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Forum Games / What NON X Japan song are you listening to?
« on: February 22, 2007, 09:24:26 AM »
Plastic Tree - Ghost
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Offtopic / what does your username mean??
« on: February 17, 2007, 10:13:43 PM »
Mine's pretty simple, I like ninjas and I'm a geek to the core. Name applied more to myself when I was in good physical shape but thanks to a hip problem I'm more just the geek part now..
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S.K.I.N. / Gackt confirms Sugizo as "superband" member in int
« on: February 17, 2007, 10:08:14 PM »
Gah, I can't take any more suspense. I'm so excited for this band!!
Anyone have an idea of when they're supposed to announce all the members ?
Anyone have an idea of when they're supposed to announce all the members ?
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Forum Games / Things you liked in the day
« on: February 13, 2007, 09:31:37 AM »
Yesterday actually but whatever. My friend quit my film, which was a bit pain but the guy we got to replace him did a much better job and I was happier with the results. I also thought I did a better job with cinematography the second time around. Also got Seven Samurai on DVD finally.
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News / Blue Blood and Jealousy Re-released! Available till May 2007
« on: February 12, 2007, 09:37:32 AM »
Is there a cheaper place to buy this by any chance? I really want to start actually buying X CDs, but $26 is a lot to pay for 1 CD. I'm usually against illegal downloading, but JRock imports are too expensive for me at the moment.
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S.K.I.N. / Yoshiki and Gackt
« on: February 10, 2007, 04:28:10 PM »
By the way does anyone know what gackt's role in this band is going to be/will mostl likely be? I don't know too much about Gackt, but wikipedia says he can play loads of different instruments. So do we know what he'll be playing if anything?
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S.K.I.N. / Yoshiki and Gackt
« on: February 09, 2007, 11:32:24 PM »
Wow, if thats accurate thats quite a big hint there. I hope its true!
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Offtopic / Help Educate me on What good guitar skill is please
« on: February 08, 2007, 09:25:53 AM »
Heh pretty small world on youtube, I've actually seen all those videos before heh. They're definitely good at speed, and complexity, but theres still something I'm missing. Basically my question could be summed up as, why is stairway to heaven considered the best rock song of all time?
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Offtopic / Help Educate me on What good guitar skill is please
« on: February 08, 2007, 01:07:56 AM »
I'll be the first person to admit I don't know all that much about music, and if a player is good or bad. When I listen to music I usually listen to the style and whether music sounds good to me or not. My biggest issue with music is I get bored very quickly with most songs and only songs that try to be new and different seem to grab my attention.
I really like the sound of X's speed metal, and I like the way they blend classical music into it to. But I don't know why they're considered to be a really good band, I just like how they sound.
From what I've heard there are several things that influence how good a guitarist is.
One being speed, which it seems like people consider sepperate from technical ability. Like people might say a guitarist is a good shredder, but not necessarily good at playing their instrument. I know X can play fast, but they're not the fastest ever so theres more to the playing than that.
The other term I hear a lot is a person's emotion they put into their playing. This seems to be something more abtract than other aspects and more of a feeling than something you can measure. Seems like you can kind of tell by watching them play. And when I listen to X live it seems to give me the feeling of being more powerul or having more feeling, but I could never say whether one guitarist has more emotion than another.
And the last thing I hear is technical ability, which I think is associated with how hard something is to play, but having never touched a guitar I don't really know whats hard to play and what isn't. And, I have no idea whats involved in this.
I'm still going to listen to the music I like, but when my friends talk about guitar skill I feel like an idiot. And when I recommend X to someone I can tell them that X is very skilled because I know they are. But thats not the reason why I like them, and I don't know why they are considered to be skilled.
On the other hand I listen to J Rock only because I (in most cases) find the songs to be more interesting than other music and they usually keep my attention better. When I tell my friends this and give them some music to listen to, they say theres nothing different about it other than the words being in a different language.
