愛狂います (Aicle) has been active for a while now without their drummer 玲音 (Re[i]on). He left because of musical differences. Anyways... they aren't producing anything new as of right now... but their latest single 「Koutei Penguin」is quite good. The PV is really cool and, yeah they've toned down their style but their music still hasn't changed as much as others... ^_^
So you should check the PV out for yourself!!
Unfortunately... the only edition available right now is the Regular one which doesn't include a DVD...
Oh well! Cross our fingers that Aicle will release a DVD with all of their PV's on it!!!
Sooo
Here's the track list for this single:
#1 肯定ペンギン (Koutei Pengin)
#2 明日、地峡終わるなら．．． (Ashita, Chikyuu Owaru nara...)
#3 カンガエル(Kangaeru)
Ashita, Chikyuu Owarunara... is a diff song. I found a video on youtube but it isn't the best video by far. But it seems like the song isn't tampered with in there so it'll do. Well check out the song for yourself...
and i'm really sorry for not being able to find a better video with this song on it... ;(
カンガエル I actually can't find on youtube!! Dammmm. k well I don't know how it is... but all of aicle's latest songs are still well played and composed to me so it should also be good... I think.
Sorry guys,
I really thought that the song would be on there. Like really, it's an "extra song" on a single. That doesn't mean that I don't think highly of them tho...
Some CD's I would buy because of the extra songs since the title song isn't actually that good. So I do respect those songs and they are as important as the title song. I just thought that I would have more trouble finding the PV than this song because it isn't the title song.
Well...
Like I said before...
SORRY!!!!! ;( ごめんなさい！！ :'(
hope you guys can forgive me.
さぁ
またねぇ！！
Oh and I almost forgot!
A happy New Year to everyone in the world! And for those who's new year has already started... hope it is turning out WONDERFUL!!!! ^_^
Their latest single that has been out for a while!!!! (Since October 19th to be exact)
I honestly really, really, love this band. Sono (苑) the vocalist is one of the best! I love how different his vocals are compared to other vocalists. It seems to pull you in and keeps a hold of you for as long as possible.
Anyways, back to the song itself, and ultimately the single. 摩天楼オペラ definitely haven't given up their image or sound. Even though they have been major since Helios came out last July. That was also a really good song. (Check out my post about it here!) Anyways...
Their last single... right!
So here's the PV for it!!
Yeah, yeah, their image DID change a little... but not as much as some of the other VK groups that went major!! And, the most important thing is that their sound didn't change much either... that's probably what I love most about them! I find that most groups almost totally change their sounds once they go major.
And I find that down-right ANNOYING!!!!!!
Calm down...
Sorry for the outburst. I'm okay now... ^_^ ...or not ... ]:)
K. So they have two editions of this single:
The first edition is the limited edition and has:
[CD]
#1 落とし穴の底はこんな世界 「Otoshiana no Soko ha Kona Sekai」
#2 Sleeping Beauty
[DVD]
PV and "Director's Cut" for 落とし穴の底はこんな世界
Sleeping Beauty is only on the Limited Edition CD.
It is soo good. Slower than Otoshiana but still got the sound. I think it's Anzi's that has a solo. And it's deff not a disappointment. I just wonder who his back-up vocalist is... hmmmm. Anyways, a great song as ever by them.
Here's the PV so that you can check it out for yourself and decide what you think of it. ^_^
So the other Edition is the Regular Edition.
There are a few differences between this one and the limited one, but then that is to be expected...
[CD]
#1 落とし穴の底はこんな世界「Otoshiana no Soko ha Konna Sekai」
#2 Diorama Wonderland
and there is no DVD included in this edition ：’（
So Diorama Wonderland is slightly different. It has the same up-beatness and Otoshiana but it still has it's own arrangement of the famous 摩天楼オペラ sound. There does seem to be a tinge of synthetic sound to it, but if you listen closer it's just an incredible melding of 苑 and the back-up vocals.
Check it out for yourself... I deff don't think you'll be disappointed. ^_^
I really don't find disappointment in what 摩天楼オペラ has been releasing since they went major.
Can't wait for their first major full album available on March 3rd 2012!! I'll give an update on it when I'm able to decipher info as it comes ：Ｄ
シド (SID) is a really, really, cool group. This is the first song that I heard from them... and this is the song that got me into visual kei so it's quite special to me. シド モノクロのキス lyrics
The lyrics are really, really, nice as well. All シド songs that I listen to seem to have a really nice undertone to them. Like モノクロのキス seems to be about two lovers or something like that. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that there seems to always be a touching story behind every song like a ballad, but in rhythmic lyrics with a two-variation chorus. This song is deff not an exception to this "category." :-D
Sadly... PS company has taken down the PV's for this song and I haven't been able to find them since...
