I trust you on this one. I seriously need to listen again to my precious copy of "Emadara". This album is very special to me, because it goes BEYOND despair. Jrock has always had a very serious issue to deal with, ie. how to transcend the Japanese society. Laputa probably gave the most compelling answer with "Emadara". XJapan, on the other hand, is the most vivid expression of this predicament. Basically, they are the embodiment of despair, lack of direction, creative infertility etc.
I was not expecting a reply. It is really hard to find people like you who seriously listen to them. Personally, I love the way the writer uses so many metaphors in Emadara without using any similies. It makes the songs really hard to understand but also adds to them a certain beauty that is oft seen in art. They have indeed presented Emadara in a really artistic way but how does it answer that question? I have never listened to XJapan so I can't say anything about them. By the way, Kagerou (the song) too has a lot of expressions of despair but I do not like the music as much. Have you listened to it? What do you think of it in comparison to Monochrome?
Kagerou is more negative (苛立ち 抑えたまま 静寂の中 たたずむ / 高く遠く羽ばたき 星座に還りたい) when it comes to the lyrics but the music is generally sweet and soothing (although amateurish...). The sweetness comes from this specific negativity, where the narrator eventually stays withing his/her innocent dream. Although from time to time bitterness does creep in... Monochrome expresses a most heartwrenching realization of the non-identity of reality ("what is isn't really, even the monochrome within and without") and the evanescent yet sensible truth of spirituality ("その先に見た あの揺らめきに何か感じた"). Either way, this is very heavy stuff. Philosophy has been battling with these issues for centuries and Laputa were able to give it a beautiful expression.
Found out about them because Aki is a fan of Dead End. Really great stuff, I wish I had gotten into them back in the 90s or early 2000s, but I had too much VK on my plate. :)
Dang, I'm late. XD I love the 2000's vibe to this, and the guy with the long black hair. I think I found a new visual kei group. Edit: Finally know his name. I love Aki's singing. Edit 2: Thanks to this song, I discovered an amazing band and my obsession with visual kei grew even more. They'll always be my favorite 90's vkei group. Thank you for everything, Aki-san. Rest in peace.
Tasogareteita ima tsume wo kamu tooku mitsumeru sono saki ni mita ano yurameki ni nani ka kanjita Kanaeru yume sae mitsukerarereba anata ni tsutaeru kotoba mo kawaita hitomi wa nani wo mitsukeru sono kotae wo Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY afuredasu namida wo nomihoshitara sora wo aoi de Machi wabi tieta ima iki wo nomu fukaku suikomu ano yurameki wa haruka kanata ni subete kuuhaku Ataeru mono nodo mitsukerarenai anata wo sasaeru ryoute mo kakikesu kuchibiru furueru karada sono kotae wo Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY kowasareta kioku wo anata to nara egakeru hazu deshou Kanaeru yume sae mitsukerarereba anata ni tsutaeru kotoba mo kawaita hitomi wa nani wo mitsukeru sono kotae wo Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY afuredasu namida wo nomihoshitara sora wo aoi de Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY kowasareta kioku wo anata to nara egakeru hazu deshou source: lyricsondemand.com/laputa/monochrome
You must have never heard another rock/pop/jazz guitarist until that moment. If you want some master guitar check out Loudness, X Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki, Metallica, Blind Guardian, Coheed and Cambria, Avenge Sevenfold, HIM......
akiの美声と歌い方は唯一無二。90年代のV系全盛期に歴史を刻んだ方でしたね。安らかにお眠り下さい。
akiさん、残念です。謹んでご冥福をお祈り申し上げます。この曲大好きでした。自分のv系プレイリストに保存してます。90年代、擦り切れるほど聞きました。今は想い出と共に、安らかに。
akiさんの訃報にただただ残念です。安らかにお眠り下さい。ご冥福お祈りします。
この曲本当に大好きで
たくさんたくさん聴いてます。
大好きです。ずっと。
ありがとうございました。
ありがとう
この曲、この頃のLautaはほんとに良かった！ 何故もっと売れなかったのか真価を分からないV系の世界も悲しいけど、今こうしてYoutubuで聴ける事に感謝。
深澤環 充分売れたんで安心してください！！
LaputaだしUA-camなw
akiご冥福をお祈りします。Laputaで一番好きな曲です
この曲はいつになっても最強だな…
rest in peace, Aki... :(
絵斑がそもそもいいもんな
あんなTHE V系でいいアルバムはそうない。
当時、高校生。絵斑ツアーのダイヤモンドホールでこの曲を生で聴けたことを一生忘れない。
ライブで聴いたとき感動して泣いたなー
今でもKouichiのセンスが大好き👍
Laputa！！
よみがえった青春！ライブめっちゃ行ってましたよーー！この頃に一時的だけでもいいから戻らせて
ギター演奏神過ぎる、イントロかっけ〜
v系屈指の名曲
青春曲
LUNA SEAがMOTHERなら、Laputaは絵斑だと思う
この上なく共感もてるコメントです
すごい。こういう曲調が好き。
一番楽しく、危うくもある青春時代を思い出せる曲。
akiが亡くなったのは櫻井敦司の流れで知ったけど、青春を削り取られた気分だったな。
LAPUTA屈指の名曲
素晴らしいバンド
詩のセンスと世界感はV系随一
今も色褪せない名曲！！
こういちさんのギター最高！！
逝ってしまったのですね本当に。今日知りました。好きな曲の一つでした 御冥福をお祈り致します😢
とんでもなくカッコいい。
神曲
必ずカラオケで未だに歌う
イントロ聴くとlive思い出して泣きそうになる
ヘッドホンで聞くと、Aメロのギター音が左右移動してて面白い。
耳に残る〜。
大好きでした
この曲凄く好き。
友達とよく聞きました。
何気にアウトロがカッコイイ
名曲。
若い時に出会っていたかった名曲
名古屋系というと真っ先に想像してしまうんだよなぁ
その単語自体を、akiがやってたラジオで初めて知った思い出
크... 역시 라퓨타 노래는 언제 들어도 좋아....
