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Well, if we're counting English, Ken Lloyd from OBLIVION DUST and FAKE? is a native speaker. He was born in England and moved to Japan in his late teens (or maybe early 20s? I don't really know). Jesse from RIZE is also pretty much fluent, as far as I know. YOU from THE SOUND BEE HD tries really hard to respond to fans in English on Twitter. She also did a video interview that was mostly in English not that long ago, so I think she has been improving a lot recently.

Takuro from GLAY and Sakurai Kazutoshi from Mr.Children are definitely two of the biggest ones for me. Takuro: Sakurai: ^None of those translations are mine, btw. The links go straight to the translator's website. I think Chiba Yusuke (Thee Michelle Gun Elephant/ROSSO/The Birthday)'s mix of manly directness and weird, sometimes almost random imagery is glorious as well. I have no idea what he's talking about most of the time, but whenever I try to translate one of his songs the images always stand out really clearly in my mind - like he's gluing scenes from old movies I vaguely remember watching together.

It's 100% worth it. Two of my friends downloaded it after I told them about it and they both played it all the way to the end they liked it so much. Granted, one of them was a hardcore Sailor Moon fan.

Never heard of them, but that's a terrible name for a band. All I can picture is this:

This is an old one that I cleaned up a bit today. I miss EIG's voice. http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/POSSIBILITY---Sayonara/66ff7a7e0c67e8857bceaa61464032bb サヨナラ / Goodbye Lyrics: 43K, EIG Music: HAYATO, SHIMADA, kazu-o (43K) It can’t be goodbye* You were everything to me If my wish were to come true, I’d want to feel you sleeping beside me** Goodbye (43K) Leaning against your shoulder, I fall asleep When I wake up, you’ve left the room (EIG) Now that I can’t hear that kind voice saying “I’m home” and “Goodnight” The one-room entranceway and this single bed can both feel so wide Every night I hold my cellphone tightly, waiting for a call from you Well, in our pictures, even now, we can still smile It can’t be goodbye You were everything to me If my wish were to come true, I’d want to feel you sleeping beside me Goodbye (43K) Holding hands, we walked in Enoshima Your footprints alone vanished in the waves (EIG) Ah, that day on the beach we ran around in circles, laughing like children Standing together with my arm on your shoulder, we bathed in the sun We competed, showing off our tans I truly loved you And I wanted to tell you once more But this voice can’t reach And we can’t go back to that day It can’t be goodbye You were everything to me If my wish were to come true, I’d want to feel you sleeping beside me Goodbye (43K) Leaving behind just my memories, you discreetly slip away I yearn for you (Your cigarettes and dirty shirts too) I yearn for you (And your long, thin fingers too) Still, I search for you How many seasons will need to pass before I can make my heart reset? You’re dear to me (Your slightly cracked voice too) You’re dear to me (Your soft lips too) I just want to see you I want to see you... It can’t be goodbye You were everything to me If I close my eyes, you're still laughing I won’t forget the days I spent loving you If I was reborn, I wonder if I would love you again… Notes: *Or maybe something like "I can't say goodbye"? **Not sure about this サヨナラ / SAYONARA (43K) Sayonara nante dekinai Anata ga subete deshita Negai ga kanau nara Anata o kanjite nemuritai Sayonara (43K) Anata no kata ni motare Nemuri ni tsuku watashi o Okosanu you ni Anata wa Heya o deta no (EIG) WANRUUMU no genkan mo Kono SHINGURU BEDDO mo hiroku kanjiteru no “Tadaima” “Oyasumi” no yasashii koe mo Ima wa kikoenai no Maiban keitai o nigirishime Anata kara no chakushin matteru Shashin no naka jaa futari Ima mo waratteru Sayonara nante dekinai Anata ga subete deshita Negai ga kanau nara Anata o kanjite nemuritai Sayonara (43K) Anata to te o tsunaide Aruita ano Enoshima Anata no ashiato dake Nami de kieta no (EIG) Sou Ano hi namiuchigiwa Waratte hashaida Maru de futari kodomo mitai ni Katayoseai yuuhi abite Hiyake ato o misekurabete Hontou ni aishitemashita Mou ichido tsutaetakatta Kono koe todokanai Ano hi wa mou modoranai Sayonara nante dekinai Anata ga subete deshita Nagai ga kanau nara Anata o kanjite nemuritai (43K, EIG lines in {}) Omoide dake o nokoshite inaku naru nante ZURUI wa Koishikute {TABAKO kusai SHATSU mo} koishikute {hosoku nagai yubi mo} {Mada anata o} Sagasu no Dore hodo kisetsu ga sugireba kokoro wa RISETTO sareru no Itoshikute {sukoshi kasureta koe mo} Itoshikute {yawarakai kuchibiru mo} {Tada anata ni} Aitai no Aitai no (43K) Sayonara nante dekinai Anata ga subete deshita Hitomi o tojireba Anata ga waratteru no Wasurenai Anata o aishi Futari de sugoshita hibi Mou ichido umaretemo Anata o aisu deshou Kanji: http://j-lyric.net/artist/a04c589/l01e18f.html

