Saishu

Also, aren't the mode of DVDs a knot only?

Goddamn, Toshiya and Die are majestic as FUCK!

Kaoru wtf http://kyotakumrau.tumblr.com/post/163854794452/abandonhopesp-kaoru-and-die

Every time I see this thread I think it's calling Roji a doctor.

There's two PVs, one for Hidauta (track 3) and one for En (track 6). What you're referring to – a song with b-sides – is a single, which Adoratio doesn't have.

Exactly. An example of a remaster done well is Radiohead's recent reissue of OK Computer. Dir en grey's remaster of Uroboros is also pretty good, with Toguro being the only track that I think suffered in the remaster. In some instances with the original version of Uroboros, I couldn't really hear things like hi-hats because it was just this muddled mess. The remaster really cleaned things up.

Well, no. A good remaster will take all the tracks within a song and rebalance them. Like say a drum track wasn't very prominent in the original master, a remaster would add some clarity to it. Or perhaps boost the bass a bit to add more bottom end. However, since the late 90s/early 00s, remasters (and original masters for that matter) raise the volume on EVERYTHING. The entire recording is compressed to be louder, which ruins the dynamics; if a song starts quiet and gets louder, the effect is diminished because the entire song is now at the same volume levels. This also means there's possibility of distortion because the sound levels are so high. A remix is taking a song and rearranging it so it's basically a new song.

I'd rather rerecorded than remastered. Rerecorded at least provides a fresh take on old material (usually, there are examples of rerecordings being mostly redundant, like Gazette's Traces Vol. 2). Remasters are tricky too, though, because more often than not a remaster these days is just someone raising the levels on the original recording, and making something louder does not equal remaster to me. Unfortunately, the remaster of Homura Uta falls prey to this, so I'm perfectly fine with my original copy. The rerecording is fine, but I think the only song that benefitted from it is Zutazuta.

Title track typically refers to a song with the same name as the album, so... Do you mean something else?

Shinya didn't want to try to relearn the opening drum fill.

Kaoru is often the one that makes the questionable fashion choices. I mean seriously...

Artists use their preferred medium to present thought provoking/evocative/controversial/whatever messages all the time. Kyo & Co. aren't the first and they certainly won't be the last. And considering this is the same band with the vocalist that promised to one day fuck our parents as well as rape our daughters on our graves, I REALLY don't think they're concerned with offending anyone. Also, if they were worried about killing off their fan base, they never would have recorded DSS.

I don't think Kyo gives a shit. Probably never has.

Jin is a fucking weirdo. He wants to come off as this deeply pained and troubled artist, but I recall him being a major doofus off stage when he was in Nega. Like suck in the fuck in the, Jin, who are you REALLY?!

It's a slap in the face considering they played that wanky ass version of Children. Ash also would have been suitable for a 2012-2013 style remake if they don't want to play it as is.

I wonder if it'll sound like lynch?!?!

So they never played Ash, huh?

There are tons of amazing drummers, and I'm sure they can find one that can play his parts perfectly. The real question is can they find someone with his passion? They also need someone that can write their own parts for future material that fits the band's energy.

As far as I'm concerned the only drummers that could fill his shoes are already tied up, so nuts to this.

If anything I would just buy a DVD with Pierrot's show. There's nothing special about DEG's setlist at all

Pierrot didn't play Sepia? Then who gives a shit?

What a weird setlist. Uroko between Hotarubi and Audrey? Berry followed up by Tousei and Zakuro?

Bring Creature Creature with you, goddammit!!!

I still haven't recovered from whatever irreparable damage that first album did to my psyche.

It was the b-side for Myaku, so they should.