(10-20-2009, 08:07 PM)vegetapr69 Wrote: Yeah, thanks for understanding my point. Just in case I didn't mean to compare JESUS CHRIST or the FAITH album to christian rock...what I meant was that the lyrics of this album are way stronger than others that were meant to give more direct message regarding the 'faith' thing.

To me, that's because most Christian rock artists intend to be family-friendly and friendly to sensitive ears. HYDE, on the other hand, doesn't care and will say whatever is on the top of his mind. I would have never expected an artist to say something as blunt as "God give me death," but HYDE was the only musician to have the audacity to do so with no thought as to "Hmm, that's a bit sensitive, maybe I should change it a bit so people don't get the wrong impression." HYDE's not the first to be that blunt, of course. But the difference between HYDE and other artists with that kind of mindset, though, is that HYDE is capable of being that way WITHOUT trying to offend people.

Quote:After all, I don't know any other artist who has shown his 'spiritual search' [as I saw it] through his solo albums...something that maybe for the half of the music industry would be unforgettable.

I wouldn't define it as a spiritual search as much as telling his views on religion and how the practice of religion has impacted his life as well as the whole world, but I do believe it definitely took some research and thought on his part to pull off an album like FAITH.

Quote:And let's think straight on something else...the norm on this side of the world in the music industry is that when the singer [or all the members] of a famous group/band decides to make a solo careers...it means that they had a fight or something. And...that a reunion can only happen ten years later or when they need to make money. [Creed anyone?]

Not always true... well, not in Japan anyway. Buck-Tick also being an example of a still-active band in which all the members have a solo career. But you are sort of right about the fighting thing. Most artists begin their solo career when they have a musical inspiration that they don't believe, or have been told, that it will be accepted by the rest of the band. I mean, I highly doubt any of HYDE's solo songs would have ever made it as L'Arc songs. They're two completely different styles. Even if they did, the song would have been altered to fit the interest of the other band members, which can be really painful to see when a musician puts so much heart into it.

Quote:And I'm glad that in that way L'Arc~en~Ciel had proven that they have everything fine and they returned like nothing happened years later, in fact...they have supported each others projects which is great.

Well, if I remember right, most of their solo records are all on the same record label, with an exception of VAMPS (HYDE solo was originally also on the same record label before VAMPROSE) so it's not like they're selling themselves to a competitor or anything.

Quote:Remember that Yukihiro's band Acid Android played at one of VAMPS shows in Japan...and that they have attended each others' shows in support.

Yeah, that is also amazing.

Quote:Where else you can see this without the record company making big no-no's or public complains about it?

To me, I think it's because record labels in Japan seem to understand the fanbase a little better than in America. Hence HYDE actually said "Do you like crabs?" in Baltimore. Any other company would decide that it was just a fan inside joke and would be stupid to add something that the fans make jokes about.