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Yoshiki / Re: Jealousy era interviews
« on: June 29, 2018, 09:28:13 AM »
Ok, it's not an interview and probably it's not precisely what you were looking for... 
but it describes so clearly an aspect of Yoshiki's instinct that I couldn't help but sharing it... 
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but it describes so clearly an aspect of Yoshiki's instinct that I couldn't help but sharing it... :63
hide / Re: New hide documentary "Hurry Go Round"
« on: June 24, 2018, 11:01:32 AM »
Thank you LEMONedMe... I was too lazy to try to find it, I like it sooo much 
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Toshi / Re: Toshi's participation in 2018 UTAGE!
« on: June 24, 2018, 09:40:25 AM »
Toshi is really amazing here... he's really an incredible artist... his beautiful voice with that great inspiration... 
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The Concerts / Re: Coachella with surprises
« on: June 20, 2018, 11:50:01 AM »Yoshiki seems to have been fascinated by David Lynch. He even asked David Lynch to direct his music video for "Longing". I speculate David Lynch was one of Yoshiki's idols like KISS, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, etc. When I first heard that David Lynch directed the MV "Longing", I screamed... Wow! Yoshiki met his hero again? He is a successful fan. How wonderful his life is!
But, apparently, the MV was not released officially for unknown reasons. And Yoshiki never mentions David Lynch. It's a bit odd given that how much he boasts his relationship with celebrities like Marilyn Manson or KISS, and even brief encounters with Michael Jackson or Bill Gates. I speculate something happened between him and the director. Haha!
Fortunately here they are together, from Yoshiki's official twitter :-) :
https://twitter.com/i/status/1009258940775796736
I think Yoshiki is amazing here... he seems an evanescent gentle alien coming from who knows where...
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Important / Re: Announcements: new staff & other stuff
« on: June 14, 2018, 09:23:11 PM »
Congratulations!!! I'm happy about this ... I only hope that the forum's look won't change too much... I like it very much the way it is... But I'll return here anyway, of course 
I'm happy about this ... I only hope that the forum's look won't change too much... I like it very much the way it is... But I'll return here anyway, of course
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Other Bands / Esprit d'Air
« on: June 01, 2018, 10:37:44 PM »
Esprit d'Air is a band I've been listening to lately...
For example I like these songs
For example I like these songs
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General chat / Re: My X Japan rant with a twist
« on: May 31, 2018, 08:27:10 AM »
I thought it was nice to post here this little excerpt from Taiji's autobiography:
"Feeling wild with both nervousness and pride, I started my activity with Loudness.
Within myself, I felt that being able to play bass for Loudness meant that I had finally reached the top.
However, in reality, there were both pros and cons. I was always surrounded with comparisons to Yamashita-san [Loudness’ original bassist, Masayoshi Yamashita]. Every time I would hear someone say “Yamashita was better”, I couldn’t help but be bitter.
I wonder if Heath, the bassist who joined X after me, suffered the same hell.
I think this is an agony that somebody who hasn’t experienced it could never understand.
I had no problems with the band, Loudness, in itself. Being surrounded by older brother-type figures who were overflowing with musical talent, it was an experience kind of like being a little brother to them.
After that, I ended up getting dragged into trouble with these older brother figures, and because of that, I put my long-aspired band, Loudness, behind me after only one year."
I found it here of course:
http://hydeism.oxxy.com/X-Truth/Taiji-Book
(and, of course, the italic is mine)
"Feeling wild with both nervousness and pride, I started my activity with Loudness.
Within myself, I felt that being able to play bass for Loudness meant that I had finally reached the top.
However, in reality, there were both pros and cons. I was always surrounded with comparisons to Yamashita-san [Loudness’ original bassist, Masayoshi Yamashita]. Every time I would hear someone say “Yamashita was better”, I couldn’t help but be bitter.
I wonder if Heath, the bassist who joined X after me, suffered the same hell.
I think this is an agony that somebody who hasn’t experienced it could never understand.
