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Idk if this is on topic or not, but it is related to the topic... Someone posted on Dir en grey's facebook to COME TO VIRGINIA!!!!111!!!ONE. Someone else posted on it and said "Or you could get your lazy ass up and drive to Baltimore or Philadelphia." I agree with that. Baltimore is not far from Virginia and Philly is really only a stone's throw from Baltimore. It makes me angry to see when fans won't go a little extra distance to see a band that's suppsed to be one of their "favorites." I drove 2.5 hours to Philly to see them, and I'm willing to get a night at a hotel in NYC and stay over to see just about any band or artist. Just sitting there and going "Come to ___!" is like me saying "Come to Wilkes-Barre!" It's just not going to happen... ever. So just go to the closest show, if they mean that much to you.

My $0.02 on the covers: I agree with Furik and minre. To me it's an "augh, horrible Lady Gaga." My $0.02 on Diru v. GazettE: No contest, I love Diru more. they're more my style, I find their music to be... 100% better if I'm being honest. Not to say GazettE hasn't had some songs that really blew me away. (See: Headache Man, Distress and Coma, and Chizuru). But... I just think Dir en grey are better in the music department. Their songs make me feel alive, they get me pumped and make me feel like going out and grabbing life by the balls. Whereas GazettE almost makes me feel faggy to listen to sometimes.

Oh my God, fucking finally. I'm extremely happy about this, with a hint of indignation. Like... It's been forever since they've done anything of any real consequence it seems to me. However, I am EXTREMELY excited to hear a new mini album, hopefully with 5 NEW songs, no rerecordings of anything. And good songs. None of this "Murder Scope" bullshit. And I need another brilliant ballad. Like Sara or Tenjou e no Kakehashi wo, Not too demanding, I think.

The Philadelphia show was fantastic, especially since r this was my first Dir en grey show!

I think they were overall beautifully done. I think they have a lot of talent in terms of ballads and more pop/rock sounding songs, but when they try to do heavier stuff it's completely lost on me. I haven't listened to them since Truth, so I this was like a brand new awakening to them for me, I don't think I'll put any songs on my iPod just yet, I want to get more of a feel for them. The lengths of the songs were a little much, some where just entirely too long, but they really know their way around a ballad, imho. Overall 7.5/10

THANKS SO MUCH! huzzah!

Thanks bud, but I meant like... American letters rather than Japanese Kanji >_ Also, is there an upload of this SEXUAL whatever song somewhere

Questions: What is the romanization of the third track on black bird? It comes up "breeze ~???~" on my iTunes.

I don't think that's what they'll be doing with this if the bonus material isn't more songs on the B and C types, it's DVDs.

I kind of liked it, not to worry.

When it goes onto CDJapan, link me. I already have an account there and usually like their bonus things... I also want to know the tracklists and shit. 13 bucks isn't bad haha

I think the whole thing just sounds like soft songs, which... I'm... oddly hoping happens? Weird. I'll see what it's like. I'm holding hope still. COLOR wasn't the worst thing they've done (in my opinion)

^I agree. I rather liked the scent.

Fucking amazing. It will for sure be the single of the year, much like their album will be my choice for album of the year.

Yeah, see, I'm thinking the same way, it's just... I'm worried that this band is going to be so different for Kaya that... I don't know, I'm just very concerned. I think that if they do something Versailles-reminiscent. Not full on Symphonic Metal, but just heavy, dark, with not a lot of screams, but very melodic and semi operatic... More like D maybe than anything. i think we're in for a treat.

I'm.... not sure how I feel about this.

^Hahahah good rating then!

I haven't listened to a lot of pre-Mugenkyou music. I do know that Batsu and Atria are AMAZING singles and need to be checked out. Everything else Cielito mentioned is strictly his recommendation, but I will need to check them out too.

This. If you don't listen to this you're missing out BIG TIME. However, I'm very partial to Gokusaishiki. It's one of my favorite albums ever.

This is kind of upsetting, I liked them... not too much, but I guess there's no hope of "Ayabie" getting better now. Maybe the new name and new singer will help.

I don't think I mentioned this before, but I really love NoGoD. They make me a happy boy.

Well.. Idk I wasn't. I don't care what anyone thinks about which female popstar is better, I like Gaga, who would be who I would listen to if I hadn't heard of Japanese music. Let the discussion about the actual topic recontinue now.

