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Name: Dave
Quote of the moment: Concert DVD's
Sent: 17.23 - 5/11
It is truly a blessing to be able to view these DVD's...when B2 came to town with A Beautiful Reel, I was so amazed at the quality of the video and the production.
Compare that to the Yngwie Malmsteen "offical" tour DVD from Japan...B'z has TRULY spoiled this fan...Yngwie's DVD is GOD-awful...
Also...sorry there B2, but the Dream Theater one is just as bad...professional concert footage should not look like a bad acid trip gone bad...Petrucci's a great guitarist, but man...it was just plain awful...LOL
So...short story point...GET those DVD's they are worth ever bloody penny!
Name: ROCK man
Sent: 07.13 - 5/11
I know takboss had unofficial DVDs of the old tours. She was going to send me some, but then she went AWOL.
Name: Keen
Sent: 17.01 - 4/11
I've uploaded the full-listing of 17 songs in Tak's new album. Otanoshimiiii! Tak sings two songs btw o__0
Yeah, WcB, so far all the dvds have been all region, gotta buy some of those! Worth every penny as everyone here will be happy to testify.
Btw, ROCK man, funny you should mention old tours. Last nite, I just read bewith from around the time before Yokohama dvd was released. Apparently they asked the fans what kind of dvd they want next. So most of them sensibly demanded a full-uncut-concert dvd. Tak was like, Ok, soro soro sonna toki kana...? Most of the replies also said they wanna see tours like Survive, Fireball, Spirit Loose and so on. Tak was like yeah, it'd be great to release those too, but now it's Yokohama Brotherhood time.
Well, could it be they have recaps of previous tours in one of those 3 dvds? After all, it's 15th anniversary dvd! I hope it's not only a rumor (>.<)
Name: ROCK man
Sent: 11.48 - 4/11
Hi WcB. All the ones that they have released in the past have been ALL-REGION.
Name: WcB
Sent: 09.49 - 4/11
B'z DVD are Region 2, right? Or are they All-Region? :/
Name: ROCK man
Sent: 07.38 - 4/11
Nice! Thanks for the heads-up, Keen. While they're at it, think they'll release the old tours? 7th Blues, Loose, etc. What I wouldn't give to see Tak while he's doing the outro from kimi wo tsurete...
Name: Keen
Sent: 01.43 - 4/11
well this is rumor so far (but very strong one): B'z will release Nagisa-en 15th anniversary DVD on Dec 10. A-three-in-one set. Guess it'll be pricey too. Oh well, better start saving it minna. I hope for full concert non-stop, with a documentary on 2nd disc and 3rd is the Banzai livegym! HOPEFULLY.
Name: irene
Sent: 20.27 - 2/11
gomen ^^; it's not b'z world.. it's b'z! b'z! b'z!, under the topic ¢ŠE•W€
http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/~fwnp8773/board/yybbs.cgi
also, roots is another tie-up song, for (i think) a dorama called "blackjack", together with a tak solo song :)
Name: Keen
Sent: 07.26 - 2/11
Hm, what's up with that chart? I thought that B'z would be much higher up! What kind of big name artists would be in the top 5 then? Wowzie.
http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/newsDetail.asp?newsnum=310190005
'rigatou Irene! I've sent my love letter to B'z too, posted it at NP =p If I can ask a favour minna, when you send your (multiple) e-mail(s), don't forget to include Banzai's site URL. Anyways, which bbs mentioned it again? I searched at B'z world but couldn't find it?
Btw, I managed to dwnl Brotherhood and Konya~ Banzai clips. Oh my my my... whatever you do, Tak, put Banzai dvd at top priority on the list will you? Koshi's voice is golden condition ne! SO AMAZING.
Name: irene
Sent: 01.34 - 2/11
remember hmv's top 100 jpop artists that keen-chan posted? now our dear b'z are on the chart, at #30... i wonder who are the 29 artists :p utada? southern all stars?
b'z official website is updated ~ banzai pic! & it's in english! go send your message to b'z! let them know they have a big pool of international fans out here ;p i've sent mine ^_~
oh, someone at b'z world (jap site) mentioned about the new B'z Net Party brought by komachi & keen ^0^
Name: Dave
Quote of the moment: Not sure if we posted this one...
