Do you have good taste in music?

[wrist cutter]

Here, listen to this song: (check it out, free mp3s! Yes, you're welcome)

---> [url=http://kotori.123hostnow.com/new/dahlia.mp3]DAHLIA[/url]

For all those people who posted about Slipknot and SoaD or whatever in the "Metal" thread, this is what real metal sounds like. It's by one of the most beloved bands ever, and yes, that is an actual human drumming, not a drum machine.

If you like the song, you have good taste... otherwise, well I think you get the idea. X is a collection of the five most talented musicians ever, and "DAHLIA" is an example of them at their finest.

[Guest]

That's pretty good actually. I do like this "real metal" as you call it.
But I still like my Metal, but your "real metal" is pretty awesome.

[wrist cutter]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Atomic Sock [/i]
[B]I still like my Metal, but your "real metal" is pretty awesome. [/B][/QUOTE]

That's fine. As long as you like that song you're in good shape :)

[Guest]

"good shape" Alright whatever.
good shape *ponders*
O,o
Got anymore?

[PiroMunkie]

[color=indigo]It was enjoyable :). Real metal is nice to listen to when your in the mood for it. Though, metal is not my prime music. As you probably know I listen to punk more than anything else. Really fun stuff to listen to. So bands like System of a Down are more fun to listen to, than real metal which is just nice to listen to. I am not saying anything bad about it. Just not too often is it my cup of tea. I liked it enough, after waiting for a long while for it to buffer. Lol. :)[/color]

[Queen Asuka]

[color=crimson][size=1]I really could just not imagine Piro or Anna listening to anything besides punk and just liking it more. It's just not them at all...it's so funny. I think Piro was a big influence on Anna and the music she listens to, as well. That's where she found out about MP3.com, and she used to practically live there...(and I think she still does...)[/color][/size]

[Anna]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Queen Asuka [/i]
[B][color=crimson][size=1]I really could just not imagine Piro or Anna listening to anything besides punk and just liking it more. It's just not them at all...it's so funny. I think Piro was a big influence on Anna and the music she listens to, as well. That's where she found out about MP3.com, and she used to practically live there...(and I think she still does...)[/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE]

Yep, I do. ^_^ Although I've grown tired of it; I've pretty much searched out their entire inventory of good music, now it's time to find another resource. And I do give Piro a good bit of credit for my punk influence. I had a friend I was close to who liked MxPx, and he introduced me to punk. From then on I had liked it, but I didn't know where to get more punk music or which punk bands were good, that sort of thing; because I wasn't about to go and just buy 'punk' cds at random. Then I checked out one of Piro's old sigs with mp3's in 'em, and from then on I've been able to really discover punk music. Only problem is a lot of the major bands like Voodoo Glow Skulls, Bouncing Souls, etc. aren't available for download >_<, so I'd have to go and actually [i]buy[/i] their stuff. heh, I'm cheap....... :rolleyes:

-edit-

I just realized I totally ignored the thread's topic. :blush: I downloaded the Dahlia song, but my windows player is being really stupid, and won't play it. I'm gonna have my dad take a look at it in the morning and comment then.

[Balthasar]

Wrist cutter is right, X is one of the best bands. I actully found one of their CD's in Singapore, the Ballad collection. They use a lot of nice piano and gitar solo's in that album. I just had to get it! :blush: Where did all you guy's hear about X?

Luv Balthasar

[Jesus Chicken]

I am very interested in peoples tastes in music, so if you would be so kind, I would love to find out!

[Mist]

Wow! That was great stuff. Any idea where I can find a CD of this group?

[wrist cutter]

amazon.com surprisingly carries a few of their CDs.

If you want more selection though, then you can always use [url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp]CDJapan[/url] or [url=http://www.hmv.co.jp]HMV[/url].

[Mist]

Thanks a lot, wrist cutter. I'm going to check them out tommorow. ^ ^

[wrist cutter]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mist [/i]
[B]Thanks a lot, wrist cutter. I'm going to check them out tommorow. ^ ^ [/B][/QUOTE]

Maybe this is unwanted, but I can offer you some advice as to what to purchase.

X has four original, studio albums, God knows how many "best of" collections, a couple live albums, and numerous singles. I assume you'll want to buy a "normal" album here so I can give you a gist of what they sound like before you go buying away.

Vanishing Vision - This was their original album when they were still an underground band, but it remains today as the most successful indies album ever. Personally, I really like it, even if it only has 6 1/2 songs on it (2 of the songs are instrumentals, and "Un-finished..." is actually unfinished, so thus the 1/2). Most of the songs are just straightforward metal, but still contains the classic "Kurenai" and the epic "Alive". All the actual songs are good, so you might consider buying this if you like metal.

BLUE BLOOD - This continues in the tradition of the previous album, metal, metal, metal. It has plenty of metal tracks but varies it up a bit more. Songs like "Week End" (which I'm not too fond of personally, but it is EXTREMELY popular), "Celebration" and "Easy Fight Rambling" are much more upbeat than what you'd expect, and are much more tame and such, sounding kind of like a classic '80s rock song. It has a new version of "kurenai" (yay!) and a complete version of "Unfinished", one of their best ballads I think. Also has their second single "Endless Rain", their very best ballad ever and the song that made X a household name.

Jealousy - Unfortunately this song is really short on tracks - only 10, 2 of which are instrumentals. However, the remaining tracks are all quite good. "Silent Jealousy" is another metal/ballad combo like DAHLIA, and their most popular song behind "kurenai". It has more of the upbeat, '80-ish rock songs like "Joker", and the REALLY retro-sounding "Desperate Angel" (but hey... it's still good stuff). "Voiceless Screaming" is a really nice slower song, and the big ballad of the album, "Say Anything" is really nice as well. There's only one metal track here, "Stab Me In The Back", and it's not as good as some of their earlier ones.

DAHLIA - A big change of pace for the band. This is the album to get if you really like their ballads, because they cover roughly half of this 10 track album - "Tears", "Longing~togireta melody~", "Forever Love Acoustic Version", and "CRUCIFY MY LOVE". All the ballads are really great, some of the best I've ever heard anywhere. But also contains the amazing "DAHLIA" which you've already heard, my favorite X song. Guitarist hide contributed two real great rock songs to the album, "Scars" and "DRAIN", some of my favorite X songs. There's an instrumental piece in "WRIGGLE" and kind of a nothing song in "White Poem I", so I guess this one ends up lacking tracks kinda like most other X albums.

This might help you or not, I dunno. You might be best off just buying one of the million "best of" compilation albums if you want the best exposure to X JAPAN, but really as I see it, there's something to like on any album. I don't quite recommend "Jealousy" as much as the others though, simply because it took me the longest to get used to. But whatever floats your boat.