Dir en grey

[Pink Usagi Chan]

Only 11 days til their Withering to Death cd gets released...at least, if they don't push it back again. <.<

Right now I'm a bit annoyed with those people who don't want Dir en grey to succeed in America because they want them all to themselves. I won't go into detail, since this topic has been touched upon so many places.

I haven't seen their new dvd because, well, I just don't buy bands' concert dvds. If I find an extra 6000 yen lying around, then maybe I would buy concert dvds! XD

 

[Champloo]

I hope I make it to see them this time..so I can be there...so that..I don't have to experience from a dvd. So that, I can move on from that day.

 

[boobiebutt]

Okay so I just finished watching Disc 1 from the new DVD and I must say IT ******* ROCKS. Vocally I don't think its the best. That goes to COV but the editing on this is awesome reall really nice. I will give a more in depth song by song review later.
Also a bit random. But I noticed that alot of the clothes they wore in NY they wore on this DVD. Like Dies Rolling Stone shirt. And the Jacket Kyo wore in the encore.
Edit:
Okay I just finished Disc 2 and Disc 2 is just awesome. I actually think that its better than disc 1.

i sorta noticed the vocal quality wasnt that great either....but overall i liked the dvd a lot also....and sadly at avalon....i never payed attention to shinya T_T maybe because kyo was in the way most of the time....but watching him on the dvd is making me like him a lot....i regret not paying more attention to shinya...i sometimes think hes the most forgotten and neglected member of deg evne if there r shinya lovers out there...but not enough....i think i have a new sense of appreciation for shinya now after watching him bang them drums like no tomorrow

and i know i always make pointless random comments on the clothes they wear.....but that jacket die wears when hes got his baby blue hoodie up....is that jacket freaken sexy or what.......T_T man i want their clothes....

y dont jrockers ever invest into braces or even the clear ones that no one can see.....or is bad teeth a trademark for jrockers? i cant help noticing kyos when he sings in the dvd

champloo - u will.....cause im gonna kidnap u on my trip...i wish the tour dates could be posted sooner...i cant really stand waiting this long.....

 

[Nana007]

....and sadly at avalon....i never payed attention to shinya T_T maybe because kyo was in the way most of the time....but watching him on the dvd is making me like him a lot....i regret not paying more attention to shinya...i sometimes think hes the most forgotten and neglected member of deg evne if there r shinya lovers out there...but not enough....i think i have a new sense of appreciation for shinya now after watching him bang them drums like no tomorrow

y dont jrockers ever invest into braces or even the clear ones that no one can see.....or is bad teeth a trademark for jrockers? i cant help noticing kyos when he sings in the dvd

That is so true Shinya gets very little love, but I must say he is awesome. I actually noticed it at the Avalon...for maybe a few seconds before I went back to Kyo, I mean the mans stage presence is simply amazing its hard not to notice him.

And the part about the teeth so true. I mean there are times when you get a up close shot right into his mouth, and his teeth are those shots seriously scared me.

I haven't watched Disc 3 yet though.

 

[Saishu]

With each new DVD release, it seems like Shinya loosens up a bit more. He's still got that stone-face thing going, but he moves around a lot more now.

The 5.1 mix sounds awesome on this one; the bass is a lot more prominent than in the other releases, and the drums are nice and crisp. As for the vocals... well... they may have mixed them down a little bit, cos it's pretty obvious that Kyo's lost some of the power in his voice.

The camera work was a little annoying sometimes; you never really got a good look at anyone other than Kyo. I want to see Shinya play! Put the camera on the hands of Kaoru, Die, and Toshiya! We can hear the talent, why won't they show it to us?!

I was surprised that the DVD is all region, too. That's pretty cool.

Oh, and, my god, Toshiya looked pretty damn hot. And I should point out that I'm a guy.

The man is hot.

 

[Japanimaniac]

It's crazy. Whenever I decide to check what's going on in this thread, I end up having to go all the way back to like, page 7. And I still have no idea what's going on.

