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  2. Posted

    So my band are looking for acoustic songs to cover, we've worked out a deal where he can do the songs he likes and I can do jrock, it doesn't matter if the song is well known or not for acoustic, we'll probably re arrange it for guitar, so some song suggestions would be really nice

    so far we've got

    Makka no Ito (Pura)

    Blurry eyes or glamorous sky (I know larc don't do both)

    Possibly Spica

    So any idea's? (please no gazette)

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    I've been playing this on repeat since I got it and overall, it's not his best work but it's a lot better than whats my name without straying too much from what his general sound is. The electronic artists who feature on this though, don't seem to do much, they don't sound like parts of the song, just a few added effects during final production. It's by no means amazing, but I think he's on the track to writing better music again.

    Ganyru-2/5

    This is just an intro track, but the start of it is terrible and annoying, the drums are nice but Hifana doesn't much, god knows what was going through his head when he decided to repeat a distorted scream.

    Strong-4/5

    I liked the single and nothing has really changed, funky guitar wok without the song becoming overly complex, I've heard a lot that people don't like Kreva's parts but I don't have a problem with them, his voice is a bit boring but it has a nice flow. Not much vocals from myv on this track, but what he does is enough to make the chorus catchy

    Day 2/5

    Not big on this at all, it's not a bad song but the intro sounds muddy and the guitar playing is way too similar to his other stuff, the vocal effect annoys me and the song never really goes anywhere, Yuksek doesn't seem to do much and it makes you wonder how much work they did on this.

    Silent Anger-3/5

    really nice vocals on this, the lyrics are pretty generic but there are some nice effects in the song. The piano in the pre chorus stands out, but this isn't the sort of song you'd listen to twice, it tries to go for an epic effect but there's just not enough to it. After a while the slap guitar gets annoying and feels out of place.

    Pleasure-4/5

    Upon first hearing this, I thought it was gonna be another 'money money chillin blues' or whatever it's name is, but the song is almost a duel between the guitar and piano. The chorus is smooth and catchy and both the guitar and piano really compliment each other, Miyavi's voice is a lot less raw which suits the song well. Definantly recommened this one!

    Ha Na Bi-4/5

    Traditional influence in this but don't go thinking it sounds like 'japanese kabuki rock' frankly this is what the album should've sounded like. This is a very instrument driven song with a few nice changes and breaks, I'm not sure what the traditional instrument is but my only gripe would be that it's playing throughout almost the whole song, this is more of a personal gripe though. This doesn't fall too far from Miyavi's music tree but none the less a good song.

    祈りを -4/5

    Starts off the same way as moon, in fact just from the intro you'd probably think he's redone moon. It's a nice calming song with some good harmonies between Myv and Miu. There's not much I can say about this, it's the standard soft ballad song but the guitar does play some nice stuff, gives me a really christmasy feeling. There's nothing that interesting in the song though, nothing that will make you think 'wow'.

  5. Posted

    Just found out yesterday they have an app for iphone! (possibly ipod) It's not that amazing but there's things like discography, news, fan mail etc just your standard band app

  6. Posted

    not spectacular but cool enough to get me interested in this album...

    can someone point me in the right direction as to where to start with this guys discog. ive only heard/seen a few of his pvs; i admire his skill with the guitar, but i've found the music to be very forgettable.

    You might want to check MYV pops, it's got a lot of his hit songs, some acoustic stuff and some band styled stuff, he tries out a few different genres too!

  7. Posted

    Some of this is really good and has a lot of potential!

    are you writing drums in midi? I'd suggest using something like ezdrummer! (if you don't want to pay there might be a torrent around)

    The vk influences are definantly there but it all sounds very nice, like the other posters my only gripe is the drums

    also strangely sweet, without sounding too mean you need to work on the transition, either slow the intro down or speed up (I'm guessing it's the verse?)

    Other than that, keep at it!

  8. Posted

    Well I don't post much (I don't have the funds to buy much jrock stuff) but I spend a lot of time tabbing and writing music, anyway I decided to do a couple of covers (They're voiceless, I'd rather not butcher them with my awful singing)

    Ok so the youtube tags won't work :@ :@ :@ (can anyone help? I can't get them to work anywhere)

    LM.C-88

    Miyavi- Onpu No Tegami

    and one of my originals

    Feedback is greatly appreciated! Please comment, like, share, subscribe!

    and are there any songs people would like me to do? (STRICTLY NO GAZETTE)

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    Acceleration- Not an amazing song by any means, the synth is catchy and the song works well as an opener, the outro ruins the song for me but overall I'd give it a few more listens purely because of the main melody

    Crossover- Sounds a bit messy but I love the whole siren sounding synth line, the bass break and the new techniques from the vocalist, hate the breakdowns, would probably mix them out if the vocals weren't so good in it. No singing at all which is a bit dissapointing but they wanted to try new things and I can't blame them for that

    Scream Hard as You Can: Without a doubt one of the best songs on the album. Nice to hear a keyboard solo and a song that balances the harsh and clean (hehe) vocals well. This song much like crossover shows that the harsh vocalist is trying more techniques and they work well. The bridge to the dance/techno part seems a little awkward and misplaced but one of their best songs without doubt.

