Fifth Day – 10.09
cali≠gari session (Larme Belladonna + ELEKTEL Shiki) / Lay About World / the Nostradamnz / Daishi (Neu:Noiz) / Liiloo (ex-Sug) / The BOZU (Maru, ex-Bis) @ Holiday Shinjuku
Finally got to sleep in until 11. Had zero energy or motivation for anything productive, so I just did the bare minimum of things I needed to do until it was time to head out.
cali≠gari session was a pleasant surprise – they sounded insanely close to the original, and hearing Maguro live made it worth showing up early.
Lay About World: I’m a Kyotaru fanboy (Black:list, the EIGHT, etc.), and I like several LAW songs, so I was really looking forward to this. Sadly, no Cxclone this time, but we got FUCKIN’ DAY and UP SIDE DOWN. Kyotaru was as lively as ever, but you can definitely tell he’s getting older – like all of us. The sad part: maybe five actual fans in the room.
the Nostradamnz: I hate circus/clown kei with a passion. No childhood trauma, just pure dislike – clown noses and carnival music are instant red flags for me. Their drummer had the nose on, so… yeah, mentally I checked out. They had way more fans than LAW, though, which I don’t really understand given how generic the music felt.
Daishi (Neu:Noiz): stayed in the back and opened my Kindle. I have zero patience for 80% solos + 20% shredding solo guitarists. While the fans enjoyed their honmei, I enjoyed Stephen King’s The Institute.
Liiloo (ex-Sug): tried to give them a chance, got through one song, then back to King. Generic j-rock, nothing memorable.
The BOZU: my main reason for being there. Dream come true – got to hear Days and Start by Bis live. Pure happiness. You can read the report here – https://forum.jrockone.com/t/general-session-band-thread/4786/63.
Closed the night with more umeshu and random Japanese food at my favorite Shinjuku izakaya. Then straight to bed.