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General chat / Re: RIP X JAPAN
« on: May 30, 2019, 04:10:49 AM »
@nb You're right I'm sure Yo has changed his mind quite a bit, but also I think the way music is consumed these days has changed more than ever. I don't think any of them foresaw how popular they would get all around the world through the internet with literally zero promotion on their part at all! Nowadays bands don't have to be on the radio at all and they can still develop a big cult following, and sometimes they have much healthier careers compared to acts which hit the mainstream for a hit or two and then disappear. I still don't know what is with the hold up with the album(s?). Sometimes I wonder if in Yo's own mind he's built up the legacy of X so much that he's afraid that anything less would give the story of X a band ending, considering it would likely be their last album. All the members still seem to be fairly active though (except for Heath, no idea what he's up to!), so it seems like they still have some juice in the tank.

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@nb Oh sorry! I see it now, I guess I was blind :)

@Kasumi Consider myself warned! I think I have read a part of it before, and it did sound really tragic :( I guess it's a sobering reminder too that sometimes having fame and money doesn't really make you happy all the time. At least it's great Toshi was able to make it out alive and relatively good!

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Hey! I was wondering if the translation was still around anywhere? The xjapantranslations site seems to be down! Thanks :)

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hide / Re: Songs/Movies, etc that make you think of hide?
« on: May 27, 2019, 10:44:07 PM »
I looove the song Name by the Goo Goo Dolls. I never made the hide connection with that, but now that you mention it, I think I can picture clips of hide and that song going on in the background. Forever Young does totally match with hide, cause yeah he does seem, Forever Young. As sad as it sounds, he does seem like such an energetic and youthful character. I guess in a sense he will always be remembered as Forever Young to his fans.

 

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Ra:IN / Re: Ra:IN Tour 2019
« on: May 27, 2019, 10:40:26 PM »
This is awesome that Pata is still playing live! Hope there will be some footage released for this tour :)

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Merchandise / Re: Best place to buy X Japan CDs / Music
« on: May 27, 2019, 10:39:18 PM »
Thanks for the links guys! I actually realized that mora.jp actually has DAHLIA in digital! Although it's not lossless, it's AAC. DAHLIA does seem to be the hardest CD to get a hold of, since I guess it's out of print. It would be awesome if Yoshiki decides to release a remastered DAHLIA like he did with Blue Blood and Jealousy. Think that might happen ever? I think I'll try and snag the CD from one of those sites. Do you know of any other good sites for digital downloads for Japanese music? Mora is basically the only one I know.

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General chat / Re: RIP X JAPAN
« on: May 27, 2019, 10:33:43 PM »
Hi nb! I've been a fan of X for a few years now. I recently started listening to them again! I discovered them through the Last Live videos on Youtube (like probably a bunch of other people). I'm now trying to catch up and see what's been going on with them! I'm still holding out on the new album, but I'm not holding my breath :) In the meantime I'm trying to start buying their CDs and merch. I found a box set of their Blurays on ebay for only $70, but it seems suspicious since most of them seem to be in the hundreds. Wonder if it's a bootleg.


And yeah Axlrose, I think I saw a trailer for that on Yoshiki's twitter. That did seem weird! I think this sort of stuff happens with bands as they get older though. I know people have been waiting for the new Guns N Roses album forever too.

Do you guys think that they might do more Japan shows this year? I think they'll only do a world tour if and when they release the new album. Do you guys think that Yoshiki is stalling on it because he doesn't want to have a flop of a full studio album? Do you think he's still really committed to being somewhat big in the mainstream in the West? With all the press from We are X, I think he's sort of been able to cultivate this great image of being a great and respected band in Japan, so even if their record doesn't do well in the states, I doubt anyone will look at it as a flop. Who knows what's going on in his mind!

I wish Toshi would do more side projects. Hide had the best solo career from all of them :) 

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General chat / Re: RIP X JAPAN
« on: May 27, 2019, 06:01:47 AM »
Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum, and thought I'd just chime in on this topic. I think I share the sentiments of most people here. It seems weird that there was a lot of momentum, new singles, touring and so on and then nothing. I really thought that after the We are X movie and Coachella that an album was going to come out! There was soo much press about We are X, all positive, so it would have been a great time. I don't think X Japan is totally dead yet, but yeah it seems like it's really on the back burner. However for whatever reason I have a feeling that the album will come out in 2020. It just seems like a good year. I remember that Yoshiki initially planned to restart X Japan in 2000 with hide after Toshi initially left, so maybe he'll release the album in 2020? It sounds like a good year haha! But yeah who knows.

As for other topics, I do agree hide was a big part in crafting the guitar solos. When I first heard X, I was blown away at how melodic and great the guitar solos were. After listening to hide's solo work, you can still see that really great melodic style in his solos. But X post hide, the solos haven't really been the same. Sugizo is still a great guitarist though! Anyways I'm just glad they're still all alive, and hopefully I'll be able to catch them live once more before they finally break up. All good things have to come to an end, right?

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Merchandise / Best place to buy X Japan CDs / Music
« on: May 27, 2019, 05:55:03 AM »
Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum. I was wondering what's the best place to be able to buy X JAPAN's CDs, or digital downloads. I can stream Blue Blood and Jealousy (although I think I'd like to own them too!) But DAHLIA isn't available for me. If I were to download it, I think I'd like to download lossless, but I checked mora.jp and couldn't find DAHLIA. There are some used CDs on discogs.com and amazon.com - would these be my best bets? Thanks for your help in advance!

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