(05-22-2009, 07:39 PM)polarwhiteseal Wrote: To a lot of people... it's like this: L'Arc~en~Ciel > HYDE > VAMPS. Some people just plain don't like any of the members' solo work. They are too focused on L'Arc~en~Ciel. I personally think it's great that each of the members are doing solo because it allows them to experiment and bring it back to L'Arc~en~Ciel. That's the reason why that makes the band so great, because each member has a different style to contribute and the rest could adapt easily whether or not it's their favorite style.

hyde is rock. tetsu is pop. yukihiro is... metal/industrial?. ken is.... don't know. lol. And to be honest... I only find hyde and testu's solo work much more appealing. That's just my opinion, I'm sure others like yuki and ken's solos.

To be EVEN MORE honest. I like HYDE more than VAMPS. And I'm a bit sad that VAMPS has taken over, even though it has the same members (hyde x k.a.z). The only reason why I'm listening to VAMPS it's cause it's hyde! Biased to give a chance. Don't get me wrong. I like VAMPS music. EVANESCENT is absolutely beautiful. Almost SEASON'S CALL-ish. But HYDE will remain above VAMPS for me.

To be even even MORE honest. I really like the VAMPS album. I was afraid it was going to disappoint, but nope, VAMPS delivered. Their songs just gives you so much energy. It's loud(good kind of loud), catchy, and rock. I can't wait for their arrival.

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The post echoes my feelings 100%.

Also, I think Hyde took a bit of a hit on name recognition when he decided not to use his name. It makes it that much harder to promote to people who may only have a passing familiarity with Hyde, but still would recognize his name.

That said, I respect K.A.Z, and I have for as long as I've had Faith. I know K.A.Z is a big part of why that album is so awesome, cos he wrote a bunch of the songs.....but my wife only knows him as "that cute bouncy guy from Faith Live". She knows better now, but you get my point.

I also respect Hyde because he respects K.A.Z enough to not consider him just a supporting member, and is willing to go by a different name to illustrate that fact. That's ballsy, as is releasing songs in 100% English, when Hyde himself said that they have no chance of going to the top of the charts because of that fact.

I can't wait to read the next 3 pages to see what everybody else said. Hopefully nobody's getting flamed.

Also, it pisses me off that the Hyde Wikipedia page list VAMPS as Hyde's "support band". WTF!!!!!!

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(05-26-2009, 01:38 PM)iceybabes Wrote:

(05-25-2009, 05:46 PM)Usagi Hoshino Wrote: "closet" Vamps fans ! that killed me xD

I believe they are "closet" VAMPS fans! I mean they are just going with the "groove" of things and pretending they don't like VAMPS because its "cool" right now. I know how they work LOL

I agree with this too. You know some of those *LARUKU!!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!11" girls are secretly grooving on Vamps when they're alone in their rooms, feeling naughty.

Wait, what were we talking about?

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(05-29-2009, 10:31 AM)Yumeko Wrote: @ Tracycoder
I think it would really help VAMPS if JRR did a bio on VAMPS and had some more promotion for the tour. I also think it'd help if JaME maybe did something more, an interview with VAMPS, or a contest to help promote the band and the upcoming tour?

I changed my name @ Kotaku.com from "Billkwando" to "Billkwando bought his tickets for Hyde's US tour", because that place gets thousands of views, and I'm a star commentor so my name stands out.

Anything I can do for the cause, lol.