I know what I like in music, but I want to know more about music as a whole. If anyone could try and help educate me in what other people enjoy in music it would make it easier to me to discuss music with some people and I think give me a bigger appreciation of music.
Any help is much appreciated.
I really like the sound of X's speed metal, and I like the way they blend classical music into it to. But I don't know why they're considered to be a really good band, I just like how they sound.
From what I've heard there are several things that influence how good a guitarist is.
One being speed, which it seems like people consider sepperate from technical ability. Like people might say a guitarist is a good shredder, but not necessarily good at playing their instrument. I know X can play fast, but they're not the fastest ever so theres more to the playing than that.
The other term I hear a lot is a person's emotion they put into their playing. This seems to be something more abtract than other aspects and more of a feeling than something you can measure. Seems like you can kind of tell by watching them play. And when I listen to X live it seems to give me the feeling of being more powerul or having more feeling, but I could never say whether one guitarist has more emotion than another.
And the last thing I hear is technical ability, which I think is associated with how hard something is to play, but having never touched a guitar I don't really know whats hard to play and what isn't. And, I have no idea whats involved in this.
I'm still going to listen to the music I like, but when my friends talk about guitar skill I feel like an idiot. And when I recommend X to someone I can tell them that X is very skilled because I know they are. But thats not the reason why I like them, and I don't know why they are considered to be skilled.
On the other hand I listen to J Rock only because I (in most cases) find the songs to be more interesting than other music and they usually keep my attention better. When I tell my friends this and give them some music to listen to, they say theres nothing different about it other than the words being in a different language.
I know what I like in music, but I want to know more about music as a whole. If anyone could try and help educate me in what other people enjoy in music it would make it easier to me to discuss music with some people and I think give me a bigger appreciation of music.
Any help is much appreciated.
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Offtopic / Your first JRock/JPOP or japanese music listenings
« on: February 07, 2007, 05:04:08 AM »
First ever was probably something from an anime, not sure which though. First I ever listened to just as music by itself was probably L'arc-En-Ciel. First that made me wanna listen to nothing but JRock for the rest of my life was Miyavi.
Also...
I think you'll enjoy this.
The Only Way to Make Mega Man 2 Better.
http://megamanbetter.ytmnd.com/
Also...
Quote from: "Hurley"
I loved the musics from Mega Man X -games as a kid, they were rock/metal with that japanese touch.
I think you'll enjoy this.
The Only Way to Make Mega Man 2 Better.
http://megamanbetter.ytmnd.com/
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Forum Games / Things you liked in the day
« on: February 07, 2007, 12:41:33 AM »
haircut, those are fun.
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Albums/Singles / Orgasm
« on: February 06, 2007, 07:44:26 PM »
Normally I wouldn't expect people to answer this type of question, but if someone actually did pull this off I think they might want to brag a bit.
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Albums/Singles / Orgasm
« on: February 06, 2007, 11:36:29 AM »
I'll try not to get into too much detail but I probably will anyways.
Just curious anyone ever have sex to this song? My girlfriend would probably punch me if I even mentioned doing that, but just curious if 2 X freaks ever got together and tried it. I think I read somewhere on average it takes a guy 3 minutes(after foreplay and the like), the song is about 2 minutes 47 seconds, so you'd have to hurry it a bit but it would be interesting if anyone could time it with the ending.
Just curious anyone ever have sex to this song? My girlfriend would probably punch me if I even mentioned doing that, but just curious if 2 X freaks ever got together and tried it. I think I read somewhere on average it takes a guy 3 minutes(after foreplay and the like), the song is about 2 minutes 47 seconds, so you'd have to hurry it a bit but it would be interesting if anyone could time it with the ending.
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Albums/Singles / Standing Sex
« on: February 06, 2007, 09:10:13 AM »
Sounds like something you wouldn't think to write about unless you recently did it.
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Forum Games / Things you liked in the day
« on: February 06, 2007, 01:00:34 AM »
Did some filming afterschool, and had some cool shot ideas. Also watched godzilla vs. megalon. Good times.
