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Re: L'Arc~en~Ciel....
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Yeah I read this, they already had their concert on New Years, but wtf, if I knew that it was streamed live on ustream I would've tuned in. I think my internet was acting up that time anyways, so fail regardless. I'm glad they're having a TWO DAY L'Anniversary concert!! DAY 1 AND 2!! CAN'IT WAIT! Their 15th L'Anniversary was amazing, and that's saying without their later single MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM. They're definitely going to perform a crazy amount of songs, I hope they do more of their older songs from their visual days. I miss Flower and Lies and Truth and such, such amazing songs back in the day that they don't perform anymore. I wish they also do more stuff from their Smile and Awake albums, too, rooting for "Time goes on". They only did that once on DVD concert. For sure they're doing MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM, and I can't wait to hear how it sounds now. 20 years is a huge milestone for a band, but it sucks they're not releasing NEW material. I was tricked when they re-released their Hurry Xmas single. It's good for fans who like treats, but the song's the exact same regardless. They've had a ton of best albums already, guess I'll wait for the last one which'll just contain all of them together. Still it's a while until their L'Anniversary concert. I wonder if their New years concert will be on DVD? And yeah, it's their first time performing in Tokyo Stadium. Is it bigger than the Tokyo Dome? If you ever saw their Grand Cross tour, that was a HUGE venue. And it was outdoors, too. Their reincarnation concert was also enormous! 
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on 2011-05-20 07:22:36 |
so anyone heard GOOD LUCK MY WAY yet?   |
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on 2011-05-20 07:43:06 |
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I haven't! Is that a whole new song they put out in a single/album, or something they performed at a concert? I haven't kept up with L'Arc news since around the time I was last here and you were discussing their plans for the year. Shame on me. e.e; |
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on 2011-05-20 17:31:13 (edited 2011-05-20 17:32:04)
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Dude I heard it last night and saw the PV (which is cool)!!!! I tweeted it!! An of course no rust from these guys musically, the song is great! Can't wait for the single!! It was said that they wouldn't release any new music, I hope this leads to more music and a new album!! Can you believe these guys look even younger now from that PV? Hyde went back to black hair but these guys look like they were promoting Awake or Smile. XD As for the song itself, it's nice had to re-listen to it cause some parts were a bit different to their usual style of music. Such as those double guitar riffs which are heard often in the song. Although I can sort of tell this song might be a bit different when performed live. The guitar solo from ken starts off a bit shaky, then picks up nicely. Hyde's vocals are on point, tetsu's haircut makes him look half his age (which would be closer to his lovely fiance!), and yukihiro not wearing dark colors makes him stand out now (and he's wearing sneakers). Hehehe~~ Oh, I also love the chorus it's pretty addicting. Honestly if you just hopped into Laruku recently, you think they were about to release Awake or Smile. I love it. The PV had bad quality so I'll wait for the single. Anyone know release date? [@Shuy] Shame on you for sure man. I've been waiting for their comeback as a group for like three years! And no this is going to be a new single, so far as I know, but I heard it from watching the PV first. But yeah I hope they release an album since they never ever age. I was honestly starting to worry if their songs would be slower since SHINE, than BLESS, but this song is really their style and I can see them jumping around during it live. They still have that Laruku spark! As for concerts, they did apparently have one on new year, although I only saw like one clip from it, but they're having an official "I think" 2 day concert for their 20th L'Anniversary! Even after all these years I'm still their biggest fan. ^_^
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on 2011-05-20 19:12:43 |
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Oh wow, I did not realize that's what it was! I need to find a video of it on Youtube asap. Or find it somewhere in the vast world of Google. New L'Arc is enough to get my energy level soaring to new heights! Sounds like it's a great song I need to get ASAP. O_O; |
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on 2011-05-21 02:28:02 |
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i think release date is late june, if i remember right. the song's awesome, still reminds me of bless in some ways, i guess. HYDE can only look good with his black hair, his blonde hair is just ergh.xD |
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on 2011-05-21 02:28:31 |
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I have to do everything for you: There's no official video of it yet, so there's no HD versions yet but this will have to do. Yat said the intro reminds him of BLESS, but only in this PV it does, then after Ken's melody in the beginning, it sounds totally different. The actual PV looks a bit like the READY, STEADY GO!! PV.
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on 2011-05-21 02:48:29 |
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:p sorry dA. teehee. I swear they have a fountain of youth in Japan. D: |
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on 2011-05-21 02:51:55 |
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Haha, think I meant that first comment for Shuy. But yeah, I liked his blond hair, but maybe a bit darker would be better. And yeah, they look like they're just debuting or something. Their average age is 40+!!! Amazing!!
