Hey, Berzerk, here's NO medal.
For always stepping into others' debates and thinking you're funny.
For always stepping into others' debates and thinking you're funny.
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I liked the medal. 
Anyway, back on-topic, people.
Anyway, back on-topic, people.
*avoids reading thread*
My copy of the cd still isn't here yet, lol
*shootsself* x.X
My copy of the cd still isn't here yet, lol
*shootsself* x.X
Kyuketsuki wrote:*avoids reading thread*
My copy of the cd still isn't here yet, lol
*shootsself* x.X
Did you get yours shipped via foot?
Kyuketsuki wrote:*avoids reading thread*
My copy of the cd still isn't here yet, lol
*shootsself* x.X
Mine also u__u
Those Neotokyo guys told me :
"Yeah we have that CD..."
[I ordered it a long time ago btw. -__-]
"But we have sooooo much to do, it could take one or two weeks longer till we send it out..."
ME:
*roarwar!!!!!1111oneeleven...*I really want to do something with their heads now...
shinzo wrote:Did you get yours shipped via foot?
coolie.
Lilly wrote:
Neo Tokyo need eternity.
I'd say. if you don't get it after end of May, you can complain. orz
Neo Tokyo are funny anyways. Some weeks ago they send me a mail there would be a payment still open from August last year. -____-#
Kind of early to recognize that, huh?
And what is funny, I did pay. But they lost it somewhere it seems. -_-#
Good luck for you two to get your Cds soon.
i have a theory.
remember how it was believed that the voice that speaks at the end of monophobia was Mana?
does anyone else think that the voice that says "fated raison detre" sounds an aweful lot like that voice?
the only member of moi dix mois that was around during NO and Dixanadu is Mana. so it seems reasonable to assume that this voice is mana.
just throwing that out there.
remember how it was believed that the voice that speaks at the end of monophobia was Mana?
does anyone else think that the voice that says "fated raison detre" sounds an aweful lot like that voice?
the only member of moi dix mois that was around during NO and Dixanadu is Mana. so it seems reasonable to assume that this voice is mana.
just throwing that out there.
Shadows Paradox X wrote:i have a theory.
remember how it was believed that the voice that speaks at the end of monophobia was Mana?
does anyone else think that the voice that says "fated raison detre" sounds an aweful lot like that voice?
the only member of moi dix mois that was around during NO and Dixanadu is Mana. so it seems reasonable to assume that this voice is mana.
just throwing that out there.
I always thought these voices were from mana since dix infernal.
they also seem like the ones in MM's bara no seidou live. 
shinzo wrote:Kyuketsuki wrote:*avoids reading thread*
My copy of the cd still isn't here yet, lol
*shootsself* x.X
Did you get yours shipped via foot?
Foot would have been freaking faster than this.
I'm about to email CDJ- it's been over 3 weeks.Kyuketsuki wrote:shinzo wrote:Kyuketsuki wrote:*avoids reading thread*
My copy of the cd still isn't here yet, lol
*shootsself* x.X
Did you get yours shipped via foot?
Foot would have been freaking faster than this.
DO IT
CDJ?! Which shipping option did you pick? I've never heard of an order from CDJ taking so long unless it was held up by other unreleased items. Definitely email and see what's up.Kyuketsuki wrote:Foot would have been freaking faster than this.
navate wrote:CDJ?! Which shipping option did you pick? I've never heard of an order from CDJ taking so long unless it was held up by other unreleased items. Definitely email and see what's up.Kyuketsuki wrote:Foot would have been freaking faster than this.
Errrr....I had to pick the SAL one. XD I just looked on the website, and it said it could take 1-3 weeks, but not to email them until after 12 weeks if it still isn't there. >_> I picked it because I really didn't have the money for it, and since it was only ¥500, my ¥500 bonus from my b-day would cover it. ::kisaki:: This is what I get for being cheap......
Ehh.....double post, I know, but I hardly (n)ever do it.
My cd came in tonight. It's been a month. Never, ever be tempted by economy air via CDJ. It is a nasty, nasty torment.
Anyway, here's my review:
Initial impression after listening to the entire cd once: Pretty damn good. Nothing outrightly special about it, but very good.
