Gazette

[FrostPixie]

I haven't listened to all of it yet, but here's what I've heard so far and what I think...

First impression - I honestly don't know how some people don't like it. I think it's great so far. And Ruki's English has got a little better. And I have to applaud him. He pronounced 'masquerade' perfectly and I know that some Japanese people have problems pronouncing 'q' (like 'r').

Art Drawn By Vomit Um...possibly the strangest song I've ever heard.

Agony I LOVE this song. And in parts Ruki's accent sounds more English than American (and I know they learn American English in Japan). His English was way clearer in this than it has been in some other songs (*cough*Silly God Disco*cough*).

Hyena I actually wasn't that keen on this song when I first heard it but I like it now.

Burial Applicant I love the music in this song, even though the scrathes get a little annoying. I lik eit as much as I did the first time I heard it (a few days ago, lol).

ﾆ狸ﾆ停?愴淡ﾆ湛窶堙可紅窶堋｢ﾃ･Kﾃ･N Reminded me of Namaatatakai ame tozaratsuita jounetsu. And I love that song, lol. I can't decide which one I like better.

Regret Same with Hyena, I thought it was decent when I first heard it but I really like it now. It must sound better coming out of proper speakers, as opposed to my crappy laptop one. The rythm also reminds me a little of Gack's Kimi ga oikaketa yumi.

Calm Envy Love, love, LOVE this song. It's like Stacked Rubbish's Cassis (which almost makes me tear up everytime I read the lyrics).

 

[Gazettastic <3]

UKYOOO UKYYYYYOOOOOOOO~ <33
You guys really post big big big post, I might say ._.; xD
[ Do you guys ever sleep?! ]

Everyone who thanked me for the pics;
Noooo problemo~ ^^
But I'm still stunned because of Reita's thumb O_O * shocku *

Kuro no Panda;
About the Jrockers looking prettier while they're getting older. .
ITS A SPELL, I'M TELLING YOU O_O
I bet there is this fairy, I'll call it a Jrock-fairy, and she just blows Jrock-fairy-dust on them ._. I'm sure .

Baymannen;
Hajimemashite, yooooo~ and enjoooyyyyy here! =D

Cheesu;
Welcome back! =D Yesh I remember you!
I was envious because of your username! * still envious *

Kayen;
I will NOT skip it! =D
I wanna meet you, and loads other pretty and awshum peeps! <3

AND OMG, that french comment xDDD
Aoi's face at 00;26 PRICELESS, PRICELESS -- GOD DAMNIT!

About the Ruki x Aoi vid;
Aoi and his flowerpattern-blouse again! 8D <333 * huggles him and his blouse * I love his straight hair~ -- It looks so beautiful ^^
Ruki and his shocking pinku pants!
Its so pwetty, I wanna steal it! . . * even before her brain can produce his usual stupidities, she steals Ruki's pants! :B *

Sad Panda;
URU-PORN'S HAIR REALLY WAS AGAINST ALL THE RULES OF GRAVITY O_O
URUSHARK!~
Thought I kinda liked it! =D <3

Ruu~;
I'm so thankful O_____O
* hugs and covers you with zilion gaze-cookies *

FrostPixie;
I don't think its exactly like ' not liking it . '
I think its more the fact that its difference with other albums, is that they have to get to know more :0
Because loads of people say they've changed, and obviously they did a bit .
I mean, watch Zetsu and then watch Filth in the Beauty, or Regret .
But Aoi said once;
'' We really want to tell them not to worry about things like 'Will Gazette change. .?' We don't have any intention of doing so, anyway. ''

Soo. . people who don't like it because it has 'changed'! READ THAT~

[ The songs you picked btw, are awesome :3 <3 ]

Everyone who posted lyrics and stuff~ THANK YOU! ^^


New scans up in LJ! ^^
I can't post them here, because it says I cant repost it anywhere T_T
Log in

But there is the link 8D <3 enjoy~

 

[Nan Desu Ka]

thanks for the scans

honto ni domo arigatooooo gazettastic <333

ruki looks so cool smoking the cig =D

oooh but cigarettes are bad for vocalists, they'll mess up the vocal chords >_<

 

[andie]

i love ruki's pink pants it totally suits him.


btw,reila is a non album single right?

