The Sixth Day Seventh Night Concert Series - Intro

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Five years as a solo artist, and Gackt decided to launch a retrospective tour in 2004 and there was plenty of material from the albums Mizerable, MARS, MOON and Crescent, not to mention numerous singles.

You couldn't ask for a better introduction, Gackt pulls out all the stops as he arranges one of his songs to traditional instrumentation, here, Gackt, You and Chacha play shamisen, while Ryu and Ju-Ken play the huge taiko drum behind the center stage, the dance troupe rounds out the sound with bells. The performers are dressed in a version of Heian-era garb, of almost 1,000 years ago, a period in time referred to as a 'golden age' of the arts in Japan.


Watch in awe.

Comments

[lilyginnyblack.livejournal.com]

When I first got this DVD...I did watch it in awe! xD This is my favorite concert intro ever, I just love it to death! ♥ I mean, I love the sound of it and it's just gorgeous. *0* Thanks for posting and sharing. ^^

[shinimegami21]

I actually did a paper on JRock, and included this clip. I love the shamisen and the suzu bells! I wrote this about the concert:

His performance during his concert after releasing Sixth Day, Seventh Night includes a performance titled Utakata no Yume, a traditional Japanese song, using the daiko drum, the shamisen, and the suzu bells. The music is upbeat and accelerated, while carrying a traditional feeling with Kabuki dancers putting on an elaborate dance routine, complete with ornate Kabuki costumes and masks. The essence of Japan to mix modernity with traditional landscapes is an ongoing aspect of Japanese culture, so it is obvious that it would bleed through into J-rock or any other genre.

^_^

[kouichimine.livejournal.com]

This performance is one of my favorites! I heart instrument-playing Gackt~ xD