    How Old You are Never Forget Your Dream- Starts off a bit boring but it's decent, I'm not sure how many times I'd listen to this, the guitar doesn't sound right when it comes around the 1 minute work and the screaming over the slow calm parts is just annoying. None the less it builds up well and it's a decent sort of ballad song

    Interlude 1- There's not that much to say about this, it's catchy and sounds a lot different to their other interludes and it seems as though falilv have move towards to using more piano. My only grip is the bridge with the drums, in my opinion it's out of place and comes in out of nowhere.

    Just Awake- I wasn't going to review the singles but I've already done shayc. This is just a basic falilv song, the kind of song you'd show to a first time listener, nothing stands out, catchy and it sums up their music well, best part of the song is probably the outro

    Defeat and Beat- Wow! Definantly trying a lot of new things with this album, sweet bass and drum start, guitar playing counter melodies to the synth and for once it seems like there's a song where each instrument is doing something interesting, has quite an army march sound and some almost power metal sounding parts. I find this their most interesting song just because of the structure, one of the best songs on the album

    In the end, the Choice is All Yours- Starts off with a generic metalcore riff, synth comes in playing a megaman sounding riff, the sort of thing you'd expect from falilv. These bad bridges seem to be a bit of a recurring theme sound in this album, the song has good parts but some of them just don't suit it, that accordian is just annoying and well, just sounds silly, almost as if they put it in as a joke. The song has some redeeming qualities, a nice synth line around 2.30 which turns into an even better one and some epic harsh vocals, just not structured well.

    Ley-Line- Funky club sounding intro and synths, it's just predictable, you know what will go next, even with some of the diverse lines they've put, you still know where it's going. Another silly sounding song too, hate those harsh vocals in the breakdown. Not sure if I'd listen to it again, seems like the song that would grow on you. Can't hear much guitar in this either, it's either too quiet or not doing much.

    Interlude 2- Sounds like there's a bit of traditional japanese music in here, it's just an interlude so I won't spend too much time on it but yeah it has the whole bridge problem, the effects on the vocals get annoying too.

    Don't Suffer Alone- Final stage in SSBM anyone? or any epic boss battle stage for that matter, epic sounding intro ruined by a drum bridge, I can't say the rest of the song is as epic but it's catchy, guitar does some interesting stuff and the synth and guitar compliment each other nicely. I guess you would call it breakdown, really dislike it but the vocals are quite original and there's a nice little piano bit. Outro is pretty cool though.

    Hmmm so to sum it up, this a lot better than nextreme but that's not that surprising. They've definantly tried to experiment more on this album, some of it works really well but some of if it doesn't. They've managed to retain their original sound which can be heard in some songs and they've definantly progressed as musicians so because of that I'd say it's their best album yet, a bit of dance and scream style but plenty of new interesting stuff

  17. Posted

    Thanks everyone! Playlist is sounding pretty good, I just wish the sun was still around! What part of england do you live in Pinkmakona

    Cool did you like the SHAZNA song? Get the すみれ September Love song on the GOLD SUN AND SLIVER MOON album that is the best version of the song. Oh i am from Yorkshire been quite chilly today. People are saying summer is going to be in August? :o We shall see.

    Yes! An odd video to say to the least but it's a catchy song! Ah I hope so, it's close to my birthday. It's looking cloudy today :/

  19. Posted

    So if you live in England I'm sure you've seen how beautiful the weather is! but I want some music to enjoy in the sun, not bothered if it's vk, jazz etc

    what I have so far:

    Jump around-fear and loathing in las vegas

    Miyavi-ashita genki and ashita tenki

    radwimps- iin desu ka

    plastic tree-namida drop

    hide- misery

  23. Posted

    I like to have a few run throughs the album before I give a track by track and champions league is on tonight so a full one will be up in a few days but as a quick one

    I'd give it 7/10

    The album is by no means amazing but it's still a good album if you're an lm.c fan, they don't do anything groundbreaking and I found some of the choruses just lacking a certain something. My favourite tracks so far are game of life and goak-on-soul

  24. Posted

    Having structure in your music isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not having structure in your music isn't necessarily a good thing. The music should just be so good that even if there is a structure it makes the song better or you just don't notice it. If rigid structure in your music is starting to bother you, you should try checking out some genres that don't follow "conventional" structure in their approach to composition. Drone metal, doom metal, black metal and math metal are great places to start.

    I'm not really into metal. I know I should have an open mind but I'm fairly positive I wont enjoy it or I'll find it boring. The closest to metal I like is fear and loathing in las vegas and sunsgrind

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