 

[RukaNightmare]

Gazettastic: Thanks for the scans! OMG!! Just look at Uruha! *faints* And Reita!! *faints again*

FrostPixie: Yep. Ruki's english has improved a lot 8D The minute i heard the track agony i tot: Omg! His english is good.

I wan the translations for Calm Envy ;__; I wonder what story it tells of...

 

[BayMannen]

With the overwhelming amount of hairspray and other hair products the members of Gazette use to get the gravity defying hair, I think they are personally responsible for one BIG GAPING hole in the ozone layer. LOL

But what the heck. Their hair are always awesome!
Screeeew the ozone. Haha!

btw, does anyone know where to buy Stacked Rubbish in Malaysia? I can never find it anywhere. =/

 

[Amita]

OMG! I had a f**king great day! I saw Rupert Grint! He walked right pass me! And man he's got a lot of bodyguards >_>
I was sitting outside that big tower thingy in Toronto and suddenly all these stupid kids start screaming and so I look over and then I see him in all his sexyness xD ...he's hot...

Ya...he was doing an interview with YTV (kids television station....has well edited anime with sucky dubs on Friday ). I missed it, but I remember when watching a few days before, the host of YTV was going INSANE! He was so excited it scared me alot!

@ BayMannen lol Hairstyles like that seem to have become somehwat popular here (but none of them actually....look good....only Jrockers seem to pull it off nicely). We even have a special gel called Manga Gel! It's expensive, looks like barf, has the consistency of old milk, but smells fruity fresh!

@ Nan Desu Ka Thanks for the link!!!

 

[BayMannen]

Amita - Manga Gel? That's cool! Gotta get my hands on some .. somehow.
I want hair like that. Was planning on getting my hair dyed like Ruki's previous one. Black and red. Afraid it won't look good though. :?
But I still have stupeeeeeeed school anyway. We aren't allowed to have coloured hair. GAH!
I loveeeeeeeey Ruki!
His hair ALWAYS looks good no matter what.

 

[Aslira]

Every time I try to do a gazette haircut, it doesn't look like theirs. But it is gravity defying it's just like BayMannen said......a lor of hairspray

 

[FrostPixie]

With the overwhelming amount of hairspray and other hair products the members of Gazette use to get the gravity defying hair, I think they are personally responsible for one BIG GAPING hole in the ozone layer. LOL
But what the heck. Their hair are always awesome!
Screeeew the ozone. Haha!
btw, does anyone know where to buy Stacked Rubbish in Malaysia? I can never find it anywhere. =/

LMAO! That's it. You just found the answer to global warming; band JRockers from using hairspray.

And...I love Reita's hair so I found a style that looks feminine AND if I brush it over to the side, gell it or use loads of hairspray it will look like Reita's! Problem solved .

@Gazettastic I don't think it's so much different from the central Gazette 'style'. The difference is what you would see from the natural (or otherwise) progression of any band. For example, listen to songs from Disturbed's Believe album and then listen to tracks from Ten Thousand Fists. The songs seem more polished, the sound sharper, and more modern elements are woven into the music. Another example...Nightwish. Their 'Once' material is so much different than their 'Angels Fall First' material yet they have the same basic style (though their new album seems to be going back to a more un-polished metal sound, unless the demos just sound different). I think it's mainly the vocals that changed. They sound more...western (though the Burial Applicant vocals, esp. on the chorus, sound more Eastern). And I guess the fact that a lot of the lyrics are in English (more so than usual) makes it seem different, too.
But the scratches do get annoying.

Anyway, now that I'm back (and Die Hard 4 is REALLY good...go see it!) I'll listen to the rest of it and see what I think. Um...after I listen to Calm Envy once more, lol. Ruki really must be something special; his voice sounds great both soft and when he's screaming. Not many people have that kind of voice.

