*littlelamb

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this is one band whose appeal I fail to understand (sorry Aion) ={

I fail to understand how you fail to understand. It was love at first listen! And after almost a year they sound just as fresh.

??????を殺???????? by 神????????????ゃん (Shinseikamattechan)

Paraselene by heaven in her arms

Arkha... (damnit) Arkhaiomelisidonophunikheratos by Satanicpornocultshop (all those Get Ur Freak On covers should not be missed)

Shinsekai by ミドリ

I'm sure I forgot something essential, but can't go wrong with those.

You can say VK is all about the looks, but it doesn't make it true. Who the hell cares whether you put on a dress or a pinguinmask, (you know, black metulz make-up) it doesn't affect the music. At all. Like, none.

That might have applied at some point in time, sorta maybe. But I would like to hear why, if it's about the music as you say, 99% of neo-VK sounds the same. Okay there may be some slight variation with melodies, but essentially it's all the same, the Gazette included. They might throw in some swing and some disco and who knows what in order to sound "original" to the ears of teens who've only heard J-pop before, but it's not like mixing styles isn't an essential part of VK since the early 90's. Nothing original about it. Even the vocalists sound the same. They have this stomach-turning wannabe tenor thing going on with random growling thrown in. I don't know why they think it sounds good, but to each their own I guess. And most importantly, it sounds very different from other rock music from the same contry. So don't tell me it's the same with all Black Metal sounding the same or rap or country. You need to compare it to the same genre sans make-up, and let me tell you there's a huge difference. Not talking about major label pop-rock here, though that's probably the closest thing to VK just without distortion and amateurish genre mixing.

Oh and I've also been wondering about the logic behind thinking a band can go from some grand art to total crap and back and alternate between the two without you wondering one bit about the reasons behind it. If a band has talent then they won't suddenly make total shit and then something great the next moment. They may lose their freshness over time, but if they have something to say with their music it tends to show. So do you never consider that what you think is oh-so amazing is just something borrowed from a few other places and put together by a talented producer? Or does that not matter one bit as long as you enjoy it?

Eugene Wakamikito from eksperimentoj is fluent, but then again I don't know if he's even fully Japanese judging by his name. Same goes for Robin Aoki from downy. The guy from UNCHAIN is good, though I wish he sang more in Japanese because his English lyrics are sort of pointless fodder. I can understand what he's singing though, unlike with Kent from Lillies and Remains for example. Sato from 54-71. Hiroshi Kyono from The Mad Capsule Markets. Many that I now forget...

Totally hooked on THE HIGH-LOWS at the moment. I'm a rock'n'roll girl at heart and it doesn't get more infectious than that band. Too bad they're already gone. One of the best.

Firstly: There's a HUGE difference between off and of. Learn it.

Secondly: Everyone knows Iron Maiden blows.

Thirdly: You really think GazettE fans are smart enough to be able to tell a good bass line from a bad one? Listen up dude. The GazettE isn't about music or good music. It's about lookin' good and getting girls to buy your album. Just like the whole of visual kei. Which is, I know, disgusting. I'm sure you are probably aware how mindless the GazettE fanbase is. They don't care. As long as the GazettE keep looking good and putting out "edgy" and "catchy" songs people will fall at their feet and call them gods.

ILU.