reminiscing2004

Making my first post on the site, I came here after seeing Ito's Jrock Heaven panel at ACEN this past weekend. I first started listening to Jrock and Japanese music in general after getting into it from L'Arc-en-Ciel's Ready Steady Go from the first FMA anime. Some of my favorite Jrock bands include L'Arc-en-Ciel, SID, FLOW, BRADIO, and Ling Tosite Sigure. I'm hoping to learn more about Jrock and get into some cool bands, thank you for having me!

Haven't been doing much VK on my channel in the last few years, but I felt like returning to it recently. Hope you enjoy!
 
 

A little old now, but just now getting back into playing songs off of this album. Working through 流転の塔 now. If anyone else is trying to find tabs for Dum Spiro Spero, it ain't easy. Ended up buying the band score from amazon.jp around $30: https://www.amazon.com/x300C-SPIRO-SPERO-x300D-score/dp/4401356705
 
 

The 100 yen boxes at closet child is literally a blessing. Miss being able to just pop by a vk store and find cool stuff I want, meh. 

^ definitely! ;D 
just too bad it all ends after DIMLIM's first ONEMAN though - but i guess a trip to japan couldn't end any better!?

A lot of Chemical Pictures. 

Hizaki Grace Project - Ritual

when i was at Tokyo in Tulsa I got the event flyer signed by MeteoroiD and cheki signed by Genki, plus my copy of 貴方だけを壊して飾ってみたい signed by everyone from Chanty
that's about it, save for a cheki of Chitose signed by him I bought once

I never got any visual kei things signed in person (mostly because the bands I like haven't seen a livehouse outside of their place of their prefecture and were dead since at the latest 2004), but I have some things signed by old nobody bands like Rebirth, Requiem and 16,Piano. I might have some others, but those are the ones that come off the top of my head.

when i saw versailles earlier this year, hizaki forgot his first of like five solos when they played Silent Knight. maybe forgot isn't the right word, but his muscle memory got sort of lost after a phrase or two and his left hand was out of position, and he just kept playing to save face through it, the entire time staring out deeply into the audience, as he tends to do during many of his solos. like it was bad, out of key notes and then a really nervously improvised 'oh shit' recovery part after for fifteen seconds or so. it was the only part of the entire show where the musicianship was less than perfect from any of the members.
 
but anyway, while it was happening and he was staring into the audience, he locked eyes with me for like a second or two as soon as he seemed to start messing up and it was a very profound moment for some reason. it was just like a "oh shit, hizaki's not a god, but hizaki is actually a human being like me that makes mistakes" moment. psychologically as if i  watched an idol die in front of me
 
felt as if i had like successfully walked through a wall or something akin in mental weirdness.

when i saw versailles earlier this year, hizaki forgot his first of like five solos when they played Silent Knight. maybe forgot isn't the right word, but his muscle memory got sort of lost after a phrase or two and his left hand was out of position, and he just kept playing to save face through it, the entire time staring out deeply into the audience, as he tends to do during many of his solos. like it was bad, out of key notes and then a really nervously improvised 'oh shit' recovery part after for fifteen seconds or so. it was the only part of the entire show where the musicianship was less than perfect from any of the members.
 
but anyway, while it was happening and he was staring into the audience, he locked eyes with me for like a second or two as soon as he seemed to start messing up and it was a very profound moment for some reason. it was just like a "oh shit, hizaki's not a god, but hizaki is actually a human being like me that makes mistakes" moment. psychologically as if i  watched an idol die in front of me
 
felt as if i had like successfully walked through a wall or something akin in mental weirdness.

when i saw versailles earlier this year, hizaki forgot his first of like five solos when they played Silent Knight. maybe forgot isn't the right word, but his muscle memory got sort of lost after a phrase or two and his left hand was out of position, and he just kept playing to save face through it, the entire time staring out deeply into the audience, as he tends to do during many of his solos. like it was bad, out of key notes and then a really nervously improvised 'oh shit' recovery part after for fifteen seconds or so. it was the only part of the entire show where the musicianship was less than perfect from any of the members.
 
but anyway, while it was happening and he was staring into the audience, he locked eyes with me for like a second or two as soon as he seemed to start messing up and it was a very profound moment for some reason. it was just like a "oh shit, hizaki's not a god, but hizaki is actually a human being like me that makes mistakes" moment. psychologically as if i  watched an idol die in front of me
 
felt as if i had like successfully walked through a wall or something akin in mental weirdness.

