[Tim Budong]

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-Q25w9si0

for the PV

and fuck..i cant wait..
gonna see if my buddy from Japan can score tickets
long shot..but if they do...im fucking there

March 28th, 2008 Tokyo Dome

arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

soo excited

[triplexcel]

damnit.. if they only came to canada that would be dope.

[dink]

the best

[aperfectcircle]

no hide =(

[Ronin]

Originally posted by aperfectcircle
no hide =(

Not entirely correct.

The song was written around a previously unreleased guitar track recorded by Hide before he died.

Man, X-Japan...one of the best, if not the best power ballad rock bands in history.

[hamsup]

dang.. X Japan !! i haven't heard that group in years !

[Tim Budong]

X Japan is legendary
so powerful..and i have to say...RARE that a band from its time, made such an effort to break out into North America

They have achieved the exposure they want around the world through power rock ballads, some very speedy thrash metal and some amazing instrumental work.

hide may not be the best guitarist in the world, but he glorified the lead guitar in Japan, which is why he is sooo big.

I dont kno what they will do to fill the big shoes. I can only think of one guy, only becuz he is close with X, and thats Sugizo from LUNA SEA.

anyways yea...the new song is good, i guess it sorta appeals to the international market more..now that its all in english..

btw...
www.myspace.com/xjapan2008

has a full 15min interview with yoshiki talkin bout everything..in english

his english..a little "broken" but he knos his vocabulary well hahaha

[Ronin]

Yoshiki is one of the most creative musicians in the world.

Sugizo is already confirmed to be Hide's stand-in for the reunion.

Hide is definitely not the greatest guitarist ever but neither was Kurt Cobain. Hide is the Kurt Cobain of Japan in terms of influence he had on the rock world.

[Tim Budong]

Originally posted by Ronin
Yoshiki is one of the most creative musicians in the world.

Sugizo is already confirmed to be Hide's stand-in for the reunion.

Hide is definitely not the greatest guitarist ever but neither was Kurt Cobain. Hide is the Kurt Cobain of Japan in terms of influence he had on the rock world.

well said
hide definatly wasnt the greatest, pata was much better. its one thing to be great, its another to redefine a whole generation of music

+1 for Ronin

[triplexcel]

hahah hide and sugizo did look alike when they both had pink hair.

[Macadamia]

Niiiiiiiiiiice!!

[Tim Budong]

www.jrockrevolution.com

enter lottery system for X JAPAN reunion show tickets

135 USD/ticket

seating in the S section, so its on the floor

maximum 4 tickets per lottery entry

ends friday, draw is friday as well

GOOD LUCK!
i put mine in!!!!

[Ronin]

What, you're going to Japan in March?

[Tim Budong]

if i get the chance to buy the tix hell yes

[Tim Budong]

Guitarists for the 3 shows in tokyo...fucking greatness!!!

SUGIZO from LUNA SEA
...
and then


WES BORLAND former LimpBizkit and now Black LIGHT Burns..

this is fucking crazy now.....
of all ppl..
Wes..
Very experimental..has alot of potential to become even greater than he is now!
:haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::h aha:

Im all giddy like a child

[Ronin]

Wow, sounds like a sweet show. Wes Borland was like...the only talent in Limp Bizkit.

It was already a sure thing that Sugizo was going to fill in for Hide.

[Tim Budong]

holyshit..
yoshiki collapsed in the middle of Art of Life..and the rest of the show was cancelled..
they only had Sugizo play 2nite..

[Ronin]

Wow...that sucks. Although it isn't really surprising. I mean, Yoshiki has some health problems, really and hasn't really performed at this scale for years. He used to get super dehydrated after X-Japan shows.

[Tim Budong]

but damn
they played art of life
that one live performance was SOOO EPIC

[Ronin]

Is it on YouTube anywhere? I can't find anything good.

[Tim Budong]

it is
the first ink that comes up
click on that guys user name
and he has the whole show form teh telecast

[Ronin]

I think I found it but the account's gone.

Guess I'll have to wait to buy it on DVD or something.

[Tim Budong]

the HD rip of te show is on the net
close to 2gb
very clear and awesome quality

ive been readin the reviews for the shows on the 29th/30th
apparrently..Yoshiki was hospitalized right after the last show..anyone confirm??

and i saw some clips of the 29th/30th show was well
those two..BLOW EVERY SINGLE X Japan show outta the water in terms of effort
all for hide

i want to...galskaflsdkfjas
stupid friends...

