Tokage

4. Yoshiki finally admits that it was actually Yoshiki who died all those years ago and he had been hide all along

4. Yoshiki finally admits that it was actually Yoshiki who died all those years ago and he had been hide all along

At this rate they might even play Yokan at some point, who the fuck knows

I gave myself a little too much to work with by going with all Chiba's bands instead of just picking one, so I have more than one song for a few artists. It's so hard to narrow it down.
 
Chiba Yusuke Tribute Album
 
THE BEATMOTORS - Baby You Can (The Birthday) – they’re good at slower, sort of laidback rock songs, and I think they would put enough attitude behind it.
 
Yellow Studs – Namida ga Koboresou (The Birthday) or 19:40 (SNAKE ON THE BEACH) – Would like to see them shorten 19:40 somehow, since it's a little too long to listen to regularly.
 
Nothing’s Carved In Stone – Hoshi no Melody (ROSSO) – This is my favourite ROSSO song, and I think Taku would nail the emotion near the end
 
THE BACK HORN - Piano (The Birthday). It’s a sad song, with a slightly dark/sinister feel, and I think that’s where they’re strongest
 
04 Limited Sazabys - Muddy Cat Blues (The Birthday) – I’d like to hear a lighter version of this one by someone with a childish voice, since the lyrics are so cute.
 
Jeepta - NIGHT LINE (The Birthday) or Carnival (The Birthday)
 
ZIGZO - I was walkin’ and sleepin’ (TMGE)
 
BALZAC - GILDA (The Birthday) or Revolver Junkies (TMGE)
 
KUROYUME - Sharon (ROSSO)
 
Drop's - Ano Ko no Suitcase (The Birthday) - Would be cool to hear a female take on this song, and their singer has such a great rock voice

It's like the musical equivalent of going 'If you leave me, I'll kill myself!'

It's like the musical equivalent of going 'If you leave me, I'll kill myself!'

It's like the musical equivalent of going 'If you leave me, I'll kill myself!'

It's like the musical equivalent of going 'If you leave me, I'll kill myself!'

It's like the musical equivalent of going 'If you leave me, I'll kill myself!'

It's like the musical equivalent of going 'If you leave me, I'll kill myself!'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGAdyT__jbA
 
This band is mind-blowing, especially live. And I have no fucking idea why barely anybody knows them! WTF. Seriously, if you like prog rock and don't give them a spin, you should feel BAD. And I mean it.

- cali≠gari
- Plastic Tree
- Merry
- Guruguru Eigakan
- Inugami Circus Dan
- Buck-Tick
- Strawberry Song Orchestra
- 9goats black out
- Metronome
- Sandwich de 120pun?
 
5 runners up:
- Guniw Tools (not exactly sure they count. That's why they're here, otherwise they'd be 2nd place)
- SEX-ANDROID
- LIPHLICH
- (old) Mucc
- amber gris

Nice thread idea! I'll try to leave little comments with my picks to not make it too boring to read.
 
cali≠gari / Gotta love the diverse sound, they can be crazy but surprisingly poppy too. Good mixture of post-punk, new wave and other random influences.
 
KYOKUTOU GIRL FRIEND / Kickass punk-rock sound with some awesome guitar play and catchy songs. Very raw and honest sounding stuff, shame they didn't last too long.
 
LUNA SEA / The rhytm and the interplay of the two guitars (and SUGIZO's signature sound) makes it for me. So many classic tunes that inspired many bands from the '90s onwards!
 
deadman / Whenever I listen to them I get sucked into another world. Gloomy, fragile and a bit manic, what's not to love?
 
MEJIBRAY / I love how 'beefy' the guitars sounded when I first listened to them - yet they were not trying to be br00tal or anything, just some killer straightforward modern VK with catchy hooks.
 
Merry / My 'old love'. A great combo of nostalgic and more modern sounds, these guys really know how to set a cool atmosphere. Nero's drumming will forever be absolutely superb!
 