I had no problems with the band, Loudness, in itself. Being surrounded by older brother-type figures who were overflowing with musical talent, it was an experience kind of like being a little brother to them.
After that, I ended up getting dragged into trouble with these older brother figures, and because of that, I put my long-aspired band, Loudness, behind me after only one year."
I found it here of course:
http://hydeism.oxxy.com/X-Truth/Taiji-Book
(and, of course, the italic is mine)
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General chat / Re: My X Japan rant with a twist
« on: May 25, 2018, 06:09:15 PM »I thought the documentary was great.
In regards to the monents where Yoshiki talks about "making it" overseas, I think they already have.
Yes!!!!
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General chat / Re: X Japan Album.. coming soon!!
« on: May 24, 2018, 12:08:17 PM »
Here's an old Yoshiki's interview (2002) where he talks also about "Hollywood Black Sheep"
https://atrandum.livejournal.com/2617.html
https://atrandum.livejournal.com/2617.html
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Taiji / Re: 1990 Rockin'On interview : About arrangement of X music
« on: May 14, 2018, 11:30:06 AM »
Thank you Lakeisle - everything about Taiji is so interesting!
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Pictures/Galleries / Re: Sexy Yoshiki
« on: April 30, 2018, 08:52:32 PM »
thanx LEMONedMe! He would also be nice all blu or yellow 
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hide / Re: Hide: 50th Anniversary: Junk Story Documentary
« on: April 29, 2018, 09:15:43 PM »I guess though it could be down to what alcohol brings out in people as we all have different reactions.
It always seems that brilliance comes with an unfortunate shadow side.
Oh this. Alcohol releases our real desires.
Sometimes artistic talent and sensibility are like waves, they can boost you, but they can shatter you as well... Seems as if you can't control this force... It's a great mistery.
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The Concerts / Re: Let's watch an X concert together! [Saturday April 28th, 8pm UTC]
« on: April 29, 2018, 10:58:11 AM »
We were 6 or 7, it was nice
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hide / Re: Hide: 50th Anniversary: Junk Story Documentary
« on: April 29, 2018, 07:03:03 AM »
thank you so much lakeisle!!! I bought the DVD and now I can understand what thy say!
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The Concerts / Re: Coachella with surprises
« on: April 20, 2018, 01:19:29 PM »
As regards nazi symbols of course I think as well they were not used for their political meaning, but because their sadomasochistic implications met somehow with some bands's topics (for exemple "Sadistic desire").
I was wondering whether Yoshiki and the band ever watched the so called german trilogy by director Liliana Cavani. One of those films is "The night porter". If we look at some Charlotte Ramplig's shots
here
https://www.megamodo.com/200949066-liliana-cavani-torna-a-parlare-de-il-portiere-di-notte/
we could find some similarities with Yoshiki's androginous look in the shots with Sakurai Atsushi we were just talking about .
The film was released in 1975 also in Japan
https://www.discogs.com/Daniele-Paris-%E6%84%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%B5%90-The-Night-Porter-Il-Portiere-Di-Notte-Original-Soundtrack/release/8888402
and one of the other three films of german trilogy was "The Berlin affair" which was released in 1985 and was based on novel "The Buddhist Cross" of japanese writer Tanizaki, which makes me think that - perhaps - at that time these films could be quite known in Japan.
It's only a hypothesis, but could be...
I was wondering whether Yoshiki and the band ever watched the so called german trilogy by director Liliana Cavani. One of those films is "The night porter". If we look at some Charlotte Ramplig's shots
here
https://www.megamodo.com/200949066-liliana-cavani-torna-a-parlare-de-il-portiere-di-notte/
we could find some similarities with Yoshiki's androginous look in the shots with Sakurai Atsushi we were just talking about .
The film was released in 1975 also in Japan
https://www.discogs.com/Daniele-Paris-%E6%84%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%B5%90-The-Night-Porter-Il-Portiere-Di-Notte-Original-Soundtrack/release/8888402
and one of the other three films of german trilogy was "The Berlin affair" which was released in 1985 and was based on novel "The Buddhist Cross" of japanese writer Tanizaki, which makes me think that - perhaps - at that time these films could be quite known in Japan.