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Offtopic / Beautiful things . . .
« on: February 05, 2007, 12:40:02 AM »Quote from: "PanthereNoire"
Quote from: "NinjaGeek"Creativity is beutiful, writing a story, filming a movie, recording music, and then sharing it with others and seeing their creations.
. . .
Actually, creativity requires a lot of courage, too, especially in the "sharing it with others" part: I write (not as a job, though I still take it seriously) and I have to admit I usually feel apprehensive when I share some new creation, in regards to the opinion of people I respect.
It can take courage, but I find if you share it with other people who create and share their own work it becomes a lot more comfortable. I take an independant study in creative writing after school along with 5 others and a kick ass teacher who never censors any of our work, and I find it to be one of the most beutiful and enjoyable parts of my life. Even when I write something crappy they help me make it better so it's alright.
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Offtopic / Beautiful things . . .
« on: February 03, 2007, 08:35:00 PM »
Creativity is beutiful, writing a story, filming a movie, recording music, and then sharing it with others and seeing their creations. That and afternoon runs when it's dark but still warm with JRock playing really loud.
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Forum Games / What NON X Japan song are you listening to?
« on: February 01, 2007, 10:43:47 AM »
Sex Machineguns - Fami Resu Bombaa
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Offtopic / Non-fans reaction to X?
« on: February 01, 2007, 10:40:47 AM »
I ran into a friend a while back who I hadn't seen in a while, and he's more open about music than most in that doesn't listen to the popular crap that most people in america do. Conversation went something like this.
Friend: How's it going?
Me: Not bad, I finally found some music that I like.
Friend: Really? It's not techno or some shit like that is it?
Me: Nah, it's JRock.
Friend: Why would you listen to that shit? Their vocals are terrible, and I could play better than most of the guitarists, which is saying something cause I suck.
Me: Well which bands did you hear?
Friend: I don't remember the names, it was a long time ago. Actually I think there was one band that was decent, X Japan?
Me: X is really good, they're basically the best metal band in Japan ever.
Friend: Whatever.
A few days later
Friend: So I listened to X Japan again...
Me: And?
Friend: They're good... actually they're pretty fucking amazing.
Me: *smiles to self*
Friend: How's it going?
Me: Not bad, I finally found some music that I like.
Friend: Really? It's not techno or some shit like that is it?
Me: Nah, it's JRock.
Friend: Why would you listen to that shit? Their vocals are terrible, and I could play better than most of the guitarists, which is saying something cause I suck.
Me: Well which bands did you hear?
Friend: I don't remember the names, it was a long time ago. Actually I think there was one band that was decent, X Japan?
Me: X is really good, they're basically the best metal band in Japan ever.
Friend: Whatever.
A few days later
Friend: So I listened to X Japan again...
Me: And?
Friend: They're good... actually they're pretty fucking amazing.
Me: *smiles to self*
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S.K.I.N. / Yoshiki and Gackt
« on: January 30, 2007, 10:21:20 AM »
I thought his announcement that he was going to start a new band, with no mention of members was on December 30th. Did he intend to give more information within the next few days or something?
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Offtopic / please read
« on: January 29, 2007, 08:17:06 PM »
Don't know much about this argument thats going on since I'm pretty new here. But I'm sorry to see you go and I wish I could've known you better.
I would agree that all the members are really good and not just 1 or 2 of them.
I would agree that all the members are really good and not just 1 or 2 of them.
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Offtopic / best Jrock formation
« on: January 29, 2007, 02:03:41 PM »
Please cover your eyes and ears while I proceed to rape the world of music.
Vocals 1: Kyo (Dir En Grey)
Vocals 2: Shiina Ringo
Electric Guitar: Anchang (Sex Machineguns)
Accoustic Guitar: Miyavi
Bass: Noisy (Sex Machineguns)
Drums: Yoshiki
Edit: Suppose I should give a bit of an explanation for this monstrosity.
