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I see it selling in mercari and yahoo auctions for 8000yen onwards; the CD cover is randomly one of the 3 members photos as seen in Aoi's post. I think that would encourage people to buy more copies to trade/get one with their favourite member's photo?

Saw MERRY in Liquidroom for their 2009 Underworld [BURST]Tour final and during the set, I was sub-consciously digging my nose (I know, I know....) and my eyes and Gara's met (I'm a Asian dude). Gara then smiled and proceeded to violently dig HIS nose with all his fingers, one at a time and then licked all his fingers while glancing in my direction with a crazed look. Good times! 

No mention of '憧憬、睡蓮と向日葵'? FELONY!!!
 
Though admittedly, only 3 of the songs were really good; ギラギラ (what a way to start a concert), アレガ☆パラダイス (OMG I LOVE THIS SONG TO BITS but 紅麗死異愛羅武勇 is always chosen over it in concerts for that fast song combo before ending the concert but before the encore) and 憧憬、睡蓮と向日葵 (such a great ballad, but never played again after the tour named after it).

I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to insert photos into my post so I uploaded them here:
 
https://imgur.com/a/Vqr1ttk
 
Photos of my cali gari (rare) CD/DVD collection and ticket stubs (Couldn't find my 2011 taiwan live ticket stub T-T). Can anyone who is more savvy edit my post to insert the photos?
 
Thanks!
 
On a side note, it's almost nil impossible for overseas fans to have all their CDs released since they came back cos there are so many Fanclub CDs, live-limited CDs, 'if you hit 10000 yen buying our merch at concert, we'll give you this CD' CD, 'limited to certain livehouses' CD, 'preorder from my website and you'll get this CD' CD, etc.
 
The rarest one IMO is 村井研次郎's solo version of 初恋中毒; only saw it once in mercari. It exists!
 
 

I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to insert photos into my post so I uploaded them here:
 
https://imgur.com/a/Vqr1ttk
 
Photos of my cali gari (rare) CD/DVD collection and ticket stubs (Couldn't find my 2011 taiwan live ticket stub T-T). Can anyone who is more savvy edit my post to insert the photos?
 
Thanks!
 
On a side note, it's almost nil impossible for overseas fans to have all their CDs released since they came back cos there are so many Fanclub CDs, live-limited CDs, 'if you hit 10000 yen buying our merch at concert, we'll give you this CD' CD, 'limited to certain livehouses' CD, 'preorder from my website and you'll get this CD' CD, etc.
 
The rarest one IMO is 村井研次郎's solo version of 初恋中毒; only saw it once in mercari. It exists!
 
 

Thanks for creating this thread. I'm an avid fan of cali gari and have been attending their concerts every year since they came back in 2010 but I couldn't really get into '14' as well. The songs were ok-ish in general but there were no striking songs like '色悪' (13) or fist punching songs like '紅麗死異愛羅武勇' (12). I already bought the ticket for the '14' tour final but still considering whether to make the trip or not (cos I got no lives to attend on 21st Mar haha)
 
Here's the setlist from yesterday (curiously missing '月白' from 14):
 
cali≠gari 2019.01.14 本八幡Route Fourteen
cali≠gari 25th Caliversary”1993-2019″ TOUR 14 -The time is out of joint-
SET LIST（セットリスト）
01.カメラオブスキュラ
02.ゼロサムゲーム
03.マシンガンララバイ
04.キル
05.トイレでGO!
06.トカゲのロミオ
07.オーバーナイトハイキング
08.動くな!死ね!甦れ!
09.コバルト
10.拝啓=BGM
11.天国で待ってる
12.ファニソン
13.淫美まるでカオスな
14.マッキーナ
15.飛燕騒曲
16.-187-
17.火葬遊戯
18.死は眠りを散歩する
EN
01.冬の日
02.ラストダンス
03.ブルーフィルム
04.いつか花は咲くだろう

Photo was shot at Japan's most famous/infamous swimming pool! Fitting for the 'ero' part of their image hahaha

Thanks for the info, Jigsaw9! But checking out the original link:
 
http://vif-music.com/2018/10/10/caligari-33/
 
3形態共にガリスト的マストアイテムなミニアルバム〝０〟のCD引換券付き！！
 
That seems to mean you have to have vouchers from ALL THREE versions in order to exchange for the CD? If so, that's really hard to stomach...

