desparejo86

I love the "no pictures" policy, but hate people, who try to take them anyway. Like someone else who posted in this thread, I'm a very short person (154cm), so I can barely see anything even without that. Since I don't go to the front, I have to stay in the back and if someone takes out their phone to take photos, it pisses me off. I hardly go to the concerts anymore, but when I used to, it always annoyed me how much people misbehaved there. They don't care about the band's wishes, they care even less about the comfort of anyone around them.
 
During one of the lives I went to, I stood on a chair in the back, to be able to see anything. Soon after that, some kids pushed themselves in, next to me, almost making me fall. One of them took a camera out and I almost knocked it down when I was waving my arms during the concert. Its strap got caught on my finger, so she was very lucky it didn't fall and break. There was simply not enough space to take photos.
 
Professional photographers also tend to get in my view, which I dislike... there should be space between the stage and the audience, where the photographers come and take photos during the first few songs. It really disturbs shorter people when they stand in front of them.

It's not just Japanese bands, some western artists have this policy and I LOVE it.
 
When I saw Danzig last year, it was a strict policy of no cell phones or cameras whatsoever. Anyone who took their phone out of their pocket to text, browse, sneak a photo, etc, was thrown out of the gig without a refund. It was stated on the ticket, but after a few morons tried to sneak shots, anyone who didn't get the idea already got it.
 
It gave the gig a COMPLETELY different feel and I enjoyed it. It added so much to the show; when the lights would cut out, when the spotlight would hit one band member, etc, there were no cell phones on all over the gig lighting it up and making you notice stuff going on elsewhere. 
 
I hope all major bands eventually adopt this practice.

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Since there is no full-length album release in sight, I may as well review the single for those curious.
 
The track is great! Quite a departure from the material on the "Switch" EP,  "In Secret" is a reserved, mid tempo rocker; dark and very Kagerou-esque. It opens with a haunting harmonized guitar line that leads into a choppy riff. The verse has a great melody that is actually kind of enka-sounding, while Yuana, Kazu, and amon bang out the chords in unison . The chorus has those reaching, drawn out lines that Kagerou is remembered for, but Selm's voice is a lot fuller than Daisuke's was, and is really makes STEREO.C.K. so different from Kagerou, despite having both Yuana and Kazu in the band. And I absolutely love amon's tasteful drumming as well; he gets the job done without throwing in the slightest of ego-driven fills.
 
I am in love with this track. Can't wait for the "Nos Black" single to go on sale to the public, and am more than ready for a full length!!

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Members are allowed to review what they want and there is no requirement for it to be freely available for download first. This has been the rule and this will continue to be the rule. Plenty of websites on the internet post reviews of releases without providing much more than a sample and they survive just fine. And the members there thank the reviewer for sharing his/her thoughts and look forward to hearing it for themselves instead of advising them to stay quiet until they can illegally download it. Be thankful @desparejo86 didn't write this review with a tone of superiority and honestly wants more members to support the scene.
 
Most music ever released will eventually find its way onto the internet. Be patient. Free downloads have spoiled you all.

Any more off-topic meta discussion will be deleted.
 

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Since there is no full-length album release in sight, I may as well review the single for those curious.
 
The track is great! Quite a departure from the material on the "Switch" EP,  "In Secret" is a reserved, mid tempo rocker; dark and very Kagerou-esque. It opens with a haunting harmonized guitar line that leads into a choppy riff. The verse has a great melody that is actually kind of enka-sounding, while Yuana, Kazu, and amon bang out the chords in unison . The chorus has those reaching, drawn out lines that Kagerou is remembered for, but Selm's voice is a lot fuller than Daisuke's was, and is really makes STEREO.C.K. so different from Kagerou, despite having both Yuana and Kazu in the band. And I absolutely love amon's tasteful drumming as well; he gets the job done without throwing in the slightest of ego-driven fills.
 
I am in love with this track. Can't wait for the "Nos Black" single to go on sale to the public, and am more than ready for a full length!!

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

Jesus Christ.
I posted this review to encourage people to fucking buy it  because it's a good single worth buying. And if you like the band but aren't going to buy it, here's a heads up: the new release is good.
 
It was like ten bucks at the zoisite online shop. They ship overseas.  Everyone does have the same access.
 
Are you seriously asserting that someone would write a review to brag about having ten dollars?
 

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The forums here are separate forums here for a reason. Just because you wish them to be connected does not make it so. Some users here never use the download forum, and some only use the download forum. To limit what some can write about because we have multiple forums is unnecessary and hurts the website as a whole. It's like asking trombe to ONLY post news on artists in the download forum, or not listing things in the release calendar by artists not already shared here. We want to encourage new information and shared discussion here, not limit it. 

People should be allowed to review what they want to review, shouldn't they? What's the point of having a review section otherwise? If people are gonna get salty over the fact that they can't get their hands on something, that' s their problem...

I agree
 
 
True.  But in social media is not rare having to deal with other people's soblems, sadly.
 
 
I strongly disagree with this. The point of any forum is discussion. I also don't thin every single MH subforum exist in it's own vacuum -it's all part of the same comunity of people. 
 
If exposing opinions without discussion is MH's review forum raison d'être I would say having a blog system instead of an open disussion forum would feel more intuitive to me, since forums are for opinion exchange not for "pontificating" (probably not the best word but it's the one that came to mind, hope you understand what I mean by this).
 
 
Well, do any other websites have a system to share the subject of their reviews? Just some of them. MH belongs to that second type. I think putting all the websites that have reviews of any kind in them and saying they are all the same for argument's sake is not the best approach.
 
I think considering how MH in particular is shaped is more constructive to the discussion than going for false equivalence.
 
 
Undeniably, I rather have a review than nothing, and I'm thankful for @desparejo86's text. 
 
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ask the angry people. I have even read people saying that uploading is a way of bragging as well... it's impossible to please everyone everytime, but the point of my first post is that there are things that involve more risk than others, even if hostility doesn't manifest right away.

Tila Tequila's insane ass retweeted me once, so I can pretty much die happy

Gackt was just one of three different singers Malice Mizer had, he had nothing to do with their breakup.
 
Never heard that rumor before; 100% started by a western fan who was pulling stuff out of her ass. Anyone with a musical ear can tell that Mana and Kozi had no hand in writing Gackt's solo material. Apples and Oranges.
 
Gackt was likely not at Kamis funeral for the reason listed in my reply below. 
 
 
I don't know what official statements Gackt, Mana, or Kozi have made because we don't really need to, ya know? None of them will tell you what occam's razor will, because it's not flattering to either party.
 
Nippon Columbia decided that Malice Mizer were small potatoes and Gackt was the star. And they were right! Gackt wrote the highest charting single on Mervilles, Le Ciel, which also happened to be the most commercial song on the album. Gackt had the great voice, incredible looks, a legion of female fans and he wrote the biggest hit on the album. He was poised for stardom, Malice Mizer could hold him back. 
 
So Nippon Columbia put their money on Gackt solo and ditched the band, and their gamble paid off in spades. People tend to gloss over/forget, possibly due to Kamis death, that not only did Malice Mizer's label give Gackt a solo deal, but they dropped Malice Mizer. That wasn't a coincidence.
 
It is what it is. I hate Gackt solo, but wouldn't trade Bara no Seidou or the Klaha singles for anything. I just wish we'd get one more album out of MM.... instrumental, with Klaha, a new singer... I don't care.

What if... all bands disband eventually? Damn.... makes u think