign fans are set on the belief that if they're not Japanese it's not worth my time and it sucks. Even if the band is good. I've known a few good western vk-influenced bands that sounds 10 times better than indie shit in the vk scene in japan, but no one looks at them twice because they're not Japanese.
I remember reading an interview from Jimi (Originally in chemical pictures) and he had stated that the Japanese fanbase were very open to him and very excited and welcoming, most of the hate mail he had received was from foreigners!
I will gladly search to the end of the earth and back for that link.... actually no...
I'll find it now.
(30 min searching frenzy....)
 
LOOK
 
and in case you don't want to read through the whole interview to find it:
 
Jimi: I don't get any criticism anymore (or at least I don't see them!) but in over three years I have had only one Japanese person say anything even remotely mean. I got a message on my old Chemical Pictures Japanese blog from a Japanese girl that said, “Go back to your country!” which is just laughable, harmless xenophobia. The vast majority of criticism I received was from western people. They said I was ugly, they said I was an idiot or a jerk, they were all-in-all highly against the idea of a non-Japanese in a Japanese band. The truth is that I am not the first, not by a long shot. Ben from the old Chaos System, the brothers from MONKEY MAJIK, Shen from Def Tech, and Jero. So there's precedence. Why was it different when it was visual kei, and a more visible visual kei band?
 
 
So that's what I think. Jimi is actually a good musician though, but even so it was because he wasn't Japanese that a lot of foreigners didn't accept him :/ 

and i swear to lord jeebus if you say this irrelevant you are incorrect because it so is. >:'[


this post is intended for heated debate and not arguing or insults so please keep it mature <3
 
Edit: On a side note about vocal talent, there's so many aspects on how to judge whether or not someone is a talented singer or not. I've heard vocalists that can hit amazing ranges and hold solid notes while flawlessly staying in key, on the technical side, they're a great vocalist, then you have the ones who just go balls out and sing whatever and hope they hit one correct note, and some people dig that uncontrolled sound (which a lot of vk bands have, sorry not sorry), then you have the medium of someone who has a pretty good technique, stamina, and emotion etc etc. and then you get in to actual vocal styles.... i think it's all based on personal preference... for the most part.

This is what i got for google images after typing in suckface. Hope this helps answer your question... 8'D
 
 
Have you ever blacked out?

I've only gotten replies from tenten (Thanks to the support and courage of gekijou <3), and I know lots of people have that's fine, but I'm good with just that T___________T

no
 
I use hairspray to kill spiders too ^.^
 
If it didn't have its bad nutritional value, what junk food would you have as part of a daily meal?

@Manic that's one hella scary chest, bro. Eat some bacon, stat

Obviously, and shinsyoku came to my house and ate everything I had in the fridge

I think really the problem with singing in Japanese is you're stigmatizing and stereotyping your band. If you're going to form a VK band what kind of audience are you trying to appeal to anyway?
 
Western VK fans are probably going to hate you, Japanese fans aren't going to care unless you can actually get to Japan but good luck immigrating as a musician and so that leaves you with your local audience. Singing in Japanese will most likely alienate any potential listeners but that's if you're music is either worth listening to in the first place. Sing in your native language and if you have a rich daddy like Yohio that can get you signed to Universal Japan then sing in Japanese because you'll be singing to an audience that is relevant. I admit, when I saw the name Pinku Jiatsu I immediately thought it was going to be shit because they were dumb enough to name themselves that.
 
It's fine if you like singing in Japanese but leave that for karaoke. 
 
I agree that there's some bias hate towards these bands though, no denying that. If they were Japanese people would love them, stuff like Pinku Jiatsu could have been a DEViL KiTTY song and Romantica seems like something the Kote KKK would circlejerk all over. I don't think Sada's solo stuff is terrible at all and more Kote KKK circlejerk material, Jet Set Gypsies are really good except for the awkward silly Japanese verses and chin vaginas and I liked Abaddon and wished they had more music. 
 
Well don't listen to manufactured garbage like Visual Moon. There's probably loads of Mongolian folk influenced music but if you only just look at the over produced pop music you're going to have a bad time.

If I were interested in them right now I would say that at least they're funny  The amount of people interested in them versus a real band with musical talent makes no sense to me.

And I thought this was supposed to be the second Golden Bomber.

Well that's all I was saying. The use of backup entails they just want support members but if they want someone to lack of better words join their band as a member that's different. I never said it was like a bad idea to make the band or that I personally thought it was a bad idea. I just know that if I was only a support member, I wouldn't want to use my ideas and make music for someone else's band. I wouldn't mind playing for them or helping THEM compose THEIR music.

No. I'd rather just be well off. Being rich is too much responsibility .____.
But if you were rich, where would the money go?

I don't think I ever said one excluded the other. What I'm tired of is people people thinking that technical proficiency is a necessity ( just to clarify this is not directed at you obviously ).
Doesn't matter to me if it's there. If it fits the music, it fits.   

I like rough vocals as well, but there is a threshold as to what I would consider tolerable. Personality and quirkiness will only get one so far.
 
For instance, Kyouka sings off-key most of the time, but it seems intentional and is part of Aliene Ma'riage's sound. Most people wouldn't call him a "good singer" but he has an interesting technique and makes the band what it is. Syndrome's first vocalist sings off-key quite a bit, but it seems accidental and uncontrolled. The band sounded much better to my ears once they replaced him with Asagi, and while he doesn't have perfect pitch, he has a pleasant tone, powerful voice, and unique sound. 
 
Unless you are just trying to be a contrarian (which I think you are), there is no reason to think that being able to sing on-key and being able to convey emotion are two mutually exclusive things.

Then unless you're looking for people who live near you to play for lives, or are looking for someone to be a part of your group 100% ...I don't really see why you need to have other people create music for your band when 1. It's not their project and 2. According to you, you have the knowledge and resources right in front of you.

You couldn't pick a better name? Dreamy Sweeties? lol its a little funny but I'd like to hear how it all turns out! You should update this thread with news and demo's. 
 
Also, what is fairy kei? o.o