Oh no, my unopened mint copy of 「erosion」is going to drop in value!!! On an another note; this release feels like a blatant cash grab; I would have bought it if there were live concert footage though 😕

Saw MERRY in Liquidroom for their 2009 Underworld [BURST]Tour final and during the set, I was sub-consciously digging my nose (I know, I know....) and my eyes and Gara's met (I'm a Asian dude). Gara then smiled and proceeded to violently dig HIS nose with all his fingers, one at a time and then licked all his fingers while glancing in my direction with a crazed look. Good times! 

I’m going to try and cliff note this and if anyone else wants to chime in feel free.
 
I think it was in April (???) that Mejibray’s Youtube channel’s name was changed to Forum Official. Another band was added that no one gave a shit about it. People assumed or hoped that was the reason why.
 
Then in May, after the first show on the Hangman tour which was completely normal, they posted that announcement on the homepage and all about the hiatus. After that, there were no more encores. Moreover, there were no more MCs. Tsuzuku didn’t talk to audiences at all (bar shouting the name of the city and maybe “Mejibray”).  A lot of fans are of the mind that he was essentially gagged by the label and prohibited from speaking. No way to know this for sure, but it felt like it. Also worth noting is the instores switched from talks to 2shots before any of this. Also no way to know for sure this is related. 
 
Most of their one-mans ended with BI”name”JIKA. Sometimes Decadance.
 
Mobile member content was really sporadic from there. Even the staff blog hasn’t had images added since the beginning of the last tour.
 
Fast forward to the tour final at Shinkiba Studio Coast. Tsuzuku and Koichi emerged painted black. They’d each done this once previously this year. The live was 14 songs instead of 15. This may or may not have been deliberate as Tsuzuku had collapsed and stayed down at the last song, seemingly overwhelmed. Koichi went to him and checked on him before stepping in front of him and seemingly flipping off the staff at the back and then holding up three fingers to the audience. The curtain finally closed.
 
Koichi’s birthday was a lot more fun. During the breaks between songs at one point, rather than facing the drums, Tsuzuku faced outwards, staring at the audience. He still didn’t speak; it was Koichi that spoke at the end, remarking on the challenges of the year and said we’d meet again next year. Everyone was crying, but the general air was optimistic after the live.
 
Then when the end of December hit, an announcement was posted on Mejibray’s OHP declaring that Tsuzuku’s and Koichi’s contracts had expired and to wish them the best in the future. Koichi’s Twitter and Instagram have been wiped clean. Meto’s birthday live where he will be providing vocals under a different name was announced. Mia is busy as fuck all spring with various projects and sessions.
 
So it’s basically been a massive clusterfuck. _(:3」z)_

Why would they do that, especially since the live commentates their 15th anniversary? Why do they hate money?

Why would they do that, especially since the live commentates their 15th anniversary? Why do they hate money?

SADS adopted different musical styles throughout their discography so the best I can describe in their album chronicle order is:
 
SADS, Blood & Rock & Roll - Straight up punk
Babylon - Gothic Rock
The Rose God Gave me - Metal, which is the style they finally decided on and only album that they will play songs from nowadays since their rebirth in 2010
Untitled & 13 - A mismash of whatever they feel like playing but mostly straight up rock. "Sherry" is BEAUTIFUL.
The 7 deadly sins and afterwards - Metal again
 
Now kiyoharu categorizes  'Rakuen', 'Masquerade' as more fitting of his slow-paced, haunting solo works repertoire so these songs will appear periodically in his solo concerts but never in a SADS concerts these last couple of years. Since you listed 'rakuen' and 'masquerade', seek out "Nothing" & "everything" from the untitled album cos they are in the same rein and are just as good.
 
I would strongly recommend these songs (not yet recommended above):
 
 

Not gonna lie; I attended this and almost walked out. Gara got a monk to read scriptures for his 'death' and Gara himself thanked EACH AND EVERYONE OF THE ATTENDEES for attending his funeral and this went on for 60mins and then they showed videos of fake boowy, SMAP & kim jong un, etc congratulating him on his 'death' AND THEN they played the acoustic set. You see 6 songs above but the event ran for 2hours+ zzzzzzzzz
 
The 2nd set though, was ON-POINT. HAL, BETCHI and especially wu-chy were so proficient in their craft that and the songs were rearranged to be much more technical and engaging.  

