I don't think Sawao's out of tune (maybe he is, thanks to youtube), but he using an awesome interval which creates an awesome (yet a little strange, but that makes it MORE AWESOME) harmony with Manabe.

Yeah, he's playing C# to B, while Manabe is playing E to D and then G down to D. It's an interesting harmonization for Sawao to accompany Manabe with. And it fits the character of New Animal (musically, I don't know Japanese people, xD), if you ask me.

Where at in the song are you hearing this (timewise)? I haven't heard anything that sounds odd at all.

Just the instrumental parts where both Manabe and Sawao are accompanying each other:

20 seconds would be the first time, right after the introduction, before the first verse. It doesn't sound odd, necessarily, but it is an interesting choice of harmonization for the pillows; especially compared to their earlier music.

I'm pretty sure I have it right, Sawao is playing C# to B while Manabe takes to the line. It sounds cool, but I can see where people might think it sounds odd. Again, I think it's perfect and adds a lot to the song.

I'm not hearing a B chord in there, but the sound quality is pretty low.

[quote="Marekenshin"]I'm not hearing a B chord in there, but the sound quality is pretty low.[/quote]

OMG, I'MA IDIOT.

I don't know WHO is playing it (can't tell from the horrible quality), but someone is playing C# C# C#-B-C# B.

Oh, and I'm not talking chords, these notes are being played over the root, which is a five-seven I think (A Major 7, basic dominant fifth chord; A-C#-E-G). The B-natural that is played doesn't go 'naturally' with the A Major Seven, and so it sounds a bit strange and distorted. Since this is a rock song however, and the song is specifically New Animal, it works out perfectly.

EDIT: I can' tell who's playing it because I am not all that familiar with guitar. I THINK Manabe is playing in thirds and then in fourths: (C#E) (C#E) (C#E)-(BD)-(C#E) (BD) AND THEN (C#G) (C#G) (C#G)-(BF#)-(C#E) (BD)

Something like that. If you play it in rhythm, you should get a sense of what I'm talking about. Now, place that over a A Major 7 chord and you'll here where the B sounds wicked (awesome).

::crossing my fingers that Pied Piper's album art is nowhere near as disastrously ugly as Wake Up 3x's Seriously, that thing was a train wreck.::

[quote="GoldenRhino"]::crossing my fingers that Pied Piper's album art is nowhere near as disastrously ugly as Wake Up 3x's Seriously, that thing was a train wreck.::[/quote]

Yeah, I think Good Dreams is one of the best covers the pillows ever had (GIANT FLOATING FORK FOR THE WIN).

WUx3's cover was pretty bad. I didn't like it at all from the first time I saw it. It grew on me as I listened to the album, but still, it's got nothing on a giant floating fork.

Also, I didn't like the Little Busters cover.

[quote="Tidusauron12"][quote="GoldenRhino"]::crossing my fingers that Pied Piper's album art is nowhere near as disastrously ugly as Wake Up 3x's Seriously, that thing was a train wreck.::[/quote]

Yeah, I think Good Dreams is one of the best covers the pillows ever had (GIANT FLOATING FORK FOR THE WIN).

WUx3's cover was pretty bad. I didn't like it at all from the first time I saw it. It grew on me as I listened to the album, but still, it's got nothing on a giant floating fork.

Also, I didn't like the Little Busters cover.[/quote]

But then again Little Busters was rather random, a kid eating ice cream with a caged lion in the background.

Another Morning, Another Pillows cover for the win.

Which means the TYMT was also very cool, and I really liked My Foot for some reason.

[quote="Tidusauron12"]Yeah, I think Good Dreams is one of the best covers the pillows ever had (GIANT FLOATING FORK FOR THE WIN). [/quote]

It's also drawn by TOMOVSKY, one of my favorite artists. (musically as well)

Edit: I think I'm going to make a "Least Favorite Album Art" poll, if that's OK.

[quote="The Little Buster"][quote="Tidusauron12"][quote="GoldenRhino"]::crossing my fingers that Pied Piper's album art is nowhere near as disastrously ugly as Wake Up 3x's Seriously, that thing was a train wreck.::[/quote]

Yeah, I think Good Dreams is one of the best covers the pillows ever had (GIANT FLOATING FORK FOR THE WIN).

WUx3's cover was pretty bad. I didn't like it at all from the first time I saw it. It grew on me as I listened to the album, but still, it's got nothing on a giant floating fork.

Also, I didn't like the Little Busters cover.[/quote]

But then again Little Busters was rather random, a kid eating ice cream with a caged lion in the background.[/quote]

LB's cover is one of the best album covers of ALL TIME.

And WUx3 wasn't all that bad I thought either.

[quote="[Mr. Lostman]"][quote="Tidusauron12"]Yeah, I think Good Dreams is one of the best covers the pillows ever had (GIANT FLOATING FORK FOR THE WIN). [/quote]

It's also drawn by TOMOVSKY, one of my favorite artists. (musically as well)

Edit: I think I'm going to make a "Least Favorite Album Art" poll, if that's OK.[/quote]

It was really avant garde which i really dug as well.

I was really drawn to the Fool On the Planet cover...Mostly because I really dig cityscapes

TYMT is my favorite.

I'd say PML is my favorite cover. I think it's the background and style that draws me in. It's kinda mysterious and kinda random but it works.