yeah, I agree. I remember the first time I heard LOVE ADDICT I couldn't stand it.. but after hearing it Live, it's one of my favorite Vamps songs now :)
I didn't have that problem with DEVIL SIDE though, I loved it instantly xD
I find it very catchy~
=)

(04-25-2010, 03:29 PM)polarwhiteseal Wrote: Okay so I've been hearing a lot of positive comments about DEVIL SIDE. I hate to say but I did not dig the song very much. When I first heard the chorus from the preview, I had high expectations for it. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed upon my first hearing of the full version. I decided to listen to it a few more times before I made any judgement to it. However, I'm still not fond of it. Perhaps it will take me a year to like it as it did with LOVE ADDICT for me.

Like someone mentioned earlier, the chorus seemed very forced in but it's somewhat catchy. The lyrics are okay... it's hyde so it's understandable. I have nothing against the PV (because of the hot girls!!!). and hyde kissing that one blonde chick? Yeah, I was surprised, but I was even more surprised that he didn't kiss a hotter girl. lol. But what I'm trying to say is that... for those who have a problem with what hyde did, you have to remember, he's FUCKING hyde, he does whatever he FUCKING wants. Sorry for the cursing but it's the best emphasis to describe the rocker side of him. Remember, outside of his rocker personality, he's gentle, nice, kind man. Please separate his personal and professional life.

Anyways, I have to hear this song live because as with most VAMPS songs, they are meant to be played and heard live, not from CDs.

Truth be told, the song is not for everyone. It's an amazing song, but way different than what I expected from the preview. In all fairness, I didn't know what to expect anyway.

After the song's newness has finally dried out, a lot of the flaws become painfully visible. But I still love the song.

Also, the people complaining about HYDE's man-slut persona displayed in the video... prepare for the controversy... PREPARE FOR THE CONTROVERSY... the people who complain about HYDE's rocker personality in the PV... WOULD NOT HAVE COMPLAINED IF IT WERE L'ARC =X - There I said it. @_@ - Although to be fair, at least the L'Arc equivalent of this song, HEAVEN'S DRIVE, shows more of L'Arc and not so many of the half naked girls. Anyway, I'm just saying that nobody complains when it's L'Arc doing something like this, but when it's -VAMPS- doing it: OMG HAET HAET HAET. Truthfully, I like the music video despite the abhorrent amount of focus on half-naked women over the band. From an artistic standpoint, it sets the mood very nicely. (In fairness though, I think HYDE looked more drunk than like a bad boy in the PV, lol)

Lastly, I think that HYDE kissed the girl not because of her beauty but because of how she stood out. I think the same principles apply to a lot of J-Rockers. To name a similar situation, Gackt's Saikai Story features a girl that is often criticized by fans for not being as pretty as Gackt deserves, but personally, I think that's what makes the song a bit more sincere. She may not have been someone you see a magazine, but from the way the video showed their relationship, their love was strong. Also, notice that HYDE didn't actually make contact with her lips, instead he goes below them.

(04-25-2010, 03:29 PM)polarwhiteseal Wrote: Okay so I've been hearing a lot of positive comments about DEVIL SIDE. I hate to say but I did not dig the song very much. When I first heard the chorus from the preview, I had high expectations for it. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed upon my first hearing of the full version. I decided to listen to it a few more times before I made any judgement to it. However, I'm still not fond of it. Perhaps it will take me a year to like it as it did with LOVE ADDICT for me.

Like someone mentioned earlier, the chorus seemed very forced in but it's somewhat catchy. The lyrics are okay... it's hyde so it's understandable. I have nothing against the PV (because of the hot girls!!!). and hyde kissing that one blonde chick? Yeah, I was surprised, but I was even more surprised that he didn't kiss a hotter girl. lol. But what I'm trying to say is that... for those who have a problem with what hyde did, you have to remember, he's FUCKING hyde, he does whatever he FUCKING wants. Sorry for the cursing but it's the best emphasis to describe the rocker side of him. Remember, outside of his rocker personality, he's gentle, nice, kind man. Please separate his personal and professional life.

