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Comparing the overall beliefs of Winston Churchill to Mohandas Gandhi isn't the easiest thing to do, but from what I know from reading the speeches, it makes things easier. Let's start with what they both share. They both have a heavy sense of nationalism and they both want to make their country the best it can be. That's where the comparison drops off. When it comes to Winston Churchill, his beliefs differed greatly from Gandhi's. Winston believed that the way to better the country was to continue fighting(during WW2) without stopping and with reckless abandon for everything. He believed in the fighting spirit of his countrymen. He wanted to fight for what is right, but through the means of being forceful, dominant, and violent. He believed that that was the way to prove its worth.
However, Gandhi was, in terms of beliefs, on the completely opposite side of the spectrum. Gandhi believed in his people and knew that what Churchill(who, at the time, was a main factor in refusing India the right of being a free state) was allowing the British to do wasn't how things should be done. So, he was outspoken about the fact that India needed to become free, but at the same time, in a non-violent way. Being and remaining non-violent no matter what the odds was one of the main focuses of a majority of Gandhi's speeches and talks. He felt that being non-violent and humble would grant the country its salvation.

Yeah, I know, I haven't posted here in FOREVER, but today I'm actually gonna make a serious post. Life lately hasn't been horrible. I've been spending my days enjoying the necessity of Xbox Live and its coupling with J rock. I guess I'm gonna talk about all the new J-rock releases as well as any new games I've played since I last posted. Obviously the first thing I'm gonna talk about is Dir en Grey's UROBOROS. I can't repeat how amazing an album this is. I think this album redefined their whole style and who DeG is. They definitely have been doing their homework, because this album displays some of the best musicianship I've seen. They made out to redefine the whole metal genre, and I believe they did so easily. Some songs that stood out to me were (first and foremost) Red Soil, IMO the best song of the release, Toguro, Ware,Yami Tote...., BUGABOO, Vinushka, and from the Unplugged CD that came with it, the Red Soil Unplugged version and Inconvenient Ideal Unplugged(EPIC!). I'd say 9.75/10. Next, we have a recent release, D'espairsRay's HORIZON. This single disappointed me greatly. Not only did they take a more feminine look for the PV, but the only song I can actually listen to and not be disgusted is Bullet. HORIZON was terrible. I was hoping maybe a more hardcore song from them, but HORIZON isn't it. Although Yami classical was ok, I really didn't like the way it was sung. Overall, this single gets a 7/10. There are a few that I'm just going to mention and nothing more and they are heidi.'s Orange Drama and Gackt's Jesus. Orange Drama was ok but Jesus was phenomenal, and I hope his next single is just as fast paced and singable as this one. I'll get to games next. Mirror's Edge is what I will start with. I only played through the first part or so, but from what I did play, I really liked its creativity stemming from a subject that hasn't had a game about it before. It looks stunning and the gameplay is fast and flowing, which is good for a gamer like myself. Overall it gets a 8/10. Gears of War 2. I'm not gonna even get started on why this game isn't as good as everyone says it is. Wanna know my thesis for this game? OVERRATED!!!!!  oVERALL it gets a 7.75/10. CoD:W@W gets a 9.5/10, because if you copy and paste a successful game's engine and slap a new coat of paint on it, and add a few new features, you have yourself a winner. Any other games I've played lately haven't really mattered so I'm not gonna go over any of them. Comments would be greatly appreciated.

I'm gonna make a post here in a bit, so stay tuned. I'll make it for sure in about a half hour.

Today's post is gonna be kinda random, so try and keep up. I will start by saying that if you don't know me or know what I'm into, this is gonna be kind of an introductory post of sorts. Let's start with the music. I listen to J-Rock, although I have been known to occasionally listen to rap, American rock, and some oldies. My favorite band are: Dir en Grey(one of the best bands ever), D'espairsRay, X Japan(of course), heidi., Girugamesh, MAXIMUM the HORMONE, Vidoll, Versailles, abingdon boys school, LUNA SEA, and I also like Miyavi. In terms of American stuff, I don't listen to it much, so I am not gonna say any favorites there. Next is my lifestyle. I'm definitely a huge gamer, I'm on Xbox Live almost all the time, I love gaming as its been the only thing I've ever truly been driven to do. I'm also an Otaku, although anime really hasn't been my top focus lately. My favorites in that department are: Fullmetal Alchemist(IMO one of the greatest anime ever made), TTGL, TMoHS(second greatest of all time), Welcome to the NHK, DeathNote, Code Geass, G Gundam, Gundam Wing, Rumbling Hearts, NGE, and anything that NABEshin does. I also play a little sports(I have an amazingly athletic-looking body). I play a little bit of everything. My main sport is basketball. If you want specifics, as in favorite songs by one or more of the bands I mentioned, favorite games, my XBL Gamertag, or anything else, just comment on this post, and I'll see to it that I tell ya what you want to know.

