No worries about rambling at all! I'm actually very, VERY impressed that I was able to inspire you like that - I am actually quite humbled.
I kind of had a similar start in the GazettE fandom - my first album release was Toxic. It was the Vortex single that caught my interest. Much as I like those, however, I knew there was a big difference between them and the albums that I call the Holy Trinity (NIL, Stacked Rubbish and DIM). I felt kind of envious at the people who were in the fandom then, who were able to witness the birth of a masterpiece, especially when Division came along, and it was . . . well . . . damn good, but not another masterpiece.
And then, Beautiful Deformity blew me the hell out of the water. Every song on that album is a minor miracle. The more I hear of it, the more I can appreciate it, because I find new things buried in it every time. (I also had the opportunity to see them live in Munich this fall - an online friend invited me to come over for it - and it was an experience I'll never forget. There's nothing in the world like experiencing the beautiful madness of Gazerock in person - as charismatic and magnetic as Ruki seems on DVD, he's even MORE so live).
I'm so glad you found your way to LJ because of me! (By the way, you can join the community gazettefanworks - which I co-mod - and post your fic there!)
Re: Inspired
I kind of had a similar start in the GazettE fandom - my first album release was Toxic. It was the Vortex single that caught my interest. Much as I like those, however, I knew there was a big difference between them and the albums that I call the Holy Trinity (NIL, Stacked Rubbish and DIM). I felt kind of envious at the people who were in the fandom then, who were able to witness the birth of a masterpiece, especially when Division came along, and it was . . . well . . . damn good, but not another masterpiece.
And then, Beautiful Deformity blew me the hell out of the water. Every song on that album is a minor miracle. The more I hear of it, the more I can appreciate it, because I find new things buried in it every time. (I also had the opportunity to see them live in Munich this fall - an online friend invited me to come over for it - and it was an experience I'll never forget. There's nothing in the world like experiencing the beautiful madness of Gazerock in person - as charismatic and magnetic as Ruki seems on DVD, he's even MORE so live).
I'm so glad you found your way to LJ because of me! (By the way, you can join the community gazettefanworks - which I co-mod - and post your fic there!)