Nissan Stadium live August 15th '10 ~Manatsu no yoru~

Ulquiorra · **Reply #60 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:14:56 PM

Yoshiki's giving a speech, he sounded a bit choked up.

Endless Rain as I thought, way too much of a build up for Endless Rain I think.

Toshi's singing it quite well, better than yesterday.

That was the last song, now its SE-Endless Rain English version again.

Thanatchaya · **Reply #61 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:30:35 PM

Now it's Tears Eng version.

Sander · **Reply #62 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:31:13 PM

And the show is over! Tears SE (English version)

00. New Chorus Opening
01. JADE
02. Rusty Nail
03. DRAIN
04. Forever Love (acoustic)
04.5. Largo SE
06. Tears (full version)
07. Kurenai
08. Born to be Free
09. Pata, Sugizo and Heath guitar duel ~Love Replica~
~Break~
10. Drum Solo
11. I.V.
~Break~
11.5 A few notes of Dahlia & A verse of Unfinished
12. X
~Break~
~MC~
13. Endless Rain
14. Tears SE (English version)
15. Forever Love SE (Last Mix)

denx · **Reply #63 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:32:40 PM

quite short for 2nd days concert, but it was an epic show, especially toshi

Ulquiorra · **Reply #64 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:33:51 PM

Yeah, overall I'm impressed, though they could've done more with Taiji, and I really hope they havn't stopped playing Week End permenantly now or anything stupid like that.

But yeah apart from that it was amazing.

I think they've changed the end of Tears slightly, they've added one more "dry your Tears with Love" at the end which starts in the middle of the previous one.

Ashemanu · **Reply #65 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:34:55 PM

Maybe Taiji´s health problems didn´t allow for anything more? Could have been a reason.

Umina · **Reply #66 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:37:10 PM

It's quite possible. I was rather sure they will do Voiceless Screaming... But maybe it's a reason ;/

Ann1958 · **Reply #67 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:44:21 PM

Yes, I think it is about Taiji's health

Ulquiorra · **Reply #68 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:47:22 PM

Ha, the guy talking on the stream is playing Blue Blood, is he trying to point something out.

Ann1958 · **Reply #69 on:** August 15, 2010, 12:51:11 PM

What is he saying that guy on the live stream? I hear it too

Ann1958 · **Reply #70 on:** August 15, 2010, 01:32:43 PM

I am happy they played a verse of Unfinished!
I suppose there was no time enough to rehearse for the full version and Sugizo do it on violin. Hoping for next time the full version. And also Voiceless Screaming if whenever Taiji is another time guest musician. It was a beautiful concert full of energy and ToshI being in his element as we could hear.
Now waiting for video's appearing or torrent....

Ulquiorra · **Reply #71 on:** August 15, 2010, 01:39:08 PM

I'm wondering why the guy who was uploading yesterday's live videos suddenly stopped uploading.

sai · **Reply #72 on:** August 15, 2010, 01:42:16 PM

Quick question--what was that new website for X? I've been searching for the past hour for it, and can't find it...

Ulquiorra · **Reply #73 on:** August 15, 2010, 02:23:59 PM

This was the latest official X site we've heard about, the main US X-Japan site, but its still not properly launched.

http://www.xjapanmusic.com/

Palma · **Reply #74 on:** August 15, 2010, 02:45:58 PM

Did anybody see any videos on youtube? The wait is killing me!

Joker · **Reply #75 on:** August 15, 2010, 02:47:39 PM

I don't care about Taiji playing only on X.
But it's REALLY awful seeing the same old playback shit again.

hide is dead. Dead people can't play. Live concerts should be LIVE concerts. To see Last Live playbacks, I have a Last Live DVD.

Ulquiorra · **Reply #76 on:** August 15, 2010, 02:53:08 PM

I agree with you Joker, at most they should have footage+sound of hide opening songs like celebration (remember when he played the opening riff on his own at the verge of destruction 1992 concert to open the song?) and Scars (hide singing the opening of Scars), apart from that his guitar samples are in I.V, and maybe they could have doing the "tobe tobe tobe" thing on the monitors with subtitles, but apart from that there's no need for any other playback its getting rediculous, they have hide playback for entire solos and don't even show him on the screens now which makes the band look even worse.

myuu · **Reply #77 on:** August 15, 2010, 03:24:23 PM

yeah I love it when they include hides tobe tobe tobe and his scars intro solo... but everything beyond that should be finally left out!

