in fact, imo, taiji was the best at singing in english. all u need to do is to listen to him singing in rose of pain. from his enunciation, you can't tell he's japanese.
Yeah, they made a big mistake letting go of Taiji.
Typical, Yoshiki kicks him out because he doesn't agree. Really, Taiji was on the right track in keeping X metal.
Dahlia is dribble compared to Vanishing Vision, in my personal opinion. I cannot stand that synthesis new age techno shit in almost every song on Dahlia.
it's just that the way to go is commercialisation. i understand from your point of view, from a devout metal fan, staying on course to continue playing metal is the way to go, but can't go far as far as their genre is concerned. that's why probably they went commercialised.
they can't go far if they were to stay 'metal metal metal'. to be honest, their music isn't even similar to dream theater's(an example of a band that plays metal all the way and are famous). i'm not saying they suck, i'm saying it's because of the genre they play that it's better to go commercial.
Can't go far? They already were going far before Taiji left the band, mate. And their 'commercialism' never allowed them to break into the international market (apart from other regions of asia), so your argument is completely redundant.
It doesn't matter that their music is not similar to dream theater. There are plenty of metal bands that are highly successful. Iron Maiden, Metallica, Kamelot, Grave Digger, Kalmah. All have different styles, but earn money.
like I said, xjapan's repertoire isn't exactly the same as the bands you mentioned. so it's not apples-to-apples comparison. it's easier for them if they had done what they had done, going commercial. they were well-received also because of them being able to play a wide repertoire of music ranging from hard to soft, fast to slow. that's the key. you need to spend some time and think about it. the bands you mentioned don't get the exposure that well-known bands do & i dont mean underground ones.
the reason why they never broke into international market in a big way has to do with the medium language of they music they create and show to the world. it takes time. but now they're making inroads into the usa, slowly. they recently went to perform at nyc and all and what with their future plans to do concerts at venues in america. you'll see.
Yeah thats true, because of singing in their native tongue.
I don't think the music genre so much is to blame on lack of international success. Definitely the japanese vocals and, let's face it, English that you can hardly even understand without a lyrics reference. And their visual style around this time. Problem is, they were about a decade too late with the whole 'glam' thing.
Loudness was snapped up in the US fast. That's because you can actually understand their English.
No insult intended for X fans. I love them...but really, some of their 'english' isn't great at all. I'm not complaining, after all I can't speak a word of Japanese.
they started commercialism in 1989. Do you think that songs like Feels Damage, No Connexion, or break the Darkness would be accepted by the record company? ABSOLUTLEY NOT.
Korean govenment is predicting for the size of our nation's exports will overtake Japan's by 2022. and it will be world's 4th largest exporting nation. by 2022, Korea will be no.4th largest exporting economy followed by China, America, Germany. Japan is on 5th, poor nation. 2022, world rank : 1st China (69,200 billion dollars), 2nd America (28,000 billion), 3rd Germany (21,600 billion), 4th Korea (11,900 billion) 5h Japan (11,200 billion)
hey yogamakoto,i've compliment about j-rock bands;almost ALL japanese bands i've come across are all awesome!!!they're skillfull in the instrument/s they play.The musics are so creatively compose especially the GUITAR SOLO!!!They are even bass solo and drum solo!!!J-rock rules!!especially X!!
Hey guys, When did you know about X and how big is X in your countries?
Which countries are you guys from? I'm just wondering, cos I'm Japanese and love & grew up with X since 1989. X became bigger and bigger so quickly in Japan at that time and now they are legend. X became known to the other
I'm from America and I've been an X/hide fan for about 7 years now. I know a lot of people who are not Japanese and have been fans for a while but that is because of the internet. However, they are not too famous here. I think many people have heard of their name but don't know their music. Anyway, I hope that Saw IV will help them gain more fans out side of Japan.
I'm from México, and i'm X fan for 10 Years, many of my friends are fans to, and i know much more people for around here that likes to. I just love it since the moment i heart one song of them.
I've known X since 6 years ag. Though they aren't popular around here they are popular between me and my friends. I'm from Canada and I'm really hoping SAW IV will make them popular all around so I can see them live here in Canada
Well, I'm from Australia, and I am a fan of heavy metal. X is known very well worldwide by metal fans; they've influenced a lot of other bands and are definately one of the most talented.
