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The band => General chat => Topic started by: mC on June 30, 2010, 11:32:04 PM
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UPDATE:
- Thanks to Snapback who has attended the event, it can now be said that "Born To Be Free" is a rock song!!!
- Born To Be Free ~ Full Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxqdnX-H1zA
- I.V. Acoustic ~ Full Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7gvRi-fAus
- The new X Japan game is actually a pachinko machine; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko
- The DJ at the event played Voiceless Screaming
- Nothing was mentioned about the up coming album
Thought we should have a thread solely for discussing the event, taking place soon! ;D
As for what's in store:
- All members will be in attendance
- An acoustic set with Yoshiki (piano), Toshi (vocals) and Sugizo (violin) will be performed
- A new lineup of Yoshikitty merchandise will be revealed
- J Rock Revolution has reported that there will be a showing of a new X Japan Game ... (should we be concerned?)
- After the event, filming for X Japan's new PV will be held ... (I don't think it has been announced, but we could assume that it will be the filming of 'Born To Be Free')
- A fashion show will also be shown, another collaboration between h.Naoto and Yoshiki
- Other guests, such as Stan Lee and Toei Animation will be present, showcasing upcoming releases
...I'm excited... :D
SOURCES:
http://blogs.myspace.com/mxyo
http://lnx.xradicaldreamers.net/xboards/index.php?
http://jrockrevolution.com/index.php/news/jrock-news/1559-updates-on-yoshiki-foundation-party.html
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There was actually a X Japan game for the Sega Saturn. Apparently quite atrocious..
An X Japan board game where you try to go on world tour but with chance cards reading things like "Your drummer's spinal injuries are exhibiting. He needs 6 months for recovery" would be quite neat, though!
Also, if the PV filming is for a new song, does that mean that we'll possibly get a glimpse of the audio? :)
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There was actually a X Japan game for the Sega Saturn. Apparently quite atrocious..
well as a game it was not good... as fan it can be interesting... it consists out of pictures where you can kind of zoom in. you have to collect items (like a drink for hide), there are some films of people and at some point toshi "takes" you to the stage to take pictures... the nice thing about it is that you can see pictures from backstage at tokyodome and some nice films.... but its nothing you have to have...
maybe the new game is a version of rockband or whatever those music games are called...
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http://www.jrockrevolution.com/index.php/w...h-yoshiki-.html
Interview with Yoshiki.
What is the highlight of the event?
Yoshiki: We are going to perform something completely unexpected, for the first time.
What do you want to accomplish with this first party?
Yoshiki: I want to expose people in America to Japanese culture. I also want to raise as much money as possible for kids in need.
There are many Japanese sponsors involved such as Sanrio, h.Naoto, pachinko, animation and games, which are very prominent in Japanese sub-pop-culture. What was your concept behind having all of these Japanese companies involved at the first America party?
Yoshiki: I wanted to bring Japan over to America, so I picked companies that would be good examples of Japanese culture.
Can you tell us anything about the video shoot that is scheduled to take place after the party?
Yoshiki: We are shooting the music video in 3D.
Please provide us with a message to the fans that are attending.
Yoshiki: I love you all and appreciate your lasting support.
3D? Sounds interesting!
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I hope that the game is something along the lines of DJ Max.
3D music video....AWESOME!
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Would prefer a game like 'Brütal Legend' :D
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http://tweetphoto.com/30089892
From the Xwonderland forums, its a pic of the stage, since Pata & Heath are there this must be the stage for the pv recording, the piano being there makes me fear that Born to be Free is a ballad.
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again.. hides guitar XD
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Not sure at all about 3D. It seems everything these days has to be in 3D and we all must worship how fantastic it is just because it is 3D. I can’t say I have seen a 3D movie yet (and I include the highly over-rated Avatar in that) that has impressed me. Who knows, maybe this will be good but it just seems like a marketing gimmick. I don't know how it will work either, fine if it uses glasses then they can add (at probably an inflated cost) to the dvd package like other films have done in the past, but the music video won't work on general release on the TV or on Youtube as most people will not have the glasses (so no further exposure for the band). Unless they film in both 3D and normal, then I guess it could be used as a special edition thing on the DVD. I guess time will tell.
