LIDL

OK, but I don't wanna be seen in Khaki pants on daylight tho.

As long as there's no special release like the Myaku LP or the -KAI- LPs, no Kisou LP should exist. But what does exist is a cassette promo tape of the album
 
Yup, a red and a black one, the latter is very rare (and cost me 6.500 JPN ._.), since it was only sold at a single concert. You can check discogs for those (and a LOT more rare DEG stuff), added and supervised by yours truly

Come one diru release them all In a lp boxset 

I'd say a healthy dose of both, lel
 
Honestly, something like this would be the absolute dream.


Thank you so much to all of you who took the time to read this, I'm so glad it went over well! Eventually I'd like to write about the old roadie/mentor system in VK (but it's been a pain in the ass to research), or do an archive of the older legends/rumors of VK (easy to research but probably going to take 100,000 words to write it all out), it was very encouraging to see that people were actually interested in this piece since it was my first crack at this kind of thing.

I guess it was because two big ego clash between Mana and GACKT.
 

Despite making a vow to myself to never buy gazette DVDs again due to how ridiculously over priced they are I didn't think they'd ever release these one off gigs on disc so... I need that setlist in my life. That and the fact they're wearing costumes adds a lot more entertainment value to it than a plain celebratory live imo
(and holy fuck does that mean I get to see nun Uruha in action? This is the best thing gazette has ever released.) 

I mean hate on, but
 

new song out in march
 
+ abyss/lucy live released on DVD/BR:
 
 

I had a feeling the LUCY sets would include all of their more energetic, “live oriented” songs

i think it's simply because tomorrow never dies has an explicit anti-suicide message and it's very energetic
besides,the set-list is good,but i think social riot machines,worthless war and rich excrement deserved to be included
(they totally forgot maximum impulse,would be awesome)

*stacy layne voice* who the fuck is lucy?

It depends what you need.
If you lie customiseable player, use foobar. If you are okay with basic player, winamp is good enough.
 
Personally I am using iTunes because I got Apple Music subs and I need my Radio stream.
And it doesn't seem to work slow on me so that works.

That one on ebay is bootleg, the original limited edition with 2 Discs looks like these
 

 
 
also, the original DVD  catalog numbers are
 
SFBD-0006 for regular edition and SFBD-0004~5 for the limited 2 disc edition, by Firewall Div.
 
direngrey.co.jp/discography/432/
 
 
the bootleg one are by Miya Records, catalog numbers MIDP-0056-7
 
On online sales, make sure to ask the seller about the catalog number of CD, DVD or BluRay each time, that is clear way to find out if  a CD is genuine. 
 
Or if in person, or you wanna check if all Cds you owned and got from second hand market are genuine, you can see these catalog numbers usually on the bottom of the spine of the dvd/cd case or obi. It is usually also placed next to UPC barcode

That one on ebay is bootleg, the original limited edition with 2 Discs looks like these
 

 
 
also, the original DVD  catalog numbers are
 
SFBD-0006 for regular edition and SFBD-0004~5 for the limited 2 disc edition, by Firewall Div.
 
direngrey.co.jp/discography/432/
 
 
the bootleg one are by Miya Records, catalog numbers MIDP-0056-7
 
On online sales, make sure to ask the seller about the catalog number of CD, DVD or BluRay each time, that is clear way to find out if  a CD is genuine. 
 
Or if in person, or you wanna check if all Cds you owned and got from second hand market are genuine, you can see these catalog numbers usually on the bottom of the spine of the dvd/cd case or obi. It is usually also placed next to UPC barcode

The other day I met YOSHIKI.  I was at a showing of We Are X in Oslo, Norway.  Norway doesn't have a huge VK scene so I was happy he had come.  It turned out to be his first time in Norway.
 
I asked him "Can western bands be visual kei?"  -  He laughed and replied "Of course!"
 
So I followed up with "If a western band is to be visual kei, is there something they must adhere to, in terms of style or aesthetic?"
 
He explained VK is more of a mindset, born out of them feeling like they didn't really fit in anywhere.  As he said, they played "super heavy" and "super soft" music.  He also told me about a festival he hosted recently where the bands were everything from metal to pop, and there was even a band that didn't play music (that got some laughs around the room).  He summed everything up by saying it really isn't a genre, but more of a mindset allowing yourself to be as creative as you want.  And it also generally has makeup.
 
I am summing these things up from memory.
 
So here's my take on VK:
1.  You must be influenced by Japan/Japanese music (because after all, it originates from Japan). 
2.  Make creative use of makeup/visuals. 
3.  Be somewhat diverse in terms of style. 
4.  Be doing your own thing confidently (basically:  be true to yourself, because people and fans can see through you being a cookie-cutter).
 
So basically, no you don't have to have a lolita in the band.  One member doesn't have to wear a surgical facemask at all times.  You don't have to have death-metal growls in your music.  Some music fans within genres and subcultures get really elitist and that gets irritating, especially when people say that VK is only Japanese (so is glam-metal only truly American?  Can you not make Brazilian samba music if you aren't from Brazil?).  VK is unique in that it is vague but also has a meaning.  A band alone isn't just "visual kei" but "visual kei rock" would be a better indicator.  I think in that sense, the addition of the term "visual kei" before "rock" to me would indicate the above traits I listed, like being influenced by Japan, be somewhat "different" in terms of makeup/visuals and potentially have a diverse musical style.
 
I had a blast meeting YOSHIKI.  He's a funny and nice guy, and it was an honor having him in Norway.

This is the wrath that WhirlingBlack will face
 
 

Thought dancing with my fingers was about the other fingering 😏

Asagi, First of Her name. Mother of Dragons. Breaker of Chains. The Unburnt. Queen of The Andals. Lady Regnant of The Seven Kingdoms. Protector of The Realm. Queen of Mereen. Khaleesi of The Great Grass Sea

PIERROT teaser wasn't live. 
I listened to studio version of that song A LOT. That was the studio version.

there's also this non-official one that i've been using since the official one broke, and i actually like it more than the new last.fm one. if anyone wants to give it a try as well, here: https://getsatisfaction.com/lastfm/topics/itunes-12-7?topic-reply-list[settings][filter_by]=all&topic-reply-list[settings][reply_id]=18950978#reply_18950978

Should work with iTunes 12.7
 

https://getsatisfaction.com/lastfm/topics/itunes-12-7-windows-the-last-fm-scrobbler-plugin

Asagi, First of Her name. Mother of Dragons. Breaker of Chains. The Unburnt. Queen of The Andals. Lady Regnant of The Seven Kingdoms. Protector of The Realm. Queen of Mereen. Khaleesi of The Great Grass Sea

Gotta deal with it man, since he was an official member in 2010, and contributed  to the band, lynch. sounds  becoming so stagnant and basic. So, friend or not, losing Aki could be a good thing for them as a band. At least for me. Life goes on, you know?