Source: Dolly's OHP
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Miyavi vs. Ozzy
Shelter is one of my favorite songs off of the "What's My Name?" album, but I noticed quite a while ago that there was something very familiar about this song. And after I went to see Miyavi in Chicago, I happened to mention to the person who went with me that the guitar riff sounded like something I'd heard before and she agreed with me. We had a whole discussion on the ride home about what the song sounded similar to, at the time we were unable to figure it out, but I knew it was something I'd heard a million times. So, it's honestly been on my mind this entire past week and I finally figured it out.
The guitar riff to Miyavi's Shelter is not exactly alike, but extremely similar to, the guitar riff from a very popular American classic rock song, which you may have heard of, called Crazy Train by Ozzy.
This is just an observation. And in no way hinders my like of Miyavi nor Ozzy.
What do you think? Similar or not?
LOST ASH- Starlight Live @ tvla nico2
I really like this song and I love LOST ASH but this live is not very good, Daiki's voice frankly sounds pretty bad, and I think he's aware of it.....
Credit: rieshaHello1
Miyavi Live in New York [Halloween 2011]
I would like to say that when I saw Miyavi on the 28th in Chicago, he was amazing! He put on one hell of a performance, it was more than worth the three hour drive there and back.
Credit: myv382tokyo
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Review: Screw- BRAINSTORM
Tracklist:
1. BRAINSTORM
2. Fester
3. L'Oiseau bleu
4. 雨夜ノ独奏者
I really dislike the PV to BRAINSTORM, I don't think it does anything for the song or for Screw for that matter, however, apart from that, BRAINSTORM itself is actually a pretty decent song. The most intriguing part of this song for me is the soft music and spoken vocals in the introduction. I do think that the main riff to this song (mainly 0:42 to 1:02), along with the chorus are both quite catching. The instrumentals and vocals are equally good, the guitar solo caught my attention, and I especially enjoy the guitar/drum/bass lines from 2:13 to 2:31, as well as the skip in music at 2:48. Having said that, I consider this a nice song, I mean I like it, but it's also......almost a little dull, not Screw's best work, I'd say it's right along the same lines as their last three or four title tracks. Well-played, relatively catchy, but not outanding.
I really have to say how appreciative I am of Fester. Going from BRAINSTORM to this is like recieving instant gratification. While I don't think that this a particularly amazing song, there is an immediate skyrocketing of liveliness, which I have to say, I was longing for the entire first track. I can feel the energy and everything is so much more pumped up, even the vocals. My favorite part: 1:27 to 1:42, it's a subtle break in the heavy instrumentals and I also very much like the drum and guitar lines here. And though I'm not normally in like with songs comprised of a lot of screaming, I actually really enjoy that element of the song, along with the more or less "rapped" parts.
Now, I don't love L'Oiseau bleu, there is one thing about it that I find a slightly irking (only because that's automatically the first thing I'm drawn to). Upon approaching the first "When I close my eyes, I can/can't see your face" chorus perhaps Screw could act a little more cautiously, it seems like they just kind of jump into it, and it's a bit of an awkward transition. However, there is something about this song that I find quite captivating. First of all, I like the chorus, it's kind of heart-wrenching. and the lyrics are lovely and frankly, rather sad. Second, I think the intrumentals are very well done, some of the best being from 1:23 to 1:55, which contains some nice drumming and some that Spanish-style guitar that I find has been cropping up in a lot of J-Rock music lately. There is also a great dual guitar line playing underneath the chorus, as well as (of course) the guitar solo, which is definitely noteworthy. And finally, I think these are some of Byo's better vocals, at least on this single.
Lastly, if I've ever heard a swing-based instrumental song, it's 雨夜ノ独奏者. In that aspect this song is very well done, and I whole-heartedly enjoy it. One great thing about most swing-esque songs is that the bass line tends to be very prominent, and is especiallly prevalent during the introduction/conclusion and underneath the chorus, thus making that my favorite part of this.Unfortunately, I think that outside of his screamed/growled sections (i.e. 2:24 to 2:37), Byo's vocals fall a bit flat this time. In essence, I would absolutely love this song if.....the vocals were different?
Conclusion: I really like Fester. Yeah.
My Grade: 3.5/5
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