A really, really, touching song by the GazettE. The lyrics are beautifully put together, and the music sets the lyrics up for a great song. The only disappointment for me was that Ruki's whispering was hard to hear.
Thankfully, that is mostly taken care of in their revised version.
The music video is mildly disturbing, but works with the lyrical part. The actual video is quite simple but does get the point across. There's some really good fan-service in the vid... particularly when everybody seems to want to be the Microphone that Ruki fawns all over and ends up licking throughout the vid.
Here's the video PV so that you can see how cool everything blends together:
sigh...
it really is a great song! ：Ｄ
So PLEASE support the band!!!
[CD/DVD]
[CD]
These are the single Editions to Guren. ^
Next are the Album Editions that include Guren:
[CD\DVD]
[CD]
DVD with GazettE's PVs including Guren
[DVD]
Well, gotta go to beddd!!!!
But got the review done! :D
Hopefully I can get another one done soon aswell...
srry guys, I'll deff try.
As of February 22 Aicle will be disbanded. This sad news was released to fans via their home page in January.
Their last single was Koutei Penguin.
In commemoration of their time spent together, Aicle is releasing a "best of" CD with all of their greatest hits from 2006 to 2012. It will be released on February 22 and I really wish I had the money to get it...
Honestly, I might just live without what ever the $100 would've gotten me if I hadn't bought the CD. They are just a really good band and I absolutely love most of their songs. I didn't think I'd be so emotional about it but, seriously... their music is just honestly way too good to be without it. :'(
The text in dark red bold on the B edition are the 4 songs not available on the A edition.
As far as I could tell, looking at their discography, the only songs not on this "best of" collections would be their latest hits so all the first-release songs on Akuru and their last single Koutei Penguin are not included.
I do find this saddening since Hirari is another one of their later songs that I like, but i can see why since they haven't been around as long as their earlier songs have. (No DUHHH)
こんにちは！！！！
Hello guys!
Sorry for the lack of blog postings. |Uni gotten me swamped right now but I did manage to update the blog on Nightmare's new single entitled "Mimic". The track-list has been finalized and CD-Japan has updated the links so I have also finally found the time to update my links...
So take a look at it! ：Ｄ
Ｃｌｉｃｋ ｈｅｒｅ
A message to my readers:
Hey guys!
So I did say that I was going to do more reviews, I just wasn't sure when they'd be able to go up right?
Well,
I was able to get this one up today, obviously, and I'm going to try to
get another one up tomorrow... but don't count on it.
I'm going to try to do at least one every two days or so. If I can do more, the EVEN BETTER!!!!
If not, then I'm sorry, but my studies do have to come first...
See you soon hopefully!
And now for the review:
This has to be my most favorite slow song from Phantasmagoria!! The whole concept that this song portrays is just beautiful! Riku's voice manages to to be soft, yet strong, and the lyrics are very meaningful. The instruments compliment Riku's voice very well, loud when they need to be, but not overwhelmingly so that Riku's voice gets lost in them.
Riku's English is a little hard to understand...
I thought he was saying something like "I will shatter" when it really was "I wish heaven"
and I had no clue what he was saying in the end.
Until I found the lyrics and found out he's saying "I will look at flower" and keeps repeating "flower".
But this song is too good to complain about those things.
Now I do know what he's saying in English... it just has a slightly heavier accent since , obviously, English isn't his native language. ：Ｐ
The video itself is also fitting to the song, and the band's visual effect is really, really, good looking.
Anyways, here's the song for you to all enjoy!!
Unfortunately, Phantasmagoria is no longer a band. Even so, the bass Kisaki and the Vocalist Riku have collaborated into another band called 凛~the end of corruption world~ or just 凛. They are a really good band, and some of their songs do sound similar to what Phantasmagoria's songs did. I suppose it does make sense since Kisaski and Riku are both in the band, but it also shows that they, or at least one of them, are/were the lyrical and instrumental composers of the music.It's nice in a way because Phantasmagoria music lives inside 凛 now. So it hasn't died!! ：Ｄ
Unfortunately, it seems that you are not able to get this song anymore... unless it is available on i-tunes or something of the similar sort.... ：（
Sorry for not blogging for a bit...
i'll get some reviews up soon.