Anyway (sorry about that wee rant, bad day at work!) its about 12pm in LA now so that’s 8 hours till the party kicks off and 11 hours until PV shoot! So hopefully within 24 hours we should (if nice people upload to good old youtube etc) be able to hear a bit of Born to be Free or at the very least we should have an idea of what it is!
http://tweetphoto.com/30089892
From the Xwonderland forums, its a pic of the stage, since Pata & Heath are there this must be the stage for the pv recording, the piano being there makes me fear that Born to be Free is a ballad.
Thanks, for posting. The drums and piano are very close together, so thinking there could be a bit of movement between the two!
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Perhaps it's a rock song that has a piano part in it, like Weekend.
As for the 3D, I think it could turn out cool, but I do agree that 3D is the "in" thing at the moment and am constantly wondering why all these movies are being released in 3D. For me, it's not the next step in entertainment, just a cool gimmick that could be used every now and then. (And I also think the reason Avatar was so successful was because it was one of the first 3D movies that looked good....I found the movie too long and the story kind of boring!!!)
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I hope the PV will be for "Born to be free" in order to have the opportunity to listen it!
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http://www.jrockrevolution.com/index.php/w...h-yoshiki-.html
Interview with Yoshiki.
What is the highlight of the event?
Yoshiki: We are going to perform something completely unexpected, for the first time.
What could it be?
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http://www.jrockrevolution.com/index.php/w...h-yoshiki-.html
Interview with Yoshiki.
What is the highlight of the event?
Yoshiki: We are going to perform something completely unexpected, for the first time.
What could it be?
It's gotta be 'Born To Be free'. It's the only song we know is new which we haven't heard, and as it's having a music video shot for it, as 'Born to be free' was to have, it's the logical conclusion.
The fact they are shooting this video in 3D as opposed to HD which the other videos have been shot in indicates that they're giving this song special treatment, and it's likely going to be the lead single for the new album.
However, Yoshiki said there will be '4 or 5' new songs on the album. If you count I.V. as a new song and suppose that 'Without You', 'Jade' and 'Born to be free' make up the other contingent - it's possible that we're all going to be shocked and we will hear something 'totally unexpected' after all :P
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Not quite sure when this photo was taken, it seems to be from yesterday, but here is a photo of X Japan playing at the Nokia Theater:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=130877187&albumID=2795191&imageID=48583166
SOURCE: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=130877187&blogId=536591845
If that photo is part of filming for their new PV...I would love to see how they could pull off a ballad with fire and girls in cages...
(The blog also has some pictures taken by h.Naoto...didn't realize he was so young!)
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That pic does make me feel slightly more optomistic, someone out there upload the song please! XD.
Its 1:36 AM over here, I'd rather stay up to catch a video of Born to Be Free if one emerges, but I guess I have to get some sleep, I just hope if a video does emerge it doesn't get taken down/removed before tomorrow morning.
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"Born to Be Free" with girls in cages? :D h.Naoto seems like quite a fan too, haha. Hope there'll be some kind of leak in the morning!
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its 7 pm..n im in line...my group got here like around 5 so only 30 minutes to go :)
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reminding everyone im on my mobile so icant edit a single post. 3 minutes till they let us in...theres some slight commotion between the securitys...so hopefully they let us in on time...
"what?! an x japan event starting on time? are pigs gonna fly?" :)
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YAY!!! Thank you so much Snapback!!!
Hope you enjoy yourself!
Mobile....audio recording....hehehe ;D
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in typical x fashion...they still havent let us in..... .and its almost 9 -_-
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finally letting us in! mc, if you want you can update your first post with m updates for easier and faster reading :)
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mc is told that its not yo she ki but ratyer yosh-ki....first vid is pv of i.v just shot above kodak followed by ad of x japan in various shots then the screen says this fall: x japan
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For those who haven't seen it yet, there is a live broadcast on Yoshikis Ustream
http://www.ustream.tv/yoshiki#utm_campaign=www.ustream.tv&utm_source=371873&utm_medium=social (http://www.ustream.tv/yoshiki#utm_campaign=www.ustream.tv&utm_source=371873&utm_medium=social)
But by now there have only been a few minutes broadcastet with yoshiki on stage.
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h naoto fashion show just ended..which was pretty zzzz lasted abbout 15 minutes or so...seemed like a long time....and now they lowered the cages that are on each side of the stage.
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acoustic song they played was iv...its errie..and now for music vid shooting of born to be free :)
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on the side of the stage there are 2 screens showing some parts of the rusty nail pv.... only scene that stands out is toshi stuck in traffic in his car and exy hath pulls up next to him in a motocycle n revs it.
