Karma’s Hat 3107 Posted January 30, 2018 yeah for real how is utafumi decayed crow 2.0? No idea what to expect from the next slbum, but their lives sound great these days and sukekiyo is all I need. If they just tour and play old stuff I’m good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Kyo's vocal abilities degraded to the level of early 2008 though. His grunts are as unprofessional as they were back then, and he manages to lose some of his voice halfway through even after performing less challenging songs - Undecided ,embryo, and the list goes on.* They need to make less songs like Utafumi and more of those that Kyo himself can perform. Dum Spiro Spero phase of songwriting might not be over yet based on that aspect alone. *Just to prove that I am not talking out of my arse: What happened? Edited January 30, 2018 by Alroy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted January 30, 2018 Utafumi could have been on Withering to death. It’s more like a Beautiful Dirt 2.0. 1 Pretsy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted January 30, 2018 PS. they also need to come up with actually creative choruses. Revelation, Utafumi, Un deux and all of those latest "A-sides" had only memorable intros and nothing from hooks nor choruses. What happened? [2] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilHippy 142 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mamo said: Since everyone is talking about "Decayed Crow" I figured we might as well talk about the bands latest release of new content that is "Utafumi" aka Decayed Crow 2.0. I don't know about everyone else but I love "Kuukoku no Kyouon (feat. SUGIZO)". And hell I even really like"Revelation of mankind (Remixed by Yusuke Suga)" sounds dubstep to me. IMHO, The Inferno is Decayed Crow 2.0 EDIT. Or 0.5.... Edited January 30, 2018 by EvilHippy 1 Saishu reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dudemanguy 122 Posted January 30, 2018 38 minutes ago, Alroy said: PS. they also need to come up with actually creative choruses. Revelation, Utafumi, Un deux and all of those latest "A-sides" had only memorable intros and nothing from hooks nor choruses. What happened? [2] Revelation's chorus unmemorable? Now hold on a second there.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Dudemanguy said: Revelation's chorus unmemorable? Now hold on a second there.... It's not something that clicks in the same way like any other classic Diru song does. So yes, it is not memorable at all and you could ask anyone else outside of last.fm, fukkatsu or MH to memorize the song and all they could do is just air-guitar their way through that intro instead. I could barely hum the chorus and I have spun Arche for like 5-10 times in a row on almost regular basis when it came out. Edited January 30, 2018 by Alroy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dudemanguy 122 Posted January 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Alroy said: It's not something that clicks in the same way like any other classic Diru song does. So yes, it is not memorable at all and you could ask anyone else outside of last.fm, fukkatsu or MH to memorize the song and all they could do is just air-guitar their way through that intro instead. I could barely hum the chorus and I have spun Arche for like 5-10 times in a row on almost regular basis when it came out. The chorus is stuck in my head thanks to this conversation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted January 30, 2018 Un deux’s chorus is strong as fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karma’s Hat 3107 Posted January 30, 2018 If a chorus that isn’t supposed to get stuck in my head gets stuck in my head is it some scientific anomaly or...?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted January 30, 2018 I’ll be amazed the day Kyo doesn’t double his vocals for a chorus. (No need to point out songs where he doesn’t. He does it more often than not.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) I'll be amazed the day Kyo realizes Die can also back him up if needed for those doubled vocal parts. To think that even someone who's not really used to singing like Die could have more stamina for such activities than Kyo! And he's not bad either. Edited January 30, 2018 by Alroy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blacktooth 227 Posted January 30, 2018 Kyo actually has a twin who harmonizes with him in the studio for choruses but he's far too shy to come out on stage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted January 30, 2018 That song is hardly a showcase for flexing one’s vocal muscle. Die sounds fine, but there isn’t much range there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StriderSubzero 53 Posted January 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Alroy said: Kyo's vocal abilities degraded to the level of early 2008 though. His grunts are as unprofessional as they were back then, and he manages to lose some of his voice halfway through even after performing less challenging songs - Undecided ,embryo, and the list goes on.* They need to make less songs like Utafumi and more of those that Kyo himself can perform. Dum Spiro Spero phase of songwriting might not be over yet based on that aspect alone. *Just to prove that I am not talking out of my arse: What happened? He sounds good to me? I don't understand what you're referring to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Saishu said: That song is hardly a showcase for flexing one’s vocal muscle. Die sounds fine, but there isn’t much range there. He could work fine with middle range vocal parts that most Diru songs provide? Unraveling as an example of my point requires someone to deal with those middle-range sections so that Kyo could carry on with meow-meowing his bridge lyrics. But hey, do you really think Kyo alone there would somehow represent Diru well if we allow him to struggle while performing his bazillion vocal tracks and messing up as a result? Mind that aside from some band assistance he still needs a vocal coach, since he is prone to ruining his own cords again. Tatsurou from MUCC went through such process and look at him now: he knows when it is okay to go for highs and back to lows and so on. Why couldn't Kyo do that? I really hope I will not be bombarded by angry remarks from some dedicated fans if I mention "Kyo" and "vocal coach" in one sentence. Really unpopular opinion, but it is their only opportunity to prove Kyo's worth here. Edited January 30, 2018 by Alroy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted January 30, 2018 I was under the impression Kyo got a vocal coach after the polyps fiasco. Or was his new approach to vocals in the last five years just a result of it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mamo 1172 Posted January 31, 2018 11 hours ago, Alroy said: fukkatsu Dafuq is fukkatsu? 1 Seelentau reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Mamo said: Dafuq is fukkatsu? A comeback 1 rekzer reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mamo 1172 Posted January 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Saishu said: A comeback Huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seelentau 884 Posted January 31, 2018 "fukkatsu" means "revival" and such it also appears to be a vkei board, but what I found is a bot-infested inactive board, so dunno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mamo 1172 Posted January 31, 2018 56 minutes ago, Seelentau said: "fukkatsu" means "revival" and such it also appears to be a vkei board, but what I found is a bot-infested inactive board, so dunno LMAO maybe it was @Alroy's former stopping ground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geist 227 Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mamo said: Dafuq is fukkatsu? Fukkatsu was a forum started by Dir en grey fans because Batsu, another forum, was dying. The community (most of which were friends) migrated over to the free board fukkatsu, and it eventually died because people lost interest. I am still close friends with one of the two admins and they’ve completely abandoned the site. At the end of its life the forum started getting bombarded with adds, and everyone was too lazy to invest time into it, so it disappeared into the abyss. Edited January 31, 2018 by geist lazy 1 Mamo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seelentau 884 Posted January 31, 2018 batsu actually links to an ebay store these days interestingly, shortly after I discovered it and contacted one of the more frequent users... hmm 1 geist reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Saishu said: A comeback You know, like gone for a while then making a return. A comeback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