[Tim Budong]

x0hOwH_pihU&e

March29th,2008

the MOST electrifying and emotional performance of X I have every seen..and i have seen ALL the concerts that are widely avaliable to the public...

Wes Borland and Richard Fortus had a blast..
Wes Borland said its an honor to play with X

I think X moved up the epic scale on world music in that ONE weekend with the effort

WE ARE X

join my Vancouver X Japan Group on facebook

and lets see if we can gather a trip to japan in May to attend the hide memorial festival

feat.

X Japan
Luna Sea
Miyavi
Dir En Grey
Alice NINE

rumored

Black Light Burns
L'arc en Ciel
Heath Solo Project

Apparently, it will be alot of international and local bands who want to honor hide in this 2day even

[yamashek]

X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
28.03.08 show is up on youtube..i am still waiting for the 29.03.08, and the 30.03.08 one....best band ever...

problem is, toshi is not performing well on the first day, and also, yoshiki's timing was kinda off in some songs...and oh yeah, sugizo made silent jealousy sound a bit funny by overdoing the virato...

anyhow, i dont give a shit, X-JAPAN 4 EVER!!!!!

[Ronin]

Man, Yoshiki collapsed after the March 28th show too? I'm surprised they didn't play Endless Rain or Tears like...well, every other concert ever.

Anyone have torrents of the last two shows?

[yamashek]

Man, Yoshiki collapsed after the March 28th show too? I'm surprised they didn't play Endless Rain or Tears like...well, every other concert ever.

Anyone have torrents of the last two shows?


well he just finished art of life man...can't blame him

[triplexcel]

man this soo fukin awesome.

[Tim Budong]

well he just finished art of life man...can't blame him

he didnt finish art of life for the first show
he did for hte last one
the ending to the last show was pretty heartwarming
the look on pata's face
the GYNORMOUS hide plush..
wow...

i post here..

F375vBskdXE

i just spent 300ish on X Japan merch from the concert

yes..im obsessed...
talking to bellydanceryuna at the meet..
i foudn out that the obsession is absolutely NORMAL

X is now epic..
and if what im reading ont he net is right, X could have the highest revenue generating "tour" of the year

[yamashek]

he didnt finish art of life for the first show
he did for hte last one
the ending to the last show was pretty heartwarming
the look on pata's face
the GYNORMOUS hide plush..
wow...

i post here..

F375vBskdXE

i just spent 300ish on X Japan merch from the concert

yes..im obsessed...
talking to bellydanceryuna at the meet..
i foudn out that the obsession is absolutely NORMAL

X is now epic..
and if what im reading ont he net is right, X could have the highest revenue generating "tour" of the year

yeah he stopped before the long piano solo

and THANK YOU for posting the link

[Tim Budong]

so anyone wanna goto NYC?
kekekekekekke

2 more shows been annouced

[C-unit]

so anyone wanna goto NYC?
kekekekekekke

2 more shows been annouced


wowowo! do you have the link to the news?:thumbsup:

[yamashek]

so anyone wanna goto NYC?
kekekekekekke

2 more shows been annouced


september 13 - NYC

july 5 - Paris

:thumbsup:

[triplexcel]

anyone know if they will be touring north america?

[Macadamia]

WOW! That video made me cry...

Yes, crying to all the Xjapan slow jams....I guess its normal for me :D

If I'm able to get tix, I will make a trip out to NY!!
Anybody else wanna go?!?! RS Xjapan meet in NY?!?

[Tim Budong]

but yea..
te NYC show..very doable for alot of vancouverites
and yes..some of the even more hardcore international fans have booked their hotel stay around MSG...

if hte HK/TW/SHANGHAI rumors are true
im gonna follow them there instead
cheaper plus X JAPAN 3time
hahahaha

[yamashek]

t5gDgSflPD4

Gx_20QmRVog

YES!!!




10charlimit!!

[Tim Budong]

出演者：
2008年5月3日(土)
hide with Spread Beaver
T.M.Revolution
DJ OZMA
RIZE
マキシマム ザ ホルモン

hurdy gurdy
Phantasmagoria
Versailles
MarBell
DaizyStripper


2008年5月4日(日)
X JAPAN
LUNA SEA
Dir en grey

OBLIVION DUST
MUCC
D'espairsRay
the Underneath
heidi.