Anyways, I have to hear this song live because as with most VAMPS songs, they are meant to be played and heard live, not from CDs.

I think the song kind of grows on you.

When I first read the lyrics, I thought.....well, you know you sat in America for a month watching beautiful sunsets over the ocean and the hills every evening and this is what you came up with?

But now that Hyde has explained his theme of the album it sits better. Plus the music, I feel, is solid. I think it will sound great in concert and I like it more as I listen to it more.

It definitely was not a song that grabbed me at the first listen like Sweet Dreams or Evanscent. I felt the same way about Love Addict though....

As for the poor girl getting dissed by so many, I feel that Hyde likes blondes. He draws them in his pictures and the shots of the fans in America often focus on them. She stands out in the video as he is surrounded by so many brown heads. (I am not blonde so my comment has nothing to do with personal features).

(04-25-2010, 10:07 PM)cathb Wrote: But now that Hyde has explained his theme of the album it sits better.

*o* hyde explained his theme~
Please share~ :)
I have not heard xD

(04-25-2010, 10:07 PM)cathb Wrote: When I first read the lyrics, I thought.....well, you know you sat in America for a month watching beautiful sunsets over the ocean and the hills every evening and this is what you came up with?

XDDDD Somehow, that made me laugh sooo much! Maybe because it's true.

Quote:But now that Hyde has explained his theme of the album it sits better. Plus the music, I feel, is solid. I think it will sound great in concert and I like it more as I listen to it more.

Explained? Album theme? Where? What? How?

Quote:As for the poor girl getting dissed by so many, I feel that Hyde likes blondes. He draws them in his pictures and the shots of the fans in America often focus on them. She stands out in the video as he is surrounded by so many brown heads. (I am not blonde so my comment has nothing to do with personal features).

The girl in the EVANESCENT had black hair though, so yeah.

"When I first heard the chorus from the preview, I had high expectations for it. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed upon my first hearing of the full version."

For me it was the other way round. When I saw the preview the resemblance to the "Countdown" chorus disturbed me a tiny tiny tiny little bit. When I heard the full version however I could enjoy the song more because the rest is more "unique/individual" (don't know any better word for it). I absolutely love the intro and can imagine myself at a live singing this "wouh-huh-huh-houuuh" with the crowd ROFL. So... I like Devil Side, for me it's fun, it rocks, can't wait to hear the song in high quality (and I am curious about "Live Wire" as well). And now you made me curious, too, where has Haido explained the theme of the album ?

HYDEhas explained the theme of the album is the VAMPS Times, in the last CD Data interview and in the last Whats' in? interview.

The theme of the album will be the Sabbath, and the images HYDE had in creating the album was a dark and danceable music, exactly like DEVIL SIDE.

(04-26-2010, 01:40 PM)Akane-FST Wrote: HYDEhas explained the theme of the album is the VAMPS Times, in the last CD Data interview and in the last Whats' in? interview.

The theme of the album will be the Sabbath, and the images HYDE had in creating the album was a dark and danceable music, exactly like DEVIL SIDE.

:( i hope it will still be good album. I had low expectations for their first album but they REALLY surprised me. I hope they will come through again

(04-26-2010, 06:45 PM)polarwhiteseal Wrote: :( i hope it will still be good album. I had low expectations for their first album but they REALLY surprised me. I hope they will come through again

I'm sure it will be. The singles can often be very subpar compared to the album.

And this album sounds really interesting. I can't wait to hear some of the music :3

(04-26-2010, 01:40 PM)Akane-FST Wrote: HYDEhas explained the theme of the album is the VAMPS Times, in the last CD Data interview and in the last Whats' in? interview.

The theme of the album will be the Sabbath, and the images HYDE had in creating the album was a dark and danceable music, exactly like DEVIL SIDE.

if you don't mind, could you give me links about those translations?
Thank you!