X Japan - Rusty Nail from "The Last Live" "Official Video" (Metal Head Reaction) First Listen!

Todays video is from the popular Japanese band X Japan and the song Rusty Nail! My first time listening to X Japan and I really enjoyed it! Please like, comment and subscribe please. Thank you so much!
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[@carolynrumsby9831]

Can I just say, hide (pronounced Heeday, pink hair guitarist) died a few months after this aged 33yrs. His funeral was the biggest in Japan since world war 2, over 50,000 people turned out. Yoshiki, the drummer is a classically trained pianist who is doing a lot in America at the moment and he started X Japan. In October this year the bassist Heath (55yrs) passed away shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. If you think Yoshiki looks young in this video look at him now aged 58yrs. He hasn't changed !!!

[@brunorodrigo3498]

You just happened to bump into the most legendary Japanese rock/metal band. They're an 80s band, this concert you reacted to is from 1997, and it was the last one before the band dissolved. It was also their last show with Hide (pink hair guitarist) who unfortunately passed away short after that. In 2008 they reunited with a new guitarist and since then they released some new great stuff. The drummer is also pianist and main songwriter, and he's using a neck protector literally to prevent him from headbanging to hard cause it was about to cause him serious issues.

[@schelin1447]

One of the greatest bands! My first love for japanese rock/metal back in the early 90's.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Im starting to really like these japanese bands.

[@tommy.n.guitarist]

I'm late but since no one have mentioned so I gonna explain a little bit about the neck band. The drummer (Yoshiki) said in interviews that he had a habit of extreme headbanging while playing drums live (you can see in their early 90s performances) and as a result, he suffered some neck injuries after a couple of years. He had to wear that on stage to prevent him from constantly headbang. By the way, they have very great ballads like Endless Rain, Tears, Forever Love and energetic fast songs like Kurenai, X, Week End if you are free to check out

[@jethrolai]

The drummer is the leader of the band and he writes most of their songs and he’s their keyboardist/pianist too. And this band is arguably the biggest Asian band in history.

[@nyoman7087]

The drummer Yoshiki is, I think, around the same age as everybody else here. He just doesn't age that's all 😁 and he's definitely not a new guy in the band. He's the leader of the band 😉. Great reaction videos. Do more X Japan reaction videos, please 🙅💥🤘

[@KamikazeWeed]

OH MY GOD YES Finally this band getting recognition, please do background research on the band its a very tragic one and has one hell of an effect to you when u listen to them knowing what happened.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

yeah ive heard its been a big up and down

[@xerodelacroix5552]

@@LEDsMoshPit There's a documentary called "We Are X", I highly recommend watching it.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

@@xerodelacroix5552 Ill take a look!

[@toro55ful]

X-Japan it´s an 80s band This was in 1997... And they reunite again in the 2008, the drummer is Yoshiki, he is one of the most legendary drummers of Japan, almost all the Japanese drummers of the last 20 or 30 years have influence of Yoshiki. Also he is the main lirycist and the main composer of X-japan.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

toro55ful are they one of Japan’s most popular bands ever? And yes that drummer is insane!!!!

[@toro55ful]

@@LEDsMoshPit yes they are one of the most popular of Japan maybe the most popular 🤔 also the drummer use a neck brace because he headbang so hard that he injury his neck 😅 and Babymetal use a neck brace as a symbol in tribute to Yoshiki and X-Japan 🤘

[@LEDsMoshPit]

@@toro55ful Thats an amazing tribute!

[@huleesheet140]

I highly recomend Art of life from 1993 Tokyo dome live. That is the best one.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

have heard that multiple times!!

[@vladimirvanvhorno357]

The white thing on the drummer's neck is a neck collar and he wore it due to his neck surgery that he undergo a few moments before this concert. You should listened to the whole of their 1997 Last Live on Tokyo Dome. And also the Art of Life Concert. It is really great. The drummer is also their pianist and he is the leader of the band. Enjoy

[@russellbor]

X Japan is basically The Beatles of the east. They had a massive effect on eastern pop culture across the board, not just musically. The band's story is pretty interesting. Well worth looking into. I highly recommend doing so.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Yeah I heard theres like a history movie on them going around youtube. Gotta look them up

[@Serenity281078]

I have been so lucky to see them live in Paris and it was a hell of a ride to live!! That's so awesome that you have enlighten them and given the opportunity to come out again... Lots of love from a French metal head! 💋 💋 💋 🌺 🌸 🌺

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Amazing man! Sure hope they can tour again soon! This American Metal head loves you too!

