Moving this discussion from the Downloads thread.
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Originally Posted by artcika
actually his stuff nowadays is more influenced with orchestral stuff than it used to be, and the pitch of his voice is also much higher now, than he used to sing, it's almost impossible to hear his use of lower register now, which i loved so much. A lot of his recent stuff is in fact more influenced with orchestra than not. I'd say his pre-Diabolos stuff was far more aggressive than it is now. He didn't have much orchestra in his early works, it was more experimental, sharper and alternative, the symphonic rock only bounced in recently with RE:BORN. Even this single is symphonic rock influenced. BTW have you listened to this yet?
it's really inetersting though, because to me he was more unique back in the day, and what he does now and how he sings is more what you can usually hear, he sounds the same in every single song. I tend to like the rough stuff, that's not polished. Interesting how it's the total opposite for you lol but then again i came in being a rock fan already, pop music only played a part of few years for me, i have always been surrounded by old rock legends at home. So it really isn't a brainer why i like his earlier stuff. I think being unpolished, he shone brighter back in the day, than now when he became all sophisticated and clear. I still love his stuff. It's still good, cuz obviously the man has some serious talent, but it did became more of a grower for me rather than instant hit like it used to be.
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I was under the impression he used to use more violins and such in the past, seeing as his work with Malice Mizer was very much reliant on that. Also, I guess I should be more specific in my comparisons. For example, the style he uses in MARS I am not a fan of. The album opens with him using a very high pitch, and to me, that entire album is much less aggressive than the stuff he released on Crescent. I have never been able to get into MARS. It's a very different style is all I can really say. The songs have a very "daytime" aura to them, and evoke that kind of scenery and listening environment; where as I prefer Gackt's music that sets the tone for an evening backdrop. "Haunting" is what I prefer from Gackt.