Wednesday, September 23, 2015

"Art of Life" - X Japan (Video) - Astounding Musicianship

X Japan may well have the best musicians in rock and they have gone to a whole new planet from the one with the garage bands.  This is one of the few which can mix overtly classical influences without sounding pretentious.  Yoshiki is the drummer / pianist who is a main feature of the show but the other members of the band have brilliant talents.  X Japan makes hard metal but keeps humanity in it.

Kick back, it runs 34:18



Fantastic showmanship, otherworldly musicianship, and compositions of extraordinary sophistication.  One of the best ever.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

As promised..it's a classic!
http://www.theonion.com/video/sony-releases-new-stupid-piece-of-shit-that-doesnt-14309