I'm taking 6 classes right now and it's mostly reading, so I need to catch up on reading and I am making reviews... Just need to get them finished. Don't want to be really lazy just because I don't have time. ：Ｐ
So please be patient while I get a balance on everything! :)
Not many details have been posted yet... but v[Neu] is releasing a new album titled 「Restless」 on March 14th.
Two editions will have a DVD included, all of them have 11 songs, and the third edition has a bonus track.
This is an old one from Hero... but it's the first song that I heard from them... and it's a really good song aswell. Obviously I think so if I'm writing about it XD)
ANYWAYS!!!
This is a really good song and I love how calm Jin's 「尽」 voice can be one minute and then change to the total opposite in the next! Esp. in this song.
There is also soo much feeling in it. Like it sounds as if this song is a really deep song.
There are two CDs left that includes this song on them. Both are the Regular Editions since the Limited ones have been sold out!
「Life」 Seems to be an album on their HP with 10 songs in their regular version.
and then their single is also still available
「ピリオド」 Track List
1. ピリオド (Period)
2. Paradox
3. 伝えたかった音 (Tsuta Eta Kata Ne)
ピリオド single Regular Edition
I only have the full information for Period. I'll come back to this once I get clearer information on the album 「Life」.
Please be patient!!
This is the first song that I heard from them and I liked it.
The beats are good. the rapping in the middle fits and the vocal's talents are well played in this song.
The range that Subaru's vocal has is just amazing!
The music compliments his singing and yet his singing isn't overpowering them either. This song is a good balance between vocals and instruments. It isn't easy to find something as close as this.
Their single is sold out... but they do have a re-arrangement of 「Area」 in their 1st Full Album.
The rearrangement is very similar to the original. There are just a little differences here and there that make a big difference and I actually like the new one more than the old because of those changes. The biggest change, and what made me like this version better, would be the rapping part. It is clearer and thus easier to understand.
All in all, this song is really great!
Support the BANDS!!!! They might not be disbanding as much if people actually bought their music instead of just ripping it from the internet!!! Grrrrr!
I have to say that this song is the best one. Nimo's English is excellent! The way his voice can be gentle, yet strong, and vibrates. Honestly, the whole band is very good. Rookie Fiddler really has one of the best parts... It makes the band sooo unique!!
here... there's no PV but it's still really, really, powerful.
It is a really, really, good song...
さぁ
I have homework reading that I NEED to do!! Yay!!! what could be better than reading uni books and listening to my fave V.K. groups!!! ：Ｄ
A - エース is finally going to do a new release! Last year they came out with their Album entitled "Black and White" but haven't done anything else since...
But now they are!!!!
It'll be available on March 14th!!
：Ｄ ：Ｄ ：Ｄ ：Ｄ ：Ｄ ：Ｄ ：Ｄ
Can you tell that i'm excited???
Well, I haven't done any reviews about Ace songs... but that'll be remedied...
They really are a good group!
Look forward to more details about this single.... and a review of one of their best songs EVA!!!!!
Yeah, yeah, I know!
"but you've already DONE a review on this song!!"
And you know what?
The little review I did isn't enough now! ]:)
I totally fell in love with it!!!
It's a really, really, good song with a good beat and lyrical rhythm. You've got to listen to it!
When I do get the money... i'll deff get the edition of 落とし穴の底はこんな世界 with this song on it (and the PV comes with this one aswell!!)
Honestly, I can't say anymore if I don't want to repeat myself more than I already have... XD
Check out the past, short, review I've done on Sleeping Beauty here!
This is the only song that i have found from V-Last where Shyena's voice fits perfectly with the music. Honestly, I think Shyena is just better placed as a heavy metal singer. That way his voice compliments the music and gives it a whole new dimension. In other songs that I have listened to, his voice is too weak to have a major role in songs.That`s what I`ve found anyways...