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on 2011-05-21 15:12:47 |
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FFFF, I actually saw it before you posted the video, DA! Therefore you didn't do it just for me.. ;__; .. but anyway, I was actually going to post the video as well. You beat me to it, though, but at least it's here now. Onto the song! I really love it, and I think it's some great work. I love the opening to the PV and the song, and it really does feel like some major debut with how young they look. The song is just great, though, and I wish they would do a whole, brand new album full of new songs. They really remind me of Takanori Nishikawa [T.M. Revolution / Lead Vocals for Abingdon Boys School] just because Taka is 40 as well, but looks as young as he ever did and still does amazing work in both his music and performances. (I should add Taka is one my all-time favorite artists, and as T.M. Rev for his solo work and Abingdon Boys School for his group stuff, he leads two of my all-time favorite musical groups] A fountain of youth certainly does appear to be somewhere in Japan. O-O; |
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on 2011-05-22 00:07:48 |
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Yeah they just recently came back this year officially as a band again, but this is a good start. I'm sure they're preparing for their huge 2-day L'Anniversary concert. No way they're releasing an album in like 2 months before that concert. I'm sure they'll release a new album though, usually all their singles lead to a new album. Their new album will feature stuff that wasn't featured on KISS as well, so SHINE, NEXUS 4, BLESS, and now this new single, will definitely be featured on their next album. The single won't be released until June 29th, damn that's long, but I do hope it does come with an instrumental/hydeless version. I've learned like every major hit song lyrics from them and I'm already singing parts of this song. Thinking about this song, it's like a mix of "READY, STEADY GO!!", "Caress of Venus", and "Killing Me".
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on 2011-05-22 00:45:48 |
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June 29th? Maaan. Well, despite how far away it is and sounds, looking at the calendar it's not too bad. Just a little over a month, and who knows, maybe there will be a leak or something a week or so before. Highly doubt it, but maybe. I didn't realize SHINE and BLESS weren't on an album. I could have sworn they were. |
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on 2011-05-22 00:56:27 |
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Nah only SEVENTH HEAVEN and MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM were on KISS, and a remake of "LINK" which was never on an album before KISS, too.
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on 2011-05-22 05:21:56 |
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hmm, who do you think wrote this song tho? I am guessing hyde/ken. but then, it's kinda cheery, so it might be tetsu/ken. i dont know. xD |
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on 2011-05-22 17:55:02 (edited 2011-05-22 17:55:26)
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Hmm, a fun guessing game, so let's see. Lyrics by hyde, and music by hide as well, or tetsu (or tetsuya). Possibly ken too from the guitar solo, but it's odd it has double guitar riffs, so maybe that idea was from yukihiro. But the vast majority of the time, hyde writes all their lyrics and tetsu[ya] usually composes if hyde doesn't. Depending on how good the guitar solo is in the song (if it's the main point), then you'll know it's from ken. yukihiro doesn't compose a lot, but he does all their remixes and he did compose DAYBREAK's BELL which was awesome and #1. But my guess would either be hyde and hyde, or hyde and tetsu[ya]. I'm also glad the single will have a hydeless version, chyeah!
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on 2011-05-25 12:54:09 |
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Got to admit, I find myself lost in trying to decide who specifically wrote everything. You two know a lot more when it comes to specific tendencies of the group than I probably ever will, lmao. and DA, you should sing the song with the Hydeless version? Post it up! If you do >>; .. |
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on 2011-05-25 13:09:11 |
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Talking to one of the #1 fans of Laruku for years man especially here. >:D And yeah maybe I'll record the hydeless version!? I just ordered my mic and equipment today!!!!
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on 2011-05-25 13:38:53 |
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Rofl, That's for sure, haha. and yes, do it! Cool to hear your mic and stuff is on the way. If you end up doing some recordings be sure to throw them up wherever you will on the forums. I'll have to check 'em out, after all, since I'm signed on as a fan already. I need to take some time to go through and see what L'arc songs Im missing. I think Im missing some early works, now that I go through and look in my playlist. |
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on 2011-05-25 14:36:37 |
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Yeah I sing Laruku and have sung their hits over the years a lot. Just gotta remember the lyrics again but I still have a decent memory of them. And yeah my mic's coming firs week or june or so and it was all free. XD Youtube would be where I would uL videos, but I'll just record them as mp3's and uL those. Easier, less space, and honestly I don't know how to record a video and add it onto Youtube. I've never done it on a Mac before, not sure what program I'd use. I know in WMM people just add the song and a picture and that's it, not sure how I'd do that on a Mac. But yeah, I uL my JYJ cover before, but I'll use like 4shared or something so people can preview it before dL. Btw, I'm also going to re-record that since I found a good instrumental for it, so watch out. XD Only bad thing is doing harmonies with my voice, I'm going to have to try higher highs and lower lows instead of just copying my voice several times cause it'll just make it sound a bit louder and not different. As for your Laruku collection, what albums do you have? I literally have every album ever, lol, my collection of them isn't 100% but close to it. I have/can get all their hit single/hydeless versions and whatnot. Their older albms are pretty good as well, it you literally listen to their albums over the years, you can see how their style changes but they still remain an awesome band and hyde's voice only improves. But yeah I'll pee my pants if they announce a new album which I hope they do!!!
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Laruku fan i am~ i don hv all their albums.... but now the most important ones u need to have is the twenity collection. That is a must have. 
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