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Thanks so much for keeping us all up to date, snapback! You rule.
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ok the song is a rock song. straight up wow .....they really impressed me..although it follows the iv/jade formula.. but its awesome....reminds me alot of american rock. i recorded 2 shoots and i have tons of pics...we were pretty close to the stage so when i get the chance ill upload. only warning i wasjumpin alot so bear with me :)
but the song...wow...its like the did a 180 degrees away from i.v. and jade. Im a guy but they all looked mad sexy. i can admit that lol
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^ THANK YOU SNAPBACK!!! Ha, this is great news, I am so jealous that you got to be there!!!
You better do a full report once its over!!!! :D
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ok the song is a rock song. straight up wow .....they really impressed me..although it follows the iv/jade formula.. but its awesome....reminds me alot of american rock. i recorded 2 shoots and i have tons of pics...we were pretty close to the stage so when i get the chance ill upload. only warning i wasjumpin alot so bear with me :)
but the song...wow...its like the did a 180 degrees away from i.v. and jade. Im a guy but they all looked mad sexy. i can admit that lol
Thanks for the info spanback, but I'm a bit confused at your post, you said it follows the same formula as iv and jade, but then you said the song did a complete 180 degrees away from it. So is it a rock song with barely any sad moments in the song like Weekend for example? or is it like jade and iv where its almost a ballad, very emotional, but with guitar added in?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_jlH3V8ctY
enjoy
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Thanks kazooms, also the acoustic version of I.V. is on the same YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbojyRTmv40&feature=channel
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Ah so they only played the opening of the song, still so far it sounds good, vocal lines are awesome, though so far I don't like the guitar work, I can see Sugizo doing that random strum down on the guitar constantly that new modern bands do, Yoshiki really shouldn't be trying to copy every single thing about new bands just to get fame if its going to mean sacrificing talented & well thought out song writing.
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^ Don't make too many assumptions before we get better audio. Also, that was pre-recorded audio, so Sugizo mightn't have even been playing what is going to be heard.
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I do make too many assumptions sometimes yes, but I didn't hear any kind of riff at all, so I definatly think what Sugizo was playing in the video was real.
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thank you very much by the links
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXSkwZGrZ0Y
Check out the full version of "Born to be free"
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Thanks Ralliart!
Hah, interesting song, nice strings part...I LIKE IT ;D
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i mean like there arnt really "sad" parts to it....just a simple piano intro and a piano interlude. think more like silent jealousy lite version. it sounds like pata helped out with the song....it seems more like it would appear in his solo works.
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I'm at work, so I can't listen to it right now, but thanks for all the updates. So just that I get it right, only the beginning auf Born to be free was played, right?
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Okay, so I was completely wrong about their being no riffs XD.
I think its a great song, and while they don't exactly have a solo, it seems instead at that section they play the riff heavier and add a little more complexity to it. I think the song sounds awesome, I do think that for the first two thirds of the song the vocals could vary a bit more though.
I'm just happy that X have written a happy sounding song again.
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I'm at work, so I can't listen to it right now, but thanks for all the updates. So just that I get it right, only the beginning auf Born to be free was played, right?
The whole song was played, and someone has it uploaded to YouTube, links in the first post :D
I think its a great song, and while they don't exactly have a solo, it seems instead at that section they play the riff heavier and add a little more complexity to it. I think the song sounds awesome, I do think that for the first two thirds of the song the vocals could vary a bit more though.
I think the song structure is quite interesting...doesn't seem to be much of the verse - chorus thing going on...
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random tidbits: the x japan game....its actually a pachinko machine XD
And at one point the dj was playing voiceless screaming...he must of not gotten the memo that they dont play that song anymore lol
Toshis English is surprisngly good! He threw water on the crowd in front of him and then tossed the bottle...and it was headed for my girlfriend but the bottle curved a lil to the right of us and someone behind us a lil caught it. I was so close! Sugizo was the only one to throw his pick into the crowd.
EDIT: More Tidbits...
TOEI ANIMATION didnt show any previews of Dragon Ball & One Piece. The only anime that was previewed was Black Rock Shooter.
There wasnt a presentation of any new Yoshikitty dolls/merchandise although one of the masquerade winners did receive yoshkitty flip flops.
(Those possibly because the event was behind schedule)
Yoshiki didnt announce or even speak of the new album which I found odd since August is right around the corner.
