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My reaction to the creepy fangirl'ing in this thread:

Google: (Band Name) オリコン Then click the result which says: (Band name) オリコン芸能人事典 ORICON STYLE That takes you to the band's profile on Oricon. To see chart positions and weeks on, click: ランキング Then: シングル Singles. アルバム Albums. DVD

WRITE-UP: INTRO: The latest album by ALSDEAD, featuring the debut of their new drummer NIKKY (ex. GALEYD), and another obligatory change in their overall sound, feel, and direction. An album that feels much more 'complete' than its contemporaries, with a solid feel and delivery throughout, providing another replay-button-friendly experience to my library. THE SOUND: As similar to previous albums as it is different, they have kept the hard edge to their sound, while putting more emphasis on the individual instruments, and made the vocals fit in more as not necessarily leading the track, with melodies that are still strong and memorable, but do not rise above the value put on the guitars, or other instruments. The signature cinematic ALSDEAD synth sound is back, with an even higher quality than ever. They definitely distinguish themselves as having some of the best synth's today, with more tracks that allow you to pleasurably follow the synth all the way through, and simply enjoy the unique tone, melodic value, and refined nature of production surrounding them. To me, the usual sign of having great tone is having notes that sound not as if they are coming from an instrument, and aren't registered by the listener simply as strings being picked, or keys being pressed on a keyboard, and ALSDEAD definitely accomplishes this on IDEA THE FEEL: The tracks STARLESS and KILL THE KING should give you a starting point of what this album will sound like. It wavers in both directions: Softer with more synths, and harder with more grit and rough guitar. It is atmospheric, yet still comes off as a track-by-track experience, based on emotional expositions, raw emotions put into words that are either carefully articulated in Picture, or rudely shouted in D.9.N. It's emotional, atmoshperic rock-music storytelling that is delivered not with sap and melodrama, but with attitude. HOW IT STACKS UP TO PREVIOUS ALSDEAD ALBUMS: If you have been following them, you have probably noticed that each album marks the end of one term in ALSDEAD's sonic history, and begets another. Their debut had an emphasis on heavy emotions, bad mental states, and a wailing, dramatic sound to match this. MODALITY felt like a series of short stories, with more of a straight-forward rock feel. Seperator felt like one long, interconnected story with a deeply atmospheric feel, and dark, sleepy nature to it in between harder songs. IDEA almost feels like it mixes all of these elements together, while adding in some hard rock, some soft ballad elements, and some 90's rock mechanisms. In terms of overall experience and enjoyment, I think after the initial adjustment to your expectations, and the fact that it doesn't sound exactly like older ALSDEAD, it holds up very well as another great entry into their library. Track Count: 13 Listens: 20-25 Production Quality: Overall Rating: (This rating took some time to think over, as my first impression was of a 4.0, then built up to a 4.5 after about 20 listens, yet if I go with my gut, and realize how every track on this album hits home with me, and how much I am now enjoying it, I have to give it a 5.0) Worth the Purchase? If you have enjoyed their singles since Seperator, and have been a fan in general for any of their past releases, I highly recommend this. A solid album throughout, that shows no signs of inserted filler. The tracks are all solid, none get left behind in memory, each one brings something to the table, and overall this is a stand-out album that brings a lot to the table.

Hey guys, I was wondering how you store all your stuff, what kind of stuff have you amassed, what you do with it, and how you feel about it. Categories: Physical Music (CD`s, Tapes, Records) Physical Videos (Blu-ray, DVD, VHS) Digital Music (iTunes, Google, rekochoku, downloads, etc...) Physical Goods (Clothing, Obi, Posters, Cheki, Bonuses like photo`s, etc...) Other Stuff You Collect Summary ----- Me: Physical Music (CD`s, Tapes, Records) Almost all my stuff is cd`s, I keep some on shelves, many in boxes, and have some in the living room if they are often played. I don`t like keeping much stuff in my room, so it is almost all in one of my spare bed-rooms. Ultimately I would like to have it all on nice shelves which actually suit the size of cd`s (CD racks are too small, would have to have tons, and regular shelves like I have are too big in terms of extra space above the cd`s. Physical Videos (Blu-ray, DVD, VHS) Don`t collect many videos as I never watch them, only have an assortment of some of my favorite concerts or PV collections, keep them on a shelf if I really like them, otherwise in boxes. Digital Music (iTunes, Google, rekochoku, downloads, etc...) This is what bugs me the most, as I never use iTunes but have some music from there, and since my music library isn`t in iTunes, it doesn`t really feel like I have the music? Also, my digital files and rips are all stored on an external drive, feels unsafe and unofficial. Otherwise I keep the music I listen to on my phone (40 gigs, I want to get a new phone with at least 128gig storage, but my phone is still working). Physical Goods (Clothing, Obi, Posters, Cheki, Bonuses like photo`s, etc...) I don`t have clothing as it is always too small, Obi I keep in shoe boxes, I don`t know why I can`t throw them out, but I will literally never use them for anything or even look at them... The closet in my guest bed-room is full of rolled up Posters, I have tons, but again, never put them up... Cheki I only have a couple, I like them a lot, for sentimental value, keep them in a special shoe box, with bonuses from orders or in-store events. My favorite things are probably the Cheki from live-events, any signed stuff, and the towel I have from UNiTE / DOG. Other Stuff You Collect I have movies, DVD and Blu-ray, and a lot of games for different systems, about 100 are on a shelf, but the others get the box treatment as well. Have some books on a shelf, all the others and all my old manga are at another place. Summary: So yeah, in summary, the way I store my stuff is pretty terrible, I throw it all in a room, and I am uncomfortable with all my digital stuff`s existence. I am thinking that in my next house I will make a media room, with nice shelves, posters up, and everything organized nicely. That is in the future though, so for now everything looks like a crazy old man`s hoard of junk... My second place (apartment) has a bunch of boxes in the walk-in closet, I would like to combine the two collections in the future as well. But at the same time, I always contemplate what the point of a collection is.