So, the song is full of heavy metal and the lyrics is mostly rapping, but Shyena also sings, so it's not bad at all.
I find the PV really cool...
Shyena really does look good in the light blue color. I'm not sure why he decided to bleach it blond in the first place...
Oh well... the shots of the whole band and each band member are put together very well. Even though it's basically clips of the band members doing their stuff...
here it is so that you can judge for yourself:
All in all, it is good. It couldn't get much better. But there's always room for improvement. ：Ｐ
UPDATE: The link have been updated and the songs finalized!!
Nightmare is going to release a new single on February 29th titled Mimic.
There will be three versions to this single. Edition A [CD/DVD]
[CD]
1. Mimic
2. PARANOID
[DVD]
1. Mimic PV
Edition B [CD/DVD]
[CD]
1. Mimic
2. PARANOID
[DVD]
1. PARANOID PV
Edition C [CD]
1. Mimic
2. PARANOID
3. Honesty
These singles have not been updated by CD Japan yet. I got the song titles from their OHP. As such, there is a chance of some variation and I'll keep updating when that info comes out.
Edition B [CD/DVD]
Edition A [CD/DVD]
Edition C [CD]
So... keep a look-out for when I update the links and get a confirmation on the songs (although i would think that it's a pretty concrete list since it is on their homepage...)
Anyways these updates will be extra to the song reviews that I do. So keep a look out for my regular review blog coming up tonight! :D
This is the first song that I found from Ayabie. The second being 君の声と約束. I really like this band and was sad to find out that they disbanded, like a bit ago. *sniff *sniff
But then I really missed when 涼平 (Ryohei) was in the band. All their songs seemed darker while he was one of the guitarists...
The song has a good beat and the lyrics stick in you mind.
The PV, on the other hand, is okay. It's toned down, and there doesn't seem to be much in it. But it still fits well with the song. Not bad for a first major debut!
Here's the PV for your enjoyment!
葵 (Aoi) and 涼平 have come together again!! After Ryohei left Ayabie he went on to make his own band Megamasso (see their latest single and a review of MofBeauty here). Aoi went on as a soloist and has released a few singles and at least one album. Now the two have paired up again and created a single called Monochrome. They are also releasing a full album in February. (I will post news about it soon!)
Here's the track list for all three CD types: Limited Edition [CD/DVD]
[CD]
1. 会いたくて (Aitakute)
2. masterpiece
3. 会いたくて instrumental
4. masterpiece instrumental
[DVD] Bonus
PV and commenting footage
Regular Edition Type A [CD]
1. 会いたくて (Aitakute)
2. masterpiece
3. サマーチャイム (Summer Time)
Regular Edition Type B [CD]
1. 会いたくて (Aitakute)
2. masterpiece
3. ソプラノ (Soprano)
This edition also comes with a randomly selected photo card.
First song I heard form them. The best out of what I can tell with the new vocalist. But then.. there isn't much yet so I can't be THAT biased.
The song itself is quite good. It has a slightly slower tempo than what I'd think to use with this type of song, but it does fit.
I find the MV hilarious!!
In a good way of course,,, lol
The headbobbing really, really, cracks me up! I can't stop the smile when i see it!! ;)
So overall a really enjoyable song and fun PV to go with it. ：Ｄ
Here's the track list for the single:
Limited Edition Type A [CD/DVD]
[CD]
1. -Hikari-
2. Giga World
[DVD]
1. -Hikari-
Regular Edition Type B [CD]
1. -Hikari-
2. Giga World
3. Amitie
Regular Edition Type C [CD]
1. -Hikari-
2. Giga World
3.レーザライトテーマパーク (Laser Light Theme Park)
Limited Edition Type A [CD/DVD]
Regular Edition Type B [CD]
Regular Edition Type C [CD]
So there you have it folks! All three editions of the -Hikari- single are still available for purchase!