Sent: 13.02 - 1/11
I came across this one...I think we might have posted it before, but I'm not sure..
http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/08/feature/09/
Dave
Name: Keen
Sent: 01.47 - 1/11
this is very late thanks to Beezu! I somehow never got around to check that Beat Zone link you posted before. I have very slow connection -___-;; Anyway, Tamashii and Mai told me how the Banzai files are available from the BBS in Masahiro's site. Some of them don't work anymore coz of limited webspace. So go dwnl while you can, ppl. I'm dwnl-ing Brotherhood now *rubs hands nervously*
Name: B2
Sent: 15.41 - 31/10
ok, whoever this Hawaiian is, she (I am assuming) needs to post here! I think I speak for everyone when I say that is EXACTLY how we all feel about B'z. I've never seen it written so neatly and to the point, though! well there goes any ambition I had to make a site of my own similar to that; I can consider it done already!
Name: M
Sent: 15.01 - 31/10
keen, your bbs hates me and won't let me post.
that hawaii site IS great. it's what i wanted but have somehow managed to never achieve. *_* tamaki, that's not you is it??
one day i'm going to sit down, delete my entire site and spend 24 hrs rebuilding it from scratch! i keep writing and re-writing why i love them, why they're great, and somehow i'm just not able to do it to my satisfaction. T_T
kimi wo tsurete is great indeed. dino, you have a long drive home so you must be able to listen to it repeatedly lol.
Name: Keen
Sent: 14.44 - 31/10
Remember last year's B'z X'mas teddy bears at Tokyo Dome? They are pushing it hard core this year with promo videos, B'z special music gondola, especially since B'z will hold three X'mas concerts there, on Dec 24, 25 and 27. Sugoii na, X'mas concert. Guess which song they will definitely perform, keke.
http://music.yahoo.co.jp/jpop/music_news/sonymz/20031030/snyent001.html
I found this site through Google. It's very well written ne! Well, I don't know if the webmistress ever visits this board. If you do, I just wanna let you know that I linked to your site! IT'S REALLY GREAT, especially the reasons page! Please keep the greatness coming ne! (^0^) Minna, please visit! http://www2.hawaii.edu/~teresa/
Oh, Dino... I have that Kimi Wo Tsurete's solo listed in my best Tak's solo =p Yes, I remember how surprising it was to find such long and amazing solo at the end of the album! It was 0____o sugeeee!
Name: B2
Sent: 08.02 - 31/10
that solo is really awesome! I remember the first time I noticed its awesomeness, I was drifting off to sleep, but suddenly awoke to hearing...you know what! the little piano bit after that is a nice end to the song, and album. nice contrast to the solo as well. and as I've always said, aside from Brotherhood, Friends 2 has some of Tak's best guitar work! there's a lot of variety, guitar-wise, in that mini-album.
Kimi wo Tsurete has always reminded me of Drive to my World, mostly because they are both rather subdued album-closers, and both have awesome outro-solos.
Name: Dave
Quote of the moment: Ah.....Kimi wo Tsurete
Sent: 07.00 - 31/10
Probably Tak's finest work on the mini-albums solo wise...although Sasanqua no Fuyu Hi, Itsuka no Merry Christmas, and Shoushin rank right up there.
Dave
Name: B'z Spy #2
Sent: 05.18 - 31/10
Koshi held the WE'LL BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE for 16 secs
Easy Come Easy Go: Do you feel like singing?
Name: Enma
Quote of the moment: Waiting for Mr. Matsumoto's CD!!!
Sent: 02.58 - 31/10
Hiii~~!! Haven't written here in a while....heheheh. Sorry. Well my mom decided to buy the Tak Matsumoto CD because they are the songs that she used to listen to.....so I guess she won't give it to me. But I think that's great! I want to listen to Inaba sing Jyuri's song "Katte ni Shiagare". I remember watching Jyuri sing some song about Humphrey Bogart's days being grand... I can't remember... but some of the songs sound familiar. I hope everyone decides to check it out!!! Bye!!!
