The Reverend
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I'll play! (though my fave venues at home will be very specific to where I live... they're probably not iconic to a broad audience)
Japan:
Takadanobaba AREA (I can't put a link cause I'm at work and their website is 'xxx records' haha) - easy to find from the train station, seems like people come out for shows there even though I wouldn't call the area around it very happening, the three tiered audience platforms make for good views from everywhere and make for more 'front row' spots, bar is not in the main hall so you could grab a drink without being in the way/subjected to some band you're trying to not watch
Virginia, USA:
The National (Richmond) - nice, old-school theater touches (marquee, ornate balcony, etc), pretty good sound, gently sloping upward towards the back floor (I'm big on venues providing good views apparently)
Jewish Mother (Virginia Beach) - I'm talking about the older one (both are shut down now), my favorite venue in my hometown when I was a teenager... capacity was probably only like 100 (nostalgia), delicious chicken salad, very close to the beach, D'espairs Ray played there on their US tour, good mix of 'popular' local bands and smaller regional/national touring bands
The Southern (Charlottesville) - bigger than you think inside, good variety (I've seen everything from bluegrass to the dude from The Melvins to noisy metal here), couches on a platform near the rear if you want to sit down but still see, lots of stone touches in the basement make it feel like a cave, like AREA has a bar outside the main hall so you can grab a drink in peace if you want
What are some of your favorites @MaikoMizu??
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Herb/mustard coated pork loin with a roasted apple/cranberry sauce served on potato pancakes.
Maybe the best dinner I've made!
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Welcome!
I've been really into The Gallo lately... and of course I have ears and eyes so I loved Malice Mizer. We'll get along just fine!
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Cruisin' around and talking about Emmuree's new single, Red.
I said the wrong track was called 'red', but the text on screen is correct haha.
Let me know what ya'll think now that you've had a chance to listen!
Shoutout to @r... for spreading the Emmuree love.
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Some good drone/ambient I discovered today (and there didn't really seem to be a thread that fit better into):
https://glowingwindowrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/throw-me-in-the-susquehanna
Check it out if you're in the mood for some haunting guitar-based ambient tunes.
("Throw Me in the Susquehanna" is an awesome title too, shouts to my PA family)
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5 hours ago, Disposable said:Been on a Gallo binge. Could just be my favorite active band, or at least definitely in the running.
Kuroi ondori site is fantastic. I just need the rest of the discography translated though :V
Same here (to all of that actually).
Kuroi-ondori is indeed a great resource.... I hit up the lyrics section a lot because The Gallo's lyrics can definitely be a bit different than standard VK fare. (Speaking of their lyrics... I noticed Jojo apparently says 'bippity boppity boo' in Tokyo Cinderella which is hilarious, but try as I might I don't actually hear him say that even when I'm reading along.)
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I mean obviously @plastic_rainbow's costume is awesome and much better than my inexpertly carved pumpkin.
But! Are you prepared to tell your family that you voted for death over the man who wrote and performed hits like this:
????
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37 minutes ago, Suuu said:
KuRo tried his best with English throughout the entire weekend, but he did like the F word, also on a side related note he actually said elegant not arrogant, but i can understand the misunderstanding.
Hehe, and I thought Kuro calling him 'arrogant' was so funny.... we know they like to pick on each other!
I'm sure planning/logistics/running around to make things right was a lot of hard work @Suuuand crew, thanks! It was a hell of a show... and a friend who I dragged along who isn't into VK at all texted me Monday to say she was bumping Seirios on her commute. (Hopefully other people there who didn't know the band will check them out further because you and RiR have made it a priority to have their tunes available online overseas!)
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Ah why didn't they romanize this Andalucía!?! Southern-Spain represent!
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So who all went to see RiR at AnimeUSA Saturday? What did you guys think??
Some highlights for me:
- Pro stage/sound. I'd never been to a show at an anime convention and was worried they'd end up playing under fluorescent lights without proper mixing.... thankfully not the case. (the giant screens on either side of the stage playing videos/the stage definitely added legitimacy)
- The crowd flipping the eff out when RiR played a cover of 残酷な天使のテーゼ / Cruel Angel's Thesis from Evangelion (fun that the boys gave a nod to the crowd they were playing in front of with an anime theme)
- Kuro's introduction of the rest of the band (esp: "quiet... fuck you!" and "very very very very very arrogant guitarist Taji")
- The excitement of the crowd and of the band. I think RiR won over some folks who didn't know them but came anyway. Based on his facial expressions I think this may have been the best day of the drummer's life haha.
- A VK band I like playing so close to home! (I guess this one is just from my POV, haha)
I saw four people wandering around with V-Star shirts on.... Was our friend @Suuuthe one rocking sunglasses in the club/taking the band/crowd photo at the end??
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I like the new album but agree it's just more of the same Mono.
It's like they've mastered their specific form of art and rather than do something different just double down on it with each album. I can imagine someone new to Mono really loving this album.... but I don't find it particularly necessary even if I'd say it's good.
14 hours ago, Zeus said:Knowing when to stick to your guns is different from knowing when to bring in different artillery.
Great turn of phrase there Zeus. Well-crafted review.
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Digging the sound and look!
(though is half this dude's choruses at this point him repeating the name of the song??)
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Awesome!!
I love Hiro's vocals.
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Just adding my seasonal bump of this thread:
Bought some more stuff from Danao. A pleasure to deal with as always.
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14 minutes ago, sume7 said:Shit, you beat me to it. lol
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Awesome thread @chemicalpictures!! I toyed with the idea of doing something like this, but could only think of four harmonica-kei songs (which have all been listed already).
It's odd that the center section of the venn-diagram of "visual kei" and "harmonica" is all songs I love. More bands need to do this!
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I looooove that blue jewel case the Sioux CD comes in.
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Hey guys, if anyone else hasn't figured out a place to stay during Anime USA yet (now that the hosting hotel is booked)....
Send me a message if there's any interest of splitting an AirBnB spot (or wherever) with myself and a friend of mine who I'm dragging to the RiR show. Something like that could probably be less expensive than a hotel if we end up with 3 or 4 (or more) people splitting a spot.
Anyway, thought I'd put it out there if anyone was on the fence about going at all because they didn't want to shell out for a room for themselves, or just hadn't found a place yet and might want to combine forces.
(And I think @Suuu will be cool with this slight hijack of the thread... but if not let me know and I'll put this elsewhere!)
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Anyone else want to share what they were bumpin' on Spotify in September?
A little light on VK because there isn't a whole lot on Spotify, but pretty representative of what I was into last month.
Witch House
in Global Music General Discussion
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I think I'm the exact opposite here, I like witchouse because it incorporates hip hop (a genre I enjoy).
I've said elsewhere on the forum... Salem's King Night is probably one of my top 25 favorite albums (and that's only slightly embarrassing to admit).
The witchhouse projects I've liked have generally been a little more chill... the ones that are too noisy or aggressive turn me off.
Never really thought of Clams Casino as being witchhouse related... but I can kind of see it. Has that atmospheric hip hop with stark drum machine sound.
I've never checked out any band that uses a bunch of weird symbols in their name on principle. Haha. (except for the singer from Deftones side-project thing, but I didn't like that much)