Japanese Rock

rehnii · Posted: Mon 11:10, 21 Aug 2006 Post subject: The Band

Heath

Hide

Pata

Toshi

Yoshiki (není to ten co bude dělat duo s gacktem?)

Group

Diskografie

ALBA

DAHLIA (1996.11.4)

1.Dahlia

2.Scars

3.Longing - tokireta melody

4.Rusty Nail

5.White Poem I

6.Crucify my Love

7.Tears

8.Wriggle

9.Drain

10.Forever Love (acoustic version)

ART OF LIFE (1993.8.25)

1.Art of Life (víc tam toho nebylo)

JEALOUSY (1991.7.1)

1.Es Dur no Piano-sen

2.Silent Jealousy

3.Miscast

4.Desperate Angel

5.White Wind from Mr. Martin -Pata's Nap-

6.Voiceless Screaming

7.Stab Me in the Back

8.Love Replica

9.Joker

10.Say Anything

BLUE BLOOD (1989.4.21)

1.Prologue -World Anthem-

2.Blue Blood

3.Week end

4.Easy Fight Rambling

5.X

6.Endless Rain

7.Kurenai

8.Xclamation ~ Xclamation II (Instrumental)

9.Orgasm

10.Celebration

11.Rose of Pain

12.Unfinished

VANISHING VISION (1988.4.14)

1.Dear Loser

2.Vanishing Love

3.Phantom of Guilt

4.Sadistic Desire

5.Give Me the Pleasure

6.I'll Kill You

7.Alive

8.Kurenai

9.Un-finished...

KOMPILACE

Je jich fakt dost takže jenom seznam:

Trance X (2002.12.24)
X Japan Best Fan (2001.12.19)
The Last Live (2001.5.30)
X Japan Perfect Best (1999.2.24)
Star Box (1999.2.24)
X Japan on Piano (1998.5.25)
Art of Life Live (1998.3.18)
X Japan Live in Hokkaido Bootleg (1998.1.21)
Singles - Atlantic Years (1997.12.25)
Ballad Collection (1997.12.19)
Live Live Live Extra (1997.11.15)
Live Live Live (1997.10.15)
B.O.X. (Best of X) (199696.12.1)
Tokyo Dome Live (On the Verge Destruction) (1995.1.1.)
X Singles (1993.11.21)
Eternal Melody (1993.4.21)
Symphonic Silent Jealousy (1992.8.26)
Symphonic Blue Blood (1991.8.21)

Biography in English

It would even be an understatement to call this band legendary. It is safe to declare X Japan has been the most influential band in Japan's history and a major landmark in general music history. No, I am not crazy; they are that big.

The cult is highly justified; songs composed by Yoshiki Hayashi are the epitome of diversity, passion and precision. I doubt many musicians could even attempt some of his heavier and disturbing compositions that make him a pioneer in his own right and the leader of X Japan. Of course, finding artists who can play their parts perfectly is essential and I am glad to say he did. Heath, hide and Pata are all skilful and proficient, and Toshi's voice is perfect for both soft ballads and immersed screaming. Yoshiki himself can pull inhumanly fast drum passes or intense piano solos.

X Japan’s repertoire should be enough to bury anyone’s prejudices against "heavy metal" bands a hundred feet underground. There is something for everyone to enjoy in their sometimes fiery, sometimes velvety works of art. But whether they are fast or slow-paced and even in their gloomiest moments, few can deny the beauty and complexity of their pieces.

That particular style is nicely represented in their 1993 single: Art of Life, which is a whopping twenty-nine-minute (the live version going over thirty-four minutes) roller-coaster ride of emotions endlessly fluctuating from heavy to melancholic but flowing smoothly none the less. Hardly any band would dare to try such feat, even fewer would actually pull it off and, if you allow me this assumption: none could do it remotely as well.