Almost no one in Australia has heard of X, but a lot of my friends - who are into metal like I am - know them very well. =D
@yogamakoto I learned about X from another obscure band where the lead singer sang at the hide memorial summit in 2004. The first two songs I heard were Endless Rain and Vanishing Love
@yogamakoto The song "IV" came as one of the free downloads if you bought Rockband 2 bandkit so I know that several people know about them from that. Personally I had been listening to them for a very long time before I realized they had stuff in "SAW IV". Most of my Jrock stuff has been discovered either via friends or internet.
Ooooooohhh!!! nice. Anything pre-hide/pata/taiji lineup? I'm particularly interested in the 1985-6 era which produced the legendary Orugasumu EP ^^ since Jun (Hisashi Takai) IS one of my favorite japanese guitarists hehe ^-^
That I do not have. That would be a real rarity but since I'm pretty much a hide fan, I never even thought of looking for that stuff, not that I could find it if I did. I would love to see that myself.
TAIJI is soooooooooo handsome.........
model23girl23 3 months ago
RIP TAIJI
restsama 7 months ago
ese solo de guitarra esta mucho mejor que el que tocan
carloSask 1 year ago
the most match bassisst TAIJI !!
misawahbk 1 year ago
TOSHI & YOSHIKI IS SOOOOOOO ENERGETIC IN ALL THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCES!!!!!
i wonder where they got that such of energy....
asshemey05 2 years ago
@asshemey05
Yoshiki's a drama queen.
Toshi is just cool. :)
I love Taiji, he's the best. :D
mrgrazzt 2 years ago
yeah, Toshi & Taiji are cool!!!
Yoshiki is beautifool...XD
asshemey05 2 years ago
in fact, imo, taiji was the best at singing in english. all u need to do is to listen to him singing in rose of pain. from his enunciation, you can't tell he's japanese.
aloozer 2 years ago
@aloozer
Yeah, they made a big mistake letting go of Taiji.
Typical, Yoshiki kicks him out because he doesn't agree. Really, Taiji was on the right track in keeping X metal.
Dahlia is dribble compared to Vanishing Vision, in my personal opinion. I cannot stand that synthesis new age techno shit in almost every song on Dahlia.
mrgrazzt 2 years ago
it's just that the way to go is commercialisation. i understand from your point of view, from a devout metal fan, staying on course to continue playing metal is the way to go, but can't go far as far as their genre is concerned. that's why probably they went commercialised.
aloozer 2 years ago
@aloozer
Can't go far? They were already the most successful, best selling band in Japan by 1992, way before 'going commercial'.
They would have still been multi millionaires even if they didn't take Dahlia in the same direction, in my opinion.
mrgrazzt 2 years ago
they can't go far if they were to stay 'metal metal metal'. to be honest, their music isn't even similar to dream theater's(an example of a band that plays metal all the way and are famous). i'm not saying they suck, i'm saying it's because of the genre they play that it's better to go commercial.
aloozer 2 years ago
@aloozer
Can't go far? They already were going far before Taiji left the band, mate. And their 'commercialism' never allowed them to break into the international market (apart from other regions of asia), so your argument is completely redundant.
It doesn't matter that their music is not similar to dream theater. There are plenty of metal bands that are highly successful. Iron Maiden, Metallica, Kamelot, Grave Digger, Kalmah. All have different styles, but earn money.
Learn it.
mrgrazzt 2 years ago
like I said, xjapan's repertoire isn't exactly the same as the bands you mentioned. so it's not apples-to-apples comparison. it's easier for them if they had done what they had done, going commercial. they were well-received also because of them being able to play a wide repertoire of music ranging from hard to soft, fast to slow. that's the key. you need to spend some time and think about it. the bands you mentioned don't get the exposure that well-known bands do & i dont mean underground ones.
aloozer 2 years ago
the reason why they never broke into international market in a big way has to do with the medium language of they music they create and show to the world. it takes time. but now they're making inroads into the usa, slowly. they recently went to perform at nyc and all and what with their future plans to do concerts at venues in america. you'll see.
aloozer 2 years ago
@aloozer
Yeah thats true, because of singing in their native tongue.
I don't think the music genre so much is to blame on lack of international success. Definitely the japanese vocals and, let's face it, English that you can hardly even understand without a lyrics reference. And their visual style around this time. Problem is, they were about a decade too late with the whole 'glam' thing.
