Comments on: John’s Favorite Japanese Bands: D’espairsRay

By: yoru.morino

yoru.morino — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:29:00 +0000

Hey! I thought I was one of the few people who liked better D’espairsRay than X JAPAN, the GazettE, Dir en Grey, etc. I like them all, but D’espairsRay have been special to me…

I felt so sad when they disbanded…I really wanted to see them live. But that won’t happen T-T

By: Jollyberries

Jollyberries — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:19:00 +0000

My favorite D’espairs Ray song is Forbidden~!

By: Domsyn Szmid

Domsyn Szmid — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:32:00 +0000

i went to two of their concerts in Europe; when I was going to the first i wasnt so much into them but later they became one of my fav bands ^^ they energy during shows was amazing \(^-^)//

By: Helen Kirifides

Helen Kirifides — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:15:00 +0000

^ Yes! X JAPAN, Luna Sea, & The GazettE are so great (and X JAPAN, was also a visual kei legend, popularizing the visual kei movement, starting in 1982!)! http://youtu.be/Qq8fJPQtNHI

But also, Thank You John! What a great article! I hadn’t yet heard of any of the favorite bands you wrote about, so i can’t wait to check them out! You rock!! :)

By: Shaun H

Shaun H — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:18:00 +0000

Waits for Shiina Ringo article with baited breath

By: Flora

Flora — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:27:00 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation! I’d always heard of D’espairsRay, but never got around to trying them. For some reason, they remind me of Black Gene for the Next Scene (BG was influenced by them, perhaps?).