Well this sucks.  I just saw Soundgarden live last week.   Weird to think Chris would be gone the next week. 

Whether you liked grunge or not (I know, very stigmatic scene in overall among most rock/metal listeners), you cannot argue that Chris Cornell was one of a kind among vocalists of the grunge generation - to the point where he may have impressed tons of older key music figures. I used to enjoy him among other grunge acts thru my active MTV digestion back in my adolescent heydays (gotta get this out of my chest because seriously, fuck any concept of "genre cred"), so even with long time span of no listens in my weeabooish comfort zone, this news still sucks hard to me tbqh. I normally do not give such comments for the sake of "oh some known musician X died, I must listen to them now" fad - I give them out due to these fleeting moments of my bittersweet nostalgia, and what may have defined my liking and approach later on. Weiland leaving us first, and now this...:(
 
RIP man.

I think this may be what is going on:
 
Tsuuzetsu
CD 1 Re-recording CD 2 Track-listing & mix from the 1st press of Tsuuzetsu (2001) Homura Uta
CD 1  Re-recording CD 2  Track-listing & mix from the 3rd press of Homura Uta (2004)
From the sounds of this description from Puresound, it sound like it's meant to be a release that compares the old Mucc and the current Mucc.

Japanese
 
Google English
 
When they say [DISC-2:Tsuuzetsu 1st] I'm positive they're referring to the 1st press of Tsuuzetsu, and when they say [DISC-2:Homura Uta -ReMASTER-] I think they're referring to the 3rd pressing of Homura Uta which was indeed remastered (slightly clearer dynamic range and punchier than the first press.) and included Suiso (which was not included in any other pressing of Homura Uta).

While I'm talking about Homura Uta, funny little tidbit about the different pressings is that the only aesthetic differences between the two is that the 3rd press has a giant black & white sticker on the back of the shrink wrap with different catalog number information, the CD matrix has a different catalog number to reflect the pressing, and there's an extra little insert with lyrics for Suiso. Everywhere else you'll see that the packaging and artwork is pulled straight from the first press down to the catalog number on the case and even the bonus CD. 
 
 

 

Sooo confused trying to make sense of what the hell's going on here. Repress of the 1st edition of 痛絶 is pretty cool? and i guess im curious about a 痛絶 remaster, because I would say there is some potential to do a better post-processing job on it this time around.
 
However, I'm extremely suspicious that the remaster of 葬ラ謳 will show any improvement.... It's just a really great sounding album already. This is all intriguing news nonetheless, as a fan of pre-2005 ムック.

Sooo confused trying to make sense of what the hell's going on here. Repress of the 1st edition of 痛絶 is pretty cool? and i guess im curious about a 痛絶 remaster, because I would say there is some potential to do a better post-processing job on it this time around.
 
However, I'm extremely suspicious that the remaster of 葬ラ謳 will show any improvement.... It's just a really great sounding album already. This is all intriguing news nonetheless, as a fan of pre-2005 ムック.

When u got called 'Bro' for the first time from a dude. #WhatHapend Hh
But he's such a nice person...he sticked his finger last night down my throat and wanted me to puke cause I was drunk haha. 
Kinda cute tbh haha

Crashplan just finished backing up 5.4TB of VK to the cloud.  Only took 1.5 years.
 
 
I hate Comcast

Suprised this wasn't posted here yesterday. I looked through a few pages and did a search so apologies if it's been posted already. I didn't find anthing.
 
[Live Limited Edition]
"Aishu To Antique To Itami Mo Houmuru Tour" Club Limited Release
"Sin Tsuuzetsu"
Live Limited Edition (2CD+Privilege CD)
￥3,000 (tax in)
[DISC-1:Sin Tsuuzetsu]
01.————。
02.Moumoku De Arugayue No Sogaikan
03.Samidare
04.Hai
05.Itai Tegami
06.Chintsuuzai
07.Yoru
08.Suna No Shiro
09.Haitoku No Hito
10.Shoufu
11.Danzetsu
12.Ieji -2017 Hisyou-
13.Kurutta Kajitsu w -2017 Haru-
[DISC-2:Tsuuzetsu 1st]
01.――――。
02.Itai Tegami
03.Shoufu
04.Chintsuuzai
05.Hai
06.Suna No Shiro
07.Yoru
08.Haitoku No Hito
09.Moumoku De Arugayue No Sogaikan
10.Danzetsu
 