I mean, I can see why they would take the PV down in a way... most ly so that people don't illegally download it from youtube.... but still! :'(
sigh....
well I did find the song still tho! ：Ｄ
The whole reason I got into Visual Kei was because of this song. The whole reason I wanted to listen to this song is because... it's both openings for Black Butler. Black Butler really is a good anime (even if I haven't seen all of the second season...) But before I go onto a tangent on Black Butler and totally get off topic... I give you...
THE SONG!!!
sigh.... I really do like this song. And... it takes me back a year ago when I started my journey into the whole world of Visual Kei. I'll never regret that day as long as I live.
and the TV spot!
Well... support the band. SID really is a good band and I owe them for getting me into Visual Kei... even tho they don't even know me... Oh well... lol ；Ｐ
Again, sadly, the only CD not out of print is the regular one with just the CD,,, ：’（
So the tracks are:
#1 モノクロのキス (Monokuro no Kisu)
#2 Season
#3 And Boyfriend (Live Version)
Season isn't a bad song at all! I actually really like it! It's got a jazzy feel to it and Mao's voice really fits the mood created by the music. A little slow, but really good.
From what I remember seeing on youtube from their lives, Mao is really funny and his voice isn't fixed at all for their CD's!!I also know that And Boyfriend is a really up-beat good song... so even though I haven't heard this live version... it should be really, reeally good. Check out this version of it and see for yourself!!
Well there you have it! The three songs on the CD that I most want to get!! Even though there is no PV version of it... :'(
DaizyStripper is a really cool band. I especially love their song 月に銃声 (Tsuki ni Jyuusei) Now I'm not sure what it translates to but I think it loosely translates to "Hearing the Moon" or "Shotgun to the Moon". I'm asking a friend of mine what it translates to. Anyways... I really like this song and it's really intense. My Japanese isn't that great but there is something mysterious about this song and it's meaning. I don't trust translators that much especially when it comes to lyrics so that's why I won't just translate this song through them...
It's also a really great PV. I love the mystery that is seen here and the SFX are very similar to ダウト D=OUT's 明星オリオン(Myoujou Orion) or 愛狂います Aicle's Ｃとソプラノ. (I already have a blog post on Aicle check it out here! 明星オリオン I'm going to be making a blog post on shortly)
Well here's the PV so that you can decide for yourself how good it is :D
Sadly the only type of the single 「月に銃声」 that had the PV on it is out of print... :'(
But the regular version is still around! :D
So the track list is as followed:
#1 月に銃声 (Tsuki ni Jyuusei)
#2 雨音のワルツ (Amaoto no Warutsu)
#3 Under The Sun
雨音のワルツ is a really good song as well. I really like the up-beat but still sort of slow beat and the equally confusing rhythm of the vocals as well. It actually has a Oriental feel to it... I know that it's bad to say that but it's really cool! I just totally fell in love with this song the second I started listening to it!
Under the Sun has a different take compared to the other two songs on this CD. It has a more rockish sound to it. But it's still a very good song. The rap isn't even that bad and ususally rapping gets on my nerves so it really can't be that bad. :D I really like the dimension for the vocals/ lyrics in Under the Sun. I can't really say anything else about it because there isn't anything else to say without repeating myself (which is something that I really do wayyy to much.)
Well support DaizyStripper because they have been a group since March 2007. They deserve to be supported. :D
I am currently listening to GazettE's newest album Toxic. It has 14 songs and 10 of them are new. The 4 older songs are some of my favorites!!!!
The first song is more of a intro into their actual CD. But there really isn't much to it, to me anyways...
Oh right, only one of these songs has a PV to it (The Suicide Circus) besides those that were past songs with PVs to them.
The next song is called Venomous Spider's Web and is also quite intersting... but not really my type of song for some reason...
Well I have to say that Sludgy Cult was an okay song, I don't mind listening to this one more than once...
Hmmmmm well Red I've listened to more than once, since this is one of their past songs, so I LOVE it!!!!! The beats, the lyrics, everything about this song is just SO good!!!!
Now this next song is a new song... and it's one of my fave's from this album!!! If you really listen to this song and look at the lyrics it's quite interesting and meaningful when you get down to it. The techno parts in Ruki's voice also adds a touch of impact to the whole song.
Haha well Shiver is another past song from GazettE that really ROCKS!!!! It was used as one of the openings for Black Butler II. I also really really do like the lyrics and the whole music and lyrical beats of Shiver. It's a deff good song!