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Thanks Snapback...again!...
The full I.V. song has been uploaded....very impressive vocals Toshi!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPn1mcGjxc&feature=channel
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Yep Toshi's vocals are great on that.
Hopefully someone else has recorded a version of Born to Be Free that's clearer, with anyone shouting over the song.
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Born to be free is still a demo, drum recording is Midi again :P So I think this answers a few questions regarding the state of Yoshiki's drum recording.
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goddamn, born to be free rocks!! very catchy song!! of course.. no metal.. but it's a good JROCK song. good piece, yoshiki! I have goosebumps all over my body D:
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Born to be free is great! Could do without the piano section but never the less, still great.Much better than Jade and I.V.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7gvRi-fAus Here's a somewhat better quality version of I.V.
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I has found a much better quality version!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxqdnX-H1zA
Sugizo's mini solo sounds awesome, much better than Jade and I.V. Unfortununatly this HQ version reveals that they've got some woman to talk over the entire string section, completely taking all power out of that section before Toshi starts singing the final verse. Who on earth thinks her talking sounds good? It sounds horrible. They could have at least gotten Toshi to do it, wish Yoshiki would stop trying to bring his Violet UK team into X.
The string section from the mobile phone recordings sounded so awesome, it was a trick XD.
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thanks ulquiorra , such a great song, feel like a rock ballad song, but still, i miss hide guitar solo there, lol. not a type X japan song, too short, lol. sugizo solo was good.
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btw, anyone try to listen what toshi sing on born to be free?
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I think the chorus is,
Born to be free,
Born to be free,
Nobody can steal, our life away,
Born to be Free,
I want to be Free,
We'll be forever,
Be free to love.
"we'll be forever be free to love" is grammatically incorrect but I'm pretty cetain that's what he says if you listen to him sing it during the strings segment.
Actually listening to it again I think the line is "will be Forever".
I want to be free, will be forever,
be free to love
That's much more plausable, makes more sense.
2nd half of the FIRST verse is "close your eyes to see the sun, where the sun is free to shine".
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Born to be free is great! Could do without the piano section but never the less, still great.
exactly what I've thought!.. yoshiki exaggerates with his piano sections recently xD
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The orchestrated section just before the piano section gives me slight faith that Yoshiki hasn't lost his classical compositional skills as much as I thought, too bad he ruins it by having a woman talk all over it. Seriously its so much better on the mobile phone recordings where you can only hear the orchestrated music on its own building up to when Toshi sings the chorus again. Having someone speaking over it ruins it, especially when their voice and what they're saying sounds forcefully whimsical/magical or whatever.
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i really love toshi expressio9n during last chorus
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i couldnt finish the songs with the fans screaming like yoshiki is naked infront of them.. zzzzzzzzz
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i really love toshi expressio9n during last chorus
Yeah, funny as hell :D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJaf078x_PA
Some funny Toshi randomly soaking someone with water. And I really hope that what Sugizo is wearing there is not a see through fish net type thing.
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I left the camera in my girlfriends bag -_-
I also forgot to mention, this time hide's model guitars were on each side of the stage, his solid black on the left and his cherry sunburst on the right, Yoshiki didnt mention hide either or some sort of "we as 6 members of x japan here today" He also didnt say anything about hide being in the PV either, although when the event ended, on the screen was a screenshot of hide.
Yeah, Sugizo's shirt was see through lol
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I absolutely fucking love this song! Thanks to everyone who went and kept us out of the dark!
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I liked very although I want to hear her better for min already to touch her in the guitar.
Once again X never disappointed me love you
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I'm pretty suprised that everyone seems to like the song overall. XD Not like with I.V. or Jade ;D
Well, I also alredy like it a lot! Can't wait for a final studio version. :)
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hate to be negative but it does not work so well for me. Perhaps a bit too simple or too sweet (or both).
I still hoped for a rock song. Something like "sadistic desire" and "I'll kill you" \m/ instead of "born to be free" <3 :P
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bquyup-ldxE
Video of the 4th take of Born to be Free, it reveales that the song has a piano opening, *sigh*, why the f***?
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It does seem a bit simple but it works. While I love their dramatic stuff, it's kind of refreshing to get something upbeat and catchy.
I've been listening to X since 1990 and I love all their newer songs: I.V. Jade, Born to be Free. They all bring a slightly different style and feeling. Maybe it's because I'm getting older with them so I don't mind the songs getting less "metal". :)
It's nice to see them grow and change along the way.
