[quote="Jomei"]I have no doubt that you guys had a great time and enjoyed the show. But... the pillows have not been at their live peak since around the time of Little Busters-Happy Bivouac. I've seen the pillows in recent years, and hell yeah, I thought they were great. But best show out of 20 years? Give me a break. The set list alone blows that bullshit out of the water.[/quote]

This performance rivals 916 and Wake Up! The setlist wasn't strong enough to tilt, but seriously, you'll just have to see the DVD before you blow it off. They really put more effort into this than you think, especially Sawao with the vocals and Manabe with the lead.

Okay but Bubbletown's Happy Zoo.

I'm sure this was a cool show, but you must know it wasn't their best show EVAR. That's just pure fanboyism on Brye's part.

I do believe it's the first time they played at Budokan, and I'm sure there were several things about the show that were more impressive than anything they've had before. Also, the sheer number of fans in one place seeing them must have been awesome. ITT Jomei needs to chill out just a little lol.

I can rationally say, while separating my jealousy of this no doubt exciting performance/event/experience for you guys, that the setlist was a mega snooze-fest. Out of a fat set, and THREE encores, they managed to just hit 1) Cream of the crop of their newer stuff (sans That's a Wonderful World and Mr. Droopy). 2) Heard 'em a billion times standbys like Hybrid Rainbow and Little Busters. And 3) The expected PML stuff. Oh, and the neat surprise of 90's My Life.

I think we can all agree that their prime time was Little Busters, Runners High, Happy Bivouac. And Little Busters, Hybrid Rainbow, and Runners High are a given. So where's Like a Lovesong? Crazy Sunshine? Kim Deal? Beautiful Morning With You? Tashikame ni Yukou? Midnight Down? Juliet? The only nod Thank You, My Twilight gets is the SONG, Thank You, My Twilight. Then from Smile, we get Calvero (good, but kind of a one-trick pony), and the ubiquitous Kono yo no hate made.

Yes, it might have been a really flashy, well-put together, well-executed show. But man, that set is really just lacking. I think I'd be thinking through at least a third to a half of that show, "Didn't fall in love with No Surrender then, not gonna fall in love with it now."

I understand that the band wants to hit upon certain...songs, to make their statement about their 20 years of playing together. Save the more "obscure" songs for more "obscure" live events. Whatever. But by mainly focusing on just the MEGA HITZ and the [i]passable[/i] new stuff...eh...wait, what am I saying? Why the hell am I surprised?

I'll second or third the notion that BOTP is the best pillows set list we've seen.
And yeah, I probably wouldn't be griping as much if I were actually at the show. But my gripes are still valid, don't you think?

edit:
I'll add one more thing: It's gotta be about the fans. I'm sure 95% of the people in the building have seen the band play Swanky Street, Hybrid Rainbow, and Strange Chameleon at least twice in their lives. We all know pillows fans are fucking diehard. It would have been a real service to the fans if they spiced shit up a little - I'm talking Moon Marguerite, Lesser Hamster no Yuutsu, Beautiful Picture, Kanojo wa SHISUTA, Liberty...

You know what I mean?

For set list BOTP for sure. For incredible performance Bubbletown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVxM6s3L ... re=related

Tell me they did it better this time around. I dare you. Tatsuya Kashima will strike you down from the heavens.

[quote="Jomei"]I have no doubt that you guys had a great time and enjoyed the show. But... the pillows have not been at their live peak since around the time of Little Busters-Happy Bivouac. I've seen the pillows in recent years, and hell yeah, I thought they were great. But best show out of 20 years? Give me a break. The set list alone blows that bullshit out of the water.[/quote]


[i]word.[/i]

the first time i saw them was [i]fan-fucking-tastic.[/i] the last time was a bit.. underwhelming.

Every time seeing them is fucking awesome, especially if you get to hear songs you haven't heard live. And yeah, you might say WELL THEY PLAY THIS AND THAT A LOT AT THESE SHOWS, NOT A SURPRISE, but if you've never heard songs like Swanky Street or Please Mr. Lostman live and in person, it's an entirely different thing. "Objectivity" in the form of whining that they play THEIR BEST SONGS TOO MUCH (untrue, btw, they don't play Swanky Street, Lostman, etc. at most shows) does not mean that the performance of said songs are any less powerful.

Well, I see no point in talking about the show anymore.

Just talk about it realistically. You were being totally cool about it, Tidus. I think we're just taking issue with Brye, who is quickly becoming something like this:

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Awesome show? Quite possibly. Best show in 20 years? Wait, seriously?

[quote="Jomei"]Tatsuya Kashima will strike you down from the heavens.[/quote]

Kashima is dead?

Man, everything about this show sounds so awesome, I really wish I could have been there. Yeah, I'm gonna agree with GR and say the setlist was a little lacking, but hell, if I were at the concert I know I wouldn't give a damn, and I'd enjoy every minute of it. Also- the guys from Charmface seem really cool, thanks for documenting your trip. I hope the Pillows' do a US tour sometime soon.

[quote="Utsuseru"][quote="Jomei"]Tatsuya Kashima will strike you down from the heavens.[/quote]

Kashima is dead? [/quote]

Since the original IM boards it has been an acknowledged fact that Kashima is indeed God.

edit: and before anyone tries to call me out on this yeah it's a joke but 4 srs Kashima rox

[quote="Utsuseru"]Also- the guys from Charmface seem really cool, thanks for documenting your trip.[/quote]

Agreed. You guys handled that documentation really well with the Twitter/Youtube and everything. Thanks for keeping us in the loop!

[quote="GoldenRhino"][quote="Utsuseru"]Also- the guys from Charmface seem really cool, thanks for documenting your trip.[/quote]

Agreed. You guys handled that documentation really well with the Twitter/Youtube and everything. Thanks for keeping us in the loop![/quote]

Some of the vids were really epic. I lol'd watching the Charmface guitarist drunk at 4 am with Shin sitting in the background chatting.

^I really wish I had got to meet the fucking pillows.

I met the staff with Charm Face and took pictures with them... but when it came down to business, I couldn't go in with them. :crybaby:

But at least I was there. It was awesome.

@Jomei: Yeah, there's no way they topped what we've seen them do in the past, especially in terms of setlist. But the technical precision in this concert is most impressive. The vocals are definitely better than BotP.

[quote="Jomei"][quote="Utsuseru"][quote="Jomei"]Tatsuya Kashima will strike you down from the heavens.[/quote]

Kashima is dead? [/quote]

Since the original IM boards it has been an acknowledged fact that Kashima is indeed God.

edit: and before anyone tries to call me out on this yeah it's a joke but 4 srs Kashima rox[/quote]

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