Name: Dino
Quote of the moment: Wow
Sent: 16.55 - 30/10
I was listening to Friends II in the car on my way home and the last track "kimiwo tsurete" came on. I was blown away by the solo. I never really NOTICED the outro solo but it's a killer.
Gotta re-visit other mini albums.
Name: WcB
Sent: 12.55 - 30/10
I think the CD sales thing is questionable. On the one hand, hard rock is definitely "in" in the US. Bands like Staind, Trapt, and Foo Fighters are big sellers. Also, the medium type Pop/Rock is popular Three Doors Down, Matchbox 20, and even The White Stripes are amazing.
B'z would have to use some of that American sound...and that hard sound to get in, I think. Promote them as the music gods they are, heck, bring Aerosmith into the picture with them. Collaborations can make unknowns into big stars!
And thus ends my rambling expectation of B'z in the US market... XD
Name: Keen
Sent: 10.30 - 30/10
LOL, looks like the rumored HUGE-name artist to appear in Tak's new album is *drum sound* TAK himself! He's gonna sing one song out of the confirmed 17 tracks. O Tak, babee, I can't wait! Of course there's also Koshi's "Katen Ni Shagare". I hope for nose-bleeding sexy-vocalness in this one.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hochi/geinou/oct/o20031028_70.htm
There're some more reports added to the Banzai site. Angel1 wrote a great Seattle-Vancouver combo and also two reports from Shingouki. But we can have MORE! MORE!
Name: ROCK man
Sent: 08.19 - 30/10
"Much of the audience is comprised of Japanese emigrants. The band sings primarily in Japanese, but several songs are in English or use English catch phrases. They plan to incorporate more English lyrics in the future. They hope to tour the United Kingdom soon."
I dunno. When I went to the Commodore, it was a sea of black hair. I still can't imagine B'z having that much success in the North American market (e.g. CD sales).
Sent: 08.14 - 30/10
"B'z, on the other hand, has always had a sort of blue-collar approach, promoting their music through the passion and energy they put into its crafting, and the drive for excellence that is evident in each and every one of their live performances."
Excellent article. Thanks, Keen.
Name: B
Sent: 07.02 - 30/10
not disappeared ! just waiting for the most inappropriate moment to start fangrilling again about Ina's hairdo and such..until then I write down the Tak info in my "Tak homework" notebook. not that i was ever good at doing homework though..
Name: Keen
Quote of the moment: roflsfk
Sent: 21.53 - 29/10
I brought this to myself... See how fangrils disappear after the guitar talks set in? Just kidding. Talk guitar all you want, boys. After all, we worship Tak too around here. NE???
Ok, NP's mini-site URL is changed to a more simple: http://www.geocities.com/bznetparty/
Please submit your Banzai or other concert reports soon. We wanna e-mail B'z repeatedly to give them this link, so that they know everyone enjoyed the concerts so much. Next time, they'll come with even bigger tour!
Some of you who don't check NP, there're two awesome articles to read (specially 2nd link)
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/2003/10/17/living/7037127.htm
http://www.river-f.com/store/backissue/2003/page/nov03.htm#Anchor1276422
Name: Benny
Quote of the moment: talk about tapping
Sent: 16.50 - 29/10
Akira Takasaki
see/hear him do tapping super fast...
Name: B2
Sent: 15.52 - 29/10
but Dave, Hakanai doesn't have tapping! remember when I was shocked to find this out at the show? and Tak has made quite a trademark out of that tapping+slide. you don't hear so many other people using it as often as he does, and he certainly makes it sound good!
also, Yngwie occasionally uses tapping. definitely not as often as many other shredders, but it isn't so uncommon for him to do it.