[@xEightyHate]

ouais ouais ouais on est là

[@Serenity281078]

@@LEDsMoshPit I'm a woman actually... 😁😁😁 Have a nice day...

[@Grington300]

Yes X Japan was probably the biggest and most popular band in Japan (played and sold out(?) Tokyo Dome, where this video was filmed, a record 18 times I think) and the biggest influence on other Japanese bands ever since. Babymetal's producer was a big fan and there are many references, homages and tributes in Babymetal's performances and songs to them. To list a few - the neckbrace appears often in Babymetal concerts and videos (first in the 'Headbanger' video but they have also had concerts where everybody attending had to wear one - not least were the two nights at Tokyo Dome in 2016 where 55,000 people each night had neckbraces that all lit up at certain points in the concerts). Su sometimes bangs a gong at the end of a song or a concert - Yoshiki did this with X Japan At the end of concerts Su shouts "We are" for the response "BABYMETAL" ... X japan would shout "We are .... X" and there is also a documentary about them with that as the title. Babymetal's songs Akatsuki' and 'No Rain, No rainbow' are tributes to or heavily influenced by X japan's 'Kurenai' and 'Endless Rain' respectively. There are probably more things that have slipped my mind for the moment. Yoshiki, the drummer wearing the neckbrace, is also a classically trained pianist and the main lyricist/songwriter for X Japan. Hide (that is Hee-deh) the guitarist with pink hair died (committed suicide perhaps?) within a month or two of this 'Last Live' performance where the band was splitting up and there was pretty much national mourning for him in Japan. Since X Japan reunited I think his guitar is always on stage with them and they even had him appear as a hologram with them on stage.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Insane how a band call sell out the tokyo dome 18 times let alone once. Thank you so much for this information!

[@chriswright1004]

They changed Japanese music. They are the original Visual Kei band. Been out since 82. I have been a fan since 90. Glad I met Satoshi in college!

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Yeah it seems like a lot of japanese music has a x japan sound to it

[@taku1221]

the neck brace is cause he headbanged too hard lmao. he actually had to get one of his neck vertabrae replaced because of it. also, theyve been around since the early 80's but they had their major debut in 89. theyre not very internationally well known but in japan theyre huge. 30 million album sales across only 3 albums aint nothing to laugh about. they disbanded in 97 and reunited in 2007 so theyre in their 50s now. the one you watcehd was from their farewell concert basically.

[@paulm8908]

yoshiki is the drummer, and the colorful guitar player passed away several years ago.

[@MariaMochileira]

Another funny fact is that Yoshiki was a good friend of Stan Lee, and he even draw a comic with the main character based on Yoshiki. I recomend the documentary We Are X, I think it's on Amazon Prime.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Ive heard good things about the documentary. Thanks! and anyone that knew stan lee was privileged too

[@bonehand87]

LED's Mosh Pit Yoshiki has also met Prince Charles, The Emperor of Japan and The Queen of England.

[@MariaMochileira]

@@bonehand87 haha yeah there's a funny gif, his scarf flew in front of her face lol

[@Xia-hu]

@@bonehand87 he composed a song FOR the emperor's anniversary ceremony. That's just how big this band is in Japan. Even the prime minister of Japan back then was a huge fan 😁

[@bonehand87]

@@Xia-hu yeah! I really didn’t think they’d get this big all the way back when I met them in 1986-7 (don’t entirely remember the exact date).

[@henry912000]

X-Japan is the legendary band in Japan starting the 80s 90s..at the same time LUNA SEA is also other legendary band (still VERY active)....when HIDE , the pink hair guy(LEAD guitar in X-Japan) passed away...SUGIZO (Lead guitar of Luna Sea, also good friend of HIDE) become the lead guitar of X-Japan and Luna Sea at the same time (yes lead guitar of both bands)....X-japan songs like "WEEKEND" "X" "SILENT JEALOUSY" "KURENAI " are my fav song of X. For Luna Sea ..check out "Gravity" "In Silence" "Loveless" "I for You" " Dejavu" and the their recent song " higher and higher" ...you are welcome :)

[@Suzy_StayTiny]

THANK YOU for giving XJAPAN a little more exposure! One of the all time BEST from Japan! Please do more reactions to them as well as other Japanese bands like Buck-Tick, The Gazette, Dir En Grey, Luna Sea, L’Arc~en~Ciel, etc!! As for song suggestions for X: Dahlia, Kurenai, Silent Jealously, Jade, and many more! I would suggest the live versions. And don’t shy away from “new” XJAPAN-regardless of what some might say, they’re still an AMAZING band! Yes, we all greatly miss Hide (the lead guitarist with the bright pink hair) but the man who is “standing in” for him, Sugizo, is a good friend of Hide’s and a phenomenal musician in his own right. 🔥😎

[@LEDsMoshPit]

I will def do more japanese bands and X Japan one day. I totally forgot about Dir En Grey that might be next. Thank you for other suggestions and song suggestions!