Absolutely can`t wait for this. Last single was so amazing, I am sure this one will be awesome too, and that `Bon Voyage` will be beautiful. Love the look, sound, feel, everything. They went for a softer, more simple feeling with surface emotions with Boomy-Boomy and Every, but have came back to a deeper lyrical and atmospheric level which I prefer. Still goofy song names and elements, but telling stories straight from the heart.

girugamesh - gravitation WRITE-UP: The first mini-album from what can be seen as the `new` girugamesh that comes off as `solid` no matter which way I look at it, from the quality of the tracks, to the production, congruent sound, and tonality. After what quickly became my favorite Girugamesh release, the album MONSTER, they took a slightly different approach with their LIVE BEST, and have now returned to put out a mini-album that would be redundant as an album, but feels perfect in it`s five track form. What girugamesh seems to have done is perfect a sound. The tracks all play out with complete conviction, absolutely dialed transitions and compositions, and what must be the best production quality and mastering of their career to date. The perfect, seamless approach to their sound is what struck me the most in my initial listens, and defines this release to me. To get a taste for the sound, listen to the gravitation track, this would be the most new-user-friendly track. If you can stand to go a little harder than that, then you should hear out the rest of the album. Unlike Monster which played with different elements in a looser way, this release sticks very closely to a familiar center, although it does employ new elements influenced contemporary sounds as well, though none of these define the songs; the main dish is always the giru-sound, it`s never someone else`s sound with giru sprinkled on top, which fans of their current key elements should be able to appreciate. Overall, you are getting a masterclass in the core of modern girugamesh, executed beautifully, with five tracks of straightforward head-bangers that plays out seamlessly, and is very friendly to the repeat-button. Track Count: 5 Listens: 15-20 Production Quality: Absolutely blown away from the sound of this one, a heavier album, but without as much as a rough edge as MONSTER`s production. The sound-stage and depth of the lows as well as their placement is quite something. Overall Rating: Worth the Purchase? At a price lower than what some bands charge for singles, and almost half of the cost of many of the other mini-albums in my collection, I would say if you like the title track, then yes, it definitely is more than worth the price.

Another theory about his absence: He actually just got into League of Legends.

Well, I am guessing they are basing it on the movie, not the manga, and the movie was set in a Sector-based area modeled on Hong Kong, not Japan. I am sure they can either put the setting back to Japan, or keep it HK, or even places likes Shanghai or Beijing which can be done to still keep a similar feeling if done right... They could even take the material and move it to America, and change the setting completely and pull it off, albeit in a drastic way, but all of these options take far more creative and imaginative powers than I would trust in pretty much any production company or director / team. Also, even Japan itself and great anime or live action directors often can`t produce anything that holds a candle to the original anime or manga, especially if they try to be faithful. Some of the best adaptions came a little out of left field with stuff like Oldboy, Edge of Tomorrow, etc... But for directors, even though I too think this movie will stink... Ridley Scott is great, or at least I think he used to be great. Blade Runner etc... And I wish in this age we still had movies with real effects done creatively, not all CGI. Coen Brothers. They never did anything like this, but they have a mind and creativity that can understand a work and why it`s good in the first place. They wont look at GiTS and think: `oh, futuristic setting, kung fu strong woman, cyborgs, guns and DEEP philosophy`. they will see the real details and the charm of it. Sam Raimi. Would definitely make it goofier, but one of the most creative when it comes to using effects, creating worlds, and finding ways to do things including effects and action, without just pushing the CGI button. Kim Ji Woon. If he keeps it serious, and focuses on visual storytelling with progressive dialogue, like in A Bittersweet Life, I think he might be able to do it. Anyway, those are some names I am just throwing out there. To be honest, it may seem negative, but because of how much I love GiTS I hope the movie never gets made, or it quickly disappears like the Oldboy remake, and I never have to hear about it. There were always rumours of James Cameron thinking of an Eva live-action. That`s also something I never want to see, although he is a much more capable director than some of the ones out there doing anime remakes or in the talks to do them... Also just did some quick reading on the GiTS original movie. One issue the director had was with the producers pushing him to put less emphasis on the philosophy, and more on the action to sell the movie, which he fought. I think that will be a big issue with a remake, anywhere in the world, the director will be pressured to make it Cyborg Matrix Reloaded. As you may know, the director of the original film has been making the upcoming live-action `The Last Druid` set out next year I think. If anything, I would love to see him do GiTS it if it had to be made. I met with him when he was in my city making part of it. It is an English film, but he was surrounded by all sorts of professional otaku in his entourage, like the Sci-Fi otaku who was making up all his mecha designs. They made a big deal out of the models they made of different things, and seemed to really keep the hands-on feel which I like, and although the movie will be English, kept it very anime inspired and driven in production terms. But then again, many of us are anime and Japanese pop-culture fans, and the movie will be made for a bigger audience, so it is up to the producers and director etc. to decide if they really care about us, the fanbase, and the original material. Maybe if they want less of an outlash against the works they could also just make the movie under a different name but rip off all the ideas and never give anyone credit like many other directors have been doing for a while now.