Toshi's voice was cracking quite a bit but finally hearing his voice in person, it's simply amazing.
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I like the song and I think it is way better than I.V. and better than Jade, which is good 'cause it means that musically speaking the band has still something good to offer.
The vocal lines are great (maybe a bit too repetitive, but still great), and the guitar word is slightly better than Jade, but still not really impressing if compared to what X was capable of before the break-up. Anyway, Sugizo seems to have gained more space in this song, which is pretty great and makes me hope for even more in the future.
What worries me a bit is that, from what I can see, Yoshiki is trying to do with X Japan what he couldn't do with Violet Uk and the result is some sort of strange mix between these two projects, which may lead to X Japan losing its true nature and becoming an extension of Yoshiki's solo career.
Let Pata and Sugizo compose a whole song and Toshi write the lyrics for it, THEN and only THEN we can talk about X Japan!
Anyway, as I said before I like the song and I think it's a step forward, still, I'm hoping for something more ;)
Oh and btw I LOVE the piano interlude and the piano intro it gives that melancholic feel that every good X song MUST have 8)
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The MIDI drums are so odd, they sound nothing like Yoshiki's drums use to. I suppose they will come out quite different when played acoustic.
Listening to IV - Jade - Born to Be Free, it feels like the songs are moving closer to Dahlia style each time. The intro reminds me a bit of Scars's. I think it's their best so far, and hopefully it'll grow even more before we hear the final version. :)
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I was thinking the same about the drums. It really does not sound right. Hope they will change it. It sounds so strange!
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I was thinking the same about the drums. It really does not sound right. Hope they will change it. It sounds so strange!
I really hope so too, the same goes for Jade. It seems like a no-brainer that Yoshiki will record real drums and we're just hearing a demo, but a certain side of me is genuinely worried that he's actually gonna release the songs like this. If you listen to Violet UK's songs Blue Butterfly, Rosa, Mary Mona Lisa, City of Devils and and VUK-R then you will notice that he's actually used the exact same MIDI drum patch... And released them to the public.
Also, I can't work this out, so maybe someone can help me. The backing vocals in the chorus are female vocals right? To me it doesn't sound like Toshi.
Another plus for me is the violin interlude, which I think has almost certainly been recorded by Sugizo (using multiple takes I presume). Since X Japan's reunion Yoshiki has been a real cheap-skate and has used crappy synth swells as opposed to real orchestral strings.
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Also, I can't work this out, so maybe someone can help me. The backing vocals in the chorus are female vocals right? To me it doesn't sound like Toshi.
Upon re listening, I am also finding it hard to hear weather it's Toshi or not...I am unsure but to me it sounds male...but...sometimes...it sounds...female. Ha, confusing!
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I've been wondering this ever since the song came out as well, hoping its not female backing vocals. Sometimes it sounds like Toshi, sometimes it doensn't, its too hard to tell.
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Stan Lee wrote about the vid on his twitter:
Last night I acted in a great new music video-- shot in 3D! It wasn’t just a cameo! I actually had a role! I was—the Devil!
The video’ll blow your mind when it comes out (I’ll letcha know the date) It features the incredible Yoshiki and his group "X Japan."
When I told you of Yoshiki weeks ago I didn’t realize how famous he was overseas! Remember his name, and his group X Japan, because—
Having seen and heard X Japan in concert, I predict they’ll be a monster hit in the U.S.A! And we already have a project to work on--
Incidentally, Yoshiki plays dynamite drums, a sizzling piano and a red hot trumpet! He’s also a composer, plus-- a concert pianist!
So why am I telling you about Yoshiki? Because your beloved Generalissimo wants POW! to become a power in pop music—and Yoshiki’s the key!
http://twitter.com/TheRealStanLee
Wow so Stan Lee will have a part in the PV, awesome. This "project" I assume will be a comic? lol!
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Last night I acted in a great new music video-- shot in 3D! It wasn’t just a cameo! I actually had a role! I was—the Devil!
That explains this picture then...
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9681/newslargeimg9391.th.jpg) (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/newslargeimg9391.jpg/)
SOURCE: http://natalie.mu/
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Clearest version of the acoustic version of I.V
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xv09IfyJ4E
And while some people will say Toshi did great, all I can think is, his voice needs to be in a condition where he's able to do tours around the US with X, lots of concerts, with over 10-15 songs in each, and barely have any vocal problems, but as seen here he can't even sing a slow gentle acoustic version of the first song he's sung the entire day without cracking up, its not good enough.