[@kimemerson5732]

Hey Susan, fancy meeting you here!! As always, I agree with you 100%!!!❤️

[@WariWahab]

You'll also see the neck brace being represented by Baby Metal (headbanger) in honor of this band.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Yeah I have noticed that

[@Jennytheveg]

"Dahlia" is my favorite song, but if you want to see Yoshiki's masterpiece with this band, you have to commit to the 30 minute "Art Of Life". WELL worth it. They only played it two or three times live, so search for this one: "X Japan - Art Of Life (Live) (1993.12.31 TOKYO DOME) (Full Concert)". It is the best. Don't be discouraged by the super long break and crazy piano solo in the middle - Yoshiki has to go from drums to piano and certainly takes his life pain out in that solo. And definitely, definitely watch the "We Are X" documentary. I've been in the music business since I was pretty young and I'd never heard of this band - that documentary opened my eyes.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

I appreciate the suggestion! I really do. Ill take a look

[@xerodelacroix5552]

They played it three times in it's entirety, once was unfilmed but there's bootleg audio of it out there as a test run for playing it both nights of the X Japan Returns shows. A fourth time was attempted in 2008, but Yoshiki passed out halfway through it, by his own admission "I hadn't slept in two days, I hadn't been practicing the song like I should have been, and the hide hologram started to give me a panic attack and it all just hit me at once".

[@LEDsMoshPit]

@@xerodelacroix5552 damn thats not good.

[@WariWahab]

Not many reactions to art of life, as 30 minutes length tends to scare off reactors. It's really is a masterpiece though

[@MariaMochileira]

I saw them live in Sao Paulo in 2010 and, jesus, best concert of my life! I'm a big fan of Japanese bands, X is not my top favorite but seeing them live was a CRAZY experience, they have unique energy.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

japanese bands put some of the greatest energy every on stage!

[@socrateos]

I went to see them at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 2014. It was awesome.

[@kaelinvictus6039]

The Japanese rock is divided by the pre-xjapan timeline and post-xjapan timelines. Once considered a black sheep of the industry, they had to forge their own path and started visual kei.

[@davidwu0667]

The drummer YOSHIKI created the band . Lol

[@prodigypenn]

They are the biggest band to come out of Japan, even Gene Simmons said if they were american they would have been the biggest band in the world. The last Live concert was held at Tokyo Dome, which holds over 50,000 people.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Thats insane especially coming from Gene Simmons!

[@Xia-hu]

@@LEDsMoshPit and they also performed in a larger dome with 70,000 folks, twice in a row. I love their lives, like 10000 times better than on record and their studio stuff is pretty good too. Insane energy on their shows. I use their live perfs on the treadmill cuz it hypes me up like nothing else 😁😁

[@ramahida1529]

Great reaction man!! Love this song, i think they are the biggest Japanese band ever (besides L'arc en Ciel and Luna sea, i guess)

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Thank you I appreciate it!

[@josemanuelperez2853]

Oh well... the white thing on Yoshiki´s neck is... a neck protector. Yoshiki got his vertebrae damaged after years of banging drums like crazy and a few years ago even go under surgery. Also have arm problems and have also asthma when he was young. Doctors says to her mother than "maybe can´t reach adult age" X-Japan is possible the biggest rock and metal band in Japan... just like this. They were huge, really huge. This concert was the last one before disband because the singer got himself into a sect. Years late they reunite again and replace the guitar Hide (the one with red jacket) who dies a new days after this concert with a big name in Japan´s music today: Sugizo who is also the guitar and one of the founders of a really big band: Luna Sea. In Japan´s speak about Yoshiki or X-Japan is like speaking about... well, the Beatles, no joke. Yoshiki is so popular in Japan who even compose an orchestral suite in honor for Japan´s emperor (the Japan´s government ask him to do it). Make no mistake, even he bangs the drums like a beast, he start to learn piano with only 3 years, can play a lot of instruments and have a very big foundation in classical music and composing. Remember to see in Babymetal sometimes a neck protector like this?... that´s because it´s a tribute to Yoshiki. He even have some piano from Yamaha made specially for him. Oh, and no. Yoshiki now is 54, make your math... he and the singer goes to kinder together. Just think about this as an example of X-Japan popularity... Yoshiki have their own Marvel Comic. One created by Stan Lee and Todd McFarlane (Blood Red Dragon) and their own "Hello Kitty" doll among some other things For a few thing more, just check the trailer of a documentary about X-Japan, an american one kzbin.info/www/bejne/j37aYoKYhtqbhM0 Well, also X-Japan are technically active today, but they do only a few things here and there. Yoshiki have strong pain on neck and arms just playing drums or piano and need shoots just to make a concert. But well... they aren´t young anymore. Btw, the stadium is the Tokyo Dome