"Sin Homura Uta"
Live Limited Edition (2CD+Privilege CD)
￥3,000 (tax in)
[DISC-1:Sin Homura Uta]
01.Homurauta
02.Zetsubou
03.Shiawase No Shuuchaku
04.Kimi Ni Sachi Are
05.Bokuga Hontou No Boku Ni Taekirezu Tsukutta Hontou No Boku
06.Mama
07.Kurayami Ni Saku Hana
08.Uso De Yugamu Shinzou
09.Oyoge! Taiyaki Kun
10.Mae He -In its true light-
11.Kokuen
12.Suimin
13.Kaeranu Hito
14.Zutazuta
15.Suisou
[DISC-2:Homura Uta -ReMASTER-]
01.Homurauta
02.Zetsubou
03.Shiawase No Shuuchaku
04.Kimi Ni Sachi Are
05.Bokuga Hontou No Boku Ni Taekirezu Tsukutta Hontou No Boku
06.Mama
07.Kurayami Ni Saku Hana
08.Uso De Yugamu Shinzou
09.Oyoge! Taiyaki Kun
10.Mae He
11.Kokuen
12.Suimin
13.Kaeranu Hito
14.Zutazuta
15.Suisou
 
ーーーーーーーー
 
【General Edition】
2017.08.09(wed) Release
"Sin Tsuuzetsu"
Limited Edition (2CD+PLUS)
*Special Package + Booklet
￥4,649+tax
Regular Edition(2CD)
￥3,500+tax
[DISC-1:Sin Tsuuzetsu]
01.————。
02.Moumoku De Arugayue No Sogaikan
03.Samidare
04.Hai
05.Itai Tegami
06.Chintsuuzai
07.Yoru
08.Suna No Shiro
09.Haitoku No Hito
10.Shoufu
11.Danzetsu
12.Ieji -2017 Hisyou-
13.Kurutta Kajitsu w -2017 Haru-
14.Kare Ga Shinda Hi
[DISC-2:Tsuuzetsu 1st]
 
"Sin Homura Uta"
Limited Edition (2CD+PLUS)
*Special Package + Booklet
￥4,649+tax
Regular Edition(2CD)
￥3,500+tax
[DISC-1:Sin Homura Uta]
01.Homurauta
02.Zetsubou
03.Shiawase No Shuuchaku
04.Kimi Ni Sachi Are
05.Bokuga Hontou No Boku Ni Taekirezu Tsukutta Hontou No Boku
06.Mama
07.Kurayami Ni Saku Hana
08.Uso De Yugamu Shinzou
09.Oyoge! Taiyaki Kun
10.Mae He -In its true light-
11.Kokuen
12.Suimin
13.Kaeranu Hito
14.Zutazuta
15.Suisou
16.Daikirai 2006
[DISC-2:Homura Uta -ReMASTER-]
 
https://www.facebook.com/facemucc/posts/1480927388595697
 
 

I really like this idea! Since I translate lyrics myself, I always like to see what others make of the lyrics, rather than just me making my own interpretations. I think this will help others gain interest in discussing more about them, even if only a little. But as @Zeus mentioned, having someone fluent in Japanese is essential for doing something like this as there's so much to discuss about how it's written in the original language before getting into the translation. But of course, that depends on how poetic the lyrics are. I think it's even better to have two people fluent in Japanese, or at least know a decent amount of Japanese, in analyzing lyrics just because there can be so many different interpretations. I think that'll help bring up interesting discussions.
 
I am honestly interested in starting up something like this, but am afraid that I can't offer too much time as I have so many other things currently going on in my life. Bi-weekly or monthly might be manageable though. Another thing is that I'm not SUPER fluent in Japanese (but i think i know a decent enough amount), which is why I think it's a good idea to have another person take part who's also knowledgeable in Japanese. Getting access to lyrics will certainly be an issue as not everybody will be interested in the lyrics I have in hand. And not everybody who DOES have access to them is willing to share them, etc. But we can still start somewhere with what we have.
 
Thinking more about this, I can also see how a lyric analysis can go hand in hand with a PV analysis, if the song has one, which might be really interesting as well~

I feel nobody cares lyrics
jpopasia has a really nice lyrics system but nobody communicates
I type some lyrics which not exist, but all visitors are japanese lol

In some unfortunate news, store updates will be on hiatus until further notice. Val got hit by an SUV yesterday and, while nothing is broken somehow, she is not able to work. We will still be having the auction in June, so look forward to that!