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Red swan full song7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() I also can't really hear Sugizo's violin, which was the one thing I was excited for. ![]() The song sounds like a typical Yoshiki pop ballad without the added magic of Toshi. Especially after I said I wanted to try and be a positive fan. It is, once again, a true disappointment. zero info to the album, a "new" song that isn't even an X Japan song, and now all this added controversy. It isn't a bad sounding song, but man, after all that hype for ANOTHER announcement. Last week, I found one that wasn't as full. Now for the song, I listened to this new clip just now. However, he is not an equal to Toshi no matter what anyone says. I'd love to hear his guitar and violin be showcased on new songs, and that is up to Yoshiki. He IS a full fledged member of the band that has my admiration and respect as a fan, and I would love for him to finally be featured on a full album. Again, I love the dude, and none of that is a knock to him. He is also only on 3 studio releases, one of which he is barely audible in. I love Sugizo, but he has "only" been in the band since 2010, and wasn't around when they were truly making waves. Those two founded this band together, regardless of how much control Yoshiki has, that fact cannot be disputed. Sure, having "just" Yoshiki and Toshi on songs like La Venus and Without You may seem like the same thing as just having Yoshiki and Sugizo, but it isn't. I don't think Yoshiki is a bad person, but I think this was a poor and selfish decision. It was a jerk move, that's all there is to it. It proves to me that Yoshiki did this all himself, and is now in damage control mode because of the backlash. It is also different imo, because Toshi is actively in the band, is apparently friends with Yoshiki, and wasn't truly consulted about this. Now, I realize I am a hypocrite because I supported GNR with just Axl, but I did internally recognize that wasn't the same band as before. Yoshiki deciding to have zero original members, and forgoing Toshi for Hyde was disrespectful and not true "X Japan". It isn't X Japan in any way, because Toshi isn't there. Either way, this is one of my favorite songs of all time.I love speed metal X and modern X. Maybe it wasn't the music itself but what this particular music could reflect in me. But also in my best moments this song was there to celebrate with exploring faraway lands with amazing people I would never see again, enjoying my freedom and my favorite music on the way from place to place, and when this song's turn to play came on, while living a reality I'd always dreamt of, I'd take it all in, where I am, how I got here, what it took, how it feels to exist in the present, with much trial had and to be had, but always with hope. I've listened to this while taking in all kinds of moments and circumstances of my life at some of my lowest it reminded me of the beauty and hope I still had around me. It is one of my all time favorite musical pieces, a source of not only nostalgia and musical admiration, but an indescribable feeling that resonates through me as I recall how I felt each time I listened to it. This is much more than my favorite opening of a series I enjoy. ![]()
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