EVEN MORE YES
but fucking hell..tickets go on sale on april27th
wayy too late to plan anything..
sigh..
DAY2 LOOKS REALLY PROMISING!!!!
X JAPAN
LUNASEA
SAME NITE
FUCKING ORGASMIC

[Macadamia]

Hey Darth,
Do you like Karaoke? Wanna do a Xjapan night?

[Tim Budong]

ughhh for karaoke
i guess im alrite
hahahahahaha
im down
ahahahahahah

but where will they have enuff X to sing

[yamashek]

出演者：
2008年5月3日(土)
hide with Spread Beaver
T.M.Revolution
DJ OZMA
RIZE
マキシマム ザ ホルモン

hurdy gurdy
Phantasmagoria
Versailles
MarBell
DaizyStripper


2008年5月4日(日)
X JAPAN
LUNA SEA
Dir en grey

OBLIVION DUST
MUCC
D'espairsRay
the Underneath
heidi.

EVEN MORE YES
but fucking hell..tickets go on sale on april27th
wayy too late to plan anything..
sigh..
DAY2 LOOKS REALLY PROMISING!!!!
X JAPAN
LUNASEA
SAME NITE
FUCKING ORGASMIC

where is the location going to be??!
do you have more info??

:thumbsup:

[Macadamia]

Hey Darth,
Lotsa karaoke places along Kingsway have a good selection of X japan music.
Wanna set a date?!

RS Karaoke meet?!

[Tim Budong]

LOL
time to ask diggy
LOL
and Shuya
LOL
i will know after this week when i have time

[Tim Budong]

anyways..
all 3 shows are online..
and the quality is EXCELLENT
so you guys can all relive the moment
the best show, and most energetic would be NIGHT OF CREATION; which was night 3

[Ronin]

Anyone have a way to watch the 29/30th shows yet?

[triplexcel]

youtube...?

[Tim Budong]

i can burn ppl the 3 shows on dvd if they want
i will have the whole hide memorial submit show in the next 2 days

heres something i find epic from the 2nd nite

MUTEKI!

P0D-v2x_MuI
Pink Spider with YOSHIKI ON GUITAR

ApYsJr4s0nE
X Japan and Luna Sea - BELIEVE

61MvPDpicXA
MFXfSLUB7J8
Muteki - X

X has Toshi, Inoran, TM revolution and despirs ray on vocals

[Inaii]

Horrible, epic bump, so give me points or flame me if you wish, but I just stumbled across I.V. Wow... I just have to say, the song is amazing. It's a shame they put it in such a horrible movie, but nonetheless... wow...

[Tim Budong]

HK show makes me cry...
and i did tear up....

call me emo..
but this is a band i grew up with..
i couldnt score tickets for 1/17..then they add the extra show the day i board the plane back home...and that flight back was one of hte longest..dying to know if my friend had scored the tickets...
the first thing i did once i stepped off the plane was to call back hk..and be given the worst news of 09...and then i teared up at the airport......sigh...

I made a promise to myself i will goto the next show in north america..LA or NYC..i will go..

the HK show meant alot to me...being born and raised in HK...i wanted to be part of history...and to be denied the chance to be probably one of the best concerts ever held in HK by an international act was very hard...
sigh...

the youtube videos were amazing..Toshi's voice was as strong as ever..really made the 3night TokyoDome 08 shows look like complete shit

[Inaii]

Aww, I'm sorry darth =[ I didn't mean to bring up unhappy memories. I just came across it and had to say how amazing it was!

[Tim Budong]

its all good
i'll get over this..like all the dissapointments and sad shit in 09
LOL

[Inaii]

It'll get better =] Don't worry!

[svelt]

yoshiki needs to get off his ass and finish his overdue SKIN and violet UK album before working on any more x japan...

[Macadamia]

^^Exactly! We need more new stuff from X Japan! I keep listening to their old stuff from like 15-20 years ago but surprisingly enough I never get bored of their music.

Awww too bad Darth...

Lemme know about the LA or NYC concert! I'll be there too!