EDIT: Ok, my opinions on the rest of the songs...

Swallowtail On The Death Valley Something tells me that I shouldn't be liking this song but I really do, lol. It's catchy. Very catchy. And...naughty Ruki . Lmao.

MOB 136 BARS Awesome intro :. Dives right into it. Very fast-paced. Slightly Metallica-y riffs (early Metallica, like Master of Puppets). Not as much a headbanging song as DISCHARGE but still awesome ^_^. My only complaint...it's not long enough! I could totally air guitar and headbang to this song, lol.

Gentle Lie Yet another catchy song. With a title like 'Gentle Lie', I was expecting them to do the opposite and have a loud, blaring song. BUt it's really...summer-y. A summer-y rock song, lol. The kind of song you can just kick back and relax to without sending you to sleep.

Filth In The Beauty Heh, what can I say? I loved this song when I first heard it and I still do now. If there ever was a song to sum up Visual Kei (wild looks, anything from pop-y rock to death metal), this would be it. Sounds beutiful but there's that sense of decadence (if that even makes any sense :S). It sounds like it would make an awesome live song (as in experiencing it live, not listening to a live version of it). Sing it! "Your seed and my seed never mixes". Haha.

Circle of Swinder Somehow the title reminds me of pirates, lol. I love the music (especially the drum beat) and there's a bit with just the drums and bass playing. That's what I love about the GazettE; they showcase all of their instruments, a lot of bands just focus on vocals and guitars and the bass is rarely heard of. They actually showcase Reita's talent! I'm thinking he's the best bassist I've heard but he's probably the only bassist I've been able to hear play clearly, lol. Whatever, the guy's got talent that can't be denied.

千鶴 This song is so damn catchy that I had it stuck in my head after just one listen! I still love it now. It's kind of haunting. Songs like this just make me love Gazette even more. They have songs that sound 'fun' and then they have tracks like this which really stand out in all their seriousness.

People Error Ok, I take it back. THIS is haunting. It's something you would expect to hear during the end sequence of a Silent Hill game. Even the artwork in the booklet reminds me of Silent Hill, lol. Beautiful.

Overall Impression - I really liked it. I don't know if I would say that it is better than NIL, because they are both great in their own ways. Some of the hip-hop influence is a little annoying (the scratches!) but fortunately that's not really much of an issue. And I liked the slight R&B-ness of Filth in the Beauty's intro. It was a nice contrast. I think the album highlights what's best about the GazettE; focusing equally on all instruments so it's not guitar-led rock (which can get old quick. Loud, angry riffs are usually only cool the first few times you hear them), and the balance between 'fun'-sounding songs and more serious ones. Whether you like it or not, Stacked Rubbish literally has everything.

 

[~anunteimei~]

well ive been off of here for a long time...
so I decided to say hello
I Got the new gazette cd... IT IS AWESOME
I love the whole thing...I got the dvd also its pretty shweet...definitely a must have..O______O

 

[.x.X.cheese.X.x.]

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesus i swear this thread must the fastest moving ive ever come across o___O;;

Gazettastic - *looks around* who me? ME?? omg *clings*

awwww maaaaan! i wish i could have j-rock hair, but my parents wont let meeeee ;____; manga gel is amazing stuff XD i tried Aoi hair once, but then realised mines waaaaaay too long XDD and all the gravity-defying hairspray will not hold it up D:

and does EVERYBODY but me have a copy of Stacked Rubbish!? T____T saving up is such a pain~! .__.

 

[*~EnvY~*]

¤ is waaayyyyy late as usual and sneaks in ¤

@ .x.X.cheese.X.x.
nope i don't have mine yet ....even though i pre-ordered it -_-
duh anyway




i lmao at the message for french fans thanks to the person who posted it
really reita what do you think of france? do you only like us for zidane??

we'll show you!!!!!!!!! you'll have such a great live you won't want to leave ! :box::box::angryfire:angryfire:box::box:

 

[FrostPixie]

Hmm, if the Manga Gel really IS that good then I might have to invest in some, lol. And a few more cans of hairspray, lol. I'm gonna mess around with my new hair on Saturday and see what I can do with it, lol.

