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Messages - darkcat21

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General chat / Re: An important announcement on July 8, LA time
« on: July 20, 2018, 12:00:46 PM »
Looks like Yoshiki has changed his mind?

Thing has been rebranded from X JAPAN to "Yoshiki featuring Hyde"

https://www.instagram.com/p/Blc2FNRHDyM/?hl=en&taken-by=yoshikiofficial

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It's 99% done

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X JAPAN LIVE 2018 PREMIUM GIGS ~The Night of Resurrection of YOSHIKI~

That's the official name of the concerts lol

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General chat / Re: X JAPAN to perform at Coachella?
« on: January 03, 2018, 09:58:31 PM »
Aaaaaaaaand Yoshiki confirmed it will be the "comeback" (once more).
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdea2cGAxGU/
I've lost count of the number of times I have seen the word "comeback"

Jesus Christ, it's been 10 years already. That's the same amount of time since Vanishing Vision release and The Last Live.

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General chat / Re: Final stage of X Japan's new album
« on: August 23, 2017, 08:41:04 PM »
99% done back in 2010

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Yoshiki / Re: Impending postponement/delay
« on: May 12, 2017, 09:17:01 PM »
This may sound a bit harsh but my only wish now is for Yoshiki to just announce that the album is never going to drop and just end the band. Do one last tour or show at the Tokyo Dome or something, go out with one last bang and just put the band to rest instead of dragging this half-dead corpse around. X Japan is nothing more than a tribute/nostalgia act at this point clinging on the successes they made more than 20 years ago, instead of trying to build a brand new platform for themselves and aim for the future. I understand the band probably had huge plans around the time of their reformation but it's been clear for the past few years that Yoshiki's hubris has already steered the band into a trainwreck that has barely any hope of making it out. There's only so many times that you can say "the album is 99% done".

In regards to his upcoming surgery, I wish him the best and a speedy recovery.

I don't think it's harsh. I think it's realistic. We boo because we want to cheer, and Yoshiki has proven time, time, and time again that the album is not a priority. Every time I read a quote about it now, all I do is roll my eyes. Yoshiki is a brilliant musician, and in his younger days he was a powerful force to be reckoned with when it came to achieving goals. I think he lost that fire, and that's totally fine. He's enjoyed an insane career and he's getting older. I totally respect the notion that this dude's health is deteriorating and it's time for him to rest.

BUT STOP LYING TO US. It's been YEARS. And every time he says "we're 99% done," it makes me automatically assume "whelp, maybe next year." Because every time we hear something that isn't a concrete date for something, it means it isn't happening. Dude, just be straight with us. We love you and your work. Just stop lying to drive up hype for no reason. It makes you look bad and us feel like idiots for getting excited over nothing.
Go read comments at Yoshiki's Facebook page, most fans think he's doing a great job.

That's the real problem.

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Yoshiki / Re: Impending postponement/delay
« on: May 10, 2017, 10:21:06 AM »
Sorry guys for the swearing but I just cannot take this sht anymore. It's ridiculous that fans think the album should be put above Yoshiki's physical health. I don't care about the album. I don't want this band to lose its core, its main songwriter and heart. I want him to get better, to be able to continue with making music and tour around the world. I don't care about release dates!
No offense, but I can see you've been a fan for two months and dont know how it feels being told for almost ten years that album is "99% done". Some of us have been fans since way before the reunion, we remember how crazy it was to see them reuniting and how it all sounded so promising. Going now on hiatus because of a surgery wouldn't be a problem if at least meanwhile we had some album to listen to, some new live shows on DVD to watch and so on. It's been fucking 10 years, same time that went from Vanishing Vision release to the Last Song release.

As for the surgery, I hope he'll get better and kick off again, I believe they could play till their 60s so they still have 10 years to make up for these lost years.

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The Concerts / Re: X Japan World Tour 2017
« on: March 17, 2017, 10:05:48 AM »
Wow, 4 days in a row?

Few months ago I thought the band was lacking in energy, specially Toshi, but looks like they're back in shape

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The Concerts / Re: London Concert 2017, anyone?
« on: March 06, 2017, 10:46:22 AM »
Oh please I'd love to have it too!

The concert was just beyond all expectations, can't believe i FINALLY got to see X!
Long time no see!

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Nice interview

Yet another clip from these days, http://www.mtv.co.uk/x-japan/videos/we-are-x-7-things-you-didnt-know-about-x-japan

What do they mean by collaborating with Muse and Rammstein!?

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Albums/Singles / Re: "WE ARE X (Movie)" Original Soundtrack
« on: February 24, 2017, 07:24:24 PM »
Here is the acoustic version of La Venus in full.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/hear-x-japan-acoustic-la-venus-we-are-x-soundtrack-w468311

Thoughts?
I still don't understand why Yoshiki didn't write a guitar solo after the second "it's the end of the world", at -2:00

It would fit perfectly.

