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Somehow I happened to attend both Miyavi's and MUCC's lives in a two weeks period of time. They performed in the same live house, which led me to write this cross report. Same stage, different bands, and different feelings. First, Miyavi. I wasn't expecting much of his show. Having already seen him back in 2008, I assumed it would be quite the same the - except for the venue which was different. And this year's venue wasn't as nice (or at least I thought so) as the previous one. The kind of place which always end with people struggling before the stage while there's plenty of space in the back, and you, of course, smashed in the middle. Anyway, back to the live. When you say Miyavi, the first thing you expect to see is a great show. If you enjoy watching glamorous hips, sexy dance steps and constant self-touching, you know you'll enjoy any of Miyavi's show. Well I'll only say I enjoyed the show. I also have to say that I thought Miyavi would have changed. After watching his performance during the PSC festival, I had found him a little bit patronizing - well maybe that's not the word, but he sounded like he wasn't his usual crazy self anymore. Anyway, this show proved me wrong. Miyavi's still totally crazy. I was happy to see that. And he was still as close to his fans as he used to be, maybe even more. Every time he started talking he had to stop because people where handing him gifts, and he was like ''okay, how many things are they going to give me, really?''. Someone even gave him a babygro, it was really cute. ♥ As for the music... well there wasn't much difference, except that he played a few old songs as well (like Kimi ni Negai wo, which was quite refreshing). I also think that his back members were more implied, like they were really there to play music, not just make a show. But maybe it was just an impression. One of the moment I really liked was when he asked us to hold each other hands even if we didn't know each other. I had come to that concert alone, so I was a little embarrassed to hold hands with strangers (even when I was in primary school I hated to do that... >_>) but I did it anyway. And then I got what he meant. It was like a symbol of what music can do... it was really powerful. And the song (''As U R'') totally rocked, even though holding out your hands for 3 minutes hurt as hell. xD I found myself enjoying the show. I was quite startled, actually, because I hate going to concerts alone and I had had a shitty week, but I found myself smiling and having my fun. Maybe seeing someone enjoying what he's doing (and I mean really enjoying) is enough to give you your strength back.  Now, let's talk about MUCC. Actually, I wasn't even supposed to go to this concert... I guess I just couldn't resist, in the end. xD This time I was with friends, so the 4 hours or so of waiting didn't seem too long. Surprisingly, there were more people than I thought there would be (even though it was nothing like the mass of hysterical Miyavi fans who were there 2 days before the show). Anyway, right when we were starting to get bored, the band entered on the stage. First thing I thought : ''Tatsuro, what the hell did you do with your eye-liner?''. Then the first song began. First thing I thought : ''WHAT THE FUCK?!''. I did expect people to start moving when the live would begin. What I didn't expect was dozens of quite muscular guys bouncing on my back like they were possessed. After a few minutes of struggling (or crawling?) I managed to get to the other side of the hall, where people were jumping like normal people jump. That's when I realized, for the first time in my life, that being able to breath is quite a nice thing, actually. Needless to say I didn't hear anything of the first song. But the rest of the of the live went on quite smoothly, I just had to make sure I stayed on the side and cast evil glares at the few pogo guys who tried to overcome my spot once in a while. The only sad thing is that I had lost track of my friends during my struggle for life. But whatever. The crazy bouncers aside, I think it was one of the BEST live I've ever seen. The energy, the music, well, everything, was absolutely perfect. I assume that the band didn't have enough time to have a rehearsal though, as they kept bumping into each other - which was quite hilarious. But I felt sorry for Tatsuro... getting hit by Yukke's bass must not have been very pleasant. Poor thing. Lots of people sang every song (I only knew the lyrics of something like 2 songs... I suck >_>), and the general atmosphere was really great. When Tatsuro asked us to sit down I slumped on the floor, until some guy told me I'd better sit on my heels. Indeed, it's easier that way if you intend to make a jump. xD And I liked the fact that all of them tried to talk a little bit in french with us (did I ever mention that there's nothing more SEXY than french with a Japanese accent?), it was quite funny. Anyway, they rocked. Don't know how to say it better than that. Now the only thing I want is to see them again ~ ♥
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