EvilHippy

..Eh.
Kinda started loving Guuzou moratorium (love rhythm and that Ariana part at the end), but besides that nothing changed. Kimi wa mukidashi is the best song for me still, Tada Mada Watashi sounds nostalgic (and reminds me russian pop-songs like Ruki Vverh) and ballads are pretty decent. But besides that I'm mostly indifferent, especially to 6 and 8 song. Also, Hyouhaku flavour's ending is just insulting (sounds like someone slammed Takumi's face against piano).

EDIT. And yeah. Where is Rongai.

Well, it's either Vinushka, or Beelzebub.

Or STU with eight choruses.

13 minutes ago, nekkichi said:

short ver. now, longer ver. on itunes, longest ver. on 『average flatulence』 PV DVD/BR next year I guess

You forgot Average Psycho 3 (totally uncensored ver.)

https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000170927#utm_source=tw_BARKS_VISUAL&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_auto
10 minute single? Fuck yeah!

12 hours ago, geist said:

If it’s common practice you’ll have no trouble citing several examples from the past year, right? It’s definitely not common in music; but among bad VK acts then maybe. 

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/sukekiyo/2017/akasaka-blitz-tokyo-japan-1bf849a4.html

5 minutes ago, Saishu said:

Funny thing about all the solos on Arche is that most of them are in the same place: right after the first chorus of each song. 

Totally yes. It's like they wrote songs for Arche using only one blueprint.

29 minutes ago, libertine said:

I don't understand why missing a few falsettos live is such a big deal. Between 2005 and 2006 Kyo didn't hit any notes live and people were fine with it.

He wasn't relying too much on falsettos at that time? Like, he started overusing them either since DSS, or Rinkaku. And then almost every second/third song has him sing high notes, which sounds terible in live.

Also, during 2005-2006 he had other problem. Skipping a lot of words to catch some breath or just to scream his lungs out (you can notice it in post WTD single b-sides). 

Also also, wanted to throw another stone at Arche. Overabundance of solos. In some cases songs win from it (Uroko, Kaishun), but usually it seems like a padding (and this album is already 16/18 songs long, c'mon). And they even added solo for Kukoku no Kyoon when it was released as an Utafumi b-side! Like, TIW is more balanced with solos (like, there is a 7sec something in Rubbish Heap (starts at 1:55) and only in Aka we receive first their usual solo).

30 minutes ago, Mei said:

Haven't u people come to realize why the album was named that way? Despite zetsuentai?

Yeah

They wanted a cool name on the merch slippers.

12 minutes ago, saiko said:

Like actually trying not to realize what a tragedy is that one of the most creative bands in Japanese music history suddenly ran off of ideas lol

Well, it felt like this album was rushed.
But, tbh, TIW is much more fun and live-friendly than overcramped Arche (which, nevertheless, still had good and fun songs) or ESPECIALLY DSS.
Methinks (and, probably, not only me) that this album will be better to listen when they'll release full-format DVD for it.

22 minutes ago, Disposable said:

the best stuff on arche is really good. Kaishun, magayaso, rinkaku, midwife and tosei ranks high in late dir en grey to me and some other songs are good as well

I'll probably be an uncultured swine, but why do you like Magayasou? 

So, yeah. US tour this December.

2 hours ago, Saishu said:

The world has gone from insulated to merciful.

 

My money is on yet another ballad with metal production   

You forgot Shin Sekai tour, which translates to god help me New World? 

Their early heavy stuff is usually cringy or strange (Rasetsukoku comes to mind, which only wins from being remade).
Remakes like Tsumi to Kisei and Hydra are just new songs, tbh. It's difficult to compare them to their older counterpart.

Now about The Final/Kasumi stuff. I prefer new Kasumi because it sounds softer and has a nice solo. But, I like old version of The Final because of a fuller sound (dunno how to explain it). So, it's usually hit or miss. New Wake is easier to digest. Undecided shouldn't be categorized as a remake - it's just an acoustic version (like Ruten no Tou).

Disband, finally?

On 6/22/2019 at 7:53 AM, Crube said:

An acoustic DOZING GREEN? Acoustic as in actual acoustic guitars and setup or just kyo crooning over a piano version of the song?

You know, it can be both...

3 minutes ago, EvilHippy said:

NEW EU TOUR! THIS WINTER!

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MORE COOL NEWS!

Well... I'm all down for Aka.

Shin Sekai

Insulated World

And now World of Mercy.

... So, when we'll have full-blown world tour?

1 hour ago, Saishu said:

Didn’t Kyo have a hand in Sajou no Uta and Dreambox? 

 

I mean, credit where credit is due. 

He also wrote S, The Domestic Fucker Family and Hades

23 minutes ago, Tokage said:

 majority of the complaints i've been reading about the album so far have been regarding overuse of electronics but i don't really see what the big deal with that is tbh, ''muh real instruments'' is such an empty complaint when many vk bands make use of backing tracks anyway

I'm probably talking nonsense, but I clearly hear digitized frog's croaking in last song.

And that's not a very good usage of electronics.

1 minute ago, filth_y said:

Calling the unarguably best/biggest impact vk album of the decade their worst release.. Such trolling..

Well, what can I do. I'll try to listen it more, but as for now, Adoratio felt more cohesive and impacting than Infinitum. 

Worst release after Immortalis, tbh.

Liked 3 songs (7, 9, 11). Others were too weird or, as Blacktooth said, directionless.

First album half just melts into strange and boring mess.

First song contains similar guitar part from Ariana song in Adoratio, IMO.

And Dorothy sounds like a video game track.

Dorothy sounds like Satsuki's song.