Comments on: Dir en Grey: Uroboros http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/03/01/dir-en-grey-uroboros/ Tsundere Service at no extra charge Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Synesthesia (Lynn Gibson) http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/03/01/dir-en-grey-uroboros/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Synesthesia (Lynn Gibson) Fri, 01 May 2009 02:50:38 +0000 http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/?p=445#comment-341 Yes, that is what makes Dir en grey special. The fact that all of their albums do not sound alike. But, even in their earlier days they still had a lot of hard rock going on. I think they've wanted to play harder stuff for ages. Even in stuff like Gauze and Macabre there's a lot of hard things going on, metal like screamage, so Dir en grey hardcore isn't the same thing as the hardcore of other bands, there's a power and Dir en grey-ness to it all that makes it so special. Man, I love that band. It's very hard to find a favourite band but Dir en grey is mine. Yes, that is what makes Dir en grey special. The fact that all of their albums do not sound alike.
But, even in their earlier days they still had a lot of hard rock going on. I think they’ve wanted to play harder stuff for ages. Even in stuff like Gauze and Macabre there’s a lot of hard things going on, metal like screamage, so Dir en grey hardcore isn’t the same thing as the hardcore of other bands, there’s a power and Dir en grey-ness to it all that makes it so special.

Man, I love that band. It’s very hard to find a favourite band but Dir en grey is mine.

]]> By: Martin http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/03/01/dir-en-grey-uroboros/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Martin Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:44:38 +0000 http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/?p=445#comment-195 @Kiri: I like your run-through of the album - nice and detailed. It certainly fits with Kaoru's interviews (in relation to referencing their past and present especially). Marrow packed a punch right away but I'm finding I appreciate this album more as I give it extra listens. I think it's because of the variations in mood and guitar sound but Marrow is probably more accessible, by Diru's standards, anyway! I also read recently that the PV to Dozing Green uses imagery from Kazuo Umezu, of Drifting Classroom fame. That fits their image quite well I think! @Kiri: I like your run-through of the album – nice and detailed. It certainly fits with Kaoru’s interviews (in relation to referencing their past and present especially). Marrow packed a punch right away but I’m finding I appreciate this album more as I give it extra listens. I think it’s because of the variations in mood and guitar sound but Marrow is probably more accessible, by Diru’s standards, anyway!

I also read recently that the PV to Dozing Green uses imagery from Kazuo Umezu, of Drifting Classroom fame. That fits their image quite well I think!

]]> By: Kiri http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/2009/03/01/dir-en-grey-uroboros/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Kiri Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:27:02 +0000 http://mononoaware.concretebadger.net/?p=445#comment-186 Interesting. I don't think I've actually read anyone else's review for UROBOROS, but yours was definitely insightful, however different it is from my own article on the album (though I consider mine to be more of a "first impressions" than an actual review). The more I listened to it, the more I've come to realize that I personally preferred their sound in Marrow, but I agree with you on this -- one of the things I love the most about Diru is just that they're ever willing to experiment and that none of their albums sound the same even though many have related themes. And really, I think one of UROBOROS's merits is that it encompasses all of the sounds that they have touched on in the past. It represents their past, present, and future. I really struck me that the message I got from the album is almost exactly what was intended (according to Kaoru via interview). Interesting. I don’t think I’ve actually read anyone else’s review for UROBOROS, but yours was definitely insightful, however different it is from my own article on the album (though I consider mine to be more of a “first impressions” than an actual review). The more I listened to it, the more I’ve come to realize that I personally preferred their sound in Marrow, but I agree with you on this — one of the things I love the most about Diru is just that they’re ever willing to experiment and that none of their albums sound the same even though many have related themes. And really, I think one of UROBOROS’s merits is that it encompasses all of the sounds that they have touched on in the past. It represents their past, present, and future. I really struck me that the message I got from the album is almost exactly what was intended (according to Kaoru via interview).

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