1. GHOST
2. Japanese rock
3. GHOST is a relatively new visual kei band. They formed in 2004. The lineup is:
Kousei-vocals
Hisui-guitar
Kisara-drums
Zero-bass
Yura-guitar
They've already begun to charm many people with thier beautifully dark style of metal. Since they're so new and still a little unknown, I haven't been able to find too much info about them...Kousei's recently become a daddy though! ^^
4. Recommended Songs:
Mirror- The first GHOST song I ever listened to and the one that got me hooked! It's not super
super heavy, but it's still not one that you'll want to listen to at a high volume. (Unless you like that, as I do). You get a nice taste of Kousei's scream/grunt (not sure exactly what to call it
sweatdrop ) skills in this one. It's a good GHOST song to start out with, I think.
Itoteki na Mikansei- Heavier than Mirror, definitely. It's about 2 minutes into the song that Kousei starts singing, and even then it's only for a brief time during the song that he sings. Just listening to the band playing is very satisying though. Thier instrumental skills are really able to show through in this one. (More screaming at the end ^^)
Saisei wa boku no knife de (I
think that's really the title :s)- It's a little more mello paced than the first two. If you didn't fall for the first two, I think you'll definitely like this one. It'll probably get stuck in your head, at least, especially those lines Kousei chants in the beginning and at the very end.
Actually made me want to start belly dancing...
For Dear- Sounds a little more fast paced, but somehow, to me, I think it also manages to sound slower too. I think it might be one of thier more well-known songs. I think it sounds a little more poppy and fun than the others.
To listen to these songs you can go to this myspace fanpage:
http://www.myspace.com/ghostfandom It's pretty difficult to find thier songs to download ( I haven't got any yet), since they aren't
super famous
yet.
Ok, three more ^__^
Jack the Ripper- This song has a really nice, smooth sound I think. I always kinda sway when I listen to it. The myspace page kinda cuts it off I think, but it's close to the end (and unfortunately right in the middle of an awesome guitar solo >.<
wink , but you get the feel for it.
Like Sweet Vanilla- This song is more fun and upbeat compared to the others. The beat of this one might also get stuck in your head, and you might start dancing a little to it without even noticing ^^.
Psycho Escape- Another heavy one. Pretty fast paced too. Gives you another sampling of Kousei's scream/grunt thingy. I like how they incorporated other kind of distorted sounds into it.
You can find these on this fanpage:
http://www.myspace.com/ghostfans
This is a really amazing band, I can tell because it's very, very rare that'll fall in love with a band and so many of thier songs so quickly. They're definitely worth checking out. I have a very good feeling that they're gonna become really big someday soon.