i love x-japan and all of hide's solo projects.
i think their music is timeless and i still listen to x-japan & hide everyday, hey my car's number plate reads "HIDE" lol
i also think they are not completely gone... at least yet, they had the great 3 night comeback last march at the tokyo dome - man , i wish i could have been there !!!!! they are also touring through parts of asia, like i have seen a clip where they performed in hong kong.
yes, they moved on to do solo thing, like violet uk, rain, toshi & t-earth, etc, but they do come together for certain projects like "IV" , the ending title to the movie SAW IV, which is a great song.
the only thing that makes me sad, x-japan without hide, is like ...well, it's just not right. i miss hide quite a lot and even though they try to include him, a guitar, a plush doll, a hologram - all that can't compete with the real person.
he died way too young, he still had so much to give and i think, after his death x-japan just wasn't x-japan anymore.
i love all songs, x, kurenai, alive, rusty nail, art of live, but i am particulary fond of their ballads ! they are awesome....
unfinished, forever love, tears, last song....*sigh*