It will contain :
1.Glass Skin
2. a remake of undecided(in their words "to catcth up with the bands changing style" or something of the sort)
3.Ryoujoku no ame (live)
4. Agitated Screams of Maggots (unplugged)

The last one interests me the most because I can't imagine that song w/o the heavy guitar. Tell me what you think about the track list.

I couldn't think of a title so thats what I put lol. Anyway, I really haven't been doing too much lately. I have just been gaming (a lot) and listening to a lot of my J-Rock. I've been lookin around for some really good bands and I found a few that if they don't get some serious attention soon I'll fuckin burst. They are:  heidi., Sadie, Head Phones President, Shing02, and NoGoD. Now seeing as heidi was at the hide memorial summit (still trying to get the footage for the performances from most of Day 1 and X Japan's and Luna Sea's performances but I can't find them anywhere for download except for torrents) they've gotten some attention, but the others not so much. HPP is fantastic, as Anza is one of the best female vocalists I've ever seen. Sadie is pretty good too(if you call trying to steal Diru's VK look  good), NoGoD's vocalist Danchou is fucking amazing when it comes to his range. I was very impressed. I would go and compare his range to Kyo's but I'd catch so much shit for that lol. Shing02 is a rapper and my god is he good. I 've heard amazing rappers before, but he's definitely the best from Japan by far.

Speaking of Kyo, let's chat about Diru for a while. Well, we all know that GLASS SKIN is coming out in September, but whats gonna be the other song? I'm assuming that the song is still gonna stay along the lines of the album's theme of reincarnation and the like. If so, its gonna be  just as good as Hydra 666 was on Dozing Green. 

The Last couple things I wanna talk about are how excited I am about KAMIKAZE from D'espa. Very excited about that. Then we got the biggest news(in my mind) from the J-Rock scene, which is X Japan postponing their world tour due to Yoshiki's health. I was hoping they wouldn't have to, but alas they did and now we're looking at them not performing here in America until close to next year.That's a bummer, but you know what, as I always say, if you aren't gonna respect the artists then you aren't a true fan of the band. I just hope Yoshiki heals up real fast so he can come his ass out to the NYC and rock out like never before. With that said, I am done with today's post.

I know I haven't posted in about a week, but I've been kinda busy, so sue me lol. Anyway, the subject I want to talk about today is hide. He's all I've been able to think about the last week and a half. I can't take my mind off of him and I don't know why. Its as if he just died not to long ago or something and I still haven't recovered. I miss him so much. I cried over him yesterday listening to HURRY GO ROUND. That's not normal for me. But, I just wish I could see his face right now, that beautiful, angelic face so I could just once -kiss him-. I would say more but any more would drive me to tears.

I haven't posted in a couple days but nothing important has happened so I'm not gonna post much here anyway. Have a good day

Yeah today's post is gonna be short and to the point. I gotta say that the day started out like shit and progressively got better. It started with me getting to school only to find that the Seniors put mulch in selected  Juniors lockers, mine being one of them. This pissed me off, but then we got to go on the roof because they also took two of the pieces of the Nativity Scene(yes, I go to a Catholic high school) and put them on the roof of the school so guess where I got to go. It was pretty cool bein on top of the school  and all, and damn was Joeseph heavy(the statue). Other than that nothing else happened worth mentioning.

Well, today(more like last night but w/e) I was watching (again lol) the footage from the hide memorial summit and I came across a band called heidi. . They played this song called Remu there and OMFG  it was so good. I downloaded the song and consequently most of their songs afterward, and I was like Jesus Christo this band is amazing! They really need to get some attention for real! I am gonna upload all the music I have of theirs for you and I'll let you know when it's on there.

here you go:

Yeah, this is my first post, but you know what, I have a lot to say, so maybe I should post more often.

Fucking bullshit, I've had to re-type this three fucking times now! Ugh, anyway, I gotta rep my boy RainSeraphim on Youtube, he made this fantastic  hide memorial video and I am gonna post it here for all of you to see. He did a great job.







Anyway, if you want some of the footage of the actual hide memorial summit, my friend notafanboy has most of what was aired. Go check it out. But, alas I must be going now, because I have things to do and porn to look at lol j/k but seriously I do.  leave me a comment or something.