Name: WcB
Sent: 07.26 - 29/10
Did I click too quick? D'oh!
anyway, as I was going to say: The Love Is Dead solo is awesome, and I loooove all of Hakanai's guitar work...*Dreamy Eyes*
P.S. Sorry about double post.. :(
Name: WcB
Sent: 07.24 - 29/10
Oooh! I love guitar talk! I'm not that good...and don't know much about playing yet, but my bandmates are now regretting ever teaching me about sliding...hahah...I'm driving them insane. :D
Name: Dino
Quote of the moment: shredding tak
Sent: 07.02 - 29/10
......and recently on Hakanai Diamond solo, Tak pulls out the forgotten trick. I think Hakanai solo is one of the finest moments on BM.
Name: Dave
Quote of the moment: Guitar and stuff take two...(bloody keyboard)
Sent: 04.33 - 29/10
The technique that Tak uses on Love is Dead is what is reffered to as two-handed tapping. It consists of on hand holding a note with the left hand, and hammering on a higher note, while the right hand taps at a higher note, relative to the one being played.
Eddie Van Halen was the originator for this technique, and since then, every major rock artist out there, with the exception of Yngwie Malmsteen or Eric Clapton uses this technique in some capacity.
Tak's rarity when using this technique is probably due to the fact that he no longer uses a Yamaha, which has a thinner neck than his Gibson. The majority of artists who use this mainly like to use a guitar with a flatter, thinner neck, say like B2's Ibanez, or my OLP Musicman rip off (when I sitll had it). In my own playing, for years I used this technique to great effect.
Also when it comes to Tak...the few songs that he uses the technique, it is to advance the scale that he is playing...Love is Dead has such an amazing scale, that he only expounds upon it for flavor in the song. Believin' You from Knockin' "T" Around has probably one of the nicest incarnations of this technique he has used. He's fluid, graceful, and makes such a beautiful statement. In songs like Gekkou, where there is that 3 stage slur before the end of the solo, he is hammering on, sliding up and down, and pulling off on the original note...with a great, sensitive amp setup, this is a beautiful technique...and one of my personal favorites.
Dave
Name: Keen
Sent: 14.57 - 28/10
http://www.geocities.com/bznetparty/website/reports.htm
The Banzai reports site is up. These are the ones by those who consented in giving their reports for NP's mini-website. If you have written a report and wanna submit it, please reply to this. Tell me your website/journal/link becoz I would put a link to everyone's names. Also, maybe a title for the report.
PS: As much fun as it is getting to the venue and such, please write about the CONCERT itself too, lol. Thanks everyone.
Name: beezu
Sent: 10.41 - 28/10
If you look at the author's name on the clips you guys are getting from edwiz's site, you'll find they're from a guy named Masahiro (http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~BEATZONE/).
If you guys can't read Japanese and can't find the bbs, here are a couple links he's posted:
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~BEATZONE/Brotherhood.exe
http://bzbzbzbzbz.hp.infoseek.co.jp/EasyComeEasyGo.exe
Hurry before they're gone because he's said that he deletes all the old ones for the space. Either way, I'm guessing Edwiz will have these on his site soon enough.
Name: B2
Sent: 07.49 - 28/10
well, Edwiz had ABR available from his site, but the link doesn't appear to work anymore. besides, it is definitely a dvd worth buying! nothing compares to watching it on a large tv with 5.1 surround sound...ok, except maybe actually being there!
Name: Hikari
Sent: 06.56 - 28/10
where can I DL the DVD A Beautiful Reel? Please
Name: B
Sent: 22.53 - 27/10
I tried to understand what's so great about Fukuyama, but I have no clue...I find him "nice" but that's about it.
I would also prefer a Tak DNA. I can't really explain why, so I'll use the excuse that my stone-age-instincts are somehow leading me.
Name: Benny
Sent: 20.20 - 27/10
"I see Tak did the combo-moves! As if he's playing keyboard or something"
thats call the tapping (hammer on and pull off)
Eddie Van Halen popularized this technique
Name: ROCK man
Sent: 16.58 - 27/10
Keen, so you would condemn your kids to a life of ugliness and mockery? Why not Koshi's DNA, so they can attract the opposite sex and drive them insane with killer looks?