The Sailor Moon SNES RPG "Another Story" deserves a mention. Some of the boss battles are a pain, and it's a fairly straightforward RPG story and gameplay-wise, but it's Sailor Moon, so if you don't choose the jewellery you equip really carefully, you die. And the special attacks have glorious voice acting. Plus at one point you go to Canada, and it's one of the most hilarious interpretations of my country I've ever seen.

Can't say I'm shocked by this either. I love Phil Anselmo, but every few years he does something stupid like this, and it's frustrating that he never seems to learn from his mistakes. He's been denying accusations of racism for 20+ years now, so at the very least, as a professional, he should know better than to yell white power anywhere near an audience. I'm sure he was probably making some sort of drunken joke, but it was incredibly tasteless of him to do something like that at Dimebash of all places. He recorded an apology.

^Yeah, I'm slightly more partial to the S/T, but I love The Lizard too. They had such an interesting vibe, so it's a shame they couldn't hold that line-up together long enough to release something new. Then again, Matt and Jason are apparently still getting along, so I guess something good might still happen.

Sad that they couldn't keep the reunited original(-ish) line-up together. The first two Saigon Kick albums are gold. Oh well, at least there are more live videos of them up on Youtube now.

Daisuke is back in the hospital with another intestinal obstruction: http://simplog.jp/pub/24615308/32 This is like the third time in a year. The guy must be getting so frustrated.

^Well, at least 5 of those look like anime convention appearances, so he's bound to make some $$ off merch sales there and an audience is pretty much guaranteed to show up, but yeah, I have no idea how they're going to draw more than 5 people to those other shows.

Somehow I forgot to throw in a mention for Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend", which is hilarious, sexy and adorable all at the same time. http://videos.sapo.pt/LVB2Tz1LnF0RJjFZ4A9n "If I was your girlfriend, would you let me dress you I mean, help you pick out your clothes before we go out? Not that you're helpless But sometimes, sometimes those are the things that bein' in love's about" The Darkness' "Growing On Me" is glorious in sort of the same way. The "I wanna banish you from whence you came / But you're part of me now and I've only got myself to blame" bit always makes me smile and swoon at the same time. It's such a fun song to sing along to as well.

1. Good Charlotte - Good Charlotte 2. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind 3. AFI - The Art of Drowning 4. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power 5. L.A. Guns - Waking The Dead 6. Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City 7. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - TMGE 106 8. GLAY - One Love 9. L'Arc~en~Ciel - Tierra

GLAY's "All Standard Is You" is one of my all-time favourites.

Yeah, I have a pair of really old jeans I wear around the house and sleep in sometimes, and they're actually more comfortable than most of the pyjama pants I own. Would never sleep in skinny jeans though.

Good Morning America - Mirai e no Spiral (2013) Suck a Stew Dry - Loveless Letter (2012) Nothing's Carved In Stone - echo (2011) NOA - picture diary (2013) The funny thing is, I was incredibly underwhelmed by 3/4 of these releases when I first heard them. It was only about a year later each time when they suddenly started to click with me.

I'm still kind of puzzled by the weirdly gruff voice they chose for Nephrite/Neflite from Sailor Moon in this version: https://youtu.be/75u-zkvotZ4?t=2m42s He's a devious pretty boy villain, not Nappa from DBZ.

Yui from umbrella plays guitar live most of the time. Also, if we're counting GLAY as VK, Teru usually plays guitar when they do acoustic performances. He plays harmonica sometimes as well.

I really liked both of the covers for MO'SOME TONEBENDER's Strange Utopia Crazy Kitchen

Aki (NOA/World's End Super Nova) - @wesn_aki_noa Ayapeta (Dizzy Sunfist) - @ayapettan Kouki Kurihara (39degrees) - @kkx39degxba Taku Muramatsu (Nothing's Carved In Stone) - @takkyunnn Hidekazu Hinata (Nothing's Carved In Stone, STRAIGHTENER) - @hidekazuhinata_hinatch Shohei Iohara (SHANK) - @shoheiiohara

The song is pretty outdated now, but "Pussy in my iPhone, iPhone in my pocket, onna no ko to Harajuku ni dekake" still cracks me up.