Reita shouldn't have such nice hair. Grr.

I can't stop listening to Agony. I love it. Ruki would make a good MC, lol.

 

[Sugar-San]

HanaKagari: aha, ok, then print as much lyrics for best friend as possible, but i don't know if the fans will remember the melody xD

And i didn't ask my mother yet if i am allowed to go to their concert. But i am pretty sure that she won't allow me to go there.
She says the next school year is very important. She will allow me to go on the computer for only 2 times, the other time i shall learn. -.-
So, i am sure i won't come to Gazemen.

I wish everyone a lot of fun ^^

 

[HanaKagari]

@Sugar-San I'll have to learn BEST FRIENDS by heart and sing a part for the ones who forgot waha XXD

 

[BlackSoul]

HEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!*golden kimono dance*

wow...you go really fast...I don't know if I can keep up with that speed^^

@all newbies
welcome to the thread
I hope you enjoy your stay here (and can keep up with everything^^)

@FrostPixie
haha another hair-dyeing addict XD
at the beginning I thought it would destroy my hair but it seems to be more smooth than ever^^
I really like your description of every song...I was thinking about writing an Album review
another person who likes Nightwish!!!^^

@Hana
sry I'm late but I really like your idea...and best friends is such a cute song, we should sing that (if I can come to Cologne^^)

@Nan Desu Ka
thanks for the videos
PINK PANTS!!!!!! I swear I can never look at Ruki again without thinking of those pink pants...GANGSTA-PIMP!!!!!! xD
and he's sooo cute when he speak english...
and so little it makes me wanna huggle him *squeals*

@everyone who got their CD's
I'm happy for you...and enjoy it!!!!^^

@Liney
you got to see Rupert Grint??? wow that's cool^^

@Envy
at least he knows Zidane^^...that's something good

did anyone else notice that Aoi changed his necklace
HOW CAN YOU DARE TO TAKE THAT BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE OFF??????
the last one was soo pretty!!!! the new one isn't that bad but I liked the old one better...btw if you, Aoi, read this by any chance could you send me your old one???*makes puppy dog eyes*

 

[FrostPixie]

@BlackSoul Thanks . I was thinking of doing that, too. I've been messing around with the layout of my blog and I keep deleting entries so I was thinking of restarting it and posting reviews of stuff on there as well as any ramblings. Stacked Rubbish could be the first .
And my hair got WAY silky after I started getting it dyed, too. I wish it would start getting thicker, though. It always lies really flat on top and waves ta the bottom.
And yes, Nightwish! Awesome band. I love their drummer (I love you too Kai, but Jukka's got amazing skill!).

I was listening to Chizuru again earlier (like REALLY listening to it) and I didn't realise before how good Ruki's vocals are on it. I don't think I've heard them sound that good before. I thought they were good on Cassis (I love the vocals on that song, it sounds like he really sings it from the heart)...
Maybe smoking has a reverse effect on Ruki, lol. But still, he should stop. His voice will change for the worse one day and that will be a very sad day .
I actually like Ruki more after listening to this CD, lol. No idea why.

 

[Gazettastic <3]

Nan Desu Ka & Ruka;
No problem =D
Always nice to post new scans here~ ^^
<3

Cheesu;
Yeeessh, yooouu~
* got clinged * Oow! * pats head *

FrostPixie;
You got a point there too .
Its the vocals which has changed, or should I say, improved .
They all improved lots, of course .
Its true that a lot of fans ( yes, it includes me too ) have to get to know Ruki's more English songs . They sound more western too, not only by vocals, but the rythm and stuff . I love them all, though <3 ^^

Ruki's vocals in Chizuru, are just great . Of course they're always great, but in that song, it makes me shiver so much .

