The piano solo was played directly before this song ("Swan Song") on "Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II". It's the Chopin's Revolutionary Etude, just like in 2020 for "Five Of A Kind" (Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo). IIRC, it was song 10 and 11 on KAHG2! Sadly, the piano solo was omitted for this live video!
The recently announced World Tour 2024 will add more countries/cities to the already confirmed ProgPower and European dates. So watch out for ongoing announcements of new shows globally throughout this year.
LOVEBITES - Swan Song lyrics: If this was the last day you could live on this earth Would you still go on, accusing someone for today It’s better to fail than not do anything at all It is not the length, but depth of life that counts Oh brave soldier Oh gallant warrior Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla Believe what’s in your soul For death will come to all You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan If you’ve never hoped, you’ve never been through despair Ignorance is bliss, it’s easier to never care You might think it’s meaningless to sacrifice a life Sometimes the life of one can save so many more Oh brave soldier Oh gallant warrior Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla Believe what’s in your soul For death will come to all You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan SOLO: miyako / both Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan SOLO: midori [guitar] / miyako [piano] ----- lyrics: asami music: miyako arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) album: Electric Pentagram 01/29/2020 ------
Some people focus on the mistakes in the mix, but there are some positives to this version, one of which is you can hear Asami's increased power and control. She was already astounding, but now she is on another level. All of them keep working to improve, which is hard when you're already so good.
General suggestions for LOVEBITES... - Holy War - Edge Of The World - A Frozen Serenade - Swan Song (with Chopin intro) - When Destinies Align - Set The World On Fire - Break The Wall - Shadowmaker - Raise Some Hell - Epilogue (another "E" song, next to "Edge Of The World" and "Empty Daydream") - Glory To The World - Rising - Winds Of Transylvania (VLADLOVE version) - Thunder Vengeance - Don't Bite The Dust - Dancing With The Devil - The Awakening / The Hammer Of Wrath - Nameless Warrior [OMV] - Liar - We The United Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from August 23rd, 2023, of March 11th live concert [Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate * The Hammer Of Wrath (live 2023) (first promotional video) * Nameless Warrior (live 2023) (second snippet) * Judgement Day (live 2023) (third snippet) * Liar (live 2023) (forth snippet) Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from December 20th, 2023, of March 12th live concert [Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II * Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) (live 2023) (first promotional video) * Swan Song (live 2023) (second snippet) New stuff (LOVEBITES 2.0, with new bassist Fami) * Judgement Day [OMV] * Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) [OMV] Other new stuff from new album (audio and release party only) * Soldier Stands Solitarily - We Are The Resurrection * Lost In The Garden * Dissonance - My Orion * The Spirit Goes On - Wicked Witch - Victim Of Time
More unusual (but still very good) stuff - The Apocalypse - Under The Red Sky - Above The Black Sea - Empty Daydream - Scream For Me - Signs Of Deliverance - Addicted - Inspire - Spellbound * Bravehearted - Burden Of Time (must see with a special gimmick by Miyako!) - The Crusade - Today Is The Day - Journey To The Otherside - No Time To Hesitate - Pledge Of The Saviour - M.D.O. - The Unbroken - Warning Shot - Golden Destination Audio only - Puppet On Strings - The Final Collision - Mastermind 01 - Dystopia Symphony - Paranoia Covers * Eagle Fly Free (Helloween) - Painkiller (Judas Priest) - Love Bites (So Do I) (Halestorm) Fami。covers - Alien Alien (NayutalieN ft. Hatsune Miku) [bass cover] Miyako piano covers (Etude Op.23) * Eagle Fly Free (Helloween) - Burn (Deep Purple) - Battery (Metallica) - The Loner (Gary Moore) - Far Beyond The Sun (Yngwie Malmsteen) - Addicted (LOVEBITES)
World tour 2024 confirmed! Many more dates expected, why not California? THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE - WORLD TOUR 2024 June 22th, 2024: Cartagena, Spain (Rock Imperium Festival) June 26th-29th, 2024: Vivero, Lugo, Spain (Resurrection Fest XIX) June 28th, 2024: Clisson, France (Hellfest 2024) September 1st, 2024: Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Garden Theater) September 6th, 2024: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ProgPower USA XXIII)
🤘🐺🤘Live at ExTheatre Roppongi -Tokyo - 2023 March 12 - KNOCKIN’ AT HEAVEN’S GATE Part II - Blu-ray 100min + 5 songs focus on Asami, Midori, Miyako, Fami & Haruna (30min) Asami Focus : Under The Red Sky Midori Focus : M.D.O. Miyako Focus : Swan Song Fami Focus : Judgement Day Haruna Focus : Golden Destination The Awakening - Holy War - Bravehearted - Golden Destination - Stand And Deliver - Shadowmaker Break The Wall - Empty Daydream - Piano Solo (Etude Op.10, No.12) Swan Song - Judgement Day When Destinies Align - M.D.O. - Under The Red Sky - Glory To The World - We The United
Why Lovebites, their mgmt. / engineers didn't include the Chopin intro and have the piano and guitar mix at proper levels is puzzling! This version is not as good (Miyako makes a minor flub on the piano, for instance). In any case, what an awesome song and performance with Fami! Here’s the better version with the Chopin intro: ua-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/v-deo.html Thx, Pete!
The piano solo was played directly before this song ("Swan Song") on "Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II". It's the Chopin's Revolutionary Etude, just like in 2020 for "Five Of A Kind" (Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo). IIRC, it was song 10 and 11 on KAHG2! Sadly, the piano solo was omitted for this live video!