With violins and piano played when the moment is just right, arrangements are flawless more often than not. Having taken piano lessons from the age of five, Yoshiki not only times these arrangements right but also plays them giftedly. Aside from the actual composition, my favourite aspect of X Japan’s music is Yoshiki’s insane drumming skills. Listening to Silent Jealousy and X, I can but wonder how such rhythms are even possible. Next in line is hide’s guitar. Once again, either fast and furious or soft and sorrowful, his skills combined with a mysterious personality made him the most popular member of the group. I have a hunch his hair styling played at part in that, too. The visuals are a bonus to fans of colourful hair, shocking get-ups and androgeny.

Yoshiki’s dream had always been to become a rock star. He will have to wait until 1980 at the age of sixteen when he somehow managed to convince Toshi, who was heading for medical college, to start a band with him. Many members joined and left X (as it was called then) and it is only seven years later that Yoshiki found musicians who had what it took.

Thus, Pata, hide and Taiji (former guitarist) joined X and released Vanishing Vision, their first album. It did not take much time for people to recognize their talent and their second and third album, Blue Blood and Jealousy, both were accompanied by unprecedented popularity. Taiji gave his place to Heath in 1992, which also corresponded to the band’s name change. Trying to reach an eastern audience where a band named X already existed, they changed theirs to X Japan. The band and their spiffy new name kept the hits rolling until their fifth and final album, Dahlia.

In 1997, X Japan fans were shocked to hear the band was splitting. Seventeen years of success is a long time and the departure of vocalist Deyama Toshimitsu (Toshi) triggered the inevitable. Yoshiki has since had a thriving solo career (Violet UK) and owns his own record company called Extasy Records. Pata and Heath teamed up again to start a new band named Dope HEADz. Pata also found a second home in Ra:IN, a mostly instrumental new trio. hide’s subsequent solo career as a lead singer and guitarist tragically ended prematurely when he was found dead by what appears to be suicide. His legend and that of his former band lives on and probably still will for decades to come.

Favourite Album:

Blue Blood

It was a close call between this one, Jealousy and the Art of Life mini-album but compilations aside, Blue Blood has the edge. It is the perfect blend of hard and soft tunes wrapped in a neat, little package in which many of my favourite songs are featured. Even though Jealousy includes my song of choice, Silent Jealousy, the lack of ballades does not represent the band well enough.

Favourite Songs:

1. Silent Jealousy
2. Art of Life
3. Rose of Pain
4. X
5. Crucify my Love
6. Endless Rain
7. Forever Love
8. Kurenai
9. Unfinished
10. Say Anything

Why Silent Jealousy?

I'll be honest with you: I cheated a little bit. Art of Life is actually my favourite. I'm not about to host a thirty-minute song, however. Silent Jealousy is almost as good with a typical piano intro that leads its unsuspecting victims into some of Yoshiki's craziest drumming.

To je asi tak vše

kdo by chtěl doplnit ty kompilace o TrackList + Obrázky nebudu nic namítat xDDD

Ritsuko · Posted: Mon 11:16, 21 Aug 2006 Post subject: Re: The Band

rehnii · Posted: Mon 11:18, 21 Aug 2006 Post subject:

Ha! Nečekala jsem, že narazím na jeho fotku tak brzo

Ritsuko · Posted: Mon 11:20, 21 Aug 2006 Post subject:

ale ted uz vypada jinak .. to vis z X je davno venku X3333

rehnii · Posted: Mon 11:25, 21 Aug 2006 Post subject:

Rikku · Posted: Mon 12:23, 21 Aug 2006 Post subject:

geeeeeeeeeh.........a který se vám z nich nejvíc líbí????!!!nebo vás nejvíce zaujal????!!!mě asi.......mno.....nikdo XDDDDDDDD

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rehnii · Posted: Mon 12:44, 21 Aug 2006 Post subject:

Nevím jak jen si pamatuju jak jsem to pátrala pro Ruki T___T možná autonehoda... nevím T___T

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