Not gonna lie; I attended this and almost walked out. Gara got a monk to read scriptures for his 'death' and Gara himself thanked EACH AND EVERYONE OF THE ATTENDEES for attending his funeral and this went on for 60mins and then they showed videos of fake boowy, SMAP & kim jong un, etc congratulating him on his 'death' AND THEN they played the acoustic set. You see 6 songs above but the event ran for 2hours+ zzzzzzzzz
 
The 2nd set though, was ON-POINT. HAL, BETCHI and especially wu-chy were so proficient in their craft that and the songs were rearranged to be much more technical and engaging.  

Not gonna lie; I attended this and almost walked out. Gara got a monk to read scriptures for his 'death' and Gara himself thanked EACH AND EVERYONE OF THE ATTENDEES for attending his funeral and this went on for 60mins and then they showed videos of fake boowy, SMAP & kim jong un, etc congratulating him on his 'death' AND THEN they played the acoustic set. You see 6 songs above but the event ran for 2hours+ zzzzzzzzz
 
The 2nd set though, was ON-POINT. HAL, BETCHI and especially wu-chy were so proficient in their craft that and the songs were rearranged to be much more technical and engaging.  

THIS SO MUCH. My experience was kinda ruined when fans were singing their heart out during the songs (when the singer in no way cued them) in a radwimps concert in Singapore I attended; if I wanted to hear people other than the band singing, I'll jolly well watch youtube covers instead.

But won't this method muffle the audio being recorded, since its blocked by clear tape?
 
 
The sound quality sounds great! Unfortunately, no way I'm going to put down $100 for something I don't do often; I'm just preparing for an upcoming concert blazing trip in Japan heh

Actually, it is explicitly mentioned that no recording is allowed but like I said, I just keep my cell phone in my breast pocket; I  just want a decently audible recording afterwards while I pump my fists in the air/shout my favourite member's name etc. And yeah, concert attendees who are more interested in taking photos and video recording annoys me to no end >:(

Oops, i forgot to emphasize recording audio only; I just put my mobile phone in my breast pocket & let it record and then enjoy myself at the gig heh. Afterwards keep the audio recording as sort of a souvenir and some turn out good, mostly due to the acoustics of the venue. 

Thanks for the clarification! I paid $200 to change my flight so these 2 concerts better be a blast!

Don't worry; all of MERRY's DVDs with commentary so far comes with the option to turn it off.
 
[devour act 2] was made as a big deal when the concert was announced (but I can't for the life of me remember WHAT it was) so I was surprised it wasn't released that year but instead got it in a condensed form 4 years later. The Tokyo Spring live was recent and I reckon their DVD sales ain't the best (album sales tend to be much higher than DVD sales in Japan) so they might as well drop it in as an incentive for fans to join the fanclub and/or attend their lives to get that special edition CD.
 
MERRY's DVDs go for reeeeeally cheap prices (even the FC limited ones) in 2nd hand shops (my heart broke whenever I think about those in my closet that I purchased at full price.....) so ya, maybe releasing a CD coupled with a DVD (at a much higher price) makes more sense than a standalone DVD. 

Don't worry; all of MERRY's DVDs with commentary so far comes with the option to turn it off.
 
[devour act 2] was made as a big deal when the concert was announced (but I can't for the life of me remember WHAT it was) so I was surprised it wasn't released that year but instead got it in a condensed form 4 years later. The Tokyo Spring live was recent and I reckon their DVD sales ain't the best (album sales tend to be much higher than DVD sales in Japan) so they might as well drop it in as an incentive for fans to join the fanclub and/or attend their lives to get that special edition CD.
 
MERRY's DVDs go for reeeeeally cheap prices (even the FC limited ones) in 2nd hand shops (my heart broke whenever I think about those in my closet that I purchased at full price.....) so ya, maybe releasing a CD coupled with a DVD (at a much higher price) makes more sense than a standalone DVD. 

I booked my plane tickets to reach Tokyo on 7th July for ANDROGYNOUS, only to have this known to me.... Will be paying penalty and extra $ to change my flight for this....