(03-04-2010, 08:21 AM)Inkcharm Wrote: We're not talking about releasing different versions of the same DVD for various global regions, though. This is a DVD specifically just for the US IN ADDITION to the regular 2009 DVD being released. And they are being released within a few months from each other!

I think that's kind of what she was talking about...

Quote:With Paris: Well, the full Paris concert was released on DVD, true. But the documentary came EXTRA and the costs for both together are gigantic, if you want to get originals. Personally, I'd say a cut down setlist is a small price to pay if you get a documentary on the same DVD for a rather fair price. Remember, the new L7 release by L'arc comes nearly two years AFTER that tour. The VAMPS DVDs come in a much shorter time span.

Well, I guess we all have our own opinions, but personally, I find that the show itself is a lot more interesting than the documentary. It's like if they were to release a music CD and then cut back on the music to make room for how they MADE the music. Don't get me wrong, the documentaries are all fun and interesting, too, but it's not the part we were all looking for.

But like I expressed in an earlier post, I understand that the price is very hefty, but that's just one of several possible reasons for cutting back on the set list. I tend to think the actual reason it only has ten songs is because they wanted to focus on the tour overall, not just The Wiltern. Besides, if the pricing is the issue, then that's just the point, they shouldn't release so many things in such a quick time span.

Quote:Also I think it's a great thing that even after his Japanese fans made Hyde feel bad about the US tour, they're going to release a DVD specifically FOR the US tour. It's a GOOD thing. I don't really see why you'd feel robbed when you are GETTING something EXTRA. They could have released the 2009 DVD with some documentary scenes from the US (see Faith tour), but instead you are getting "your own" DVD with 10 songs AND a whole documentary ONLY set within the USA. I don't really see the bad deal you are getting here, sorry.

Again, probably because the concert is the main point of the DVD. It's like saying that if a movie director gives its overseas audience more behind-the-scenes coverage but deletes thirty minutes of the movie itself, then they're doing something special for the overseas fanbase. But then, that's just me.

Quote:Personally, I think Sweet Dreams was released because it's a song CLEARLY dedicated both to Hyde's family and his fans. With the way they did the PV, you could even go so far as to say that it's just showing how special the US fans are to VAMPS. Are you honestly going to bash them for that? I don't understand that, I really don't. And yes, of course they also wanted to make more money, which is the reason why singles are released in the first place instead of doing what Hyde wishes he could do - compose and then take it to the live stages directly.

I don't she's bashing the fact that they released it as much as how it was released, nor do I think she's really bashing. It just wasn't necessary to release the same song twice just to release an acoustic version and a PV when you could just as easily just release the PV and acoustic version through other means that would be twice as economical. I honestly think the main reason it was re-released the way it was is simply because it is the most well-received song and they wanted to rack in the extra money they could for selling it separately. That way people who don't want to or don't have the money for the whole album can buy the single. It's not a bad nor uncommon marketing strategy, but to hardcore fans, it's not as preferred to. You know, us fans always wanting MORE, MORE, MORE [/Chris Crocker]

And there is no evidence that suggests that SWEET DREAMS is really dedicated to his family. I know the lyrics make it sound like that, but a song is a work of art, which can mean MANY things, not just the meaning we want it to be. Otherwise, the creation of JESUS CHRIST would automatically mean that HYDE's son had died, and that HYDE himself had died as a result of him creating PERFECT MOMENT... unless...

OH NO, HYDE! NO, DON'T DIE! OH, DON'T DIE! I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN A CHANCE TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH MORE THAN MEGUMI I LOVE YOU! WHY?! WHY, CRUEL WORLD?! WHY DID GACKT HAVE TO WATCH DEATH NOTE?! WHY?! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?! *dramatic ending music here as he continues to cuddle against HYDE's big, strong, womanly chest*

Yeah, there's the obligatory Death Note reference of the day... anyway, K.A.Z composed SWEET DREAMS anyway, and unless Japanese culture is just that much different than American culture, I don't think K.A.Z would just think "Hey, HYDE, want me to write a song about your family?! 8DDD" - But you never know. HYDE and K.A.Z both keep their personal lives very personal (which I think is a good thing, because I really do not like those type of celebrities that over-glamorize their life by having everyone and their mother in it), so for all we know, HYDE could have been thinking about spaghetti while writing the lyrics while K.A.Z could have just easily been watching The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when composing.