Went
to Machida, which means: CDs!
Nabbed
the Megabox, which is a Japan-only CD singles collection from the
beginning of their career through to 1992's Countdown to Extinction
album. I wanted a live version of "Lucretia" and this was
the only way to get it. It's priced at Y9800, but you can find 'em
easily for Y6000. I actually got my Megabox for Y3200, because I actually
enjoy shopping around. "The hunt" and all that!
Turns
out that in addition to the five CDs inside, there were also some
postcards (one live photo of each band member, circa '92) and a big
fat booklet and -- and this was a real surprise -- a pen, eraser,
and ruler, all emblazoned with the Megadeth logo. Neat-o! If I ever
go back to school I'm all set.
I
also nabbed Slaye's 2CD Decade of Aggression live album, which I had
put off for ten years because the production's so blah. It's still
blah, but I have to learn War Ensemble (and Megadeth's Holy
Wars) by next week. And for Y2200, why not.
I
also got Pierrot's Celluloid, which comes in a nice thick case and
has a big ass full color booklet with a really pretty multi-colored
clear plastic cover. The music's pretty cool too -- it's got an awesome
bounce and rhythm (especailly Adolf) that is very cool, but
completely non-Limp Bizkity. See, I like bounce and groove, just not
the nu metal variety.
And
for Y100, I spotted The Hide ad Spread Beaver version of Tell Me,
which has more upfront guitars and stronger drums but is otherwise
unchanged for the original. The b-side is Pink Spider (live),
and it's really cool. Got a little Hide mini-baseball card too!
Last
stop was a guitar store to try and find the score for Megadeth's Rust
in Peace album. They had the U.S. printing of the score for Y4700,
and the superior Japanese printing, which includes all guitars, bass,
drums, and vocals, for Y3600. The Japanese tab books also tend to
be smaller (8.5"x11") instead of that too-big-too-fit-anywhere
(10"x14" or whatever) size the U.S. tab books manufacturers
insist on using. The Japanese tab also has less of that "back
to coda" type stuff that forces you to flip all over the damn
book for a two second fill; with the occaisional exception, you'll
never have to flip around while learning a song, which is just a nice
little design element that makes learning a song less of a chore.
The paper quality is about the same for both versions of the folio,
though.. but then the Japanese books sometime include short interviews
(in Japanese), photos, and gear profiles.
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