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well, i dont even care its female or toshi on backing vocal, sound alright to me
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New vid upload, I think this is the clearest so far.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHwjHvjFsN0[/youtube]
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The vocals in the background talking was a female voice.
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The pachinko machine, holy crap that looks awesome.
(http://www.japanator.com/elephant//ul/15487-notes-from-the-yoshiki-foundation-kick-off-party/xpachinko-620x.jpg)
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I just found a bunch of nice picture on this website here. :)
http://say-anything.diary.ru/p115701785.htm
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http://www.hollywood-news.jp/douga/%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%82%b4%e3%82%b7%e3%83%83%e3%83%97/10225-%E3%83%A8%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AD%E3%80%81%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E5%8C%A0%E3%81%A8%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9C%E4%BC%81%E7%94%BB%E3%82%92%E7%99%BA%E8%A1%A8
Yoshiki's press conference with Stan Lee.
It seems X finished their recording finally :)
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http://www.hollywood-news.jp/douga/%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%82%b4%e3%82%b7%e3%83%83%e3%83%97/10225-%E3%83%A8%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AD%E3%80%81%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E5%8C%A0%E3%81%A8%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9C%E4%BC%81%E7%94%BB%E3%82%92%E7%99%BA%E8%A1%A8
Yoshiki's press conference with Stan Lee.
It seems X finished their recording finally :)
Fuck... Does that mean we're gonna get MIDI drums on final releases? :/ Come on Yoshiki!
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^What makes you think they haven't finished recording the actual drum tracks?
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^What makes you think they haven't finished recording the actual drum tracks?
Because Yoshiki said recording was due to wrap "tommorow", that being several days ago. The version of Born to be free which has been played has got MIDI drums, so therefore if recording is finished and they're using that version, it implies that's what they have settled with.
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Ok so I got to see that video, where he says they were wrapping up the recording. I really hope that there is some small possibility that they wont use the midi drums, but I guess we'll have to see.
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Because Yoshiki said recording was due to wrap "tommorow", that being several days ago. The version of Born to be free which has been played has got MIDI drums, so therefore if recording is finished and they're using that version, it implies that's what they have settled with.
That they finished recording doesn't mean that they have done any post-production or even put the recorded track together (well apart from what we have heard of the song this far). Also at today's press conference they said the recording is done 90%, with Toshi's part being completed, which might mean that some drums are still not recorded. Anyway, I highly doubt they'd try to break into the market with badly done MIDI drum-background.
Also, whatever is said at press conferences and announcements, I wouldn't take it 100% literally - so much gets lost in the translation and they might just say some stuff that is not exact. If they say 'it'll be a wrap tomorrow', might actually mean that it'll take another month to get things done. :)
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Because Yoshiki said recording was due to wrap "tommorow", that being several days ago. The version of Born to be free which has been played has got MIDI drums, so therefore if recording is finished and they're using that version, it implies that's what they have settled with.
That they finished recording doesn't mean that they have done any post-production or even put the recorded track together (well apart from what we have heard of the song this far). Also at today's press conference they said the recording is done 90%, with Toshi's part being completed, which might mean that some drums are still not recorded. Anyway, I highly doubt they'd try to break into the market with badly done MIDI drum-background.
Also, whatever is said at press conferences and announcements, I wouldn't take it 100% literally - so much gets lost in the translation and they might just say some stuff that is not exact. If they say 'it'll be a wrap tomorrow', might actually mean that it'll take another month to get things done. :)
I honestly, truely and entirely hope you're right. But Yoshiki has released Violet UK stuff with the exact same MIDI drum patches.
From a production standpoint, with me being very involved in music production, I'd call it sloppy and lazy given the poor quality of the patches and Yoshiki's usually fantastic quality drum recordings. I'm tending to think he's doing this for stylistic reasons, given the fact he's doing this regularly, but I honestly do not follow his train of thought - as I think it sounds horrible.
My girlfriend thinks it sounds cool and techno, and she was raised in America before moving to England - so maybe in terms of cracking the US market he's onto something, but personally I just think it's cheap and tacky. On Jade and Born To Be Free all of the drums, piano and strings (saving one part of BTBF which sounds like it could have been recorded by Sugizo) are all MIDI patches and not real recordings - I find that disconcerting given the high production values of most of X Japan's music. A real draw of Yoshiki's music to me is the attention to detail and dedication he puts into his string arrangments, which have always been recorded with real musicians before I.V. (discounting White Poem I).