Loudness was snapped up in the US fast. That's because you can actually understand their English.
mrgrazzt 2 years ago
@mrgrazzt
No insult intended for X fans. I love them...but really, some of their 'english' isn't great at all. I'm not complaining, after all I can't speak a word of Japanese.
mrgrazzt 2 years ago
they started commercialism in 1989. Do you think that songs like Feels Damage, No Connexion, or break the Darkness would be accepted by the record company? ABSOLUTLEY NOT.
title26 2 years ago
any person who finds heath better then Taiji, simply says so based on look and not on actual talent. its pretty much true. they suck at denying it.
title26 2 years ago
was this from 1990?
title26 2 years ago
I believe it's earlier than 1990. most likely 1989.
sourteeth 2 years ago
Taiji's voice is so great!
yu313smile 2 years ago 2
hide's great voice at 1:09!!!!
Saulo2006 2 years ago 2
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no, it's heath's voice.
look at 1:45
ckck1217 2 years ago
He is Taiji.
Not Heath.
w84081612 2 years ago 13
lol dude its Taiji
4433528534 2 years ago
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forever invasion ! forever Yasukuni !
good song by X-Natzi
endless rain? ^^
Japanese should sing
endless invasion or endless raping
drahn1275 2 years ago
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Korean govenment is predicting for the size of our nation's exports will overtake Japan's by 2022. and it will be world's 4th largest exporting nation. by 2022, Korea will be no.4th largest exporting economy followed by China, America, Germany. Japan is on 5th, poor nation. 2022, world rank : 1st China (69,200 billion dollars), 2nd America (28,000 billion), 3rd Germany (21,600 billion), 4th Korea (11,900 billion) 5h Japan (11,200 billion)
drahn1275 2 years ago
Love this vid it shows a time when X-Japan were fucking badass!
polyphony89 2 years ago 2
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title26 2 years ago
This is absolutely beautiful, and i'm not a jrock lover... This song is awesome though !
PepinoMichoacan 2 years ago 2
does that stepping that toshi does on 00.05 have a name?
mirrorpiece 3 years ago
yes. it is called x-step
dkdnTLqkf 3 years ago 2
roflmao.
aloozer 2 years ago
shit... i thought i preferred the remix/live solo... but hearing this makes me think maybe I prefer the blue blood solo...
Damn, X are so good :D
Karmoon7 3 years ago
I'm from Holland , and this is way better than most of the american and europese shit.
JoyC666 3 years ago 22
Ooooohjaaa.. je hebt zeker gelijk xD
groot fan?
robbjee 3 years ago
Ojeah diehard fan. Ik wil zoo badly naar frankrijk maar heb geen geld x_x
leuk om meer fans te ontmoeten uit nederland.
JoyC666 3 years ago
Heb 't zelfde verhaal.. maar ik denk dat concert kaartje duurder is als de reis.. dus daar zit bij mij 't probleem.
^^ volgende loon een X tattoo laten zetten^^
robbjee 3 years ago
true true , cool heb ik ook nog aan gedacht maar ik neem liever een andere , maar wel iets met japanse/chinese invloeden.
JoyC666 3 years ago
fuck yeah!
MournfulDemon 3 years ago
hey yogamakoto,i've compliment about j-rock bands;almost ALL japanese bands i've come across are all awesome!!!they're skillfull in the instrument/s they play.The musics are so creatively compose especially the GUITAR SOLO!!!They are even bass solo and drum solo!!!J-rock rules!!especially X!!
kisame009 3 years ago
remember this aint jrock this is X there soo good they need there on genre
1starfox1 3 years ago 3
X is growing lots of fans RAPIDLY accelerating..even as we speak(well, 'type' in this case),fans of X still growing..
X is the best,successful band ever!
Denying that particular statement=running away frm reality
GO X!!
<3 hide always.!!
kisame009 3 years ago
the guitar solo is awsome!!!
parkjan123 3 years ago 2
i haven't seen this vid before
thanks for sharing!!
Zerocouponbond 4 years ago 2
Hey guys, When did you know about X and how big is X in your countries?
Which countries are you guys from? I'm just wondering, cos I'm Japanese and love & grew up with X since 1989. X became bigger and bigger so quickly in Japan at that time and now they are legend. X became known to the other
countries because of the film "SAW IV"?
yogamakoto 4 years ago
Hi yogamakoto.
