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Filth in the Beauty started out as a WTF moment for me...and then I was all "Wow...they have managed to amaze me yet again." and yeah. I like both the new songs emensely. <3

Its growing on me slowly, I at least can go back to it and listen to it willfully without skipping it all together on my playlist now.

I think its still lacking something...too gimmicky maybe...

-giggles.- That was cute. >w<

You know...its really kind of irritating that I cant decide whether I like Gazette or not (and since when did they start to call themselves THE Gazette...its almost as ludicrous as Kagrra adding a comma to their name...What's with bands spontaneously altering their band names, anyway).

They seem like good showmen, their lives are certainly a dazzling spectacle, but I consistently feel that I've heard more solid and original musicianship in smaller, less hyped bands.

Maybe its 'cause PSCompany pumps money and time into them so much that they have such a highly produced gloss, but they still cannot breech that last hurdle of legitimacy for me...

I mean...Aoi...good lord...it just seems he tries to hard sometimes...calm down boy, you don't need to bend yourself backwards with every guitar lick and gesticulate wildly with your arms with every riff...just be yourself, you know?

And the music...is fairly generic, sometimes they break out a catchy chorus or a hooky riff, but their songwriting and dare I say...musical skill is definitly not on par with some smaller bands...

Ruki oozes superstar, drums and bass are adequate, but the guitars fail big time for me...

They exist in this uncomfortable spot for me, between being able to appreciate them as a legitimate band and thinking they're just not up to snuff for the kind of attention they receive from fans and management alike.

lmfao. that's hilarious rofl

"A sexy cookie"

^.^

Gazette has their moments.
Aoi cheeses it up too much. It's just like...give the boy a tranq, please. He sticks out like a sore thumb among the others. There's a difference between being active and engaged and being a total ham.

That kind of behavior might fit in better if the band were an indie band playing on a small stage, but in the big venues they play these days, it seems really out of place.

My problem with them is that their music feels very generic to me. They're adequate, but nothing pulls me in and tells me that there's anything worth listening to here.

For instance...I've fallen asleep when Gazette comes on my winamp playlist, its just that bad. I can't tune into them like I can with some other bands I feel are more original and more vibrant.

I feel that they're just mediocre, yet they receive so much hype (but hell, thats the way PS Company does things. They're just a giant hype machine) and praise from the fans. I'm just wondering if I'm missing the magical drug that is Gazette. They are well polished, never miss a note or a beat, but have no real inner light...

Or is it just because they are so pretty and have such high production values and are everywhere you turn that people like them so much...I dunno.

*bashes head against wall until brains ooze out ears*