X Japan Super Group Tribute Band (I'm A Little Bored)

YusamiUne · **on:** November 16, 2007, 03:12:53 AM

I've had this stupid little fantasy for a long time, here's the line-up I've always wanted to see in an X Japan Super Group Tribute Band.

Guitar: Syu (Galneryus, ex-Valkyre, Animetal)
Guitar: Kaoru (Dir en grey)
Bass:
Keyboard:
Drums: Shinya (Dir en grey)
Vocals:

It's not complete, other people I have in mind are...

Guitar: Die, Miyavi ( -.-; ), Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr.BIG), Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth, ex-Kakaufany [sp?])

Bass: John Myung (Dream Theater), J (Luna Sea)

Drums: Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)

Vocals: ...It's hard to come close to Toshi or even find a vocal that can hit those notes...

Just something stupid that would make me gitty to see.

myuu · **Reply #1 on:** November 16, 2007, 10:39:13 AM

perhaps Gackt for Piano :?

Matthias · **Reply #2 on:** November 16, 2007, 05:01:41 PM

Guitar: Sugizo (Luna Sea)
Guitar: Steve Vai
Bass: Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Keyboard: Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode)
Drums: Bryan "Brain" Mantia (Primus, Guns N' Roses)
Vocals: Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)

Would this combination get along well for more than 2 oder 3 gigs? Propably not, but who cares :lol: Besides the fact, that I don't think that Sebastian Bach speaks japanese.

YusamiUne · **Reply #3 on:** November 16, 2007, 05:32:55 PM

Not to want to be a target, I thought the vocalist of Dragonland did a good job on Rusty Nail...

XXX · **Reply #4 on:** November 16, 2007, 09:24:46 PM

Vocals: Demon Kogure (Seikima-II)
The best vocalist there is, except Toshi

YusamiUne · **Reply #5 on:** November 16, 2007, 11:08:12 PM

I dunno about that...Interesting choice though :3 Keeping it the family I see =p

Arucard · **Reply #6 on:** November 17, 2007, 03:01:18 PM

Quote from: "XXX"

Vocals: Demon Kogure (Seikima-II)
The best vocalist there is, except Toshi

I wouldn't call him "the best", but Demon Kogure always kicks ass on every cover he does, so he would definitelly be an interesting choice...

Vocals: Demon Kogure [Seikima II]
Guitar: Tak Matsumoto [B'z, TMG]
Lead Guitar: Akira Takasaki [Loudness]
Bass: Masaki [Animetal, Canta]
Drums: Munetaka Higuchi [Loudness, Sly]
Keyboards: Rei Atsumi [Vow Wow]

^^

matt brown hides · **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2007, 07:41:17 PM

Global line-up:

Lead/rhythm guitar - Sugizo (Luna Sea)
Lead/rhythm guitar - Marty Friedman (Megadeth, solo)
Drums - Gene Hoglan (Death)
Vocals - Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)
Bass - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven

Hollywood · **Reply #8 on:** May 17, 2008, 06:01:27 PM

Hey... this was a cool thread. :idea:

Arucard already chose EXACTLY the same lineup I would have, other than bass (my first choice on bass would've been Crazy Cool Joe). So I'll pick some other guys just to be original:

Toshi: Blackie Lawless (WASP)
hide: Kyoji Yamamoto (Vow Wow)
Pata: Slash (Guns 'n Roses, etc.)
Taiji: Crazy Cool Joe (Dead End)
Drum Yoshiki: Tommy Lee (Motley Crue)
Keyboard Yoshiki: KENJI SHIMIZU (D.T.R)

Arucard · **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2008, 01:28:30 AM

Quote from: "Hollywood"

Keyboard Yoshiki: KENJI SHIMIZU (D.T.R)

That's a good choice as well... Kenji rules, but I don't know... Rei Atsumi's style seems closer to Yoshiki's to me... ^^

And if I had to choose again the band I guess I'd go for Gargoyle's Toshi on bass... His style is just sooooo similar to Taiji's...

Uncontrol · **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2008, 07:51:11 AM

Quote from: "YusamiUne"

Not to want to be a target, I thought the vocalist of Dragonland did a good job on Rusty Nail...

are you serious

Sander · **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2008, 11:48:04 AM

Quote from: "Uncontrol"

Quote from: "YusamiUne"
Not to want to be a target, I thought the vocalist of Dragonland did a good job on Rusty Nail...

are you serious

This PV is just too... omg... xD

Matilda in Oz · **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2008, 01:11:07 PM

Not a bad cover, not bad, but the synth kills it for me! :roll:
Edited to say that I mean not the synth in itself, but the sound of this particular one.

I love animated X though! Kind of trippy as I've got one of the worst headcolds of my life and a temp.

Beauty/Broken · **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2008, 04:40:22 PM

I would cry if any member of Dir en grey was involved in this band, should the band be real.

I don't think that any of them are worthy, in every sense of the word.

Hollywood · **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2008, 05:34:54 PM

Quote from: "Arucard"

Quote from: "Hollywood"
Keyboard Yoshiki: KENJI SHIMIZU (D.T.R)

That's a good choice as well... Kenji rules, but I don't know... Rei Atsumi's style seems closer to Yoshiki's to me... ^^

Oh yeah, I agree, Rei Atsumi makes more sense in that position-- Kenji seems to have more of a rock'n'roll/pop kind of style, kinda Jerry Lee Lewis. But Endless Rain and Say Anything could turn out pretty interestingly with that Hammond organ sound he sometimes uses. :mrgreen:

Randomly, a Japanese rock (non-metal-scene) X tribute:

Toshi: Kohshi Inaba (B'z)
hide: Hisashi (Glay)
Pata: RAN (Twinzer, hide's Psychommunity days...)
Taiji: J (Luna Sea)
Drum Yoshiki: Junji (Siam Shade)
Piano Yoshiki: D.I.E (Spread Beaver, etc.)

Arucard · **Reply #15 on:** May 18, 2008, 11:25:59 PM

Quote from: "Hollywood"

But Endless Rain and Say Anything could turn out pretty interestingly with that Hammond organ sound he sometimes uses. :mrgreen:

Agreed... I just love that Hammond sound... Can't really imagine a Hammond organ sounding bad in any song... Well... Maybe a Slayer one... But just maybe... :twisted:

mC · **Reply #16 on:** May 19, 2008, 05:13:51 AM

Quote from: "matt brown hides"

Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven

LOL