Basically I wanted to do something kind of like high and mighty color with female and male vocals, and heavy and soft music but more extreme. I started with my favorite heavy band which is Sex Machineguns for Guitar and Base, and for my favorite soft (but still fast) music would be Miyavi on the Electric Guitar. For male vocals I needed someone who could scream and sing beutifully and Kyo was an obvious choice there. And I like Shiina Ringo's unique singing voice and since she sings for a number of different styles I thought she could handle the heavy and light plus I've always wanter to hear her sing to metal. Drums need no explanation.
Vocals 1: Kyo (Dir En Grey)
Vocals 2: Shiina Ringo
Electric Guitar: Anchang (Sex Machineguns)
Accoustic Guitar: Miyavi
Bass: Noisy (Sex Machineguns)
Drums: Yoshiki
Edit: Suppose I should give a bit of an explanation for this monstrosity.
Basically I wanted to do something kind of like high and mighty color with female and male vocals, and heavy and soft music but more extreme. I started with my favorite heavy band which is Sex Machineguns for Guitar and Base, and for my favorite soft (but still fast) music would be Miyavi on the Electric Guitar. For male vocals I needed someone who could scream and sing beutifully and Kyo was an obvious choice there. And I like Shiina Ringo's unique singing voice and since she sings for a number of different styles I thought she could handle the heavy and light plus I've always wanter to hear her sing to metal. Drums need no explanation.
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Other Bands / Concerto Moon
« on: January 29, 2007, 01:43:43 PM »
This is another great JRock band that I like. But also another one that I almost never hear get mentioned by anyone else when talking about JRock. Have you guys heard of them and do you like them?
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Other Bands / Sex Machineguns
« on: January 29, 2007, 01:22:53 PM »
I've got Onigunsow as my backround music for my Myspace 
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Albums/Singles / Desperate Angel
« on: January 29, 2007, 01:20:37 PM »
I know this isn't an album or a single, but there's no forum for individual songs so I'll just post here.
Anyone else think this is a kick ass song? I love songs that try to switch things up and sound new and different. So much to be said about this song I don't know where to begin. The singing at the very start reminds me of a southern baptist choir. I love how it starts slow then goes into some kick ass drum work (and I'm not too good at discerning individual instruments but is that a bit of harmonica I'm hearing? It's a nice touch to the song), then how after the drum work it has a lot more power and speed than in the start. The rest of the song is great too. Anyone else agree?
Anyone else think this is a kick ass song? I love songs that try to switch things up and sound new and different. So much to be said about this song I don't know where to begin. The singing at the very start reminds me of a southern baptist choir. I love how it starts slow then goes into some kick ass drum work (and I'm not too good at discerning individual instruments but is that a bit of harmonica I'm hearing? It's a nice touch to the song), then how after the drum work it has a lot more power and speed than in the start. The rest of the song is great too. Anyone else agree?
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Yoshiki / Yoshiki's Art Of Drum
« on: January 29, 2007, 01:11:58 PM »
I'll be honest I don't know all that much about good Drum technique, nor do I spend lots of time analyzing a song to feel the art of it. Basically I listen to music and I like it or I don't. Yoshiki's drumming is awesome, it's got a sort of thunderous power that I just don't feel as strongly from other drummers. One of my favorite songs for his drumming is Desperate Angel in the part with no vocals right after the intro.
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Other Bands / Sex Machineguns
« on: January 29, 2007, 12:57:50 PM »
I really like this band a lot, but I don't usually hear much about them when people are discussing JRock. Curious what the opinion over here is of them.
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Other Bands / Dir En Grey<3
« on: January 29, 2007, 03:44:55 AM »
I have to be in a very specific mood to enjoy Dir En Grey, but when I am I love them. Vocals are great too, most bands scream because they can't sing, Dir en Grey screams because they want to, cause Kyo's voice is extremely pleasant for the brief moments you catch him singing. Also, I like the variety in the way they scream, a lot of screaming bands just scream in the exact same way and it gets borring terribly fast. Dir En Grey knows how to vary it up and keep it interesting.