Grieva / Hell yeahhh, old-school's back! Such a nice feeling to listen to their music, kinda in that late '90s way, but with a suped-up production.
 
MALICE MIZER / Dat diversity. From baroque-influenced twinkly guitars to cheesy goth-disco they were the best! Something amazing to be found in all their eras.
 
Nega / One of the more unique and interesting sounding ones from the UCP bunch. Love the creepy, dark, aggressive vibe! Jin gets a lot of doubt and hate but imo he was perfect for this kinda stuff.
 
Miss Jelly Fish / Reminds me a little bit of BUCK-TICK, very nice moody and atmospheric stuff, with a beautiful voice.
 
Runners-up or almost-vk-but-not-quite-so-didn't-include-them:
 - BUCK-TICK  - XA-VAT  - LAB. THE BASEMENT  - Vior gloire  - MUNIMUNI  - Mar'derayla  - ROUAGE  - Aliene Maφriage  - Noir fleurir

New PV:
 

Kuroyume tribute album FUCK THE BORDER LINE -RETAKE-
(much better sequel)
 
1. BUCK-TICK feat. Morrie - Kaitou Jikken (解凍実験)
- Not a bad idea for "senpais" to cover their "kouhais'" songs at all! The song is very post-punk-ish (in a way), and thanks to its manic Kiyoharu 3-vocal tracks, I can see Imai , Sakurai  and Morrie pulling this out well.
 
2. the GazettE - Drug People
- At least much better song choice than "C.Y. HEAD". Imagine if this were "Agony part. 2".
 
3. Tommy Heavenly6 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY
- The song is very cheery, despite quite sad-toned lyrics, and is easy for Tomoko to do.
 
4. Mao (SID) feat. SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS - HELLO, CP ISOLATION
-  Every good tribute album needs some wtf-ery, hey!
 
5. Shiina Ringo x Seiji Kameda ( or Tokyo Jihen, short-lived reunion or w/e) - Jounetsu no Kage (情熱の影)
- This calm, funky piece needs definitely Shiina's dramatic vocals in it, and Kameda to convey Hitoki's "Another One Bites the Dust"-influenced bassline. OR it might become a very jazz-heavy masterpiece too!
 
6. lynch. - MIND BREAKER
- It's quite obvious why I chose lynch. for this song - listen to it!
 
7. Miyavi - NITE&DAY
- Considering that Miyavi already "semi-covered" certain Kuroyume songs (with the band itself, lol), I might find this acoustic piece okay for him to do. It's also easy for him to convey that "raw" acoustic sound of the original.
 
8. MUCC - Tell
- I would've chosen more melancholic piece for them but considering Miya's strict "no more negativity"-policy, I had to find a laid-back song for them. Here ya go!
 
9. DIR EN GREY - Shihainaru Deathmask (201X ver.) (親愛なるDeathmask)
- These guys already covered the song back in 1997, but it would've been great to see them remake it - even if it ends up sounding in vein of Kiri to Mayu's 2012 ver. Also, this lets Toshiya and Die shine
 
10. D'erlanger - Nakigara wo (亡骸を )
- Tetsu can do some magic improvisation with that drumline loop and Cipher can make the guitarline sound so "airy". Very fitting for Kyo's vocal range too.
 
11. PENICILLIN - DANCE 2 GARNET
- Chisato riffing those Shintastic solos and Hakuei going back to his old-schooling, why not?
 
12. Takanori Nishikawa feat. SEKAI NO OWARI - SEE YOU
- Great finale for this tribute album (was used quite often as their "last song"), and Takanori makes wonders with this one (along with SNO ofc)
 
Bonus tracks (ironically, for the sake of cashing in lol):
 
13. LIPHLICH - Love Me Do
- For the sake of adding more Kiyoharu fanboys and WTF song choices
 
14. Ling Tosite Sigure - ICE MY LIFE
- More wtf-ery, more profit! I can see this ending up quite surprising.
 
15. L'Arc~en~Ciel - For Dear
- I can only hope, right? Also, guitar is very Ken-like here. PLUS quite essential song in Kuroyume's repertoire, lol.