I'd also like to say that I noticed that Dixanadu was mixed at the same place LM was. I really did not approve of their handling of that single and begged mana to go back to their original studio. Like he'd listen to me though, right? XD They did, however, do a much better job on this cd. I've listened to it once on my stereo and am now listening to it on headphones to see if I can pick out anything drastically wrong with it. Another note is that I've switched my equalizer on iTunes to 'classical' which seems to give the sound more depth, so anyone who had any issues with the sound quality might want to try that.
Dispell Bound: I think this is my favorite song on the cd. The begining is really, really nice, and everything seems balanced enough. The mix of muttering in the backgroud and guitar playing reflects really old-school VK to me, and the 'D-I-X DIX' thing made me giggle terribly. Just Mana being his normal cheesey self.
*I give this song: A
Angelica: I'm a huge fan of clearly defined guitar sound, and this just isn't cutting it for me. I blame the mixers. Ehhh...the guitar is just a tad bit too heavy for the sound Seth's putting out at around 1:50, as well. I think this song really carries elements from the NO cd in it, which is nice. It's kind of like incorporating past works into the new one. *listens on* Yeaaah, there are parts where the guitar just isn't fitting with seth's singing. Like he'll be singing rather soft, and then you hear this "GRAWR!!" and that's just not right.
*I give this song: C+
Metaphysical: I love the orchestration. It sounds very much from 'Dialogue Symphonie', which I have absolutly no problem with since that's my favorite MdM song. Mana's on a roll with these song introductions, I really like them so far. The guitars are much clearer in this song, which is good. This song is almost like a mix of Dialogue symphonie and Deus ex Machina. Pretty nice rock out song. *listens closely* Y hallo ther, Mana.
*I give this song: B+
Exclude: I love electronic stuff. I really do, I adore it, so the intro to this song is great. GAHH! That guitar riff sounds like someone! Who is it?? D: At around :45. Hmmmm.... *continues* Seth's really doing a great job on this song, his voice fits really well, so kudos to him. OH! I figured out why that guitar movement sounds so familiar!! Gackt's 'White eyes' anyone? God, I'm glad I figured that out. I was honestly going to lose sleep over it if I didn't figure it out.
*I give this song: A
Last Temptation: My, my- remake #1. Now, when I first heard this song, I thought seth did a really awesome job at the begining. The speed really fit the song for that part, but when it got to the chorus, I fully expected it to speed up and rock out. No such luck. I'm kind of disappointed, but that's the way it goes. The gradual speeding up makes up for it a little bit, because the whole song in slow motion would have sucked. I don't particularly like the way the vocals are done in the chorus. I think it should have been seth belting it, and instead I get a choir. The man really needs to sing out. Especially on the 'sasayaku' at the end. This is where I'm starting to miss Juka.
*I give this song: B-
Immortal Madness: Yeah, go, guys, go!!
*I give this song: A
Neo Pessimiste: Nice guitar there at the begining. Very crisp sounding, if that can even be said. I'm sorry to say that things were really awesome until Seth started singing. XD He really, really needs to belt it. Really. Just sing out. Ah, okay, it's a little hard to hear him here at the chorus. I'd blame this on the mixing, but I think Mana was trying to go for a 'this is what it would be like at a live' atmosphere. Also, I'm not too keen on the everyone yelling at once thing in this song. Generally I like it, but it just doesn't seem to fit here. Nice vocal effect at 3:10. I really like that we can hear Hayato in this song as well.
*I give this song: B/B+ <---somewhere in the middle.
Xanadu: And we come to the title track. Nice organ. Ooh, go seth here at the begining. Ick, there's some mixing problems here. Once we hit the guitars, they have next to no depth to them. I blame this entirely on the mixers. You don't muffle the guitars in a rock band. Bastards. Anyway, Seth is doing a really awesome job on the verses. I'm just brought back to the same complaint of him not singing out at the chorus. He'll get a high note and just fade out. Now, that's understandable at a live, but this is the cd, make a little effort. XD I just want to smack him with a ruler every time he misses a spot to really make an impact in the song. Overall a good, moderately paced song.
*I give this song: B+
A Lapis Night's Dream: Phantom of the Opera, anyone? I can imagine Mana as that here. Cool.
*I give this song: B+
Lamentful Miss: I can't really tell any difference from this and the single version. Maybe there isn't any difference. That's kind of a bad thing. The mixing is still horribly off on the song, especially at the begining and it's destracting. Actually, where ever that part at the begining repeats is annoying. You could have done better, Mana.