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Jose Manuel Perez jeez surgery and still drums like an absolute beast! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain all this to me. I can believe how huge this band is. They are so talented and really good. Are they still going strong today?

[@josemanuelperez2853]

@@LEDsMoshPit Well, surgery was a few years ago, X-Japan where really big in the 80-90. Now X-japan only do some concerts and a very little of other things. Yoshiki also changes their style of play to minimice the damage. Like Yoshiki says "X-Japan era was over". They are still active but as other old bands.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

@@josemanuelperez2853 Damn that sucks but hey they had there fame and are never going to be hurting for money which is good.

[@micahclark24]

They are too busy every member has multiple other bands and projects on the side Pata and Heath both lead their own bands and Sugizo is also lead guitarist for another massive band Yoshiki does classical world tours and has tons of random businesses and Toshi just released another album so they are all very busy plus them and Luna sea (Sugizo’s band) hold lunatic fest every year which is a huge get together for many of Japan’s top bands

[@LEDsMoshPit]

@@micahclark24 sometimes bands that big just split up so others can do there own thing. sucks but you gotta do what makes you happy.

[@TheMadSocrates]

These guys fill ginormous 50k+ arenas whenever they play, both back in their heyday and after their return.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Thats insane.

[@satanlok]

WE ARE X!!!

[@na-_]

R.I.P HIDE

[@cius2112]

I going to suggest this video for their song Vanishing Love: X JAPAN エックス・ジャパン (X) - VANISHING LOVE PV I would post a link but KZbin sometimes blocks links as spam. But yeah this should give you a good idea of them in their prime. You'll see the big spikey haired, full costumed and make up look that helped them pioneer the Visual Kei movement, and experience the high energy live stage antics and hear the melodic speed metal sound that got them famous. It also features their classic lineup of Toshi: Vocals hide: guitar Pata: guitar Taji: Bass Yoshiki: Drums

[@LEDsMoshPit]

ill take a look. thanks for letting me know

[@VampiresBleedingLove]

X Japan was formed by the drummer/pianist (Yoshiki) and the lead vocalist (Toshi) back in the early 80s. They knew each other since they were really young children (5 years old if I remember correctly) and started playing music together in their early teens. Their original bassist (Taiji) was kicked out of the band in 1991 and replaced with the current bassist (Heath) due to some conflicts they have never divulged. Toshi, the lead singer, eventually got involved with the wrong woman who was part of a cult. She and the cult brainwashed him into quitting the band and so this video you're watching is from their last live concert they performed as a band. Hide - the guitarist with the pink hair - ended up accidentally committing suicide a few months after the break up of their band. They reformed the band in 2007 in honor of the 10 year anniversary of Hide's death with Sugizo (from the band Luna Sea) joining the band as a guitarist. Toshi divorced his ex-wife in 2010 after finding out she was having a long affair with the cult leader and he was finally free from all of the verbal and physical abuse he had to endure for the past decade though they had stolen all of his money in that time and all of the sales he had made from his solo music. Their former bassist Taiji also joined them on stage in 2010 for a couple of shows though he later committed suicide in 2011 after being held in a detention center after a physical altercation on a flight. So this band has had to endure a lot of ups and downs throughout their career. Obviously the deaths of Taiji and Hide were a big hit to the band as well as Toshi's exit in 1997. If you want a look into their story the movie "We Are X" is a must watch. It's really well done and was documented in 2014-2015.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

ty for all the amazing info

[@user-ql1um5ih2g]

Thanks for your best reaction!! And i want to recommend x japan's member HIDE's solo reaction(Main guitarist with pink hair) He is one of the greatest icon of Japan's visual rock and has so many good solo please react to his solo song(Rocket Dive, Pink spider, Ever Free)

[@LEDsMoshPit]

You are very welcome. Ill take a look at it!

