Kirito

From what I understood it seems like he felt too much pressure in the band because he was unconfident as a drummer.. he felt he was not good enough. 

I really like their instrumentals, definitely something i could listen. But his clean vocals.. for me it seems out of tune most of the time

with 50 % audience authorize at budokan ?

I'm glad he will never read this thread because some comments here make me uncomfortable. After 23 years of activity in a band so productive, he deserve a little bit of respect. These 4 guys were one of the best band during live shows, it's not about being a " technical drummer " or things like that. It's about emotion and alchemy between members. And I think most people who have seen them live would agree.

The lyrics are so.. boring omg x) 

Gackt is very talented but clearly he lost himself.. His YouTube channel is the good example of that. He became a boring Youtuber.

Also I won't believe 100 % his words about Malice Mizer, the guy is way too self center, and I know from experience where it can bring..

Some people said his voice is not as good as before. I totally disagree, he is amazing

" they look half as plastic "

 is it a compliment ? ;o

The song is very cool ! the synths melt very well very the guitars

They are now on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/130ZoQn895lFhrVpFBC0hI

MUCC - Aoi Mori     :      I love how this song begin, it's almost impossible to not move your head when the whole band enter.  
 

Pierrot - Labyrinth        :       The live version they did in 2003. They don't overdo it, and i feel that's what make it emotional. It's original and elegant in the same time.
 

L'Arc-en-Ciel - Kasou   :     Such a unique atmosphere, it makes me dream. Songwriting is outstanding.
 

the Gazette - Kyuu ke hara    :     Power, emotion, production very impressive.

girugamesh - Freesia      :         Vocal... is it possible to deliver more than this ? perfection to me

There are many more... it was difficult to choose. I hesitate to put  " Rentrer en Soi - Itsuwari no uzu " and " 

" 9goats black out - heaven ".

You are right, If you don't have japanese blood you cannot make good music... Don't even try it 😅👌

On 7/20/2020 at 4:23 PM, Kabukichoatmidnight said:

Yeah, it kills me a bit sometimes when I listen to something new and am like "is a shame about the drum machine sounding so clinical though" then check and the band does infact have a real drummer. Like why bother with a drummer if you're going to use a machine or produce it to such a point that it does anyway? But yeah a lot of bands seem to be taking the drum machine route these days, think it's just to save recording time/dollar basically.

To be honest it's totally possible to sound correct with a drum machine (VST). Just you need to know how to program it, to make it sounds realistic. It's a bit time consuming, but definitely possible.

If i understood well, this video only show the reharshal before the live

He also has his own recording studio

Without understanding japanese it's difficult to fully appreciate their channel : (

I like the song and he delivers emotion.

But yes he is not always very precise. He just needs a little bit of vocal tuning and a good mix. ( Which will probably happen with 12012 )

That's an amazing news. Hope to see others bands soon

They can just have fun to create songs and do covers... I don't understand what is the problem.

Also when there are 4 or 5 members in a band, decisions  are way more tough to make. That's one of the reasons why so many bands don't last very long. If they are good this way, why not.

They still put some great songs from time to time, so I will listen to this too -)

Thanks for sharing !

I saw Shin on last the gazette dvd documentary.

Excited ! ! ! ✨✨

Both are important.. unfortunately singers learn less and less how to properly sing, they relate on technology ( melodyne , auto-tune.. ) to fix their performance.

This album is legendary , everything is amazing. Almost every songs has such a big impact, it's so deep and emotional.

4 hours ago, BrenGun said:

Some can, but still playing lives is important. 

lives are important to find and to keep your fans. 

 

 

I totally agree with you.

I was just thinking that some bands can do everything for fun and even live show.

But I don't exclude that doing music cost a lot of money, and It's good if at least you can get the amount you invest. Music videos, equipment, sound production , artworks....

On 5/26/2020 at 9:02 AM, Disposable said:

 just don't think he can stomach playing second fiddle at a multi-man event where only 3 people came to see him, because unlike what his socials would tell you I don't think he can even draw a decent crowd in Stockholm, let alone in Japan. 

 

 

Have you seen his first live dvd ? It's full of little fan Girls. I know it's a bit long time ago, but i don't think fans disappear like that.