Saishu

Best part of Beautiful Dirt was Kyo’s HA HA at the end and he doesn’t even do that in the new one. 
 
Best parts of new IIID Empire: that thing Toshiya does in the middle break, the weird skronky thing Kaoru does around 2:24. 
 
Absolute worst thing about new IIID Empire: Kyo spankin’ and spankin’, also GOOGLY EYE GOOGLY EYE GOOGLE EYE
 
 

You know damn well the fans voted for Garden, but DEG was like “LOL”

You know damn well the fans voted for Garden, but DEG was like “LOL”

Utafumi was a better Beautiful Dirt re-recording. 

You know damn well the fans voted for Garden, but DEG was like “LOL”

Utafumi was a better Beautiful Dirt re-recording. 

You know damn well the fans voted for Garden, but DEG was like “LOL”

Record in analog dammit! My life would be complete if Dir en grey used a mellotron. 

I have to agree the symphonic versions are cheesy because it’s all synthesizer bullshit. I want them to record something with a proper orchestra. 

No, it was pot. 

i don't care much about re-recs bc their live dvds fix the production disasters (basically i get to actually hear toshiya), i.e. the new kickass version of audience killer loop. i also like the live touches they put on their older tracks (toshiya changes up some basslines, clearer guitar sounds/changes in tuning), plus some frills like the segway between undecided --> higeki on the rose trims is to die for.
 
+1 on hearing them rework zakuro, its one of my favs (it made me pick up bass) but the lyrics are kind of cringe now and if they're still down with the prog train it'd make for an awesome new version

I don’t care if WtD is number 34 on top 100 Japanese rock albums list; I don’t like it. 

I’m so sick of the Dir en grey “wall of noise”. I wish they would take notes from Opeth and go analog so I can actually HEAR WHAT EVERYONE IS PLAYING!
 
like seriously what do mixers do these days? Slide all the knobs to the same level and leave for the day? Where’s the tone? Where are the textures? It’s all so flat and sterile. 

No, it was pot. 

No, it was pot. 

No, it was pot. 

Before the Uroboros remaster came out, I replaced the English language versions of Dozing Green and Glass Skin with the original single versions. 

No, it was pot. 

No, it was pot. 

Before the Uroboros remaster came out, I replaced the English language versions of Dozing Green and Glass Skin with the original single versions. 

My copy of Vestige has shipped!

My copy of Vestige has shipped!

What was edited on the Decade comps? Only thing that stands out to me is they used the single versions of Embryo and Child Prey, and Jealous -reverse- was a cool bonus. The remastering wasn’t that great, more like “let’s jack the volume up so these won’t sound like (complete) shit when you compress them into MP3 files for your iPod!”
 
Decade also had weird choices like, most of the Marrow tracks they went with. 
 
And still no Garden, lol. 

Something about the Decade releases is very bootleg-y to me, right down to the awful artwork. I’m hoping the remastering in Vestige is decent, but I’m not holding out hope. So if anything I’m excited to have a best collection that seems a bit more focused and professional. 

There was a period of time where I considered Kisou the holy grail of DEG recordings, but then one day it came across as too bloated. And as much as I criticize DEG’s production in recent albums, Kisou might be the absolute worst. Listening to it feels like chewing on tin foil. Songs like Zomboid and Pink Killer are such are garbled mess of static it’s hard to believe the guitars are actually playing notes.