Well, doing this and school is tiring... but fun! SO FAR i'm doing alright with keeping th reviews going tho... ：Ｐ ：Ｐ
This is a really heartfelt song that has a unique beat to it.
It is dedicated to a Japanese girl by the name of Junko Furuta, who was tortured for 44 days before dying of her injuries and then put into a barrel with concrete poured over her body, and left out in plain view as if it belongs there...
Sickening really. ;(
Ruki was only 6yrs old when this happened... but it was such a shock to the whole world and even more so to Japan. So he dedicated this song to her.
体温 means "temperature" and the song is full of English; it was most likely done so that everyone would know what the song is about.
...
...
...
I really am speechless about what Junko had to go through...
There is no reason why she should've been tortured at all, but deff not to the extent that she was.
Anyways... here's the song itself in all it's mournful beauty.
Even when listening to this song I want to cry... but the beat makes it hard to. Yet it's not obstructive. This really is a weird song... but so beautifully done that you can't stop listening to it.
This is the only CD that I could find that has this song on it... and it's an album so it has 12 songs on it and this one is the 12th...
I think i-tunes also has this song tho...
Regular Edition [CD]
Well I should go to bed...
If I can calm myself down enough to even get ready for bed...
I really, really, feel the perpetrators of her murder needed more than what they got. But justice will be served by God...
Okay, Okay... I know that I've already mentioned this song....
But it's just sooo dam good!!!
It's stuck in my head and the rapping that goes along with it just totally fits and adds to the awesomeness of it!
Honestly, DaizyStripper has a real winner with this one. :D
Yuugiri 「夕霧」has such amazing vocal talents, it's almost unbelievable! Everything that I have heard him sing he is really good at singing it! If I don't like a song... it's not because of his voice. The tempo might just not "click" with me or how his voice combines with the melody of the instruments might be off. But his voice can go any tempo. It's really, really, good to listen to.
I suppose in a way it's like those "eargasms" that people on youtube claim to have when listening to certain songs.
The only difference is that it's not an eargasm for me. But it's really, really, easy to listen to and I could listen to him sing for hours without getting bored of it!!!
Anyways... Here's the vid again so you can all listen to this spectacular "get inside ur head and never get out" song!!!!
Here's the link for the post where I first mentioned this wonderful song!!
Well... this PV is soo much better than I thought it would be. :)
Even the English is pretty good. Although...
"Answer is Lives" I think is supposed to be something like "the answer lives" since having "lives" be the "answer" isn't an impression that I get when listening to this song.
Just saying.... ：Ｐ
So the PV is good. Not quite digging Reita's hair in this one, it just doesn't suit him very well for me. Like it looks okay on him... but not as good as it looks on Sono 「苑」 in Matenrou Opera 「摩天楼オペラ」. (take a look at his hair on their latest PV 「落とし穴の底はこんな世界」 Otoshiana no Soko ha Konna Sekai here!) So I like the PV, the song itself is not that different from their Indies songs but still has a different tone than what ダウト had in their Indies days.
Here, check out the PV for your self!!
This song is also on their newest album release Music Nippon along with others, but it is also a single of it's own.
Like most singles nowaday, this CD comes in both the Limited and Regular Edition with the Limited one having two types. ：Ｄ
Limited Edition Type A [CD/DVD]
[CD]
#1全身全霊LIVES (Zenshin Zenrei LIVES)
#2Rain man
[DVD]
#1全身全霊LIVES (Zendhin Zenrei LIVES) PV
#2バラエティーメイキング (Variety of makings)
Limited Edition Type B [CD/DVD]
[CD]
#1全身全霊LIVES (Zenshin Zenrei LIVES)
#2Rain man
[DVD]
#1 ダウトの星-THE FINAL- (D=OUT no Hoshi -THE FINAL-)
#2バトル☆ダウト-野球対決編- (Battle D=OUT -Yakyuu Taiketsu Hen)
#3全身全霊LIVES (メンバー主演CM) (Zenshin Zenrei LIVES PV and a coment)
#4ドッキリ☆ダウト (Dokkiri D=OUT)
#5ダウト学園!ぐだぐだ学力テスト (D=OUT Gakuen! Gudaguda Gakuryoku Katesuto)
Regular Edition [CD]
#1全身全霊LIVES (Zenshin Zenrei LIVES)
#2Rain man
#3富と名声 (Tomi to Meisei)
Limited Edition Type A [CD/DVD]
Limited Edition Type B [CD/DVD]
Regular Edition [CD]
The Second song on all three Editions is pretty good...more like what they used to put out :)
(but then I'm quite "old school" when it comes to them.) :-D lol
But not bad that's for sure. :-P
Take a look for yourself!