The 7th song on Toxic (My Devil on the Bed) is really confusing me in a way. It has a really, really, catchy beat and I do like the whole composition of the song... I just don't like what the lyrics are about. Like yeah, society is raging about sex right now so it would make sense that artists would compose songs incorporating it... but still!!! GazettE has many good songs that aren't as explicit about sex as this one is!!!
The next song is actually called Untitled. I found this neat. The song itself is a deff winner. There's no SFX added to it, the music is calming but has a good beat so it's not boring. Of course, Ruki's voice is superb in this song! Anything added would actually ruin the beauty and simplicity of this song. It's just really beautiful...
Pledge, is another song by GazettE that has already been released... it's also another one of my favorites! The lyrics are quite touching and the PV is pretty good. Like yeah, they don't show much of the band besides Ruki and the girl isn't the best actress... but the main point does get across. Therefore, it's a really good all around production in my books! :D
The 10th song on this album is Ruthless Deed. The song is really cool. The first couple seconds had me doubting, but I decided to keep listening to it... and I'm glad that I did. It has a new type of musical composition to it than what I'm used to hearing from GazettE. Unlike some of the other songs also on this album, I actually liked this new type of composition. It has a similar beat to My Devil on the Bed, but it doesn't have the same confusing feeling to it... :D
Hmmmmmm Psychopath ... isn't a song that I really like. There's just a little too much screaming for my taste. Everything else is okay... like the beats are good, but I can't get anything else from it. There isn't really any singing except for the middle, but that isn't enough for me to actually want to listen to this song more than once...
Vortex... now there's a song! Love the hard edged rock, the techno adds to the song, and I sincerely love it! I actually already have a post about this song because it's just that good!!!
Sigh... #13 Tomorrow Never Dies is a really cool song. It just sounds really cool and gives me a cool feeling. If that even makes sense... :D
I can deff listen to this song more than once. ;D
Omega on the other hand... not so much. But then it is a short song and more of a completion song for the album. Like it is okay... but not really my type.
Anyways... that's GazettE's latest album Toxic. Over all pretty good actually. I would buy this album once I get the money for it. It might not be my next CD to buy, but it's one of the next CDs on my GOT TO BUY list.
<-- PV
for The Suicide Circus
and it's making of (LE)
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This one is the RE and is just the album of 14 songs
さぁ
Well it is a really good album, I would buy it. And the one i'd buy is the one with the <--- DVD since my laptop seems to be able to play Region 2 DVD's!!!
Hey just listened to the single Toy Soldier and accompanying songs.
Pretty good I suppose...
Toy Soldier was different, like in the way that it had a really good beat and it was catchy. But I'm not sure about the lyrics or really how they were toned. Here:
Really interesting...
Anyways, きらきら (Kira Kira) was the best song in this single. :D I really did like it. It had a nice beat, the lyrical tone was good, and the whole song just had an overall good feeling to it.
So yeah....
The last song on this single (#9 Garbage) was also interesting.
I'm not quite sure if I liked it or not... :|
But it was good in a way...
Well the whole single is interesting and I'm not really sure if this is a good buy or not. I, myself, might not buy it before some other CD's but then this is just me. I have friends that will buy all SuG CD's that they can get their hands on!
So, if you really did like these songs support the artist!!
Honestly me myself and I would buy Type A because it's the most appealing with the regular PV of Toy Soldier aswell as the song きらきら. That's just my opinion tho... :D
This is definitely one of my favourtie songs by Aicle. The lyrics are quite interesting and deep if you think about it. Take a look...
anyways. It's a really good song. I love the lyrics and the whole musical entertainment of the song. Like it may sound kind of chessey in a way... but it's really really good. :D
Please support the band... they lost their drummer Rei （れい） I'm pretty sure because of musical differences... :'(
Kaya is releasing his new single "Vampire Requiem" on January 25th 2012. This single is special since Hizaki from Versailles (one of my favorite bands) composed the song with the single's title. Kaya still composed the lyrics, but he worked with "his dear friend" (Kaya official site) to do the music.
I've listened to a couple of his songs and I must say that they are pretty good. Even if he is a little crazier than some of the J-Rockers that I listen too.
His single Ophelia is pretty good. I especially like "Rose Kingdom" from there.
yeah... it is a little techno for my taste. But it's still a good song to listen to every now and then.
Ophelia was the first song I listened to and it was good. After, I listened to Transmigration...
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what can I say...
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it's quite interesting, that's when I knew that he was deff different from the rest of the J-Rockers that I know.
Take a look for yourself:
I still listen to him... he's just an over the top J-Rocker, that's all. :D
Any ways, from these and a couple other songs that I listened to, I think Vampire Requiem will deff be an interesting CD.