Tokage and Pretsy, your fantasy tributes look legit as fuck!

I'd probably die if something even vaguely resembling this ever happened...
 
PLASTIC TREE TRIBUTE
01. Mucc - Melancholic
02. Shilfee & Tulipcorobockles - Zetsubou No Oka (I remember hearing Full cover this song before during his webstream lives, soooo....)
03. Coaltar of the Deepers - Cell (I think Narasaki already contributed to this song)
04. cali≠gari - consent. (Ishii's goatbed influences would fit this song hella well)
05. the god and death stars - Wareta mado
06. LIPHLICH - Tremolo (They'd probably totally change it into something unique)
07. Moran - Utsusemi
08. DOPPEL - Sink
09. DIMMDIVISION - 13th friday
10. Hollowgram - Kuchuu Buranko

I'd probably die if something even vaguely resembling this ever happened...
 
PLASTIC TREE TRIBUTE
01. Mucc - Melancholic
02. Shilfee & Tulipcorobockles - Zetsubou No Oka (I remember hearing Full cover this song before during his webstream lives, soooo....)
03. Coaltar of the Deepers - Cell (I think Narasaki already contributed to this song)
04. cali≠gari - consent. (Ishii's goatbed influences would fit this song hella well)
05. the god and death stars - Wareta mado
06. LIPHLICH - Tremolo (They'd probably totally change it into something unique)
07. Moran - Utsusemi
08. DOPPEL - Sink
09. DIMMDIVISION - 13th friday
10. Hollowgram - Kuchuu Buranko

I'd probably die if something even vaguely resembling this ever happened...
 
PLASTIC TREE TRIBUTE
01. Mucc - Melancholic
02. Shilfee & Tulipcorobockles - Zetsubou No Oka (I remember hearing Full cover this song before during his webstream lives, soooo....)
03. Coaltar of the Deepers - Cell (I think Narasaki already contributed to this song)
04. cali≠gari - consent. (Ishii's goatbed influences would fit this song hella well)
05. the god and death stars - Wareta mado
06. LIPHLICH - Tremolo (They'd probably totally change it into something unique)
07. Moran - Utsusemi
08. DOPPEL - Sink
09. DIMMDIVISION - 13th friday
10. Hollowgram - Kuchuu Buranko

I'd probably die if something even vaguely resembling this ever happened...
 
PLASTIC TREE TRIBUTE
01. Mucc - Melancholic
02. Shilfee & Tulipcorobockles - Zetsubou No Oka (I remember hearing Full cover this song before during his webstream lives, soooo....)
03. Coaltar of the Deepers - Cell (I think Narasaki already contributed to this song)
04. cali≠gari - consent. (Ishii's goatbed influences would fit this song hella well)
05. the god and death stars - Wareta mado
06. LIPHLICH - Tremolo (They'd probably totally change it into something unique)
07. Moran - Utsusemi
08. DOPPEL - Sink
09. DIMMDIVISION - 13th friday
10. Hollowgram - Kuchuu Buranko

Forgot to mention the pillows' "Wake up! Dodo" PV. The story is adorable.
 

as far as I remember there are a lot good ones around… but I'd also need to dig them up first.
 
for now I'll just go with one of my all-time-favourite PV's - it's just animated (even poorly and not up in HQ on YT) but I really love the story, the essence, the feeling of it… watching it helps me when life sucks (don't know if anybody can follow me here).
 
BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS - JACK NICOLSON
 

Y'all ain't ready:
SPIRAL CHORD - DISTANCE TO SUBSTANCE

Here's some funny/amazing ones imo:
 

 

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLBjH0iByrg
 
Also, even though I don't really enjoy most of their music, I have to admit most of Golden Bomber's recent PVs have made me laugh. Example:
 

 
 

Every single 'band plays in white void and nothing else happens' PV.