Kay my official review from my LJ. Got it done sooner than expected. Okay, I would like to start off by saying that anyone and everyone who has been saying that this album can not compare to previous albums, and that this album has too many mid-tempo tracks is totally right. When you put this up against Mugenkyou and Gokusaishiki... it just doesn't compare, it sounds like it's not even NoGoD who did the album. The only similar thing is that Danchou's voice is completely unmistakable and that II-Kaigi is amazing, but I'll get to that later. Overall, however, the album was very good and very pleasurable to listen to, so it gets an overall rating of 9/10 as long as you try to force the thought of this being NoGoD out of your head. I'm doing this review after my second listen through, so it's more accurate, and less bullshit. 1. Kodou - Just an intro, this is the first time they've put a specific introduction on an album and I genuinely do not approve of them ever doing this again. More music, less filler. 1/10 2. Shinzou - Okay this is the way to actually start off an album. It had a VERY Zesshoku feel to it, with the intense screams to start the song off, followed by beautiful melodic voices and guitars throught just about the rest of it. Zesshoku being one of NoGoD songs I deem "perfect" I may have to throw this one in to the "perfect" category as well. People have been commnting that the drums are off. I just don't hear it. 10/10 3. Akaki hi no Chikai - This song... I did not like at first, but it grew on me on the first listen and I full on love it at the second listen. Not much to say other than it's just a really good song they did really well. 9/10 4. Shounen to Chizu - *sigh* Here's where the album starts to... let's say... drop off. It's the first mid-tempo, guitars-tuned-up-rather-than-down song on the album and it's good. Not great. Not too memorable when put up against other NoGoD mid-tempo songs *coughshirasagiscough* but it IS good. It IS an enjoyable song. I'll give it an 8/10, with the understanding that songs like this... you can't have 4 and 5 of them, it has to be just 1. Maybe two. Otherwise a whole album can be reduced to shit. 5. Nagusami no Sora - Ugh. Here's how I honestly feel about this song: WHEN. WILL. IT. BE. OVER? The worst part about this song? The melodies are FANTASTIC. The lyrics (from what I can actually interpret) are GORGEOUS, then what's the problem? The length. And I have this problem with a lot of good JRock ballads, they're good! Great even! But the fact that it just feels like it drags on forever and that it's going nowhere really makes me disappointed. Versailles 10.5 minute "God Palace" passes in less time than this song, if you catch my drift. I really want to like it, which is why I rated it 4/5 on iTunes, but it's really only like a 7 or 7.5 out of 10 on the 1-10 scale. Meh, I'm very disappointed in this song. 6. Rouyoku - Conversely, this song was extremely short. Not even 3 minutes total. Good thing? I think so. It was kind of another Shounen to Chizu to me, mid-tempo pop/rock sounding song with not much too it. Just a song. Filler, kind of. Ending just cut off. Didn't impress me much. 6/10 7. Kimi ga Kureta Shiawase to Kimi ni Sasagu Namida - Anyone else notice how the instrumental songs are always track 7? Anyway, I digress. This one is ok. I don't think they're ever going to do another instrumental track that was as good as Aozora, so I may as well just give up hope. I liked this song a lot, I think it's kind of on an even playing field with Kono Ame no Mukou ni in that it was emotional. Made me feel things, rather than just head bangin' fun, but not something I can listen to over and over again. Still, quite good. 8/10 8. Kakusei - Didn't impress me first or second listen on the single, kind of impressed me on first and second listen on the album. I definitely find it... better than Shounen to Chizu, but not by much. Where shounen to chizu is an 8/10, this one is an 8.5... Better beginning and better instrumentals... similar voice. 8.5/10 9. Kajitsu wa Warau - This song is an interesting one. Mellow verses that have more tha just drum and bass in the background... That annoys me... when a verse has nothing but drum and bass in the background. It's like. Put some more power behind it. I thought this was a very powerful song, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Choruses were PHENOMENAL. 9/10 10. II-Kaigi - Honestly, the only thing I can say about this song (Other than it's Ring-a Ring-o part 2) is that it's just perfect. a 6 minute song that passed in less time than the 5 minute Nagusami no Sora. 10/10 11. Kimi ni Okuru Itsumademo Kienai Uta - This... is a good closing song. In comparison to Ano hi no Sora wa Gokusai de (that dragged on FOREVER), this song wrapped up in a succinct amount of time and had some catchy melodies and other things going on. 9/10 12. Ai - The bonus track on the regular edition. I think it's a good song, another very good song. Nice, melodic, fun, made me feel happy, not completely remarkable, but not bad at all. 8/10

Yeahhh I didn't have anything to do this morning, so I started the topic really early, haha. I'm on my second listen through, so I' going to write a track by track... probably on my livejournal when I get home from work tonight, then copy and paste it here. @Phones666 think if this is your first experience with NoGoD other than Kakusei (which you liked) you are BOUND to like the full album. The band has so much talent that it'skind of hard to say bad things about them, because their songs are good, but they become boring and repetitive after a while if they aren't God damn perfect (like Zesshoku, Aozora, Atria, Maboroshi, Saikou no Sekai, and Kono Sekai ni Mihana Saretemo.) I would like to ask the opinions of those who knew the band for a while: Rank the instrumental tracks from each album. For me: Aozora > kimi ga kureta shiawase to kimi ni sasagu namida > Kono Ame no Mukou ni But I did enjoy them all.