Hello, you're being disrespectful

Well, this is an age-old issue, but I just feel like blogging about it.

Once upon a time, I liked a Japanese band named PIERROT. They were great, they were massive in Japan and they were loved for more than 10 years (not 10 years of my life, my God, when they first started, I was fresh out of nappies. But they were around for more than 10 years). Then they disbanded, and the break-up wasn't exactly well received by all band members.

So vocalist, bassist and drummer went to form another band called ANGELO. Or Angelo without the capital letters, whatever. While the two guitarists went to work on their individual projects (bless their souls), Angelo (ANGELO?) went to wallow in the sadness of PIERROT's disbandment and continue on like they're still in PIERROT. Their songs are similar, their image is similar, so yes, that means they go around dressing like they're 10 years younger than they really should.

Yes, I get that the break-up was intense. I cried for days when PIERROT broke up, I shit no one about that. But Angelo/ANGELO should really just get over themselves. I just found out that they still go around and perform PIERROT's songs at their concerts and get the crowd to reminisce the past with them. I just don't think it's doing anyone any favours if they do that. They continue being depressed about a love lost, the two guitarists that left probably think they're idiots (and I don't blame them if they do) and fans like me also think they're idiots too.

So what does that make Angelo? Depressed idiots. Not a good title if you want to continue in the showbiz. And I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but I just expected something better from the Angelo members who love PIERROT to death. What bigger respect is there than leaving PIERROT's songs alone and not sing them under a different name?

(Image courtesy of Kashifus)

12012

Just started digging up 12012's stuff again. I'm not really fond of their 2009 release, but I'm loving this song released in August 2008, "太陽" ("Taiyou"). Since it means "the sun", I feel like it's the perfect song for this summer and I just think the melody is so old-school; it's the kind of music that's been done before but it's catchy, anyway.



I love the drummer. Hehehe...

LM.C

I've been listening to LM.C's stuff again, after not having done so for a while. They're a duo from Japan who specialise in electro pop-rock or as they'd like to call it, "new century electro-rock". Their guitarist is Aiji from the now-deceased popular rock band PIERROT and the vocalist Maya has done some work in the past with popular solo artist Miyavi.

In the span of time that I haven't followed their activity, their website has been translated into 4 languages; they're set to play Taiwan, Korea, Brazil, Chile and Europe next year; they've been featured in foreign publications, both online and print; and they've allowed their international fans to pre-order tickets for their Japanese dates. Not bad at all for a band who has just become active a mere 2 years ago.

I recommend:

"little Fat Man boy"


"OH MY JULIET"


"Haunted House make a Secret"


"John"


"88"

(Image courtesy of formoz.com)

Reunion

Hello, haven't seen you for a while...


I had dinner with P tonight and the CDs that I'd lent her about two years ago have now been returned to me, safe and sound. One of them is this PIERROT album, which happens to be one of my all-time favourites. Oh, how I've missed you.

The second time around

So I just found out that the lovely PS Company is doing the second Peace & Smile Carnival early next year. I wonder whether the price of that DVD will rival that of a Hermès Birkin.

(Image courtesy of pscompany.co.jp)

Coming back

No thanks to Akiya from kagrra,, I've decided to blog again. I'm only afraid that I can't keep up with two blogs at once. But reading his blog is so much fun and so I was sold. Again.

Anyway, this is what I've been listening to the whole day yesterday.



MGMT - "Kids"