2008 Summer Lives - Page 33

fluffiethesock · 2008.08.23, 07:37 PM

I'm sick of Marunouchi Sadistic. I didn't even think it was particularly great in MM. Play Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo!!

Tokyo Jihad · 2008.08.23, 07:45 PM

Why doesn't she play that song??

It's totally up her alley these days (and isn't played to death -- Onaji Yoru)

gekokujyo · 2008.08.23, 07:59 PM

I think Marunouchi is like the -definitive- Jihen song, with all its references to places in Tokyo. I will never get sick of it, so I guess I'm not complaining.

kuro_neko · 2008.08.23, 09:03 PM

okay, so I am just getting ready to head out to go to night two in a few minutes. Yahiko beat me with the set list, I don't remember it entirely, but I do remember it felt quite short and when Hata announced the last song everyone was like NOOOOOOO haha.

The entire thing was filmed for tv, there were multiple cameras all around the stage, in the crowd, outside, inside, etc etc. It will air as a 3 hour program in October, so since there are a total of 5 bands we can expect to see not the entire setlist of each but most of it.

Between Scoobie Doo and The Elephant Kashmashi Ringo and Mukai came out and sang Kimochi on acoustic guitar. Between Kashimashi and Jihen the guitarist and bassist from Scoobie Doo and the saxophone and bugle players from Soil and Pimp Sessions came out and jammed for almost 10 minutes straight.

This was the first time I had heard a lot of the Variety songs live and while I was hoping they would play some Kyouiku or Adult, I had a very good time. Ringo seemed to be in a good mood, she was smiling and seemed relaxed, which is nice. BB Queen was a lot of fun. I was right down in the center front of the pit and the crowd was insane so it was a lot of fun to jump around to OSCA. A lot of these songs definitely seem like live songs to me, you guys may be disappointed about reading a set list online but being there the set list could be 3 hours of my least favorite song and I would still have a good time just watching the band have fun.

In an unrelated note, Hirama Mikio was there as the support special guitarist for the Elephant Kashimashi. His hair is cut shorter now, around his jawline/shoulders, so I was like hey is that Hirama?

I'm going tonight again but I expect the setlist to be the same with 1 or 2 small variations. If I had to guess I'd say they will probably swap one of the first songs like BB Queen or Ramp for another song off Variety or the b-sides like Pinocchio.

Tokyo Jihad · 2008.08.23, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by kuro_neko

In an unrelated note, Hirama Mikio was there as the support special guitarist for the Elephant Kashimashi.

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gekokujyo · 2008.08.23, 09:34 PM

OMG ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI! I EFFING LOVE THEM!

Sidenote: I quite agree about the whole live experience elevating the songs, actually. Like Ramp/Lamp - It was one of my least favourite songs on Variety, but hearing it live really changed my opinion of it.

ShinjiPG · 2008.08.24, 02:05 AM

Hey, who predicted that the people who actually went there loved the set-list?
I mean, if I saw Ringo happy about singing shitty songs that she thinks are great, even I would have loved the set-list. ...Or would I?

Jonny · 2008.08.24, 02:47 AM

I enjoyed it very much. Kimochi was such a sweet surprise. The pit was insane, like having hellfire rained down on you, and then some... for three hours (or more?) From the stage, Ringo watched my eyes like 15 seconds straight, and we were smiling at each other. I was right next to kuro. We were two shining lighthouses in a sea of black heads.

Ringo~Bingo · 2008.08.24, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jonny

Ringo watched my eyes like 15 seconds straight, and we were smiling at each other.

I just felt like singling that line out!

what a magical moment that must have been

ShinjiPG · 2008.08.24, 03:22 AM

I'm not sure about that.
I mean, you know more than me, you *were* there.
But I've been to some concerts where I *thought* the same had happened, but it just *looks* that way. And most of my friends, who are like, concert-addicteds, for the lack of a better expression, tell me that's a common thing to think.
It's usually misleading, because the stage as a lot of light and the crowd is, literaly, in the dark, so if you were to go up on the stage and look to the crowd, you would more likely be blinded by the amount of light. Really, just try going up on a stage, even if it's a theatre play or something: that's what happens.
Even easier, try looking to the dark.
And besides, I don't know how far the stage was from you or the crowd in general, but if it's relatively far, even if she looks at a single spot in the crowd, at least 20 people will say she was looking at them. That's perspective at work.