Feudal · **Reply #78 on:** August 15, 2010, 03:31:26 PM

Ugh the lack of video's on YouTube is getting to me. I wonder why that one person stopped uploading the Wowow rips, they were so good! Come oonnnnnn

Ulquiorra · **Reply #79 on:** August 15, 2010, 03:31:56 PM

Also, they chose to play all three of their new songs in place of Week End, hopefully this is just to advertise the new album considering these are probably the last concerts they'll have before the album release, and now they can do ads using Jade, Born to be Free using this concert footage ect.

Hopefully, that's the only reason they didn't play Week End this time, Week End is one of the few remaining classic rock/metal songs they play, it would be one of their worst desicions ever to not play it permenantly or make it a rare occurance like Dahlia.

GoskinsVT · **Reply #80 on:** August 15, 2010, 03:33:44 PM

I had heard earlier someone say that Taiji had had a stroke in the last few years, which would significantly affect his motor skills. I doubt that anyone would be able to play a musical instrument as well as they had before. It may have precluded him from playing a song as technical as voiceless screaming.

Radi3nt · **Reply #81 on:** August 15, 2010, 03:41:37 PM

One thing i don't like in Born to be free is the chorus. Toshi only sang "Born to be free!!" not " Born to be Freeeeeeeee..." like the studio version.

Matthias · **Reply #82 on:** August 15, 2010, 03:44:53 PM

Quote from: Ulquiorra on August 15, 2010, 02:53:08 PM

...apart from that his guitar samples are in I.V,...

I could be wrong, but at their concerts there are no hide-backingtracks used during I.V. Or do you mean the studio version?

XVikyX · **Reply #83 on:** August 15, 2010, 04:23:02 PM

shouldn't we respect that they want to include hide's solo *or playback*? Even if it's a live show. They just want him to be part of it. is it wrong? After all, they were friends. As for me, it's absolutely ok and I really dont get why you guys dislike it that much.. sorry... The show was great, no matter what.

Ulquiorra · **Reply #84 on:** August 15, 2010, 04:23:14 PM

They're in the studio version, but on the live version Pata & Sugizo are technically playing parts that were written by hide, just as good to me.

Ulquiorra · **Reply #85 on:** August 15, 2010, 04:28:06 PM

Quote from: XVikyX on August 15, 2010, 04:23:02 PM

shouldn't we respect that they want to include hide's solo *or playback*? Even if it's a live show. They just want him to be part of it. is it wrong?

They've payed tribute to him this way a million times since the reunion, its enough now, and it is wrong because when you come to see a band live, and and respect that band and their talent, its because they actually play. Its great to pay tribute to hide, but when it comes to the point when the people who are actually on stage don't play the biggest most complex part of the song, that's really cheap.

They're even entering in the US market now, with millions of people who've never heard them before, and want to see *them* play and see what *they* can do, playing a video tape of a guitarist who died over ten years ago its not what people want, in Japan or in the US, we go to see live bands to see them play.

X NUT · **Reply #86 on:** August 15, 2010, 04:29:00 PM

Playing one of his songs live (like Love Replica) is a far better tribute than using playbacks.

Matthias · **Reply #87 on:** August 15, 2010, 04:39:35 PM

I doubt the backing tracks will be dropped in the near future. And it wouldn't be that bad if they would rotate the songs more. Replace Rusty Nail with Blue Blood or Silent Jealousy and we won't have that much songs left were the tracks are used. Or let's simply hope for more new songs.

But backing tracks or not, overall I think the gigs were fine. Sure there could have been one or two songs more per night and I was expecting Voiceless Screaming, but hey, who would have thought we will see Taiji EVER on stage again with X?

Selaiah · **Reply #88 on:** August 15, 2010, 04:45:03 PM

Quote from: XVikyX on August 15, 2010, 04:23:02 PM

shouldn't we respect that they want to include hide's solo *or playback*? Even if it's a live show. They just want him to be part of it. is it wrong? After all, they were friends. As for me, it's absolutely ok and I really dont get why you guys dislike it that much.. sorry... The show was great, no matter what.

Well said !!! I think the same, it is a nice tribute.

Ulquiorra · **Reply #89 on:** August 15, 2010, 04:49:21 PM

Yeah it was, the first five thousand billion times, get over it.