The third song, only available on the Regular Edition, is not found on Youtube sadly.... ;'(
I really wanted to seen if it would have an o;der tone to it rather than the new tone that they decided to take up when they went major.
sigh...
Ohwell. :(
Well that's the end of the review, sadly. Overall... I'm not quite sure. Like the two songs on both editions are good, the PV is better than some of the newer ones that they've been putting out there. But I can't for sure say that I'd buy the regular edition over one of the limited ones because I'm not sure what the 3rd song is like!!!!
Even so I would rather get the regular edition, just because it's more songs and i'd rather listen to the songs than watch the PV's (less distracting while studying or doing homework!!) lol ：Ｐ
Sorry for the day skip... was busy all day and had to get up early cuz uni decided to start today... ：Ｐ
Well... ダウト has done it again... they went major with their single 「One」 and it is a pretty good song. Just slower and not as hyped up as the songs before they went major. Even their slow songs were better back in their Indies days than they are now... but OH WELL.
This is the way they are now and they probably won't change back... :'(
Anyways... back to the album I'm SUPPOSED to be talking about. ：Ｄ
So the Album will come in three forms:
(Sorry there are no pictures for the albums yet... I'll update that and give more info when available!)
All three copies have 13 songs
#1 FESTA.
#2 MUSIC NIPPON
#3 全身全霊LIVES (Zenshin Zenrei LIVES)
#4 最後の晩餐 (Saigo no Bansan)
#5 バラ色の人生 (Bara Iro no Jinsei)
#6 ROMAN REVOLUTION
#7 素晴らしい世界 (Subarashii Sekai)
#8 サイケデリコ∞サイケデリコ (Psychedelic∞Psychedelic)
#9 カウントダウン (Countdown)
#10 BUDDHA COMPLEX
#11 思ひ出港町 (Omohi Shyukko Machi)
#12 ONE
#13 生にしがみつく (Nama ni Shigamitsuku)
Music Nippon [CD+DVD] [Limited Edition - Dai -] / D=OUT
-this copy also has the PV for MUSIC NIPPON and its making
-it also has a variety of other makings (as far as I can tell)
and,
-it seems like a variety of them will also have a crystal case ^_^
Music Nippon [2CD] [Limited Edition - Gin -] / D=OUT
-this album has a 14th song called: SONG FOR YOU
-the second CD is a collection of 10 songs from ダウト's Indie days!!!!
#1 SYRUP
#2 獄 (Goku)
#3 刺青~tatoo~ (Irezumi~tatoo~) See my post on this one here ^_^
#4 恋わずらひ (Koi Wazurahi)
#5 DANCE NUMBER
#6 天秤ラバーズ (Tenbin Rabaazu)
#7 御礼参り (Orei Mairi)
#8 かげろう (Kagerou)
#9 官能ロボット (Kannou Robotto)
#10 春はあけぼの (Haru ha Akebono)
Sorry for the late publishing... I was busy all day. :(
And now for the post:
Well VIVID fans, including myself... should be getting excited!!
Their newest Single is going to be released on January 11th!!!!
Message's cm shows the group to have a slightly more mellow tone than other past songs. But they do mellow very well. I can't wait for this single to come out! And for me to have the money to buy it. XD
haha well check out the pv preview:
I think it's going to be a really cool CD!