The new EVERLONG song is so cute <3 Really happy to see them starting to find their style. There's just such a sweet, playful feel to everything they release. Cool, I really like Hello Goodbye. I downloaded the small version of CDJ from 2014 last year and the video was crystal clear, but the sound was really bad. Haven't had the heart to download a big file like that since.

Was sorting through some of the half-finished translations on my computer and I found this. The romaji for the parts in ~~ might not be accurate because those lines are not written in the kanji I was working from - I did them by ear from the video. I think they were added when they re-recorded the song, and the kanji is for the original version. If you think I heard it wrong, please don't hesitate to let me know. My listening comprehension is not so good. ^^; I'm assuming that the setting is a circus like the one in Something Wicked This Way Comes, where normal people from town are somehow tricked into becoming the performers in the show. 猫目の伯爵ウェンディに恋をする / The Cat-Eyed Earl Falls in Love with Wendy Lyrics: Shingo Kuga Music: LIPHLICH ~In this bizarre world reflected in his cat eyes What will your eyes witness from now on?~ The cat-eyed earl sticks out his tongue inquisitively from under those eyes The circus tent has come to town from an eastern city Won’t you take your feathered hat off for the beautiful Wendy?* For today’s special feature, the IT president will jump through a ring of fire Circus is coming soon Circus is coming soon Come with me Catman walks on the street Well then, won’t you come over here? Catman walks on the street Tonight as well, they’re going crazy Take a look, Wendy The celebrity who cherishes nothing but her face has fallen from the ball And look up above, the artist has lost his footing on the tightrope This looks like it’s gonna hurt That shut-in kid has thrown a knife right into his teacher He’s gotten good at that, hasn’t he? The IT president that loves danger passes through the ring of fire Circus is going on Circus is going on Come with me Catman walks on the street Please stop doing dangerous things!** Catman walks on the street When you look at it through my eyes, it’s ridiculous*** Catman walks on the street If there are good things, there’ve gotta be bad things too Catman walks on the street Tonight as well, they’re going crazy ~Wendy, I wonder what kind of eyes you’re looking at me with now Even if you’re already looking at me like that, it’s fine**** Wendy, I wonder what kind of eyes I’m looking at you with now I can already only look at you like this~***** Catman walks on the street Wendy, where are you going? Catman walks on the street Why are you looking at me with those eyes? Catman walks on the street Are you really going to leave without saying anything? Catman walks on the street I guess it can’t be helped, since you’re just a human too… Notes: *, ***, ****, ***** Not too confident about these lines **With a playful tone, like “Come oooon guys, cut it out! *wink*” 猫目の伯爵ウェンディに恋をする/ Nekome no hakushaku Wendy ni koi o suru ~Nekome ga utsusu kimi o kiteretsu beta no sekai Kimi no me wa kore kara nani o mite iku ka no~ Nekome no hakushaku wa Sono me kara kouki no shita o dasu Higashi no machi kara ningen domo no misemonokoya ga kuru Uruwashii UENDI hane-tsuki boushi o totte kurenai ka Honjitsu no medama wa “IT shachou ga hinowa o kuguru” sa CIRCUS IS COMING SOON CIRCUS IS COMING SOON COME WITH ME CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Saa sa kochira ni oidenasai CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Koyoi mo karera wa baka o suru Mite goran UENDI Kao dake SEREBU ga tama kara ochita Hora sono ue de wa ekaki ga tsuna kara ashi fumihazushita Kore wa ita-sou da hikokomori ga nageta NAIFU ga kyoushi ni sasatta Tenareta mon da ne “Kiken ga osuki na IT shachou ga hinowa o kuguru” sa CIRCUS IS GOING ON CIRCUS IS GOING ON COME WITH ME CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Abunai koto wa o-yoshinasai CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Boku no me kara mirya Aho-rashii CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Ii koto areba iya na koto mo aru CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Koyoi mo karera wa baka o suru ~UENDI kimi wa ima donna me de boku o miteru ka Kimi ga mou sono mama ni boku o mite iru ga ii UENDI boku wa ima donna me de kimi o miteru ka Boku ga mou sono mama ni kimi o mite iru dake sa~ CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET UENDI doko ni yuku no da ne CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Doushite sonna me de boku o miru CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Nanimo iwazu ni dete yuku no kai CATMAN WALKS ON THE STREET Shouganai ka Datte kimi mo ningen dakara… Kanji: http://rocklyric.jp/lyric.php?sid=145522/%E7%8C%AB%E7%9B%AE%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%AF%E7%88%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%81%AB%E6%81%8B%E3%82%92%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B/LIPHLICH

^Well, they were going for Ancient Egyptian, but I don't think they really put much research into it. Good songs though.

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