[@hero-pjapan5514]

good reaction I love xjapan

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Thank you so much!

[@lbm-nk5ul]

Probably not the most popular band in Japan because there are other bands like B'z and Glay had selled more records than them,but definitely THE MOST legendary rock band in Japan for made the rock really popular in Japan late 80's.

[@wtffrankreich6873]

Yoshiki is an amazing drummer

[@2thethcman191]

ありがとう！！

[@xerodelacroix5552]

Yes, you stumbled across Japan's most popular band. The white thing is a neck brace, Yoshiki has broken his neck, back, a hip and both wrists drumming. They had been around for about 11 years at this point. Yoshiki (drums, piano) is actually the oldest.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Damn and he looks the youngest!

[@micahclark24]

Hide was the oldest back then not Yoshiki

[@xerodelacroix5552]

@@micahclark24 I always forget hide was the oldest, probably because he seemed to get younger as the years went on, lol.

[@0tifany]

I think Yoshiki was in the middle. hide being 1 year older than the rest, then toshi and pata and yoshiki all within a few months of each other and Taiji the youngest. Then when they got new members (heath and sugizo) those two were a few years younger. As well as the age difference, heath and sugizo really changed the 'look' of x Japan as hide and taiji (who both passed away) had way more interesting/colourful clothes/style and a LOT of stage presence

[@xerodelacroix5552]

@@0tifany Heath was the youngest when hide was still around. Sugizo is the youngest now.

[@K2m2m2]

You should react to Kurenai which was their debut single. It also has like 5 second drum solo in it. I recommend you watch a version from 1989-1991 as that’s when they had their original bass player. kzbin.info/www/bejne/paPZqX6Cr9ODaa8 I recommend this version but you can choose a different version if you want.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Keito Matsumoto I’ll take a look! Thanks!!

[@NJR-wh6ic]

Great reaction I will suggest some other interesting japanese bands that are a good option to react to like... Sukekyo, D'espairRay, Maximum The Hormone, and D.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Cool, thanks!

[@rodrigoinostroza2359]

Nice reaction dude! X Japan really is one of the biggest heavy metal bands of all time in Japan, they were huge in the early 90's. I think it's time to give the classic japanese rock bands the recognition that they deserve. Let me suggest you another band from the same era: SIAM SHADE. They weren't as big as X Japan or LUNA SEA, but they're very well respected and they were capable of always sold out arenas like Nippon Budokan. They played primarly hard rock but they approach to heavy metal, hardcore, punk, or soft rock with pop infusion (for me, it's like what BAND-MAID does nowadays). I suggest you to check out this tune, it's one of their heaviest ones: Allergy live (from V6 concert) kzbin.info/www/bejne/haq6hJ-amqp3kNU Hope you can react to that song and give your impressions. Cheers!!

[@LEDsMoshPit]

I agree more classic music needs more recommendation! Ill take a look at all of this!

[@morningsuna610]

Japan most popular band in history

[@Anderson.34]

Please do dahlia from the last live if you want to see some great drum work.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

i shall!

[@Notthegote777]

Heya, since you asked, here's a really old drum solo from the drummer himself, so check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppKvhWyFgbKWptk

[@LEDsMoshPit]

thank you so much!

[@matiasquinteros6544]

check out "x japan drum solo from the last live 1997" your welcome

[@LEDsMoshPit]

I shall!!!

[@matiasquinteros6544]

@@LEDsMoshPit lml UR THE BEST

[@LEDsMoshPit]

@@matiasquinteros6544

[@Drumminjay01]

They're like a Japanese version of Dream Theater. Great song and reaction.

[@LEDsMoshPit]

i agree and thank you

[@BeckMax]

No, Dream Theater is the american version of X Japan, the japanese band is older.

[@Drumminjay01]

@@BeckMax they're both just heavier versions of King crimson.

[@BeckMax]

@@Drumminjay01 You're right mate.

[@bobbyheilbronn8377]

try Jade, and their ultimate song, Art of live. It's only 30 minutes long

[@LEDsMoshPit]

cant wait haha

[@itzme_j3429]

Pls pls. do react to the Japanese rising star all girls band "TriDent" song is -Voltage" 'just fight' and "Continue". So lit. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❣️

[@mohammadkevinaprilioferry8376]

Please react to Kurenai Last Live Version 🤘

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Thats a X Japan song?