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Albums/Singles / Re: "WE ARE X (Movie)" Original Soundtrack
« on: January 29, 2017, 11:03:41 AM »
What kind of joke is this?

How is it possible he is still recording this when it's just a compilation and the two news songs are basically one composed 20 years ago and played live millions of times and the other one was already recorded as it was submitted to the Oscars?

My thoughts exactly. Unless Art of Life 3rd movement is a completely new track or this acoustic version of La Venus was a new addition, I don't get what is taking so long. Wouldn't it make more sense if he said he was in the studio for 90+ hours finishing the new album we've all been expecting for the past 8 years?
I'd love that to be a new song but I strongly doubt as this is a soundtrack for the film and as far as I know there was no new version of Art of Life in it.

I do remember him saying he was composing some second part of Art of Life a long time ago, he also mentioned something about wring a "masterpiece" a few years ago. I wonder which song is this "masterpiece". Kiss the sky? Lol

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Albums/Singles / Re: "WE ARE X (Movie)" Original Soundtrack
« on: January 28, 2017, 10:31:09 PM »
What kind of joke is this?

How is it possible he is still recording this when it's just a compilation and the two news songs are basically one composed 20 years ago and played live millions of times and the other one was already recorded as it was submitted to the Oscars?

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Toshi / Re: Toshi in a wheelchair?
« on: January 04, 2017, 12:52:13 PM »
After the jump at the end of the concert you can see him leaving the stage with his hands on his back, as if it was hurting. Maybe it's just some general bone disease, afterall they're getting old. I wouldn't say it's serious tho, he seems fine in the latest short performances so maybe he just gets tired after a long time standing.

In general I could also see how lately not just him but the whole band kind of seems to be lacking in energy and motivation.

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The Concerts / Re: London Concert 2017, anyone?
« on: January 02, 2017, 10:11:15 PM »
Two months to go now and no promotion at all, at least compared to MSG

Same with the album


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General chat / Re: X Japan song in consideration for Oscar
« on: December 17, 2016, 11:01:57 PM »
Awful song.

And yet another Yoshiki song without guitar solo. I'm gonna start believing that hide wrote most guitar parts. Otherwhise I can't understand how the guy who wrote Tears or Forever Love could now write such 'song'.

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News / Re: #XDay POSTPONED
« on: February 03, 2016, 12:37:31 PM »
Pata's health problem started in mid-January when it was already clear that the album would be postponed. They'll most likely blame his health problems for the delay but the album wasn't going to be released anyway, there was no promotion going on, it was quite clear sth was wrong.

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Yoshiki / Re: Yoshiki officially on twitter!
« on: August 27, 2011, 09:50:07 PM »
They played in a-nation festival

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General chat / Re: The X Japan "30 million albums" claim
« on: July 24, 2011, 11:31:26 PM »
It was always said that it was 20 millions, and once they announced the NA tour last year, the promoters started releasing press releases with the 30 million number...

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Important / Re: It seems that Taiji passed away...........
« on: July 17, 2011, 12:56:42 PM »
I have no words... RIP Taiji

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X JAPAN World Tour / Re: X JAPAN's world tour plans for 2011
« on: June 25, 2011, 03:11:00 PM »
Sugizo was composing a song for X, right? It could be just that one

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Albums/Singles / Re: scarlet love song
« on: June 08, 2011, 04:19:23 AM »
That's what it seems..

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Albums/Singles / Re: scarlet love song
« on: June 07, 2011, 04:51:46 PM »
while nintendo's conference doesnt start, you can listen to scarlt love song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bcgD96idN0

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Albums/Singles / Re: scarlet love song
« on: May 28, 2011, 02:04:02 PM »
I really like the vocal lines in this song, really awesome and one of the most memorable I've heard in a long time, if this song had to be compared to any of X's other ballads it would be Say Anything, it feels more like that song than any of the other ballads.

Yoshiki really got pushed to finish this song a million times quicker than he's ever taken to finish a song didn't he? And the end result is probably just as great and properly mixed as if he spent five extra months in the studio tweaking it. Oh, Myuu just made that point.
where is it?

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Albums/Singles / Re: scarlet love song
« on: May 27, 2011, 02:48:13 PM »
It's a 6 minute version and without guitar solo

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Albums/Singles / Re: scarlet love song
« on: May 27, 2011, 05:11:43 AM »
It's out today, actually it already is, but you need japanese mobile and stuff  :P
http://mu-mo.net/pp/201105_terry.html

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News / Re: New X Japan song in Pre-production
« on: May 09, 2011, 10:16:47 PM »
Something along the line of 95% of the album is already finished I think. So still writing songs for that album seems a bit odd to me.
The album has been 95% finished for about two years now

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