The recently announced World Tour 2024 will add more countries/cities to the already confirmed ProgPower and European dates. So watch out for ongoing announcements of new shows globally throughout this year.
LOVEBITES - Swan Song lyrics:
If this was the last day you could live on this earth
Would you still go on, accusing someone for today
It’s better to fail than not do anything at all
It is not the length, but depth of life that counts
Oh brave soldier
Oh gallant warrior
Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla
Believe what’s in your soul
For death will come to all
You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
If you’ve never hoped, you’ve never been through despair
Ignorance is bliss, it’s easier to never care
You might think it’s meaningless to sacrifice a life
Sometimes the life of one can save so many more
Oh brave soldier
Oh gallant warrior
Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla
Believe what’s in your soul
For death will come to all
You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
SOLO: miyako / both
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
SOLO: midori [guitar] / miyako [piano]
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lyrics: asami
music: miyako
arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)
album: Electric Pentagram 01/29/2020
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Great review Young Man Pete. I wish upon a star for you that Lovebites will make a tour in Southern California.
👍Awesome performance, good start to 2024. 🖖❤
Wolfpack here
Some people focus on the mistakes in the mix, but there are some positives to this version, one of which is you can hear Asami's increased power and control. She was already astounding, but now she is on another level. All of them keep working to improve, which is hard when you're already so good.
General suggestions for LOVEBITES...
- Holy War
- Edge Of The World
- A Frozen Serenade
- Swan Song (with Chopin intro)
- When Destinies Align
- Set The World On Fire
- Break The Wall
- Shadowmaker
- Raise Some Hell
- Epilogue (another "E" song, next to "Edge Of The World" and "Empty Daydream")
- Glory To The World
- Rising
- Winds Of Transylvania (VLADLOVE version)
- Thunder Vengeance
- Don't Bite The Dust
- Dancing With The Devil
- The Awakening / The Hammer Of Wrath
- Nameless Warrior [OMV]
- Liar
- We The United
Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from August 23rd, 2023, of March 11th live concert
[Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate
* The Hammer Of Wrath (live 2023) (first promotional video)
* Nameless Warrior (live 2023) (second snippet)
* Judgement Day (live 2023) (third snippet)
* Liar (live 2023) (forth snippet)
Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from December 20th, 2023, of March 12th live concert
[Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II
* Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) (live 2023) (first promotional video)
* Swan Song (live 2023) (second snippet)
New stuff (LOVEBITES 2.0, with new bassist Fami)
* Judgement Day [OMV]
* Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) [OMV]
Other new stuff from new album (audio and release party only)
* Soldier Stands Solitarily
- We Are The Resurrection
* Lost In The Garden
* Dissonance
- My Orion
* The Spirit Goes On
- Wicked Witch
- Victim Of Time
More unusual (but still very good) stuff
- The Apocalypse
- Under The Red Sky
- Above The Black Sea
- Empty Daydream
- Scream For Me
- Signs Of Deliverance
- Addicted
- Inspire
- Spellbound
* Bravehearted
- Burden Of Time (must see with a special gimmick by Miyako!)
- The Crusade
- Today Is The Day
- Journey To The Otherside
- No Time To Hesitate
- Pledge Of The Saviour
- M.D.O.
- The Unbroken
- Warning Shot
- Golden Destination
Audio only
- Puppet On Strings
- The Final Collision
- Mastermind 01
- Dystopia Symphony
- Paranoia
Covers
* Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)
- Painkiller (Judas Priest)
- Love Bites (So Do I) (Halestorm)
Fami。covers
- Alien Alien (NayutalieN ft. Hatsune Miku) [bass cover]
Miyako piano covers (Etude Op.23)
* Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)
- Burn (Deep Purple)
- Battery (Metallica)
- The Loner (Gary Moore)
- Far Beyond The Sun (Yngwie Malmsteen)
- Addicted (LOVEBITES)
Each of your reactions is marked with a star (*).
Yes agree it's a Beautiful Ending❤
World tour 2024 confirmed! Many more dates expected, why not California?
THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE - WORLD TOUR 2024
June 22th, 2024: Cartagena, Spain (Rock Imperium Festival)
June 26th-29th, 2024: Vivero, Lugo, Spain (Resurrection Fest XIX)
June 28th, 2024: Clisson, France (Hellfest 2024)
September 1st, 2024: Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Garden Theater)
September 6th, 2024: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ProgPower USA XXIII)
🤘🐺🤘Live at ExTheatre Roppongi -Tokyo - 2023 March 12 - KNOCKIN’ AT HEAVEN’S GATE Part II -
Blu-ray 100min + 5 songs focus on Asami, Midori, Miyako, Fami & Haruna (30min)
Asami Focus : Under The Red Sky Midori Focus : M.D.O. Miyako Focus : Swan Song
Fami Focus : Judgement Day Haruna Focus : Golden Destination
The Awakening - Holy War - Bravehearted - Golden Destination - Stand And Deliver - Shadowmaker Break The Wall - Empty Daydream -
Piano Solo (Etude Op.10, No.12) Swan Song - Judgement Day When Destinies Align - M.D.O. - Under The Red Sky - Glory To The World - We The United
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Why Lovebites, their mgmt. / engineers didn't include the Chopin intro and have the piano and guitar mix at proper levels is puzzling! This version is not as good (Miyako makes a minor flub on the piano, for instance). In any case, what an awesome song and performance with Fami! Here’s the better version with the Chopin intro: ua-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/v-deo.html Thx, Pete!
🤟🏻🦢🔥🐺🔥🦢🤘🏻MAJESTIC
🤟🏻🦢🔥🐺🔥🦢🤘🏻MAJESTIC