*I give this song: C-
Lilac of Damnation: Yay for cheesy synths there at the beginning. ::kisaki:: I like the group chanting or whatever it is, but it's hard there at first to tell what note seth is trying to sing because he WON'T SING OUT. He's getting covered up entirely by the instrumentals, which could be one of two things: 1) Mana trying to go for the 'this is what it'd be like at a live' feel, or 2) MIXERS. 
I like the guitar work, however, and the instrumentals *are* really pretty. I liked the slowing down there for a few seconds in the middle. Signature changes are always fun and add dynamics to a piece.
*I give this song: B-
Sacred Lake: Whoa, key, there, Mana. Eh, I'm sure it's what he was going for, but it just sounds really out of place. The later octave adjustment helps somewhat. I like the marching drum pattern. Ah, at the bells at the end would have been extra cool had they actually sounded like a music box. Ah well.
*I give this song: B-
Overal Grade: B
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Conclusion: Seth is brilliant at the new songs, but should stay away from Juka's pieces. He's obviously not comfortable with them, and even said so once, even if it was in Madosho. He needs to SING OUT. I can't stress that enough. Make the song your own, man! You can do it! God gave you vocal chords!
The guitar work is nice in the cd, I really liked it, and I liked the addition of more electronic elements since it gives the songs more of an edge. All of it together is a nice job of everyone balancing together, and that's a big step for Moi dix Mois, so kudos to Mana for handing over the reigns there even if everything is his own.
A note about my review: I did this review while listening to the song at the same time. Anything I might've commented on happened in sequential order most likely. I also did this review without reading any of the other reviews in this thread beforehand, so if any of these things were already discussed or argued over to death, I don't know about it yet. After I hit this post button, then I'll go look. I avoided this thread like the plague after the third page until my cd got here and didn't want to be influenced at all so that I could give a purely objective review based on my own musical knowledge.
Thanks for letting me post this uber late. I will never, ever do SAL shipping again.
My cd came in tonight. It's been a month. Never, ever be tempted by economy air via CDJ. It is a nasty, nasty torment.
Anyway, here's my review:
Initial impression after listening to the entire cd once: Pretty damn good. Nothing outrightly special about it, but very good.
I'd also like to say that I noticed that Dixanadu was mixed at the same place LM was. I really did not approve of their handling of that single and begged mana to go back to their original studio. Like he'd listen to me though, right? XD They did, however, do a much better job on this cd. I've listened to it once on my stereo and am now listening to it on headphones to see if I can pick out anything drastically wrong with it. Another note is that I've switched my equalizer on iTunes to 'classical' which seems to give the sound more depth, so anyone who had any issues with the sound quality might want to try that.
Dispell Bound: I think this is my favorite song on the cd. The begining is really, really nice, and everything seems balanced enough. The mix of muttering in the backgroud and guitar playing reflects really old-school VK to me, and the 'D-I-X DIX' thing made me giggle terribly. Just Mana being his normal cheesey self.
*I give this song: A
Angelica: I'm a huge fan of clearly defined guitar sound, and this just isn't cutting it for me. I blame the mixers. Ehhh...the guitar is just a tad bit too heavy for the sound Seth's putting out at around 1:50, as well. I think this song really carries elements from the NO cd in it, which is nice. It's kind of like incorporating past works into the new one. *listens on* Yeaaah, there are parts where the guitar just isn't fitting with seth's singing. Like he'll be singing rather soft, and then you hear this "GRAWR!!" and that's just not right.
*I give this song: C+
Metaphysical: I love the orchestration. It sounds very much from 'Dialogue Symphonie', which I have absolutly no problem with since that's my favorite MdM song. Mana's on a roll with these song introductions, I really like them so far. The guitars are much clearer in this song, which is good. This song is almost like a mix of Dialogue symphonie and Deus ex Machina. Pretty nice rock out song. *listens closely* Y hallo ther, Mana.
*I give this song: B+
Exclude: I love electronic stuff. I really do, I adore it, so the intro to this song is great. GAHH! That guitar riff sounds like someone! Who is it?? D: At around :45. Hmmmm.... *continues* Seth's really doing a great job on this song, his voice fits really well, so kudos to him. OH! I figured out why that guitar movement sounds so familiar!! Gackt's 'White eyes' anyone?
