drain_away
先輩
- 23 Feb 2005
- 1,126
- 7
You know, I've made it a point to stop reading reviews on Diru because they always piss me off. And I know everything I'm going to say you have all probably heard before, but I really need to say this to help ME get over it.
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ELITIST FANS. I am sick of hearing people bad-mouth Diru because they've 'lost their edge' or 'just aren't the same'. NEWS FLASH: PEOPLE CHANGE, GET OVER IT. Of course Diru has changed, of course they are not the same. No one EVER stays the same; like the saying goes, 'The only constant is change itself'. How can you expect them not to change? And how dare you insult them because of it? What right do you have to expect them to stay the same just so it's convenient for you? Talk about egotistical!
People have a right to their opinions. It's fine if you decide that Diru just doesn't suit your tastes anymore. BUT DON'T INSULT THEM FOR IT. Whatever you may believe, Dir en grey is not making this music to try to please YOU AND ONLY YOU (suprise!). They are making music that THEY LIKE, they are doing it because THEY ENJOY IT. If you disagree, fine, but don't start insulting them.
Which brings me to my next point. If you claim to be Dir en grey's "Number 1 Fan", then why are you making fun of them? Did it ever occur to you that saying rude things about their music is the same as flat-out insulting them?? When you complain about their music, in essence you are really saying "They've lost their talent, they suck now. Kyo can't sing, Toshiya can't play bass, and Kaoru's goatee makes him look ugly". Yes, that is EXACTLY what you are saying. And it's insulting. I'm not saying don't say it; people are entitled to their own opinions. However, if you do say it, then STOP CLAIMING TO BE A FAN!!
When you love someone or something, you should support it unconditionally. I'm not saying that means you should love everything Diru puts out; no one will ever love EVERYTHING, because everyone's tastes are different. BUT, you should still support them 100%, even if you disagree. For example, I will be the first one to point out when an outfit looks bad on one of them, or when I don't like a certain PV (*cough*mazohystofdecadance*cough*
Back to what I was saying earlier, why is everyone so suprised by their new stuff? They've been going this direction for a LONG TIME. Think about it chronologically: First was GAUZE, which was mellow and indies. MACABRE was still mellow, but a little bit more shocking as far as subject matter is concerned. Kisou started getting more rock and less indies, and once again the subject matter became even more shocking. (Think Domestic F**ker Family) six Ugly and VULGAR once again: Louder and even more shocking. Withering to Death now includes even more screaming and even more disturbing subject matter and lyrics. And then people are suprised by CLEVER SLEAZOID!? It's the loudest and most expressive song so far (very political, too. I'm so proud of Kyo-kun!
Which brings me to my conclusion: STOP COMPLAINING. I cannot understand for the life of me WHY these people who write these reviews even bother listening to Diru in the first place. I've read things online and heard people say things about how much they hate Diru, blah blah blah. And THEN when the newest singles comes out, they are the first one to listen to it, share it with others, and devote a gigantic post on their blogs to just how badly they hate it. Why are they even listening to it!? IF YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU HATE DIR EN GREY, THEN STOP LISTENING TO THEM. If I don't like something, I usually avoid it like the plague. Why are you submitting yourself to torture? Are you really that masochistic, or do you secretly love their music but just don't want other people to know, and that's why you put so much effort into hating it? For those of you Emo Diru-haters out there who enjoy sitting around complaining, please do us REAL FANS a favor and GET THE HELL OVER IT. Complaining isn't going to make the song any better, so just MOVE ON. PLEASE.
*sigh* I feel so much better now...I've been wanting to say all of that for such a long time, I just never really got the chance.
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF ELITIST FANS. I am sick of hearing people bad-mouth Diru because they've 'lost their edge' or 'just aren't the same'. NEWS FLASH: PEOPLE CHANGE, GET OVER IT. Of course Diru has changed, of course they are not the same. No one EVER stays the same; like the saying goes, 'The only constant is change itself'. How can you expect them not to change? And how dare you insult them because of it? What right do you have to expect them to stay the same just so it's convenient for you? Talk about egotistical!
People have a right to their opinions. It's fine if you decide that Diru just doesn't suit your tastes anymore. BUT DON'T INSULT THEM FOR IT. Whatever you may believe, Dir en grey is not making this music to try to please YOU AND ONLY YOU (suprise!). They are making music that THEY LIKE, they are doing it because THEY ENJOY IT. If you disagree, fine, but don't start insulting them.
Which brings me to my next point. If you claim to be Dir en grey's "Number 1 Fan", then why are you making fun of them? Did it ever occur to you that saying rude things about their music is the same as flat-out insulting them?? When you complain about their music, in essence you are really saying "They've lost their talent, they suck now. Kyo can't sing, Toshiya can't play bass, and Kaoru's goatee makes him look ugly". Yes, that is EXACTLY what you are saying. And it's insulting. I'm not saying don't say it; people are entitled to their own opinions. However, if you do say it, then STOP CLAIMING TO BE A FAN!!
When you love someone or something, you should support it unconditionally. I'm not saying that means you should love everything Diru puts out; no one will ever love EVERYTHING, because everyone's tastes are different. BUT, you should still support them 100%, even if you disagree. For example, I will be the first one to point out when an outfit looks bad on one of them, or when I don't like a certain PV (*cough*mazohystofdecadance*cough*
Back to what I was saying earlier, why is everyone so suprised by their new stuff? They've been going this direction for a LONG TIME. Think about it chronologically: First was GAUZE, which was mellow and indies. MACABRE was still mellow, but a little bit more shocking as far as subject matter is concerned. Kisou started getting more rock and less indies, and once again the subject matter became even more shocking. (Think Domestic F**ker Family) six Ugly and VULGAR once again: Louder and even more shocking. Withering to Death now includes even more screaming and even more disturbing subject matter and lyrics. And then people are suprised by CLEVER SLEAZOID!? It's the loudest and most expressive song so far (very political, too. I'm so proud of Kyo-kun!
Which brings me to my conclusion: STOP COMPLAINING. I cannot understand for the life of me WHY these people who write these reviews even bother listening to Diru in the first place. I've read things online and heard people say things about how much they hate Diru, blah blah blah. And THEN when the newest singles comes out, they are the first one to listen to it, share it with others, and devote a gigantic post on their blogs to just how badly they hate it. Why are they even listening to it!? IF YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU HATE DIR EN GREY, THEN STOP LISTENING TO THEM. If I don't like something, I usually avoid it like the plague. Why are you submitting yourself to torture? Are you really that masochistic, or do you secretly love their music but just don't want other people to know, and that's why you put so much effort into hating it? For those of you Emo Diru-haters out there who enjoy sitting around complaining, please do us REAL FANS a favor and GET THE HELL OVER IT. Complaining isn't going to make the song any better, so just MOVE ON. PLEASE.
*sigh* I feel so much better now...I've been wanting to say all of that for such a long time, I just never really got the chance.
Last edited: