Dir en grey

okay, i have a super fangirl-ish question, but doesnt Die have red converse?? i recalled seeing a picture of them but i cannot find it anywhere now. anyone got one?
 
So I went to the New York show last night with my friend (IkaruJaki -- she may even post her own thoughts at some point soon). Just like at Family Values, I was so busy taking in what I was seeing that it never really hit me at THAT moment that I was actually watching Dir en grey perform live. I got home a little while ago and all of a sudden I just thought to myself, "Hey... man... you saw a full live set from Diru last night. You never thought that would happen!"

First off, here are the songs they played. Keep in mind that they are NOT in order except for a few: G.D.S., The Fatal Believer, and Agitated Screams were the first three and the encore songs are all in order. Everything else is just me remembering what they played.

G.D.S.
The Fatal Believer
Agitated Screams of Maggots
Merciless Cult
Saku
Kodoku ni Shisu, Yueni Kodoku
Itoshisa wa Fuhai ni Tsuki
The Final
Dead Tree
Mr. Newsman
Grief
Ryoujoku no Ame
The Deeper Vileness
Audience Killer Loop
Obscure

-- Encore --

Beautiful Dirt
C
The IIID Empire
Clever Sleazoid

So the show was amazing, but here are a few standout moments:

- When Kyo came out he hopped up on his riser, pressed his hands together, and bowed his head as if he were praying and thanking/showing respect for the crowd. When he jumped down he let out a "HEEEEYYY!!!" and the crowd responded with thunderous appplause and screams. That was pretty much the only talking he did.

- During the tribal breakdown in "Grief," Kyo got the audience to clap along, which is surprising cos you don't really see him do that sort of thing. Kaoru seemed to try and get the audience even more worked up later on in the show by holding his arms out and gesturing towards us. People have been saying that the guys don't look like they're having fun on stage, but that's not what it looked like to me last night. Except for one moment...

- ...and that moment was with Die. He seemed rather... angry during "Ryoujoku no Ame" in particular; perhaps he was having some sort of technical difficulties because I saw him kick something to the side. I couldn't tell since I was pretty much dead center in the venue. During the second chorus he was letting loose with some pretty violent up strokes on his guitar... I have no idea what was up. He relaxed as the show went on, though.

- Toshiya tossed his mic stand over his head and the roadie that came out had no idea what to do with it. I think Toshiya actually told him what to do. Speaking of Toshiya's mic, his is up front with everyone else's now instead of being next to Shinya.

- Speaking of Shinya, I kept my eyes glued to the little stone-faced pretty boy during "Agitated Screams of Maggots" and "Clever Sleazoid." He looks so frail but he's a complete madman on the drums, yet he makes it look so easy. He never flinches or changes his expression the entire time. I can't even tell if he sweats!

- There was a break to allow for Kyo to do a vocal solo. He started off with what seemed like his own version of a Gregorian chant, which was surprisingly pretty enough to give me chills. He then did a seamless transition from the chant into this explosive, blood-curdling scream. The crowd went absolutely insane.

- When they showed the uncensored videos for "Agitated Screams of Maggots" and "Obscure" on the screen behind them, I could only wonder what the parents that brought their kids were thinking. When I saw the familiar image of the bloody mouthed geisha on the screen, I could only image what the parents were saying to their kids on the ride home.

It was an incredible night. The Nokia Theatre isn't a huge venue and it wasn't sold out, but I was surprised at how many people were there. Everyone gave the band tons of energy and love and I think they really fed off of it, which made the show that much better. You can tell Diru wants to make an impact in America because, despite the language barrier, they give us no less of a performance that they give their Japanese fans. When the show is over they hang around on stage and interact with the audience for a bit -- squirting water, throwing picks, drumsticks and water bottles -- giving thanks for the support. I know they were and probably still are unsure of just how much success they'll have in the States, but if last night is any indication then I'm sure they'll do just fine. They might not be huge here, but they'll have a loyal underground following.

I wish them all the best of luck. I know I'll always be there when I can.
 
It's funny, I've noticed that the only show anyone has mentioned that people were rude at was the Canadian one. We're supposed to be polite! Apparently that doesn't apply to pits at concerts? I'm not rude... just the rest of them! I apologise to everyone for the rudness of my bretheren!:sorry:
 
^ Evidentally some people were extremely rude at the New York show as well. Some idiots decided it would be a nice thing to trample people for no reason.
 
^ hmmm... that happened? I didn't see much moshing going on. Only one small one started at the back but was stopped by security. There was a lot of people being pulled out though and at one point the pushing caused a mini domino effect and I saw some people fall but it wasn't anything big. But i'm sure there were people there who got punched or hit or pushed in the who mess of things.
 
Bloodlust said:
It's funny, I've noticed that the only show anyone has mentioned that people were rude at was the Canadian one. We're supposed to be polite! Apparently that doesn't apply to pits at concerts? I'm not rude... just the rest of them! I apologise to everyone for the rudness of my bretheren!:sorry:
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i was there at the Toronto show... i guess a bunch of noobs came and started moshing. of course, Dir is against moshing. being the midget that i am, i almost got squeezed to death trying to get closer to Die. but, all my effort paid off, i got Die's guitar pick :-)
 
wow ur lucky! i hope i catch one too somehow!
it sounds like the NY show was pretty cool! I hope the LA show will be awesome too!
 
god, LA gets everything im so jealous. you get Dir TWICE. not fair T_T i think more and more artists are going to go to LA, cuz teh yoshiki live there, man.
 
beau99 said:
^ Evidentally some people were extremely rude at the New York show as well. Some idiots decided it would be a nice thing to trample people for no reason.
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I saw some people getting taken out and one girl who seemed to be in a bit of shock (like she had been hit good for no reason) being taken out with a VERY concerned friend following her. But over all the crowd was really good.
Saishu said:
"Hey... man... you saw a full live set from Diru last night. You never thought that would happen!".
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I was having those moment on the train into the city (but then it was "you are going to") when we got into the nokia and during a vast majority of the concert. Along with the "Holy poop we are so close this time compared with where we were seated at FVT!!"
Saishu said:
So the show was amazing, but here are a few standout moments:
- When Kyo came out he hopped up on his riser, pressed his hands together, and bowed his head as if he were praying and thanking/showing respect for the crowd. When he jumped down he let out a "HEEEEYYY!!!" and the crowd responded with thunderous appplause and screams.
- During the tribal breakdown in "Grief," Kyo got the audience to clap along, which is surprising cos you don't really see him do that sort of thing. Kaoru seemed to try and get the audience even more worked up later on in the show by holding his arms out and gesturing towards us. People have been saying that the guys don't look like they're having fun on stage, but that's not what it looked like to me last night.
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OK loved that he was up on his stand cause I'm short and with the crowd infront of me I was on my toes or relying on the monitors to see the stage well. and it really got the audience charged up just waiting for the first sound from them. Also if you've seen the dvds of the previous tours you can see them moving away from the "joking a lot with each other on stage" thing. Even at FVT you could tell that they are moving to a more "westernized" (or american/british) style of performing. They still seem to really enjoy being on stage and looked like they were having a lot of fun. But yes to those out there who are stuck on this: they are not interacting with each other as much.
Saishu said:
Except for one moment...
- ...and that moment was with Die. He seemed rather... angry during "Ryoujoku no Ame" During the second chorus he was letting loose with some pretty violent up strokes on his guitar... I have no idea what was up. He relaxed as the show went on, though.
- Toshiya tossed his mic stand over his head and the roadie that came out had no idea what to do with it. I think Toshiya actually told him what to do. Speaking of Toshiya's mic, his is up front with everyone else's now instead of being next to Shinya.
- Speaking of Shinya, I kept my eyes glued to the little stone-faced pretty boy. He looks so frail but he's a complete madman on the drums, yet he makes it look so easy. He never flinches or changes his expression the entire time. I can't even tell if he sweats!
- There was a break to allow for Kyo to do a vocal solo. He started off with what seemed like his own version of a Gregorian chant, which was surprisingly pretty enough to give me chills. He then did a seamless transition from the chant into this explosive, blood-curdling scream. The crowd went absolutely insane.
Everyone gave the band tons of energy and love and I think they really fed off of it, which made the show that much better. You can tell Diru wants to make an impact in America because, despite the language barrier, they give us no less of a performance that they give their Japanese fans. When the show is over they hang around on stage and interact with the audience for a bit -- squirting water, throwing picks, drumsticks and water bottles -- giving thanks for the support. I know they were and probably still are unsure of just how much success they'll have in the States, but if last night is any indication then I'm sure they'll do just fine. They might not be huge here, but they'll have a loyal underground following.
I wish them all the best of luck. I know I'll always be there when I can.
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ok as for Die I wouldn't say he was angry, just agitated and am thinking there may have been a monitor or cord problem.
As for Toshiya being up front more it may also have had something to do with the depth of the stage. And Shinya continues to amaze me. I love to watch him play. Little stoic boy that he is onstage.
So yeah Saishu pretty much covered it. I will say that after seeing the at FVT it was a bit easier to REALLY enjoy the show cause while I still wasn't sure if I'd ever get to see them headline a show in the states, it wasn't quite the same shock of seeing them live for the fist time ever and knowing that we'd get to do the meet and greet after there set. and Saishu seemed to be able to respond a bit more as opposed to the deer-in-the-headlights stance he had at FVT. But like I said I was in almost as much shock then too.

And I may post more later but I'm a bit tired so this is it for now.
 
mizerable_d said:
i was there at the Toronto show... i guess a bunch of noobs came and started moshing. of course, Dir is against moshing. being the midget that i am, i almost got squeezed to death trying to get closer to Die. but, all my effort paid off, i got Die's guitar pick :-)
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just out of curiousity, were you the girl who got Die's pick on the ground after the show ended?
 
Ugh, reading these makes me so flippin excited! 😌 I'm worried about what my mum is going to say too!!!! :giggle:
 
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daki said:
just out of curiousity, were you the girl who got Die's pick on the ground after the show ended?
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yes, the asian one with a pink superlover shirt... i got lucky and found it :D people around my were looking for too, but i was quick :D
 
@ Saishu: I just read your review. I was at the NYC show too 🙂 . The Nokia actually did sell out the day of the show. It was awesome. A big SOLD OUT sign was flashing on the screens with some Diru footage in the back. But the show was awesome. Shinya is a killer on the drums. I don't know how he does it. And they played Audience Killer Loop? I wonder where my mind was at that time because I can't remember the songs they played for the life of me. I just remember that it was great.
 
mizerable_d said:
i was there at the Toronto show... i guess a bunch of noobs came and started moshing. of course, Dir is against moshing. being the midget that i am, i almost got squeezed to death trying to get closer to Die. but, all my effort paid off, i got Die's guitar pick :-)
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Don't feel bad, you're probably taller than me :LOL: I live near Minneapolis. Nothing cool comes here! 😭

@Precious4e- Shinya drums like crazy!! I don't understand how it is humanly possible sometimes XD
 
^ Hahaha Diru pits don't sound fun at all. I gave up on trying to get close to the stage and just settled for the front row in the second level (which isn't that far away from the stage). Great views and free from harm. Though I got bruises from rubbing against the railings...but whatever. I was glad I had air to breath.
 
^LOL forgot about that....I bought drinks...but they were cheap compared to what i'm used to so I was happy. But the water is ridiculously priced! $3 for a tiny little thing. I'll say hide it if you can lol.
 
But anyways.....I finally logged onto the Marrow of A Bone page. Anyone else check it out? It's pretty cool. Has some diary entries from the band's freelance journalist and some pics of them eating.
 
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happy hearts day to dir en grey and to you guys,enjoy watching diru live,i so envy you guys.have fun
 
nekkyo said:
LMAO!
Did everyone else get this message. Funny how I'm getting it for the LA show, but I didn't get it for the Boston or NYC show. I guess parents have been complaining.
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Yeah... people (mostly parents) were seen walking out of the NYC venue, puking in disgust.
 

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