They are so cute!!!!~~~ I've always in love with a visual kei band, but then I realised that ViViD is actually an Indie rock band. I dug up more information on them and discovered that there are 5 members in ViViD. The vocalist is Shin whom coincidently share the same name with me. He's 19. I've just turned 19. Haha being a fangirl I just Gyaaaah!!~~~ Second amongst my favourite there is the bassist (I always have a thing for bassist), IV. He's also 19. IV has a very sweet, cute and innocent expression painted over his face. I share this information with my junior. He jumped over it and claimed, "THE BASSIST MINE!!~~ Senpai you can take Shin "^_^ " .. .. .. .. I just .. "-___-
This is ViViD last year (2009)
Left to right: Ryoga, IV, Shin, Ko-Ki and Reno.
ViViD as of 2010 July 7th.
Left to right: Ko-Ki, Shin, Ryoga, IV and Reno.
Amongst the list goes Ryoga and Reno the guitarists and Ko-Ki with his insanely hyper attitude~~ I fell for him in their music video 69 - II. I guess I fell for all of them deeply in that music video. Up to the point that I'm doing the song cover for 69.
Here is the link to the video if you want to watch it ViViD - 69- II
That song meant a lot to me. II is a symbol for gemini and 69 literally means infinite.. continuously. Furthermore in the song, IV posses as a twin. I always have a thing for twins and added to that the actual meaning of the song.. I have to admit that 69 - II has just got to be my favorite song of all >_<
Gazette.. I'm so sorry T_T Filth in the Beauty is still my favorite~~ Don't worry, you guys are no. 1. ViViD is no. 2 on the list.
So I went to search for a guitar pro version of the song at ultimate-guitar and found it. The tuning for the bass is G-C-D-C. My Toshiya is a B-E-A-D-G (from the 5th string to the 1st). Having Toshiya is an advantage because.. I don't have to tune him XD I just read the scores and play it as usual. The only problem with Toshiya is he doesn't have an amp yet. I really want to buy him one, maybe as soon as I received my first allowance in University (semester starts in August).
Oh yeah for those who doesn't know. Toshiya is my 5 string electric bass. A Squier by Fender. He's black and white and 3 years of age in which I owned him since only 8 months ago. I'm still a beginner in playing bass but having to take piano course at my music school is a huge advantage to me. In Brunei there are seriously a lot of street musicians. They read tabs for guitar and bass. I don't. I read the scores. I can even play any scores which was meant to be for piano, on my guitar Yuuki. That is how well I can read scores.
Going back to the topic, as I am learning the song, I found one similarity between me and Shin. We have almost the same voice range. Its really easy for me to synchronize with his voice than any other vocalist. Its like he's the male version of me. I can even sing "Precious" easily. I'm enjoying it and I don't even have to restraint my voice to reach the note. Its really easy.
I've sent a request to my current band member although we don't have any band activities or what-so-ever, the guitarist and lead man vocal, Jack. I asked him if he want to do a cover with me of 69 - II. He said sure why not. I meant the song to be play by 3 musicians; Jack, Qays (my personal piano tutor) and me. I was thinking of Qays and Jack to play the guitars, they can then decide which guitar they would like to play, the Distortion or the Overdriven. As for me, I'm sticking to my bass. Moving on I've decided that we would do the cover while I sing the song. That's a huge responsibility which I'm not sure I can handle it (which is why I'm practicing).
The plan is.. I would play the bass.. and sing. That is really easy if I am playing American songs (the bass is really damn easy). But this is a Japanese indie rock song and like any visual kei song, the bass is insane. If I were to compare the bass score for 69 - II with Gazette's "Silly God Disco", Silly God Disco is like a piece of cake for me to play after I learnt 69 - II.
Toshiya is really heavy and to slide between one note to the other is really hard. Then I learnt a technique. I was merely imposing IV wearing a glove, so I took out my Gothic Lolita accessories and retrieved my cotton glove. Slide it on my left hand and try to play the song again. This time it went smoothly!!~~
I'll continue to practice the song and hope that I would be ready for September, the proposed date of recording. Meanwhile Amali, a songwriter who happened to be in the same college as me before dropped by my house every week to record. I offer him my studio for him to record his songs. To be honest he's really good. He's majoring in guitar and I learnt quite a few good tips from him. By next week I shall be recording a live cover for Yui's song, "Love and Truth" with Yuuki.
On top of that I'm perfecting 3 exam scores for my piano practical exam this November. And that is were Qays came in the picture. Qays is only 3 months younger than me but he has already received his Diploma in Piano when he was younger. He's a perfect personal tutor. I'll try to come by his house every now and then to practice my piano skill as I don't have any piano at home.
I showed my mum the video clip of 69 - II and just after a minute of intro, she closed the window.. She doesn't like that kind of music and I think she'll faint if I ever dressed up visual kei.. Or even do the hairstyle. She had a headache when I came home last year with short windy spiky hair XD
HAHAHA No I am not trying to look like a guy. As far as I'm concern, I love my long hair and I'm proud to be a girl. Its just once in a while it is really fun to crossdress and watch those girls eyeing me. Its just so hilarious~~~ I admit I dressed differently in public. I don't want to look the same as everbody else. Thus my friend called me a weirdo, though another said that I would fit perfectly at Harajuku than in Brunei. Harajuku.. I seriously don't know where the hell is that.. but now I know.
I wish.. I can become a pro vocalist/bassist by the time I graduated from University and I really wish a company would take me in for it. I'll train. I'll train really hard. I am majoring in a medical course but truth be told music suits me more. I'm living my life as a musician. No I don't smoke (I have a lung problem) and no I don't do drugs (rock music alone can make me high), I don't dye my hair (except if the dye is washable), I don't pierce on body parts where I shouldn't (just my ears) and I'm not rude to others. I rather let the mystery engulf them until they have the guts to get to know me. In other word I'm always quiet.
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