But anyway, here's my two cents of knowledge for the day.

Wow, I can't imagine a Dir en grey song in an anime xD

Child Prey plays during the trailers for Baki The Grappler on FuniMation DVDs. Kind of surprised me. If that's already been said...I apologize.

 

[Nana007]

So I just finish the bonus disc 3. And here is my mini review. There was about 45 mins of extra footage of it Withers and Withers, about 10 mins of Taste of Chaos. Multi angle, and a pv for Higeki...

For Saku and Obscure the multiangle was a screen where they showed all thirty three of the cameras, and you go in and view the wide shot.

Dead Tree and Koudou had the individual live angles.

Also the Higeki...pv was really good and touching. There were two parts that really stood out to me in that pv. One was the showed Kyo backstage bent over with his arms on a table gasping for breath. Another was a shot were you can't see whats going on on the stage cause its a crowd shot, and the lights are glaring. But all of a sudden there is this huge flash of light and it goes to the stagel and the Mad Stalin stand is tipped over and you see Kyo on the floor and then Toshiya falls to the floor, Toshiya gets upm but Kyo stays, and then you see Kaoru come over and help Kyo off the floor before he walks off stage. Then Kyo drinks from his water bottle and goes off stage.

Really Really touching.

Also through out the DVD there were parts were Kyo gave the mic to Kaoru and dear god I thought my ears would buss :sad: shouldn't they know not to give a mic to him dear god the noise that came out of his mouth was terrifying. It was pretty equal with in terror as the shots of Kyo's teeth.

 

[Champloo]

Oh..MY..GOD X_X I think I will skip that part..Kyo pushes himself too much sometimes. T*T I heard some of his singing there. Do you think he possibly had a sore throat or something, because from what I hear, he did betterin America than he did on that tour.

 

[j0ylucky]

Also through out the DVD there were parts were Kyo gave the mic to Kaoru and dear god I thought my ears would buss :sad: shouldn't they know not to give a mic to him dear god the noise that came out of his mouth was terrifying. It was pretty equal with in terror as the shots of Kyo's teeth.

Why is it so horrifying? I'm confuzzled.

 

[Champloo]

Kao-san can't sing for beans. XD

 

[Nana007]

Well in disc one he gave the mic to Toshiya for a bit and he made this weird groan thing. And in both disc 2 and disc 3 he gave the mic to Kaoru a bit, and I swear It sounded like a Dying animal. j0ylucky if you want to hear what Kaoru sounds like he does background vocals in Jessica, and also Clever Sleazoid (he sings the "this is the last time" line) and In Merciless Cult as well (when Kyo screams "gasp for breath" he makes this "HUUUGH" sound).

I notice that songs where the background vocals are more melodic Toshiya and Die do it. But if they need a harsh sound they use Kaoru.

Also I rewatched the Higeki pv, and there was a really quick clip where you can actually see Kyo carving the No Future into his chest, well not really carving but he is scratching it in with a safety pin.

I also notice that this DVD seems to focus on Kyo alot. I know in lives they like to focus on Kyo often but it seems to me like 75% of the focus is on Kyo with the other 25% going to the others. Even in the Higeki pv about 60% of it is about Kyo and I love Kyo but that pv makes Kyo seem so emo liek I hurt so bad feel my pain.

Edit: Oh and I read somewhere I believe it was the interview where they talk about Clever Sleazoid and the european shows in UV. And Kyo says that in the middle of the tour he started having trouble with his voice. So as this DVD the 1st and 2nd discs, were shot the last two tour dates. So by then it was probally ragged. And it was probally as good as it was in NY cause he hadn't performed in a while. I think all the screaming combined with the smoking is really effecting his voice. Especially since he is not exactly singing or screaming properly the way he does it is damaging to his voice.