[@mohammadkevinaprilioferry8376]

Yapss.. and that was one of the best their live performance

[@mindain]

60

[@ECW5320]

I recommend Hide's (the guitarist in the red jacket) music as well. He's often compared to Cobain. This video will explain everything. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3_XgXt4oNaBm9k

[@LEDsMoshPit]

How would he be compared to Kurt if I may ask?

[@ECW5320]

@@LEDsMoshPit Like Cobain, he despised the music industry and wanted to change it. It wasn't until bands like X Japan started the Visual Kei Movement (comparable to Glam Metal in the States) that youth began to shed the conservative, old ways of Japan. Even Hide by himself discovered bands that went on to become huge such as Glay, Luna Sea, Zeppet Store etc. New generation bands have been influenced by him. He was the only one who kept the pink hair and visual look when everyone else in the band dropped it. Hide represented youth who felt like outcasts and showed them that they mattered. His passing was truly the end of an era; it rocked Japan to its core to where downtown Tokyo had be shutdown because of the grief. This video will give you better insight kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYHSlHakpM2sq5I Since his death there has been a museum, yearly events(ran by his younger brother) and merch made in his honor.

[@bonehand87]

ECW5320 his brother destroyed the name of hide. He spent all the money hide had earned on building a brand new museum that would only be demolished 5 years later.

[@ECW5320]

@@bonehand87 The ex prime minister was the one who made the museum happen. The museum wasn't supposed to be around long but, due to popularity it did stay open longer until financial issues forced it to close.

[@bonehand87]

@@ECW5320 either way, Hiroshi devastated hide after he died. such a shame.

[@bobbyheilbronn8377]

Yoshiki is not a drummer, he is a pianist

[@LEDsMoshPit]

The man behind the kit is actually a pianist

[@billcaldwell2755]

@@LEDsMoshPit He plays everything. He wanted to be a classical pianist until he heard KISS. Ask Gene Simmons.

[@PurpleDracos]

LED's Mosh Pit Yep he is pretty much as famous in Japan for being a classically trained pianist, even writing and performing for the Emperor. To get an idea of how emotional a piano can sound you need to listen to one of their ballads like Tears or Endless Rain. Yoshiki’s father killed himself when Yoshiki was young and a lot of his lyrics are inspired by this loss. Also when he was young Yoshiki was not predicted to have a long life due to health issues mainly severe asthma. There are several clips where it ends with him crashing through his kit where he has over done it and people rushing oxygen to him. Which along with the neck brace I am pretty sure Babymetal reference in their shows writhing around on the floor after beating the hell out of a gong. Yoshiki’s body is almost completely shot from playing drums and needs pain killing injections in his arms before he can perform, but he says he knows no other way to play the drums except hitting them hard.

[@wulize1980]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmPbY56Hp7ljsMU I'll recommend Jade. This is a more recent release. And also one of my favorites from X Japan. It's different from their early works, but I like it. ToshI's voice also changed a lot (in a good way IMO).

[@LEDsMoshPit]

I will take a look thanks!

[@alan_gaming3474]

Absolutely legendary. Words from an Asian. =) And rip Hide...=((((( Study a bit about their history, then you will see them differently.

[@mindain]

The drummer is 54 or something like that over 50

[@Xia-hu]

Now yes, but this was in 97, when he was in his 30s like everyone wlse in the band. Heath, the bassist is the youngest among them.

[@leonardofernandes7932]

X Japan is one of my favorite bands i highly recommend to you the song Weekend the version from The Last Live here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJCugYxrhJWmoqM

[@LEDsMoshPit]

ill take a look!

[@acidman9509]

Please react to hide with spread beaver-Doubt kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHLSqJWVip6obbM hide is X JAPAN guitarist

[@LEDsMoshPit]

Ill add it to the list!

[@user-qz7nu3mm9r]

なんで・・杉さんじゃないんの・・

[@LEDsMoshPit]

どういう意味ですか？

[@user-qz7nu3mm9r]

@@LEDsMoshPit 杉ゾーが出てない・・・

[@LEDsMoshPit]

@@user-qz7nu3mm9r 杉地帯がないというのはどういう意味ですか？

[@user-qz7nu3mm9r]

@@LEDsMoshPit 　ルナシーの杉さんです。

[@Jennytheveg]

@@LEDsMoshPit I think they are talking about Sugizo. The name when translated comes up as cedar. Sugizo plays guitar for X Japan now, and was a student/friend of Hide's. He also plays in Luna Sea. That's right - this band made me start learning Japanese. :D