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I only just realised this means the rerecordings of the old songs could have midi drums, way to make the classics sound crap. Hopefully the other 10% left to do includes the drums.
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Sigh, some many negative comments, just wait and see what happens! People that have complained about the songs being translated into English, they have left Kurenai on the new album in Japanese, people that were complaining about too many ballads, Born To Be Free turned up, just wait and see!
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Sigh, some many negative comments, just wait and see what happens! People that have complained about the songs being translated into English, they have left Kurenai on the new album in Japanese, people that were complaining about too many ballads, Born To Be Free turned up, just wait and see!
The waiting is what is killing me!
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Waiting has always bee a major part of X!!!
I'd probably scared to death if they did anything fast.... :)
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When I first became a fan I'd never, ever envisage them re-forming. The fact that they did was amazing enough, getting to see them at Tokyo Dome was another dream come true - so I guess I should simply be thankful that I've managed to get the chance to witness them live firsthand, something I thought would never be possible.
I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't release an album until next year. But I think we can probably expect Jade to be released not too far before or after Lolla'
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they have left Kurenai on the new album in Japanese
Wait, what!?!
Edit: Okay I found the recent article on the conference from xplosion-online.com, and they listed the songs as "A full album is scheduled to be released autumn this year, including well known songs like "Art of Life", "Tears"(in English), "Rusty Nail" (in English), and "Kurenai"." And they didn't include the word english at the end of Kurenai like the others. But is that where you're getting that idea from? Because that could just be a mistake by them in the write-up. Or do you have a more credible source?
The fact that they've not changed the name to Deep Red or something is a bit suspicious though.
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they have left Kurenai on the new album in Japanese
Wait, what!?!
Edit: Okay I found the recent article on the conference from xplosion-online.com, and they listed the songs as "A full album is scheduled to be released autumn this year, including well known songs like "Art of Life", "Tears"(in English), "Rusty Nail" (in English), and "Kurenai"." And they didn't include the word english at the end of Kurenai like the others. But is that where you're getting that idea from? Because that could just be a mistake by them in the write-up. Or do you have a more credible source?
The fact that they've not changed the name to Deep Red or something is a bit suspicious though.
I think even if they changed the lyrics to English they'd still call it Kurenai, especially considering that the main lyric of the chorus is "Kurenai!". They have Japanese lyrics in Jade, I don't think they're ever going to entirely drop their Japanese background, it's part of their identity - afterall, they're called 'X Japan'.
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Helloooo, Xplo Staff speaking here. xD
About Kurenai, as far as I heard from our japanese speakers, they didn't seem very sure about wether it was in english or japanese aswell *drop* Yeah, X being chaotic as always... seems they told that the chorus of the song will stay japanese though. But please don't quote me on that, none of them is online right now to check it again...
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^ I first got the impression that Kurenai was being kept in Japanese from Xplosion but then I read somewhere else that said it was being kept in Japanese for some specific reason...lets see...ah, I can't seem to find it...maybe I misinterpreted it but I am sure that's what it meant...
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Bit silly to keep it in Japanese imo but we'll have to wait and see.
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I actually think it would be quite nice to have at least one song that is fully in Japanese, after all, that is their primary language. (As a side note, I think it is really beautiful in Jade when Toshi sings the last bit in Japanese, contrasts really well with English...)
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Don't know if this was posted, Stan Lee talking about a theatrical production where Yoshiki will compose the music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYAyOzU8bg
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This is a video that was shown at the party, talking about how the Yoshiki foundation started, lots of interesting info shown, I didn't know about the charity contributions X-Japan gave at the 1995 concert.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwXahNhThlU[/youtube]
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A review by some random guy who accidentally got to the event - http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Events/News1/Yoshiki_Foundation_Event__3321.aspx
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JrockRevolution official report: http://jrockrevolution.com/index.php/webzine/feature-articles/1581-yoshiki-foundation-party-july-2010.html
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Aren't they a little late with that.....? >_<
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Aren't they a little late with that.....? >_<
They always are. I think their X Japan reunion show reviews from 2008 took like 3 months to get done.
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Well, I guess better than late. Maybe they do have much work to do or something like that. Dunno =I