I started to love Ruki more, after watching NLSG for the second time ^^;
I dunno why .
[ And yesh, Nightwish is a great band! =D ]

Your subscribtions are great, btw!

 

[Luc Lam X.U]

Do u know some of photos ... in photos , Uruha-san has Beautyful yellow long hair ?? ( Very long hair ) ... I think that photos really great , so some body should post it on this topic for other member can see ... i don have enough posted for post any URL . Sorry ^"^

 

[[~Hitsugi_love~]]

People Error Ok, I take it back. THIS is haunting. It's something you would expect to hear during the end sequence of a Silent Hill game. Even the artwork in the booklet reminds me of Silent Hill, lol. Beautiful.
Overall Impression - I really liked it. I don't know if I would say that it is better than NIL, because they are both great in their own ways. Some of the hip-hop influence is a little annoying (the scratches!) but fortunately that's not really much of an issue. And I liked the slight R&B-ness of Filth in the Beauty's intro. It was a nice contrast. I think the album highlights what's best about the GazettE; focusing equally on all instruments so it's not guitar-led rock (which can get old quick. Loud, angry riffs are usually only cool the first few times you hear them), and the balance between 'fun'-sounding songs and more serious ones. Whether you like it or not, Stacked Rubbish literally has everything.

OMG I AGREE!! The minute i heard that song i thought Silent Hill!!! XDDD
It's got that scary feeling like walking down a dark hall
But it's really beautiful <33


@hara kei
Thanks for the Translations to Best Friends thats such an adorable song ;o;
I love the live clip when they all hold hands and Ruki looks sooo cute

About Stacked Rubbish
My 2 favorite songs are Definitly Burial Applicant and Calm Envy
At the beginning of Calm envy it sounds really calm and catchy but in the middle is so beautiful, especially when the girl starts singing and Ruki's voice is SOOO amazing *__*!! <33

In Burial applicant everything sounds Awesome >w<!!
The beginning is so kool and Ruki's screaming!!

oh oh and I like Circle of swindler, Ruki sings really fast, i love it!!!

 

[Kuro No Panda]

AHHHH! I'm sorry that I didn't post sooner! I was at a fair and then I spent the night at my friends house!

Gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen!

I still can't get over those pink pants they're just too cute!

--I've never actually...tried to give myself a Jrocker hair style as odd as that is. My hair is the right lenght and everything (the color too) and I have the hair products. I've just...never tried it..

Maybe I should attempt an Aoi hairstyle.

 

[BayMannen]

Aslira @ I guess that's probably their hair looks kinda like crap sometimes .*HOMG DON KILL ME* but they have stylists to save the day! no?

Frost Pixie @ I wanna cut mineeee! But my mum's like ... NOOOOOO WAYYYYY ! =/

I like the song Art Drawn By Vomit. Sounds better each time I listen to it. Ruki's voice is totally shmeeeexyy in it.

 

[FrostPixie]

@ Kuro no Panda Go for it! Unless you're talking about the braided style . Now THAT would be difficult.

@ Luc Lam I also want to see those pictures. Uruha is just so pretty *jealousy*.

I can't stop singing Burial Applicant :S. Which is really weird because I don't know the words, lol. I just keep singing "Die for me, for me" (sometimes with "You can't save it") over and over again. My mother must think I'm nuts :S. And I've had my headphones on all day and I keep singing random Japanese phrases that I recognise. Well, I say Japanese but it's more like random sounds that vaguely resemble Japanese, heh (For example: "Shoo-ah Foo-weenie") .

 

[Kuro No Panda]

Ahhh nooooo my hair is much too short to braid like that- my hair doesn't really even touch my shoulders.

@FrostPixie- I know how that goes, I listen to Japanese so much sometimes I even think in Japanese @.@. Or when I'm driving with my friends I'll think i'm in Japan and stuff like that and i'll look around and point to an american and be like 'Gaijin" and they'll just look at me really weridly.