It's only a hypothesis, but could be...
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General chat / Re: We Are X screening at the Grammy Museum in LA
« on: April 19, 2018, 07:05:01 AM »Yep! I'm going today with a friend of mine. I'm gonna try to take pics & maybe a vid of the Q&A.Tell us everything, wait for it...
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The Concerts / Re: Coachella with surprises
« on: April 19, 2018, 07:02:50 AM »Am I the only one who hates Marilyn Manson here?
I even liked the last Wes and Fortus appearances, but... Marilyn Fucking Manson? Why?
Risen Christ versus Antichrist... "There can only be one"
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The Concerts / Re: Coachella with surprises
« on: April 18, 2018, 10:49:30 AM »
Yoshiki's interview on Jonesy's Jukebox after Coachella
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The Concerts / Re: Coachella with surprises
« on: April 18, 2018, 10:36:38 AM »And this is very good as well. I am glad it was published in Rolling Stone. I feel great, now!
Yeah, I'm so happy for them, they really deserved it!!
I realized I saw the whole live unconsciously placing myself in new western listeners' shoes... so I was a little upset about how they could experience that... but playing it back (thanx a lot LEMONedMe) I more and more appreciate Yoshiki's new drumming, the band's skill to countebalance technical issues and Toshi's voice that supported the gig almost untill the end and he's being so empathic with the audience despite his difficult situation with earphones...!
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The Concerts / Re: Coachella with surprises
« on: April 18, 2018, 10:19:30 AM »So the "surprise" Yoshiki had in store for next Saturday is.... Marylin Manson. Thoughts?
I'm not much of a Manson fan, but I'm curious to see what it will be like. I can't quite imagine Manson singing with Toshi, so I suppose he'll have his own solo moment?
I thought Yoshiki would do this... it seems that working with the Reverend gives him some new creative inspiration... I am not a Manson's fan either, anyway I listened an italian interview and have to say that, when offstage, he is quite witty and even somehow nice. I think Yoshiki's enigmatic gut feelings and taste for transformation meet more easily that I imagined with Manson's extreme performances. I'm really curious.
P.S. thanx a lot for discord chat link!
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The Concerts / Re: Coachella with surprises
« on: April 18, 2018, 09:20:13 AM »
here what RollingStone wrote about X Japan performance at Coachella ("The 18 best things we saw...")
"X Japan
While Beyoncé delivered the epic performance of her career across the field, X Japan landed in the Mojave Tent to deliver on the flash and melodrama that has made them hugely popular across the globe. They played to a modest but excited crowd, the front rows packed with true believers singing and weeping along. There were hard rock explosions and teary ballads, and cameos by Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit and Richard Fortus of Guns N' Roses. "Jade" began with a speed metal riff and geysers of pyro, then shifted into an emotional glam melody and lyrics sung in English. The star behind the drums and piano was band mastermind Yoshiki, shirtless and wearing a leather neck brace. He ended the night with the band's traditional show of unity, shouting "We are! We Are!" and their followers responding with a rousing "X! X!"
P.S. "mastermind Yoshiki shirtless" eheh
"X Japan
While Beyoncé delivered the epic performance of her career across the field, X Japan landed in the Mojave Tent to deliver on the flash and melodrama that has made them hugely popular across the globe. They played to a modest but excited crowd, the front rows packed with true believers singing and weeping along. There were hard rock explosions and teary ballads, and cameos by Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit and Richard Fortus of Guns N' Roses. "Jade" began with a speed metal riff and geysers of pyro, then shifted into an emotional glam melody and lyrics sung in English. The star behind the drums and piano was band mastermind Yoshiki, shirtless and wearing a leather neck brace. He ended the night with the band's traditional show of unity, shouting "We are! We Are!" and their followers responding with a rousing "X! X!"
P.S. "mastermind Yoshiki shirtless" eheh