However, I cant be really sure about what happened to you, because, well, being a gaijin in a crowd of japanese fans might make a difference.
But the fact that mostly everyone who went to RSR, and posted here, told that Ringo had looked in their eyes... makes me wonder a lot.

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2008.08.23, 07:37 PM	#321
fluffiethesock Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,793	I'm sick of Marunouchi Sadistic. I didn't even think it was particularly great in MM. Play Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo!!

2008.08.23, 07:59 PM	#323
gekokujyo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 683	I think Marunouchi is like the -definitive- Jihen song, with all its references to places in Tokyo. I will never get sick of it, so I guess I'm not complaining.

2008.08.23, 09:03 PM	#324
kuro_neko Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: World's End Posts: 2,991	okay, so I am just getting ready to head out to go to night two in a few minutes. Yahiko beat me with the set list, I don't remember it entirely, but I do remember it felt quite short and when Hata announced the last song everyone was like NOOOOOOO haha. The entire thing was filmed for tv, there were multiple cameras all around the stage, in the crowd, outside, inside, etc etc. It will air as a 3 hour program in October, so since there are a total of 5 bands we can expect to see not the entire setlist of each but most of it. Between Scoobie Doo and The Elephant Kashmashi Ringo and Mukai came out and sang Kimochi on acoustic guitar. Between Kashimashi and Jihen the guitarist and bassist from Scoobie Doo and the saxophone and bugle players from Soil and Pimp Sessions came out and jammed for almost 10 minutes straight. This was the first time I had heard a lot of the Variety songs live and while I was hoping they would play some Kyouiku or Adult, I had a very good time. Ringo seemed to be in a good mood, she was smiling and seemed relaxed, which is nice. BB Queen was a lot of fun. I was right down in the center front of the pit and the crowd was insane so it was a lot of fun to jump around to OSCA. A lot of these songs definitely seem like live songs to me, you guys may be disappointed about reading a set list online but being there the set list could be 3 hours of my least favorite song and I would still have a good time just watching the band have fun. In an unrelated note, Hirama Mikio was there as the support special guitarist for the Elephant Kashimashi. His hair is cut shorter now, around his jawline/shoulders, so I was like hey is that Hirama? I'm going tonight again but I expect the setlist to be the same with 1 or 2 small variations. If I had to guess I'd say they will probably swap one of the first songs like BB Queen or Ramp for another song off Variety or the b-sides like Pinocchio.

2008.08.23, 09:34 PM	#326
gekokujyo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 683	OMG ELEPHANT KASHIMASHI! I EFFING LOVE THEM! Sidenote: I quite agree about the whole live experience elevating the songs, actually. Like Ramp/Lamp - It was one of my least favourite songs on Variety, but hearing it live really changed my opinion of it.

2008.08.24, 02:05 AM	#327
ShinjiPG Retired Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,491	Hey, who predicted that the people who actually went there loved the set-list? I mean, if I saw Ringo happy about singing shitty songs that she thinks are great, even I would have loved the set-list. ...Or would I?

2008.08.24, 02:47 AM	#328
Jonny Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 小平事変 Posts: 1,538	I enjoyed it very much. Kimochi was such a sweet surprise. The pit was insane, like having hellfire rained down on you, and then some... for three hours (or more?) From the stage, Ringo watched my eyes like 15 seconds straight, and we were smiling at each other. I was right next to kuro. We were two shining lighthouses in a sea of black heads.

2008.08.24, 03:22 AM	#330
ShinjiPG Retired Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,491	I'm not sure about that. I mean, you know more than me, you were there. But I've been to some concerts where I thought the same had happened, but it just looks that way. And most of my friends, who are like, concert-addicteds, for the lack of a better expression, tell me that's a common thing to think. It's usually misleading, because the stage as a lot of light and the crowd is, literaly, in the dark, so if you were to go up on the stage and look to the crowd, you would more likely be blinded by the amount of light. Really, just try going up on a stage, even if it's a theatre play or something: that's what happens. Even easier, try looking to the dark. And besides, I don't know how far the stage was from you or the crowd in general, but if it's relatively far, even if she looks at a single spot in the crowd, at least 20 people will say she was looking at them. That's perspective at work. However, I cant be really sure about what happened to you, because, well, being a gaijin in a crowd of japanese fans might make a difference. But the fact that mostly everyone who went to RSR, and posted here, told that Ringo had looked in their eyes... makes me wonder a lot.