Having not kept up with Jpop world in basically forever, during class today, in a fit of determination to stay awake in class (regardless of whether I was listening), I decided to go check up on Gackt and see what he's up to! (Like if there are any awesome new CDs of his I should get...)
And discovered this:
What songs would your ultimate GACKT setlist consist of?
If I were to pick a dream list of songs I want to hear live, I would surely pick every single song that I love (and there are a ton of those!) but I guess that's not the only important thing.
Gackt's concerts (whether you notice or not) are all built and orchestrated in a very specific manner in order to tell a story or transmit some kind of principle that he has to share regarding the theme of the concert. "Requiem et Reminiscence" for example (it's the most recent!) are all about life and death through the lens of soldiers caught in what is probably World War II (cue German style uniforms and various references to Germany and Japan - the Axis powers! Woohoo, I haven't forgotten my history...). And there are specific songs he picks to suit this "world" that he wishes to build through the concert - specifically those from Rebirth and Re:Born. Of course, having a brain the size of a pea and the memory of a goldfish, I can't actually remember off the top of my head all the subtle nuances that he dramatically inserts into his live performances. What I do know however, is that he breaks up the concerts into different sections that have different nuances.
Saying all that however, I really suck at putting together playlists because I'm really bad at determining how each song flows into the next one with a nice transition that isn't too jarring. I'll imagine how the song goes and think, "oh! it's perfect with the next one!" when really it isn't because of other parts of the song I have forgotten to take into consideration...
So I guess I'll just revert back to shallowness and create a playlist by determining the selection solely by whether I like the song or not. Also, I've split the list into sections based on his concert performances and how I liked how the song worked in different sections~
1st Arc
Ares (from MARS)
Cube (from 君のためにできること single)
uncontrol (from Rebirth)
seven (from Rebirth)
Nine Spiral (from Secret Garden single)
絵夢〜for my dear〜 (from MARS)
Mizerable (from The Sixth Day & Seventh Night DVD or CDTV live performance)
Journey through the Decade (single version)
In Flames (from Re:Born)
月の詩 (from Crescent)
星の砂 (from Crescent)
2nd Arc
Ghost (from Re:Born)
Birdcage (from Crescent)
Maria (from Rebirth)
RETURNER～闇の終焉～ (single version)
Doomsday (from Moon)
Oblivious〜顔のない天使〜 (from Re:Born)
Rain (from Moon)
Missing (from Moon)
Memories (from Moon)
3rd Arc
Suddenly (from Re:Born)
Faraway ~星に願いを~ (from Re:Born)
dears (from MARS)
野に咲く花のように (single version)
Last Song (acoustic piano version)
U+K (from MARS)
君のためにできること (single version)
12月のLove song (from 12月のLove songs ~Complete Box~)
再会〜Story〜 (from The Sixth Day: Single Collection)
Final Arc
Flower -ЯRII- (from Re:Born)
哀 戦士 (from 0079-0088)
Love Letter (from Love Letter)
君に逢いたくて (from Love Letter)
雪月花 -The end of silence- (single version)
届カナイ愛ト知ッテイタノニ 抑エキレズニ愛シ続ケタ･･･ (from Diabolos)
鶺鴒 ~seki-ray~ (single version)
オレンジの太陽 (from Crescent)
PS: I threw in オレンジの太陽 because HYDE will obviously feature in my dream Gackt concert =P And yes, I'd rather have HYDE over Wang Lee Hom any day...
PPS: I included the source of each song because Gackt has released different versions of some songs over the years and thus I chose the version that I liked best.^_^"
PPPS: If this entire playlist were to be actually performed in one night, I swear Gackt would probably faint dramatically multiple times, and we will never be able to leave the performing venue. Hence dream list. =P
And there you have it. My dream setlist by Gackt~ What's next? Alice Nine. perhaps?
cheers
*[-witchstone-]*
[music : Glee! + moumoon]
[mood : tired]
[food : 抹茶チーズケーキ