It will come in both limited and regular editions; the limited edition is coming in 2 different types. Each type has slightly different content on the DVD. Limited Edition Type A [CD/DVD]
[CD]
#1 Message
#2 Ring
Sooooo, I've been neglecting other bands for a bit and I really shouldn't be... but it is hard when you majorly listen to 26 some-odd bands... XD
Anyways. I wanted to tell you about メガマソ (literally pronounced "Megamaso" but commonly pronounced "Megamasso"). They are a really good band, and their lead/ guitarist is none other than the very talented ex 彩冷える-Ayabie member 涼平 (Ryouhei)!!! Have to say that the band drastically changed when he left it... but the sound was brought up again in Megamasso.
dammmm.... can't say anyways too many time. >:(
Therefore I have to show you guys one of my favorite song from this incredibly amazing band!!
M of Beauty is a really, really, nice sort of mellow tone to it. The melodic piano most noticeable in the introduction and the ending, but also heard throughout the whole song, reminds me of an 80's song I once heard... can never remember what it is though.
Sigh... it sucks... but I really feel like I know that part from a diff song.
Have a listen... and if you do know or have any ideas... please comment!!
Here are the two editions of the CD.
M of Beauty Limited Edition [CD/DVD]
[CD]
#1 M of Beauty
#2 Chimes
#3 ハピリーモッシュフロア,ヘッドバンギングソング (Happy Mosh Floor Head-banging Song)
#4 Awake
#5 ワスレナグサ (Wasurenagusa)
#6 四(よん)の喫茶館(きっさかん)物語(ものがたり) (Yon no Kissakan Monogatori)
#7 前髪、ディフォルメされた歌謡曲を作る。 (Maegami Deformer Sareta Kayokyoku wo Tsukuru.)
#8 Torisarideishi's(トリサリデイシズ)Love(ラブ) (Torisarideishi's Love)
#9 白夜の小惑星 (Byakuya no Showakusei)
#10 Memories
#11 メグムミサダメキタゾラニナクノ (Megumu Misadamee Kitazora Ni Naku no)
#12 Eyes
[DVD]
PV and "making of" for M of Beauty
M of Beauty Regular Edition [CD]
#1-12 are the same
#13センスオブスターゲーザー (Sense of Stargazer)
[CD/DVD]
[CD]
Now... onto the big news!
I know it's a little late... but Megamasso is releasing their newest single on January 18th. This will be the 5th Single released since they went major.
The single is called 「雪はまだ降り注いでいるか？」 「Yuki ha Mada Furisosoide Iruka?」
There are two editions to this single and the limited edition comes in two types!!
Limited Edition Type A [CD/DVD]
[CD]
#1 雪はまだ降り注いでいるか？ (Yuki ha Mada Furisosoide Iruka?)
#2 君は埋没林に向かう。 (Kimi ha Maibotsurin ni Mukau.)
#3 それは、白いひかりと黒いかげ。(Soreha, Shiroi Hikari to Kuroi Kage.)
[DVD]
PV and "making of" for 雪はまだ降り注いでいるか？
Limited Edition Type B [CD]
#1 雪はまだ降り注いでいるか？ (Yuki ha Mada Furisosoide Iruka?)
#2 涙猫-sound asleep mix- (Namida Neko)
Regular Edition [CD]
#1 雪はまだ降り注いでいるか？ (Yuki ha Mada Furisosoide Iruka?)
#2 君は埋没林に向かう。 (Kimi ha Maibotsurin ni Mukau.)
#3 それは、白いひかりと黒いかげ。(Soreha, Shiroi Hikari to Kuroi Kage.)
#4 万国品評会 (Bankou Satou Hinpyou Kai)
Limited Edition Type A [CD/DVD]
Limited Edition Type B [CD]
Regular Edition [CD]
So please support the bands and buy the songs instead of stealing them from the internet. Or just listening to them on YOUTUBE untill you are able to afford them... I know that this is what I end up doing... ＸＤ
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