X Japan

[eri]

So X Japan finished their debut at Lollapalooza and announced their tour dates:



* 9/25 - Los Angeles

* 9/28 - Oakland

* 10/1 - Seattle

* 10/3 - Vancouver

* 10/6 - Chicago

* 10/7 - Toronto

* 10/10 - New York



I'm going to the MUSE concert in SD on the 23rd and can't cough up another $150 to go to the LA show. This makes me very sad....



Anyone else like X Japan? They are legends.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='eri' post='83221' date='Aug 19 2010, 08:01 AM']Anyone else like X Japan?[/quote]



Absolutely.

But I don't consider them the same band without hide.

[Melon]

[quote name='eri' post='83221' date='Aug 19 2010, 01:01 AM']Anyone else like X Japan? They are legends.[/quote]



Yes. They were one of the bands I first listened to when I got into Jrock. I used to use their english songs to try and get people into their stuff ehehe. They're playing nowhere near me, how sad. .



[quote name='Ap2000' post='83232' date='Aug 19 2010, 04:32 AM']But I don't consider them the same band without hide.[/quote]



I know hide and Yoshiki composed most of the songs, but I think the loss of Yoshiki would be worse than hide. hide was a huge part of the band, for certain, but I think Yoshiki is the heart of their sound moreso. So, they are not the same without hide, but I don't think we should write them off because hide is gone (rip)

[tsukinobyouin]

[quote name='Ap2000' post='83232' date='Aug 19 2010, 05:32 AM'][quote name='eri' post='83221' date='Aug 19 2010, 08:01 AM']Anyone else like X Japan?[/quote]



Absolutely.

But I don't consider them the same band without hide.

[/quote]



I feel the same. Though I kind of agree with Petit Melon a bit too - I would go to an X concert now if I could get there, but I definitely wouldn't go if both hide and Yoshiki were gone.



New York isn't terribly far for me to go, if I had a friend to drive up with and split hotel costs for one night. But by myself, the expense would be a little much.

[eri]

I feel like Yoshiki is really the anchor of the band, so I can still follow them without feeling guilty. Besides, they've got that cute little guitarist now from Luna Sea.



I'm going to try and convince my husband to get crappy seats. I don't know what acoustics are like at the Wiltern but surely it will be okay. Besides, they aren't hot so I don't feel the need to get all up in front row and scream and all that fun stuff.

[Madara]

How popular is X Japan in Japan? What kind of group in the U.S. would be comparable in popularity?

[eri]

[quote name='Madara' post='83292' date='Aug 19 2010, 01:17 PM']How popular is X Japan in Japan? What kind of group in the U.S. would be comparable in popularity?[/quote]



Very, very popular but not mainstream I believe. They have icon status, probably because Hide died so abruptly and they have not been very active in years. I feel like a good equivalent might be Queen...but I'm not old enough to remember Queen's reception in the 70s so...



Here is an English article that might explain it better:

http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/x-j...can-tour,44227/

[Ap2000]

[quote name='Madara' post='83292' date='Aug 19 2010, 10:17 PM']How popular is X Japan in Japan? What kind of group in the U.S. would be comparable in popularity?[/quote]



I think Metallica would be a good comparison. They got as popular as Metal can get I'd say.

[neshcom]

Re: X Japan's popularity: Rock Band Japan, which is still very forthcoming, was supposed to have a brand new X Japan song IIRC, but I think that news was REAL old and the song may have been released anyway. Maybe. Fucken Q Entertainment can't keep up with RB/RB2/RB3.

[tsukinobyouin]

[quote name='eri' post='83261' date='Aug 19 2010, 12:57 PM']I feel like Yoshiki is really the anchor of the band, so I can still follow them without feeling guilty. Besides, they've got that cute little guitarist now from Luna Sea.[/quote]



They've got SUGIZO?! Oh man that changes things.