Name: Keen
Sent: 13.14 - 27/10
answer to ROCK-man question. I would have Tak's DNA anyday! I want my kid(s) to be able to write songs and play instruments like he does. Not to leave out the fact that he's tottemo yasashii and with good brain as a sacchou! Without him, what would B'z be? Ha.
Name: Keen
Quote of the moment: take a deep breath
Sent: 13.09 - 27/10
lemme see if I can get all the lessons in guitar-words from B2-sensei correct. I see Tak did the combo-moves! As if he's playing keyboard or something. But then again the solo doesn't feel as heavy as the cd one, probably becoz of the tons of light and fast notes replacing the volume-swelling instead? =p kekeke, don't stomp me flat under your feet, guitar boys. I'm appreciating Tak with all effort here. But I hardly see him do that move, the combo? Except for TIME solo, but that's only one or two notes.
That's too bad, Benny. Well go dwnl the videos then you'll feel better. I certainly am!
Name: Benny
Sent: 13.04 - 27/10
K-3
no I didn't go to the Seattle show,I decided to go to school that day for various reasons
Name: B2
Sent: 04.43 - 27/10
ok, shortened clip of Motel is bad enough, but WHYYYYY must they cut out the solo???? heii, doing stuff like that just kind of kills whatever energy the song is building, especially if it's live.
but Love is Dead. oh my GOD. that completely makes up for the Motel tragedy! that's about as perfect of a B'z performance as you can get!!! Tak's solo was flawless, Koshi sounded great and all of his screams were spot-on. and how about that little bass and guitar ditty! and Dave, that cool Shane fill I was telling you about is right at 4:55.
keep them coming, Edwiz! these poor folks who didn't make it to any of the shows deserve more fantastic clips!
Name: ROCK man
Sent: 03.39 - 27/10
One more thing, Dave. I forgot to add that once you get to the streaming page then you should click on the thumbnail preview of the clip to start the download/playing.
Name: ROCK man
Sent: 03.35 - 27/10
http://myhome.hanafos.com/~edwiz/main.htm
That's the address again, just to be sure. At the bottom of the graphic/news section, there is a line of choices. i.e. Main, Profile, Chronology, etc. You want to mouse-hover multimedia, click streaming when it comes up. Then you'll be taken to the proper page. If you have a download manager installed, e.g. Download Accelerator Plus, then it'll automatically download the clip. If you don't, I suspect Windows Media Player will just pop up and play. I'm not sure since I have DAP installed. Hope that helps.
P.S. Keen, so, the REAL question is, how many of you want Tak's DNA? Mutated as it is.
Name: Dave
Quote of the moment: Just a BIT frustrating...
Sent: 02.30 - 27/10
How DO you download from Ed-Wiz??? I can't even get a list or anything...where is these vids??
Name: Keen
Sent: 01.22 - 27/10
OMG T____T LOVE IS DEAD ROCKS MY NIGHT. I won't be able to sleep now. It's such drop-dead amazing performance. You guys are so right, Koshi's voice is really excellent this time round. And what amazing solo Tak had! It's similiar but not the same with the cd one. Maaaaaan, B'z!!! You guys are SO amazing. This kind of live performance and deliver-style really makes all the fandom worth while!
Name: Keen
Sent: 00.46 - 27/10
ROFLKS, http://www.tfm.co.jp/beautiful/dna/main.html
Tokyo FM's poll of "I want the DNA of these fine men". Here's TOP-30 by 1,278 women.