Such an awesome band. Shame they disbanded ;_; it would be so cool for them to get together and make music again
Love this track!
For lack of a better word, this song sounds so metaphysical, spiritual. Wow.
So are the lyrics, btw.
I like the lyrics too. Their meaning is so deep. About all of Laputa's lyrics written by the vocalist seem to have the same theme.
I trust you on this one. I seriously need to listen again to my precious copy of "Emadara". This album is very special to me, because it goes BEYOND despair. Jrock has always had a very serious issue to deal with, ie. how to transcend the Japanese society. Laputa probably gave the most compelling answer with "Emadara". XJapan, on the other hand, is the most vivid expression of this predicament. Basically, they are the embodiment of despair, lack of direction, creative infertility etc.
I was not expecting a reply. It is really hard to find people like you who seriously listen to them. Personally, I love the way the writer uses so many metaphors in Emadara without using any similies. It makes the songs really hard to understand but also adds to them a certain beauty that is oft seen in art. They have indeed presented Emadara in a really artistic way but how does it answer that question? I have never listened to XJapan so I can't say anything about them. By the way, Kagerou (the song) too has a lot of expressions of despair but I do not like the music as much. Have you listened to it? What do you think of it in comparison to Monochrome?
Kagerou is more negative (苛立ち 抑えたまま 静寂の中 たたずむ / 高く遠く羽ばたき 星座に還りたい) when it comes to the lyrics but the music is generally sweet and soothing (although amateurish...). The sweetness comes from this specific negativity, where the narrator eventually stays withing his/her innocent dream. Although from time to time bitterness does creep in... Monochrome expresses a most heartwrenching realization of the non-identity of reality ("what is isn't really, even the monochrome within and without") and the evanescent yet sensible truth of spirituality ("その先に見た あの揺らめきに何か感じた").
Either way, this is very heavy stuff. Philosophy has been battling with these issues for centuries and Laputa were able to give it a beautiful expression.
Found out about them because Aki is a fan of Dead End. Really great stuff, I wish I had gotten into them back in the 90s or early 2000s, but I had too much VK on my plate. :)
Dang, I'm late. XD
I love the 2000's vibe to this, and the guy with the long black hair. I think I found a new visual kei group.
Edit: Finally know his name. I love Aki's singing.
Edit 2: Thanks to this song, I discovered an amazing band and my obsession with visual kei grew even more. They'll always be my favorite 90's vkei group. Thank you for everything, Aki-san. Rest in peace.
Laputaはkouichiの絶妙かつ不協和音ギリギリなコード進行とakiの声質と歌メロの拾い方が琴線に触れまくる
初めて聞いたけど良いな
That intro riff is so fun to play on guitar
トモイは歌手のライブツアー帯同者でしたね。うまいの納得。
高校んときに耳コピ頑張った
Tasogareteita ima tsume wo kamu tooku mitsumeru
sono saki ni mita ano yurameki ni nani ka kanjita
Kanaeru yume sae mitsukerarereba
anata ni tsutaeru kotoba mo
kawaita hitomi wa nani wo mitsukeru
sono kotae wo
Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY
afuredasu namida wo nomihoshitara sora wo aoi de
Machi wabi tieta ima iki wo nomu fukaku suikomu
ano yurameki wa haruka kanata ni subete kuuhaku
Ataeru mono nodo mitsukerarenai
anata wo sasaeru ryoute mo
kakikesu kuchibiru furueru karada
sono kotae wo
Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY
kowasareta kioku wo anata to nara egakeru hazu deshou
Kanaeru yume sae mitsukerarereba
anata ni tsutaeru kotoba mo
kawaita hitomi wa nani wo mitsukeru
sono kotae wo
Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY
afuredasu namida wo nomihoshitara sora wo aoi de
Yurikago ga yureteru boku no naka no MONOCHROME CRY AND CRY
kowasareta kioku wo anata to nara egakeru hazu deshou
source: lyricsondemand.com/laputa/monochrome
この曲２０００年以降に知ってアウトロが印象に凄い残った
楽譜みるとギタリスト３人編成でやってて最初は２人くらいと思ってた
I love it. It has the handsome tall emotional guy feel to it. Lol
かっこいい(；-；)
love this aaa
Eve was my favorite track on the album
excellent
yes 🖤
Pure genius from 3:33 until the end.
The guitar player is a mastermind genius.
You must have never heard another rock/pop/jazz guitarist until that moment. If you want some master guitar check out Loudness, X Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki, Metallica, Blind Guardian, Coheed and Cambria, Avenge Sevenfold, HIM......
@@morgaineroanoke3414 It's not the complexity. It's the vibe I am talking about. Iron maiden - Déjàvu is close one too.
@@morgaineroanoke3414 you forgot Anthem
cool song! i like so munch this band! i love this! your music its so sweet! *___*
Melodia descomunal ...
0:53！！
RIP…aki様🙏
アウトロがカッコイイ。
なつかしー。よくコピーしてたなー
解散しているのは初めて知った
FYI the current Lazy SKB // YakyuuBettor account is under this profile
Monochrome tears
4:00
このアウトロ好きだな。
jajaja buen nombre
JAJAJA
sounds like glay
Como que se llama laputa 😥
ギターソロの終わり方とAKIの歌い始めの声がたまらなくカッコいい😆