JADE

[CharonCaori]

He can drum fast... The old songs he plays live aren't slowed down any. In fact, I'd say he's actually quite stubborn over it. The new songs just show a change in direction, they're not a speed metal band anymore.

Another example of Yoshiki's stubborn-ness is that bands like Luna Sea transpose their songs into lower keys post-reunion to better accomodate their singers voices (now being older, they naturally lost some their range), X Japan haven't done this at all, so Toshi is forced to sing the same notes he had to sing all those years ago.

I know he still drums like that live, and I REALLY respect that, but it felt like he was purposely not writing songs with lots of double bass because he didn't want to have to play MORE energy-draining songs like that. It's probably just more of a stylistic choice, but I was really disappointed when I first heard IV and it sounded like some random average drummer. It didn't feel very "X". This just sounds more like the band to me... I know the songs are pretty similar, but... Maybe I just really don't like IV.

[Ulquiorra]

Holy crap, Jade is absolutly awesome! so much better than any versions before!

end of first chorus:

"when all the bleeding scarlet jealousy,
carves away your belief".

[sai]

I liked it, to a degree. I'm not really sure about the after-sound through the entire song. It played like .5 seconds after, and near the end Toshi's voice and the overlapping started giving me a bit of a headache. I hope they clean that up, or find a better way to put things together. Otherwise, I loved it.

[Joker]

I like this guitar solo. Is not like the old songs, but it sounds really nice.
This "final mix" even cutting the beggining seems really better than any other Jade demo.

[UVER]

Damn they took one riff in the opening. xD

But this version is much better than what i expected, but it's called "Final Mix Teaser", a better version maybe for the album ?

[Wakyan*]

I love this version!
This is one of my favorite X songs!
I can't wait until the new album is released!!!!

[denx]

anyone rip this final mix JADe version?

[Ulquiorra]

The only problem I have with Jade is after "in a colour of heaven" Toshi's "oooooooooh's" dip in and out a bit too randomly, it doesn't sound right, I hope that's fixed.

And I actually like that they took the main riff out of the beginning of the song, I never liked it that much.

[anna_lepard]

I try to rip file but i can not convert swf to mp3.

[nemetroid]

Here's a link to the song: http://www.xjapanmusic.com/_content/audio/singles/jade.mp3

[BizKiTRoAcH]

Definitely liking this new version better. They actually have a solo in it

[myuu]

yeah I like the guitar solo as well! sugizo did a good job on it.

[Niwatorinator]

Brilliant!
Toshi's backing harmonies are angelic, 1st guitar solo harmonies since the reunion, and for the 1st time I have a real appreciation for the arrangement. Now I believe it has a right to be the 1st international single.

[ElefeX]

Really like this new version! If this is why the album has been delayed then I have no problem waiting until next year! Love Sugizo's work and of course proper drums!!!

[friday]

Argh, what happened to the version on the website that didn't cut out before the solo?

[Beauty/Broken]

Argh, what happened to the version on the website that didn't cut out before the solo?

I guess they made a mistake by putting the whole thing up. Glad I managed to snag it in time

[friday]

Lucky you! I listened to it on my iPod web browser yesterday, went to listen to it again today and it was the cut version!

[denx]

  this one??

[friday]

Yeesss! Legend. Cheers.

[myuu]

haha I've picked up the full one yesterday as well.. what a luck

[roseofpain84]

http://xjapan-gr.blogspot.com/2010/09/download-x-japan-jade-studio-version.html

[myuu]

@roseofpain
isn't this link kind of.. illegal?

[denx]

download it, hurry up, lol

[BizKiTRoAcH]

@roseofpain
isn't this link kind of.. illegal?

No more than "haha I've picked up the full one yesterday as well.. what a luck "

[Brandon]

@roseofpain
isn't this link kind of.. illegal?

Haha, i'm pretty sure all the North American X fans are criminals. I know I pirated all my X music before I started to purchase official stuff from overseas.

[sai]

I doubt that any of us WON'T buy the CD when it finally comes out. Right now, we're just placating ourselves with unfinished cuts.

I consider it more of a 'sampling' than being douchebags.

[Wakyan*]

@roseofpain
isn't this link kind of.. illegal?

Haha, i'm pretty sure all the North American X fans are criminals. I know I pirated all my X music before I started to purchase official stuff from overseas.

lol The way I see it is....X fans here in the States have a lack of options.
If I could find the CD's and merchandise I would definitely buy them but that just isn't an option....yet. (Hopefully.)
Until then I have to resort to alternative methods to obtain their wonderful music!

As far as ordering from Over Seas that isn't something that I am able to do just yet.
I live in a very rual area and can't get them to ship out here. 


Like they say "Find A Way!" lol 

[Brandon]

@roseofpain
isn't this link kind of.. illegal?

Haha, i'm pretty sure all the North American X fans are criminals. I know I pirated all my X music before I started to purchase official stuff from overseas.

lol The way I see it is....X fans here in the States have a lack of options.
If I could find the CD's and merchandise I would definitely buy them but that just isn't an option....yet. (Hopefully.)
Until then I have to resort to alternative methods to obtain their wonderful music!

As far as ordering from Over Seas that isn't something that I am able to do just yet.
I live in a very rual area and can't get them to ship out here. 


Like they say "Find A Way!" lol 

Haha, thats how I see it as well, we have no options here in North America, and I plan on going broke right after I visit the merchandise table at the X show...but i'm just saying, we're criminals, lmao.

[Niwatorinator]

If it wasn't for bit torrents and youtube, X wouldn't have many people outside Asia who even know who they are. This is one case of a band that is pretty much touring North America due to most people discovering them on the net in some way or another.

As for Jade, like a couple of people said, is it going to stop US from buying the single/album? Hell no!

[Wakyan*]

@roseofpain
isn't this link kind of.. illegal?

Haha, i'm pretty sure all the North American X fans are criminals. I know I pirated all my X music before I started to purchase official stuff from overseas.

lol The way I see it is....X fans here in the States have a lack of options.
If I could find the CD's and merchandise I would definitely buy them but that just isn't an option....yet. (Hopefully.)
Until then I have to resort to alternative methods to obtain their wonderful music!

As far as ordering from Over Seas that isn't something that I am able to do just yet.
I live in a very rual area and can't get them to ship out here. 


Like they say "Find A Way!" lol 

Haha, thats how I see it as well, we have no options here in North America, and I plan on going broke right after I visit the merchandise table at the X show...but i'm just saying, we're criminals, lmao.

LMAO! Yeah, we are!
The things we will do for X!