30. Kuwata Keisuke | 29. Fujii Fumiya
28. Masuda Ryohei | 27. Motoki Masahiro
26. Yamaguchi ~ | 25. Kaneshiro Takeshi
24. Sakurai~ (Mr.Children) | 23. Gackt
22. Hoshino ~ | 21. Nagase Tomoya (TOKIO)
20. ~ ~ (K-1 champion) | 19. Takahashi~
18. Okada Jyunichi (V6) | 17. Nakamura~
16. Sakurai Hideki | 15. Ichikawa~
14. Tsumabuki Satoshi | 13. Inaba Koshi
12. Ichiro (athlete) | 11. Odagiri Joe
10. Abe~ (city major?) | 09. Cain Kosugi
08. David Beckham | 07. Doumoto Koichi
06. Katori Shingo | 05. Nakada~
04. Kimura Takuya | 03. Fujiiki Naoto
02. Sakaguchi Kenji | 01. Fukuyama Masaharu
That list is choke-full of athletes, politician, actors and singers. On Koshi, it mentions how he has license to teach... how B'z has 31 consecutive #1 singles... how he earned, get this, 540,540,000 yen last year. Ok, I don't even know if I got the zeros correct. Becoz according to currency it's equivalent to US$4.9 mill. Does that sound possible? I guess it does. DAMN, Koshi is RICH! If I miss one zero, that means he earned US$49 mill last year alone. I guess that is also possible. I mean didn't Tamashii give us link to a page that mentioned how B'z donated some million dollars during Kobe earthquake or something? I wonder how much Tak, as the big-boss earned then!
*now dwnl-ing Love is Dead* MOTEL rocks big time, too bad the image sometimes lags behind. Edwiz you're my hero!!!
Name: tamashii
Sent: 21.40 - 26/10
jfan link ^^;
http://www.j-fan.com/jpop/jpop.cgi?action=artist&artist=B'z
Name: tamashii
Sent: 21.35 - 26/10
i'm busy too hahaha... busying with cool dudes in jap drama! fukuyuma, kimura, 'koda-san', yutaka t. ^0^ kakkoiiiii (none can beat dear 178 & tak though)
big thank you to edwiz again!!! motel & love is dead are now available for downloading!!
big machine album reviews:
(a rating 10 from jpop!)
http://web.pitas.com/jrock/
time for my canto drama now ^^;
Name: Keen
Sent: 14.48 - 26/10
i'm a bit busy, so i'll post more later. Angel1, great to see you having so much fun. Hope to hear more from you!!!
Name: angel1
Quote of the moment: Edwiz....you are great !!
Sent: 07.16 - 26/10
OOps now message ..... Ijust DL Arakure from Edwiz and it made me almost feel like I was back Edwiz ...domo arigatou !! You are awesome ! I actually have to tell you gys that Koshi smiled alot more in Seattle during that song ...... I was only 20-30 feet away ........... also Tak was more animated too...I thnk he is adorable.....still sorting info for my report.....EEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIII !!!!
Name: K-3
Sent: 14.14 - 25/10
To Benny:
Did you get to the concert in Seattle? I hope you got to see them.
Name: Keen
Sent: 02.23 - 25/10
Welcome Mellie! (^0^) Poor Tak lol... I thought he usually looks very loveable, no? That Arakure clip really rocks. Just the first song and everyone's high already, like M's report said so!
I guess B'z has gone back to Japan now, or maybe they go back to the house in LA to have a bit of yasumi before Livegym BIG MACHINE. Maybe last year's ABR stage-set the robots was a hint for us. This year's set would be awesome, I imagine.
Name: Keen
Sent: 02.16 - 25/10
(this is a copy of my message at B'z Net Party)
M-chan came up with fantastic idea for us to do a mini site for Livegym Banzai. Putting all the fans' reports together and then give the link to B'z Party many many times. It's bound to be noticed, no? I mean if they take time interviewing ppl they should try the internet too!
Since Banzai has officially ended last night, I'd like to start gathering the reports for:
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles, day 1 and 2
- San Francisco, day 1 and 2
- Seattle
- Vancouver
Those of you who have written the reports, would you reply to this post if you're willing to contribute yours? Also if you'd like to do any editing, this is a great time. You can choose to e-mail me or M or post it in this board (at NP).
If you haven't written one and you've been to the concerts, this is definitely a great time to start.
Remember, if we get lucky (and I think there's a huge chance that we do), these reports will be viewed by B'z authorities. ^_~ Time to show your love, minna! Aijou wo ippai kudasaiiiiiiiii.
Name: Dave
Quote of the moment: Well here is something to ponder...
Sent: 15.46 - 24/10
Seattle did not pull a "Kumamoto"...
B'z WILL be back...the NEVER lie about that kind of thing... ^_~