I'm from America and I've been an X/hide fan for about 7 years now. I know a lot of people who are not Japanese and have been fans for a while but that is because of the internet. However, they are not too famous here. I think many people have heard of their name but don't know their music. Anyway, I hope that Saw IV will help them gain more fans out side of Japan.
Mellie 4 years ago
Thanx a lot! yeah i agree. there are many good bands in the world but there are only a few that
actually touch & shake our spirits. i like every song but I.V. is just amasing... well come back X!
yogamakoto 4 years ago
I'm from México, and i'm X fan for 10 Years, many of my friends are fans to, and i know much more people for around here that likes to. I just love it since the moment i heart one song of them.
Seryeth 4 years ago
i'm from Scotland, i was only jsut told about x japan but i have some friends who've been into them for a good few years, they fucking kik ass
3vilTeddybear 4 years ago
I've known X since 6 years ag. Though they aren't popular around here they are popular between me and my friends. I'm from Canada and I'm really hoping SAW IV will make them popular all around so I can see them live here in Canada
CrowEffect 4 years ago
Well, I'm from Australia, and I am a fan of heavy metal. X is known very well worldwide by metal fans; they've influenced a lot of other bands and are definately one of the most talented.
Almost no one in Australia has heard of X, but a lot of my friends - who are into metal like I am - know them very well. =D
Stormvermin 4 years ago
@yogamakoto I learned about X from another obscure band where the lead singer sang at the hide memorial summit in 2004. The first two songs I heard were Endless Rain and Vanishing Love
thenewtitle26 1 year ago
@yogamakoto The song "IV" came as one of the free downloads if you bought Rockband 2 bandkit so I know that several people know about them from that. Personally I had been listening to them for a very long time before I realized they had stuff in "SAW IV". Most of my Jrock stuff has been discovered either via friends or internet.
only1sn1not1taken 9 months ago
@yogamakoto shutup kid. you started know x japan just yesterday.
I teach you what X JAPAN is.
Get a life,Fake.
tenchuww 2 weeks ago
懐かしすぎ！ヒデかっこいい！
rc450247 4 years ago
taiji's bass playing is so hot!! wonder what X would have been like if he didn't leave.
Michi298 4 years ago
Better, to say the least. I'm not a big fan of Heath, really. Taiji's back-up singing is great too.
Stormvermin 4 years ago 3
TAIJIカッコイイ。。。。
nsx1213 4 years ago 3
If thats Hide doing the backup, he has an amazing voice.
Jibbler 4 years ago 4
Its Taiji for this recording and hide for most others.
iopunderstealth 4 years ago 4
Actually it's both but mainly hide.
Mellie 4 years ago
TAIJIIIIIIIIII<3
nsx1213 4 years ago
God...I farking love this. Missed them loads... R.I.P hide kun.
MappleLow 4 years ago
WOW! GREAT PERFOMACE! I love the guitar solo that started at 02:00!!! Incredible! WEEKEND~~~~I'm at my wits end!!!
CasinoCEO 4 years ago
X JAPAN RULEZ!
yoshiki 5 years ago
HIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE <3
JelloBeanie 5 years ago
Im at my wits end, WEEK END
sourteeth 5 years ago
i love how he did week end in the end
XxDarkDemonPrincessX 5 years ago
Pretty sweet, although doesn't compare to their performance at Bakuhatsu ^^
do you have any other older X vids?
visualrocker69 5 years ago
I have several on DVD and I have a couple more ripped that I will be uploading soon.
Mellie 5 years ago
Ooooooohhh!!! nice. Anything pre-hide/pata/taiji lineup? I'm particularly interested in the 1985-6 era which produced the legendary Orugasumu EP ^^ since Jun (Hisashi Takai) IS one of my favorite japanese guitarists hehe ^-^
visualrocker69 5 years ago
That I do not have. That would be a real rarity but since I'm pretty much a hide fan, I never even thought of looking for that stuff, not that I could find it if I did. I would love to see that myself.
Mellie 5 years ago
I knew someone who collected X rarities ^^ he made a short clip from a vhs rip of some 1986 concert with Jun, but i lost it T_T
here's his site where he shows off his stuff:
http://www.geocities.com/bigkingpogo/
I'm a hide fan too, but Jun *_* omg.
visualrocker69 5 years ago
Wow, that's pretty cool, thanks for the link.
Mellie 5 years ago