God, I'm glad I figured that out. I was honestly going to lose sleep over it if I didn't figure it out.*I give this song: A
Last Temptation: My, my- remake #1. Now, when I first heard this song, I thought seth did a really awesome job at the begining. The speed really fit the song for that part, but when it got to the chorus, I fully expected it to speed up and rock out. No such luck. I'm kind of disappointed, but that's the way it goes. The gradual speeding up makes up for it a little bit, because the whole song in slow motion would have sucked. I don't particularly like the way the vocals are done in the chorus. I think it should have been seth belting it, and instead I get a choir. The man really needs to sing out. Especially on the 'sasayaku' at the end. This is where I'm starting to miss Juka.
*I give this song: B-
Immortal Madness: Yeah, go, guys, go!!
*I give this song: A
Neo Pessimiste: Nice guitar there at the begining. Very crisp sounding, if that can even be said. I'm sorry to say that things were really awesome until Seth started singing. XD He really, really needs to belt it. Really. Just sing out. Ah, okay, it's a little hard to hear him here at the chorus. I'd blame this on the mixing, but I think Mana was trying to go for a 'this is what it would be like at a live' atmosphere. Also, I'm not too keen on the everyone yelling at once thing in this song. Generally I like it, but it just doesn't seem to fit here. Nice vocal effect at 3:10. I really like that we can hear Hayato in this song as well.
*I give this song: B/B+ <---somewhere in the middle.
Xanadu: And we come to the title track. Nice organ. Ooh, go seth here at the begining. Ick, there's some mixing problems here. Once we hit the guitars, they have next to no depth to them. I blame this entirely on the mixers. You don't muffle the guitars in a rock band. Bastards. Anyway, Seth is doing a really awesome job on the verses. I'm just brought back to the same complaint of him not singing out at the chorus. He'll get a high note and just fade out. Now, that's understandable at a live, but this is the cd, make a little effort. XD I just want to smack him with a ruler every time he misses a spot to really make an impact in the song. Overall a good, moderately paced song.
*I give this song: B+
A Lapis Night's Dream: Phantom of the Opera, anyone? I can imagine Mana as that here. Cool.
*I give this song: B+
Lamentful Miss: I can't really tell any difference from this and the single version. Maybe there isn't any difference. That's kind of a bad thing. The mixing is still horribly off on the song, especially at the begining and it's destracting. Actually, where ever that part at the begining repeats is annoying. You could have done better, Mana.
*I give this song: C-
Lilac of Damnation: Yay for cheesy synths there at the beginning. ::kisaki:: I like the group chanting or whatever it is, but it's hard there at first to tell what note seth is trying to sing because he WON'T SING OUT.
He's getting covered up entirely by the instrumentals, which could be one of two things: 1) Mana trying to go for the 'this is what it'd be like at a live' feel, or 2) MIXERS. I like the guitar work, however, and the instrumentals *are* really pretty. I liked the slowing down there for a few seconds in the middle. Signature changes are always fun and add dynamics to a piece.*I give this song: B-
Sacred Lake: Whoa, key, there, Mana. Eh, I'm sure it's what he was going for, but it just sounds really out of place. The later octave adjustment helps somewhat. I like the marching drum pattern. Ah, at the bells at the end would have been extra cool had they actually sounded like a music box. Ah well.
*I give this song: B-
Overal Grade: B
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Conclusion: Seth is brilliant at the new songs, but should stay away from Juka's pieces. He's obviously not comfortable with them, and even said so once, even if it was in Madosho. He needs to SING OUT. I can't stress that enough. Make the song your own, man! You can do it! God gave you vocal chords!
The guitar work is nice in the cd, I really liked it, and I liked the addition of more electronic elements since it gives the songs more of an edge. All of it together is a nice job of everyone balancing together, and that's a big step for Moi dix Mois, so kudos to Mana for handing over the reigns there even if everything is his own.
A note about my review: I did this review while listening to the song at the same time. Anything I might've commented on happened in sequential order most likely. I also did this review without reading any of the other reviews in this thread beforehand, so if any of these things were already discussed or argued over to death, I don't know about it yet. After I hit this post button, then I'll go look. I avoided this thread like the plague after the third page until my cd got here and didn't want to be influenced at all so that I could give a purely objective review based on my own musical knowledge.
Thanks for letting me post this uber late. I will never, ever do SAL shipping again.