[Tim Budong]

oh X Japan never gets old..
u kno...i might make it a goal to setup some sorta X Japan Vancouver Group to go to LA/NYC

but funds to get group seating would be difficult..who knos
ahahahha

i hope so

and yea..KURENAI NEVER GETS OLD

[Jer3]

you know what...i was never into x japan but earlier today i youtubed a bunch of videos by them and i really like it. the death of hide was tragic though.

[Inaii]

As long as his music stays around, he'll be forever in our hearts and that's all that matters. =] Cheesy I know, but I prefer to celebrate people's lives than mourn their deaths, no matter how tragic.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=abaphZRijzU

Should make a hide thread..... lol

[Tim Budong]

ohhh
got a nice surprise at the door today coming home

my X Merch is here form HK
pickin it up when i wake up..
wakakaka

lanyards+plushies+tee+towel+wutever i unno
hahaha

[Tim Budong]

bumping this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kQjafuOjYE&feature=channel

and this is epix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXWFsrdpP5k&feature=channel

i wnat to cry..

[Tim Budong]

About TIME!!!!!!!!!

X JAPAN - JADE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afOdHbp3Seg

[Culverin]

necropost worthy

X JAPAN ART OF LIFE ??????????????(Cover Piano Version) - YouTube

[Tim Budong]

Reviving old thread

was going to go to NYC. however, something better happened. as a former member here is getting married the same day. Cannot miss

Here's the "new song"
Basically this is from SKIN... the band consisting of Yoshiki, Miyavi, J, Sugizo and GACKT

‪X JAPAN 　New Song　 YOSHIKI作詞　SUGIZO作曲@Yokohama Arena Sep.30 ,2014‬‏ - YouTube

[Drow]

When X Japans drops Kurenai live does that equal to when Tiesto drops Feel it In My Bones??

[Tim Budong]

The entire OCT 1 broadcast is on YT, albeit low quality. I skimmed through it...
VERY VERY disappointed... Sloppy. SLOPPY and did I say Sloppy

I guess you can't win em all..

X JAPAN ?????? 2014/10/1 opening?JADE 1/17 - YouTube (http://youtu.be/p2vQ8b-UVNA?list=UU_OXRbUmhQ-v-TBp7WED7QA)

[ae101]

i wish x-japan would come to china

[Tim Budong]

saw some clips of the MSG show
MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER

Murrica once again have been "X'd"

[Tim Budong]

X Japan ? hide Releases ?Last Song? With Vocaloid, 16 Years After Passing Away | Jrock Radio (http://jrockradio.net/2014/10/x-japan-hide-releases-last-song-with-vocaloid-16-years-after-passing-away/)

errrr not sure how i feel about this...

Musician hide, the band X Japan‘s guitarist who passed away in May 1998, will release a new song in December. The song uses YAMAHA‘s Vocaloid voice synthesis technology to recreate his singing voice, based on lyrics he wrote and a demo he recorded just before he passed away.

It took about two years to complete this song to commemorate what would have been hide‘s 50th birthday on December 13. His “final new song” will be on an album that Universal Musicwill debut on December 10.

The title of the song is “Co Gal,” and hide wrote both the lyrics and music. As the name indicates, the song satirizes the “kogal” fashion boom of high school girls and others whodressed with mini-skirts and loose socks around 1998. TheSports Nippon newspaper reports that a source who previewed the rock number, which clocks in at over three minutes long, said that “it is unmistakably his voice.”

This will be the first never-before-released track from hide since “Junk Story,” which was on the best-of album hide Singles in 2007. The musician had planned to include “Co Gal” on Ja, Zoo, his first solo album (after X Japan‘s breakup) that debuted posthumously in November 1998. However, since he passed away right before recording the song, all that remained were the lyrics and the audio demo. Part of the lyrics were displayed in the hide Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Yokosuka City from 2000 to 2005.

To create the song, the team extracted samples of hide‘s singing voice from his previously released tracks and “carefully” synthesized them with Vocaloid technology. INA, a 49-year-old musician and a close friend of hide, arranged the resulting voice with breathing sounds and other cues to give the finished song a realistic sound.

The upcoming album will include “Tell Me,” “Pink Spider” and other hit songs in addition to “Co Gal.” Hiroshi Matsumoto, hide‘s younger brother and manager, said that he would not have imagined that they can finally complete hide‘s solo album Ja, Zoo as planned. He added that to do so, on what would have been hide‘s 50th birthday, is like a dream.