And just for laughs in the 3rd bonus disc they showed a performance of the final when Kyo only sings the first voice and chorus, and doesn't sing until like the last few lines. Instead he just scratches and makes him I am so hurting and in pain face. And as I was watching the DVD I was like if I was in that crowd I would be pissed especially since The Final is like one of my favs. I would have been in a royally bad mood if I was at a concert and he did that.

And I know I am rambling, but this is something that struck me as completly random, and had me laughing but on disc 3 during the Taste Of Chaos clips, the showed a clip where you could clearly see a Digital Clock. And it wasn't even small, it was like this huge digital clock with green numbers and you could see it in the shot for a good couple of frames. I even remember the time it said 6:40.

 

[pinkkillerkisou]

Pink Killer owns your souls... haha... ok not really as much as I love that song I don't think it answers the question. I'd have to say Fukai. That song never gets enough credit. It's one of their best songs or I think atleast.

 

[boobiebutt]

And just for laughs in the 3rd bonus disc they showed a performance of the final when Kyo only sings the first voice and chorus, and doesn't sing until like the last few lines. Instead he just scratches and makes him I am so hurting and in pain face. And as I was watching the DVD I was like if I was in that crowd I would be pissed especially since The Final is like one of my favs. I would have been in a royally bad mood if I was at a concert and he did that.

i would be really pissed off too if that happened.....i think that happened in ny for one of the songs...i forgot which one and i was like grrrrrrr sing more mofo T_T but in a way i cant blame him....i dont want him to totally kill his voice...

i wonder if the rest of the members bash kyos head for smoking T_T....if they have present boxes next time im buying them lots of nicotine patches and gum....doubt they would use it.....

 

[Champloo]

XDDD I smoke more than he does I think, and I sing. X_X And yes, it does **** your voice up quite abit. He has such a wondeful voice, and I wouldn't want it to go..

 

[Saishu]

Kyo's English in live performances of "Clever Sleazoid" is even worse than the studio recording.

It's like... he's not even really saying actual words most of the time. He did that a lot with "Hydra," too. The "I wanna be an anarchist" line?

Dear god... it comes out more like "WAOWWAOWWAOWWAOWWAAAOWWAOWA!!!!"

 

[Nana007]

Well Clever Sleazoid on the 1st disc was really really bad, but On the the 2nd disc It was really good. And I can actually understand Hydra. Never had anyproblem with that one. Althoug the to me in 24ko Cylinders the engrish rap is really really bad.

But like I said to me I think that the performances on the 2nd disc was much better than that of the first.

 

[Riyko]

I'll ask this was the dvd worth $60-80 for the limited edition one?

 

[boobiebutt]

does anyone know who is running or managing the family value tour??

 

[Riyko]

does anyone know who is running or managing the family value tour??

Korn and their management are the ones running FVT

 

[Nana007]

I'll ask this was the dvd worth $60-80 for the limited edition one?

I want to say YES go out and buy this DVD right now. Disc one is excellent. Disc 2 is love and the Higeki...pv makes disc three worth every penny. But the discs don't have to much variety in songs. Most of the songs performed on Disc 1 are on Disc 2, only three songs are performed that isn't on Disc 1. Those are Red[em] Shokubeni and one more Although the Clever Sleazoid performance on disc 2 is freaking awesome.

For me the highlight of disc three was the pv. The extra bonus clips were okay, except for the lack of variety in the songs, you kept seeing the same songs over and over again, while every once in a while they would perform something different. Disc 3 also had a performance of rasetsukoku which is the oldest thing they played.

I would say only the Hardcore musthaveeverysingleitemthatDirengreyhaseverrealeased fans should get the 3 disc limited edition. If you are just a casual fan get the regular edition.

 

[Nana007]

 

[j0ylucky]

Is that a scene from the horrid horror Nana?

 

[Champloo]

It looks like Kyo is looking away in pain. XDDD

 

[Nana007]

he probaly is

 

[j0ylucky]

I thought he was spitting.